Exhibit 23.1

                       Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP


         We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in this Current
Report on Form 8-K of NTELOS Inc. (formerly CFW  Communications  Company) of our
reports  dated April 26,  2000,  except for Note 9, as to which the date is June
16,  2000,   relating  to  the   consolidated   financial   statements   of  R&B
Communications,  Inc. and subsidiaries,  and February 17, 2000,  relating to the
financial  statements of West Virginia PCS Alliance,  L.C.,  included in the CFW
Communications  Company  prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on November
9, 2000.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Richmond, Virginia
February 13, 2001