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EXHIBIT 23.6
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Board of Directors
CFW Communications Company
401 Spring Lane, Suite 300
Waynesboro, VA 22980
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter, dated June
16, 2000, to the Board of Directors of CFW Communications Company (the
"Company") regarding the proposed merger of R&B Communications, Inc., a Virginia
corporation, with R&B Combination Company, a Virginia corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company, in the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-4 to which this consent is filed as an exhibit (the "Registration Statement")
and to the reference in the Registration Statement to our firm and to our
opinion under the headings "Opinion of CFW's Financial Advisors," "Background
and Negotiation of the Merger" and "CFW's Reasons for the Merger." In giving the
foregoing consent, we do not admit (1) that we come within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") promulgated thereunder and
(2) that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement
within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
