Exhibit 23.3



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 25, 2003
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules, which
appears in Western Wireless Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Seattle, Washington
June 6, 2003