Exhibit 10.2(c)

AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT

             THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS’
AGREEMENT is effective as of April 18, 2001 and is entered into by and among
Nextel Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the
shareholders listed on the signature pages hereto (collectively, the
“Signatories”).

             WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to that certain
Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of January 29, 1999(the “Original
Shareholders’ Agreement”) as amended and restated on February 18, 2000, by and
among the Company and the other parties specified therein and as further amended
by Amendment No. 1 thereto effective as of February 22, 2000, by and among the
Company and the other parties specified in such Amendment No. 1 and as further
amended by Amendment No. 2 effective as of March 20, 2001 (the “Shareholders’
Agreement”);

             WHEREAS, the parties have determined to amend the Shareholders’
Agreement in accordance with Section 8.04 thereof, as provided herein;

             NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto agrees to amend the
Shareholders’ Agreement as follows:

1.          Amended Section 3.09.  Section 3.09 of the Shareholders' Agreement,
in the revised form set forth in Amendment No. 2 to the Shareholders’ Agreement,
shall be amended to read as follows:

             "Section 3.09 (A).          Financing Rights. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary: (a) any party to this Amendment No.
3 and the Permitted Transferees of any such party (each a “Signatory”) may, in
the context of a bona fide loan transaction permitted under Subsection (B)
hereof (a “Qualified Loan”) in which such party or parties is or are extended
credit by one or more financial institutions or other lenders, transfer any or
all of the Shares owned by such party or parties, by way of a pledge of such
Shares as collateral security for the loan(s) so extended, to or for the benefit
of the financial institutions or other lenders extending such loans (a "Pledgee
Lender") and (b) each Pledgee Lender (or any agent acting on its behalf) may
take possession of and subsequently transfer, in the context of a bona fide
enforcement repossession of the Shares as collateral security for a loan or
loans (following a declaration of default regarding such loan or loans), any or
all of the Shares that have been pledged to or for the benefit of such Pledgee
Lender.  It is understood and agreed that (i) except as otherwise provided in
this Amendment No. 3, any transfer of Shares permitted by the foregoing clauses
(a) and /or (b) need not be made in compliance with any of the restrictions on
transfer and related processes imposed pursuant to any other provisions of this
Agreement, (ii) this Amendment No. 3 shall not operate to limit any right any
Shareholder would have to pledge Shares in the absence of this Amendment; (iii)
any transfer of Shares permitted by the foregoing clauses (a) and (b)
nonetheless shall only be made in compliance with, and to the extent permitted
by, applicable laws, rules, regulations or statutes, including FCC Rules, and
that the parties involved in any such transfer shall be solely responsible for
assuring such compliance and (iv) if, following a transfer of the type described
in clause (a) above, the Shares subject to any such pledge arrangement are
transferred (whether by return of or on behalf of the Pledgee Lender(s) upon
satisfaction of the relevant loan obligations, in substitution for other
collateral security, by release or otherwise) to the pledging Signatory, or any
of its or their respective Permitted Transferees, such Shares thereupon shall
immediately again become subject to the provisions of Article 3 of this
Agreement, and this Section 3.09 shall not operate to exempt such shares from
the restrictions on transfer and related processes imposed pursuant to the other
provisions of Article 3 (except in the context of a subsequent pledge of such
Shares made in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 3.09).

             B.         Qualified Loan.  A Qualified Loan is a loan or other
financing transaction in which the lender is not a Competitor and that meets the
following criteria:

                           (a) The borrower may not be permitted to draw down
funds under any such agreement at an advance rate, measured at the time the
advance is drawn down and including any existing balance, in excess of (i)
during the effective period of the IPO Approval and Lockup Agreement dated as of
January, 2000 (the “Lockup Agreement”) 25% and (ii) thereafter 30% of the value
of the Company stock collateralizing the financing transaction at the time of
any such advance for so long as Section 3.04 of the Shareholders’ Agreement is
effective with respect to any Shareholder and (iii)  thereafter 100% of the
value of the Company stock collateralizing the financing transaction at the time
of any such advance.

                           (b) During the effective period of Section 3.04 of
the Shareholders’ Agreement the borrower shall give written notice to the CEO of
NPI of its draw down of funds under any such financing agreement within 24 hours
of having done so.  The said notice will be given as provided in Section 8.05 of
the Shareholders’ Agreement

                           (c) If at any time under a financing transaction the
borrower is subject to a collateral call, and the said collateral call is not
met, the borrower will, within 24 hours, give written notice to the CEO of the
Company of its failure to meet the said collateral call.  The said notice will
be given as provided in Section 8.05 of the Shareholders’ Agreement.

2.          Definitions and Miscellaneous.

(a)         Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Shareholders’ Agreement.

(b)        Each of the Shareholders identified on Annex A hereto confirms that,
as of April 18, 2001, it is the beneficial owner and holder of record of that
number of shares of the Company's Capital Stock that constitute Voting Stock, as
set forth opposite such Shareholder's name on Annex A, and that such Shareholder
has sole voting and dispositive power over such shares.

 

SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW

 

             IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment
No. 3 to Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement to be duly executed by
their respective authorized officers.

NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC., a Delaware corporation

By:  /s/ John Chapple

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

NEXTEL WIP CORP., a Delaware corporation

By:  /s/ Tim Donahue

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

DLJ MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS II, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

DLJ MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS II-A, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership

By:

DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc., as managing general partner

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

 

DLJ OFFSHORE PARTNERS II, C.V., a Netherlands Antilles Limited Partnership

By:

DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc., as advisory general partner

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

DLJ DIVERSIFIED PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership

By:

DLJ Diversified Partners, Inc., as managing general partner

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

DLJ DIVERSIFIED PARTNERS-A, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership

By:

DLJ Diversified Partners, Inc., As managing general partner

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

DLJ MILLENNIUM PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership

By: DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc., As managing general partner

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

 

DLJ MILLENNIUM PARTNERS-A, L.P.

By: DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc., As managing general partner

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

DLJMB FUNDING II, INC., a Delaware corporation

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

DLJ FIRST ESC, L.P.,

By: DLJ LBO Plans Management Corporation, as manager

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

DLJ EAB PARTNERS, L.P.

By:

DLJ LBO Plans Management Corporation, as managing general partner

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

 

DLJ ESC II, L.P.

By:

DLJ LBO Plans Management Corporation, as manager

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

UK INVESTMENT PLAN 1997 PARTNERS, a Delaware Limited Partnership

By:

UK Investment Plan 1997 Partners, Inc. as general partner

By:  /s/ Andy Rush

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  Name:     Title:     Date:         MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.

By:

Madison Dearborn Partners II, L.P., its General Partner

By:

Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc., its General Partner

By:  /s/ Andrew E. Sinwell

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  Name: Andrew E. Sinwell   Title: Managing Director   Date:

  EAGLE RIVER INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Washington limited liability company

By:  /s/ Dennis Weibling

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  Name: Dennis Weibling   Title: President   Date:

 

MOTOROLA, INC., a Delaware corporation By:

/s/ Keith A. Sane

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  Name:     Title:     Date:

JOHN CHAPPLE

 /s/ John Chapple

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  PERRY SATTERLEE

 /s/ Perry Satterlee

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  MARK FANNING

/s/ Mark Fanning

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  JOHN THOMPSON

 /s/ John Thompson

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  DAVID THALER

/s/ David Thaler

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    DAVID AAS

 /s/ David Aas

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JDT-JRT, L.L.C.

By:

 John D. Thompson, Manager

By:  /s/ John D. Thompson

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  Name:  John D. Thompson   Title:  Manager   Date:

  JRC COHO, L.L.C.

By:

 John H. Chapple, Manager

By:  /s/ John H. Chapple

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  Name:  John H. Chapple   Title:  Manager   Date:

  PSS-MSS, LP

By:

 Perry Satterlee, General Partner

By:  /s/ Perry Satterlee

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ANNEX A
TO
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

Shareholder Company Capital Stock Beneficially Owned DLJ Merchant Banking Ptr.
II LP 17,973,750 Class A Common DLJ Merchant Banking Ptr. II-A, LP 715,800 
Class A Common DLJ Offshore Partners II, CV 883,854  Class A Common DLJ
Diversified Partners, LP 1,050,822  Class A Common DLJ Diversified Partners-A,
LP 390,246  Class A Common DLJ EAB Partners, LP 80,700  Class A Common DLJ ESC
II, LP 3,814,334  Class A Common DLJ First ESC, LP 34,590  Class A Common DLJ
Millenium Partners, LP 290,616  Class A Common DLJ Millenium Partners-A, LP
56,676  Class A Common DLJMB Funding II, Inc. 2,840,980  Class A Common UK
Investment Plan 1997 Partners 400,764  Class A Common Madison Dearborn Capital
Ptrs II, LP 27,218,904  Class A Common Eagle River Investments LLC 19,500,012 
Class A Common Motorola, Inc. 13,076,376  Class A Common Nextel Partners
Management 9,831,636  Class A Common Nextel WIP Corp. 79,056,228  Class B Common
13,110,000  Series B Preferred