EXHIBIT 23.1



                        Consent of Independent Auditors
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          We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following
registration statements of CommNet Cellular Inc. and in the related prospectuses
of our report dated December 1, 1995, except for Note 14, as to which the date
is December 7, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of CommNet Cellular Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended September 30, 1995:

1.        Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-40500) pertaining to the
          Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

2.        Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-47755) pertaining to the
          CommNet Cellular Inc. Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan.

3.        Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-54590).

4.        Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-62236) pertaining to the
          CommNet Cellular Inc. Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan.

5.        Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-64737) pertaining to the
          CommNet Cellular Inc. Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan.

6.        Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-64735) pertaining to a
          Stock Option Agreement.

7.        Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-64725).



                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
December 21, 1995