EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
of Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 11, 2002, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



     March 26, 2002