EXHIBIT 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 10, 2004 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules of Commonwealth
Telephone Enterprises, Inc., which appears in Commonwealth Telephone
Enterprises, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2003.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 15, 2004