Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 20, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in
Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 7, 2002