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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-10-12</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001328571</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NTELOS HOLDINGS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NTLS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001351939</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Huber Michael</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O QUADRANGLE GROUP LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>375 PARK AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10152</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-10-12</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2423185</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>26.59</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4679785</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F7"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4023696</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F7"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>219857</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F7"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1534327</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F7"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Upon the early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period on October 12, 2007, all contingencies were met for the
 purchase by Quadrangle NTELOS Holdings II LP of 2,423,185 shares of Common Stock under a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as
 of September 25, 2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares of Common Stock are held by Quadrangle NTELOS Holdings II LP.  Mr. Huber is a managing member of QCP GP
 Investors II LLC.  QCP GP Investors II LLC is the general partner of Quadrangle GP Investors II LP, which is the general
 partner of each of Quadrangle (AIV2) Capital Partners II LP, Quadrangle (AIV2) Select Partners II LP and Quadrangle Capital
 Partners II-A LP (collectively, the &quot;QCP II Funds&quot;).  The QCP II Funds are the managing members of Quadrangle NTELOS GP LLC,
 which is the general partner of Quadrangle NTELOS Holdings II LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares of Common Stock are held by Quadrangle Capital Partners LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares of Common Stock are held by Quadrangle Select Partners LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These shares of Common Stock are held by Quadrangle Capital Partners-A LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Mr. Huber is a managing member of Quadrangle GP Investors LLC.  Quadrangle GP Investors LLC is the general partner of
 Quadrangle GP Investors LP, which is the general partner of each of Quadrangle Capital Partners LP, Quadrangle Select
 Partners LP and Quadrangle Capital Partners-A LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Act&quot;), Mr. Huber may be
 deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein only to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
 Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Act, this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Huber is, for purposes of
 Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities reported herein in excess of such amount.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Michael Huber</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
