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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 2003


                                AirGate PCS, Inc.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Delaware                     027455                         58-2422929
    --------                     ------                         ----------
(State or other           (Commission File No.)             (I.R.S. Employer
 Jurisdiction of                                            Identification No.)
 Incorporation)

                233 Peachtree Street, N.E.                     30303
                 Harris Tower, Suite 1700,                   (Zip Code)
                      Atlanta, Georgia
          (Address of principal executive offices)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 525-7272



                                 Not Applicable

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



<PAGE>



Item 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure.


     On February  17,  2003,  AirGate PCS,  Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation  (the
"Company"), issued a press release announcing that its first quarter fiscal 2003
conference  call is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.  Eastern time on Wednesday,
February 19, 2003. The live broadcast of the Company's quarterly conference call
will be available on-line at www.airgatepcsa.com and www.companyboardroom.com.

     A copy of the press release  referenced above is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.



Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits.

         Exhibit No.  Description

         99.1         Press Release of AirGate PCS, Inc. dated February 17, 2003



<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                   AIRGATE PCS, INC.


Date: February 21, 2003
                                   By: /s/ William H. Seippel
                                      ------------------------------
                                           William H. Seippel
                                           Chief Financial Officer







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Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Will Seippel
Chief Financial Officer
404-525-7272



            AIRGATE PCS, INC. to Broadcast FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2003
                      Conference Call Live on the Internet


ATLANTA  (February  17,  2003) - AirGate  PCS,  Inc.  (NASDAQ/NM:  PCSA),  a PCS
Affiliate  of  Sprint,  today  announced  that its  first  quarter  fiscal  2003
conference  call is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.  Eastern time on Wednesday,
February 19, 2003.

     The live  broadcast  of  AirGate  PCS'  quarterly  conference  call will be
available  on-line  at  www.airgatepcsa.com  and  www.companyboardroom.com.  The
on-line replay will follow shortly after the call and continue through March 19,
2003. To listen to the live call,  please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes
early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.

     During  this call  AirGate  PCS will  review the  Company's  financial  and
operating results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2002.

     AirGate PCS, Inc.,  including its unrestricted  subsidiary iPCS, is the PCS
Affiliate  of  Sprint  with  the  exclusive  right  to  sell  wireless  mobility
communications   network  products  and  services  under  the  Sprint  brand  in
territories  within  seven states  located in the  Southeastern  and  Midwestern
United  States.  The  territories  include  over 14.5  million  residents in key
markets   such  as   Grand   Rapids,   Michigan;   Charleston,   Columbia,   and
Greenville-Spartanburg,   South   Carolina;   Augusta  and  Savannah,   Georgia;
Champaign-Urbana  and  Springfield,  Illinois;  and the  Quad  Cities  areas  of
Illinois and Iowa. AirGate PCS is among the largest PCS Affiliates of Sprint.

                                      -END-


<PAGE>


Corporate Communications, Inc.
523 Third Avenue South (Zip 37210)
Post Office Box 101190
Nashville, Tennessee  37224
615-254-3376 Phone
615-254-3420 Fax


                                                        Corporate Communications


                          You are invited to attend the

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                    First Quarter Fiscal 2003 Conference Call

================================================================================
                          Wednesday, February 19, 2003
================================================================================
                             10:00 a.m. Eastern time
                 The number to call for this teleconference is:
                                 -913-981-4910-

                 AirGate's first quarter 2003 financial results
                      will be sent to you prior to the call


                                    PLAYBACK:
                    A telephonic replay will begin about two
                    hours after the call ends and run through
                     the end of business on February 26. To
                      listen to the playback, please dial:

                                 -719-457-0820-
                 Enter 159384 when prompted for the access code.

   Investors will have the opportunity to listen to a simulcast and replay of
        the conference call over the Internet at the Company's website at
       http://www.airgatepcsa.com and at http://www.companyboardroom.com.



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