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                                                                   Exhibit 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

   We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of AirGate PCS, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated November 5, 2001 on the
consolidated financial statements of iPCS, Inc. and Subsidiaries and
Predecessor as of September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000 and for the nine
months ended September 30, 2001, for the year ended December 31, 2000 and for
the period from January 22, 1999 (date of inception) through December 31, 1999,
appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of AirGate PCS, Inc. filed on
November 30, 2001.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Davenport, Iowa
December 11, 2001

