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                                                              Exhibit 23.3


                        [Letterhead of Melman, Alton & Co., L.L.C.]

                                                  Certified Public Accountants

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Alamosa (Delaware), Inc. of our report dated March 24, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Roberts Wireless Communications, L.L.C.,
which appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



                                               /s/ Melman, Alton & Co., L.L.C.
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                                               Melman, Alton & Co., L.L.C.
                                               St. Louis, Missouri
June 8, 2001



