EXHIBIT 99.5
 
CommNet Cellular Inc.
8350 East Crescent Parkway
Suite 400
Englewood, Colorado 80111
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
  I hereby consent to the reference to my becoming a director of CommNet
Cellular Inc. (the "Company") in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the
Company to which this consent is filed as an exhibit and the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus included therein.
Dated August 12, 1997
 
                                          /s/ Lawrence H. Guffey
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                                          Lawrence H. Guffey