EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 9, 2004 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, and our report dated March 9, 2004 relating
to the financial statement schedule, which appear in Alamosa Holdings, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Dallas, Texas
August 11, 2004


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