EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION

            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
                    (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
                   Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

         Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections
(a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the
undersigned officer of Western Wireless Corporation, a Washington corporation
(the "Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:

         The Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003
         (the "Form 10-K") of the Company fully complies with the requirements
         of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
         information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material
         respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
         Company.

Dated:  November 15, 2004

                                               By: /s/ M. WAYNE WISEHART
                                                   -------------------------
                                                   M. Wayne Wisehart
                                                   Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

    The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code).