Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AirGate PCS, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Kendall Cowan, as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:


(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

/s/ Kendall Cowan

Kendall Cowan

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

May 16, 2005

AirGate PCS, Inc. /Merger/ 10-Q