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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of FiberTower Corporation:

Form
  Registration
Statement Number
  Description
Form S-3     333-164547    

Form S-8

 

 

333-127142

 

First Avenue Networks, Inc. Stock Option Plan

Form S-8

 

 

333-110295

 

First Avenue Networks, Inc. Stock Option Plan

Form S-8

 

 

333-137040

 

First Avenue Networks, Inc. Stock Option Plan and FiberTower Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan

Form S-8

 

 

333-167289

 

FiberTower Corporation 2010 Stock Incentive Plan

Form S-8

 

 

333-167357

 

Amended and Restated FiberTower Corporation Stock Incentive Plan

of our reports dated March 11, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of FiberTower Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of FiberTower Corporation, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010.

    /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Francisco, California
March 11, 2011

 

 



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