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EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
AirGate PCS, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-34416) on Form S-8 of AirGate PCS, Inc. of our reports 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 months ended September 30, 1999, and the
year ended December 31, 1998 and the related financial statement schedule, which
reports appear in the September 30, 2000, annual report on Form 10-K of AirGate
PCS, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
December 15, 2000
