Exhibit32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuantto18 U.S.C. Section 1350,as Adopted Pursuant toSection906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with theQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AirGate PCS, Inc. (the‘‘Company’’) for the quarterly period endedMarch  31,  2006, as filed with the U.S. Securities andExchange Commission on the date hereof (the‘‘Report’’), I, Paul N. Saleh, as ChiefFinancial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-OxleyAct of 2002, that, to the best of myknowledge:

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

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|  | (2)  | The information contained in theReport fairly presents, in all material respects, the financialcondition and results of operations of theCompany. |

                                               

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| /s/Paul N. Saleh                                 |  |                   |
| Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  | Paul N. Saleh          |  |   |
| Title:                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  | Chief FinancialOfficer |  |   |
| Date:                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  | May 15,2006            |  |   |
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This certification accompanies the Reportpursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shallnot, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended.

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