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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the person whose signature appears below, as a Director or Officer of
AirGate PCS, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation with its general
offices in Atlanta, Georgia, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Thomas M.
Dougherty, Alan B. Catherall, or Barbara L. Blackford, or any one of them acting
alone, his or her true and lawful attorneys, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to execute and sign:
(i) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K;
(ii) Any registration statement on Form S-8 to register shares of the
Company's common stock to be issued under the AirGate 2001 Employee
Purchase Plan, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company; and
(iii) Any amendments or post-effective amendments to any registration statement
previously filed by the Company, and any and all amendments to any of the
foregoing, and documents in connection therewith, all to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, giving
and granting unto said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform such actions as fully as they might have done or could do if
personally present and executing any of said documents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned as caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 14th day of December 2000.
/s/ John R. Dillon
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W. Chris Blane, Director and John R. Dillon, Director
V.P. of Business Development
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Thomas D. Body, III, Director and Thomas M. Dougherty, Director and
V.P. of Strategic Development President and CEO
/s/ Gill Cogan /s/ Robert A. Ferchat
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Gill Cogan, Director Robert A. Ferchat, Director
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Barry Schiffman, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the person whose signature appears below, as a Director or Officer of
AirGate PCS, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation with its general
offices in Atlanta, Georgia, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Thomas M.
Dougherty, Alan B. Catherall, or Barbara L. Blackford, or any one of them acting
alone, his or her true and lawful attorneys, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to execute and sign:
(i) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K;
(ii) Any registration statement on Form S-8 to register shares of the
Company's common stock to be issued under the AirGate 2001 Employee
Purchase Plan, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company; and
(iii) Any amendments or post-effective amendments to any registration statement
previously filed by the Company, and any and all amendments to any of the
foregoing, and documents in connection therewith, all to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, giving
and granting unto said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform such actions as fully as they might have done or could do if
personally present and executing any of said documents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 15th day of December 2000.
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W. Chris Blane, Director and John R. Dillon, Director
V.P. of Business Development
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Thomas D. Body, III, Director and Thomas M. Dougherty, Director and
V.P. of Strategic Development President and CEO
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Gill Cogan, Director Robert A. Ferchat, Director
/s/ Barry Schiffman
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Barry Schiffman, Director
