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EX-4.12 - EXHIBIT 4.12 - FiberTower CORPa2197208zex-4_12.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - FiberTower CORPa2197208zex-32_1.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - FiberTower CORPa2197208zex-31_2.htm
EX-4.13 - EXHIBIT 4.13 - FiberTower CORPa2197208zex-4_13.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - FiberTower CORPa2197208zex-31_1.htm
EX-4.17 - EXHIBIT 4.17 - FiberTower CORPa2197208zex-4_17.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - FiberTower CORPa2197208zex-32_2.htm

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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 Number
  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

of our reports dated March 12, 2010, 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, 2009.


 

 

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Francisco, California
March 12, 2010




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