Exhibit 23.2

                               Consent of KPMG LLP



                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT

The  Board  of  Directors
AirGate  PCS,  Inc.:

We  consent  to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of AirGate PCS, Inc. of our report dated November 10, 2000, relating to
the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  AirGate PCS, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
September  30,  2000  and  1999,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements of
operations,  stockholders'  equity  (deficit), and cash flows for the year ended
September 30, 2000, the nine month period ended September 30, 1999, and the year
ended  December 31, 1998, which report appears in the September 30, 2000, annual
report  on  Form  10-K  of  AirGate  PCS,  Inc.



KPMG  LLP
Atlanta,  Georgia
February  28,  2001