EXHIBIT 23.1

 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of CommNet Cellular 
Inc. for the registration of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock and to the 
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated December 2, 1994, with 
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of CommNet 
Cellular Inc. included in its Annual report (Form 10-K), as amended, for the 
year ended September 30, 1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.

                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

December 1, 1995