Exhibit 23.3

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-117793)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
August 10, 2004