EXHIBIT 23.2


                        CONSENT of MCGladrey & PULLEN LLP

         We  hereby   consent  to  the   incorporation   by  reference  in  this
Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-8  (No.  ) of  NTELOS  Inc.  (formerly  CFW
Communications  Company) of our reports  dated:  February 17,  2000,  except for
Notes  14 and 15,  as to  which  the  date is June  16,  2000,  relating  to the
consolidated  financial  statements of NTELOS Inc.  (formerly CFW Communications
Company)  and  subsidiaries;   February  17,  2000  relating  to  the  financial
statements of Virginia PCS Alliance, L.C.; and February 17, 2000 relating to the
financial  statements of West Virginia PCS Alliance,  L.C.,  all included in the
Current Report on 8-K as of July 10, 2000.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Richmond, Virginia
January 24, 2001