Exhibit 24.1

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Thomas M. Dougherty, Alan B. Catherall
and Barbara L. Blackford his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each acting
alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and sign the
annual report on Form 10-K of AirGate PCS, Inc. ("Airgate") and the
Registration Statements defined below, and any or all amendments, including any
post-effective amendments, to the 10-K and the Registration Statements, and to
file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby ratify and
confirm that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes, each acting alone,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Registration Statements
mean: (i) the Form S-3 relating to the registration of Airgate common stock,
preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and guarantees and other related
securities in one or more primary offerings and AirGate common stock held by
former shareholders of iPCS, Inc. ("iPCS") in one or more secondary offerings;
(ii) one or more Form S-3s related to the registration of warrants of iPCS
assumed by AirGate and/or any existing AirGate warrants; (iii) one or more Form
S-8s related to options granted under the iPCS Long-Term Incentive Plan and/or
any AirGate options, including those issued under the AirGate employee stock
purchase plan and (iv) one or more Form 8-Ks required in connection with the
consummation of the merger with iPCS.

        Signature                       Title                      Date
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 /S/ THOMAS M. DOUGHERTY  President, Chief Executive Officer November 13, 2001
 ------------------------ and Director (Principal Executive
   Thomas M. Dougherty    Officer)

 /S/ BERNARD A. BIANCHINO Director                           November 13, 2001
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   Bernard A. Bianchino

    /S/ JOHN R. DILLON    Director                           November 13, 2001
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      John R. Dillon

  /S/ ROBERT A. FERCHAT   Director                           November 13, 2001
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    Robert A. Ferchat

   /S/ SIDNEY E. HARRIS   Director                           November 13, 2001
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     Sidney E. Harris

  /S/ BARRY J. SCHIFFMAN  Director                           November 13, 2001
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    Barry J. Schiffman