Exhibit31.2

I, Kendall W. Cowan, certify that:

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|  | 1.  | I have reviewed this quarterly report onForm 10-Q of Alamosa Holdings, Inc.; |

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|  | 2.  | Based on my knowledge, this report doesnot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleadingwith respect to the period covered by thisreport; |

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|  | 3.  | Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in thisreport, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in thisreport; |

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|  | 4.  | The registrant's othercertifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financialreporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have: |

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|  | a.  | Designedsuch disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosurecontrols and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensurethat material information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; |

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|  | b.  | Designed such internalcontrol over financial reporting, or caused such internal control overfinancial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to providereasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reportingand the preparation of financial statements for external purposes inaccordance with generally accepted accountingprinciples; |

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|  | c.  | Evaluated the effectivenessof the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby this report based on such evaluation;and |

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|  | d.  | Disclosed in this report any changein the registrant's internal control over financial reportingthat occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter(the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annualreport) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely tomaterially affect, the registrant's internal control overfinancial reporting; and |

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|  | 5.  | Theregistrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed,based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financialreporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committeeof the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions): |

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|  | a.  | All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information;and |

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|  | b.  | Any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant rolein the registrant's internal control over financialreporting. |

Date: November 5, 2004

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|      |  | /s/Kendall W. Cowan                    |
|                     |  | Kendall W. CowanChiefFinancial Officer |
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