Exhibit 23.3

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 10, 2004 relating to the
financial statement schedules, which appears in Western Wireless Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.


Seattle, Washington
July 28, 2004