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INTERCARRIER MULTI-STANDARD ROAMING AND COLOCATION AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT is effective as of the 6th day of June, 2003 (“Effective
Date”) by CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC (“Cingular”), a limited liability company
organized under the laws of Delaware and acting under the authority and on
behalf of its Affiliates (collectively “Cingular Affiliates”); and by Rural
Cellular Corporation (“Rural”) on behalf of itself and its Affiliates
(collectively “Rural Affiliates”). The parties will herein collectively be
referred to as the “Parties” or individually as a “Party.” Each of the Parties
either is, or controls, a licensee or permittee of the Federal Communications
Commission (“FCC”) to offer Cellular Radiotelephone Service (“CRS”) or Personal
Communications Service (“PCS”), as defined herein, under FCC regulations at 47
CFR Part 22 or Part 24, respectively.

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make arrangements to facilitate the
provision of wireless roaming services by Cingular and Cingular Affiliates to
subscribers of Rural or Rural Affiliates (“Rural Customers”) who desire to use
Cingular and Cingular Affiliate systems and by Rural and Rural Affiliates to
subscribers of Cingular or Cingular Affiliates (“Cingular Customers”) who desire
to use Rural and Rural Affiliate systems in accordance with the TDMA
Intercarrier Roaming Service Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and the
GSM Roaming Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 2 (Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 are
hereby specifically incorporated herein); and

     WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend and supersede any previous Roaming
Agreements and to define the wholesale service rates to be charged by each other
for the provision of roamer service to the other’s subscribers;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises herein set forth and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties do hereby agree as follows:

1.   Definitions

  a.   “Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with
another entity.

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      A Party’s Affiliates also include any entities that control, are
controlled by, or are under common control with, any other Affiliate of that
Party. **.     b.   “Authorized Roamer” means a Roamer (i) that uses equipment
with the NPA/NXX combinations or Mobile Network Codes provided by each Party and
(ii) for whom the Serving Carrier has not received a negative notification (in
the case of assume positive for validation purposes) or has received a positive
notification (in the case of assume negative for validation purposes).     c.  
“Agreement” means this Intercarrier Multistandard Roamer Service Agreement,
including all exhibits attached hereto.     d.   “Cellular Radiotelephone
Service” or “CRS” means a radio service in which common carriers are authorized
by the FCC under 47 CFR Part 22 and licensed under 47 CFR Part 22, Subpart H to
offer and to provide service for hire to the general public through a cellular
system utilizing the channels and bandwidths assigned under 47 CFR Part 22,
Subpart H, Section 22.905.     e.   “Effective Rate” shall mean **.     f.  
“GPRS” means General Packet Radio Service.     g.   “GSM” means the Global
System for Mobile Communications.     h.   “GSM Technology” means both GSM and
GPRS.     i.   “Home Carrier” means a Party (including an Affiliate of a Party)
that is providing Wireless Service to its registered customers in a geographic
area where it operates.     j.   “Personal Communications Service” or “PCS”
means a radio service in which common carriers are authorized by the FCC and
licensed under 47 CFR Part 24, Subpart F, as currently in effect to offer and to
provide service for hire to the general public utilizing the following frequency
bandwidths: 1850-1910 MHz and 1930-1990 MHz (Broadband PCS) and including GSM
(the DCS 1900 protocol for the North American System). PCS does not include
Cellular Radiotelephone Service (“CRS”) as herein defined.

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  k.   “Preferred Roaming Provider” means **.     l.   “Roamer” means a customer
who seeks wireless service from a Serving Carrier.     m.   “Secondary Preferred
Roaming Provider” means **.     n.   “Serving Carrier” means a Party who
provides Wireless Service for customers of another Party in the geographic area
where the Serving Carrier operates.     o. “TDMA” means Time Division Multiple
Access.     p.   “Wireless Service” means either CRS or PCS as is appropriate or
technically feasible in the context it is used.

2.   Term of Agreement

     The initial term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date shown
above and continues through **. **.

3.   **   **.   4.   **

  a.   **.     b.   **.     c.   **.     d.   **.     e.   Nothing in this
Agreement shall limit a Party’s right to restrict roaming onto a SID or a SOC or
via LAC restrictions in overlapping market areas.     f.   Service Level. Rural
hereby agrees to adhere to the following metrics to be used as performance
measures of service quality for its GSM network and to the remedy for failure to
meet each metric, as set forth in subsection 4(f)(i)(C). **.

  i.   Metrics          **.

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  ii. **.     iii.   Geographic Information. Rural will provide to Cingular, on
a semi-annual basis, maps reflecting current GSM coverage at a **, and planned
coverage for the **. This information will be provided no later than ** and **
or at any time upon Cingular’s request. **. Cingular may rely upon this data for
inclusion in marketing materials and for purposes of educating Cingular
employees and customers where GSM services may be available or for use by the
Operations Council, unless Rural provides written consent to reliance for
another use.

  g.   Operations Council.

  1.   Purpose: The Parties agree to create a single point of contact in each
organization to oversee the coordination of all operational issues. The council
is also responsible for coordinating on feature development, on taking steps to
enable inter-company hyperband handoffs and other activities that will improve
the customer experience of roaming for both parties. The Parties agree that the
council will meet (via conference call) during the GSM launch period on no less
than a ** basis to ensure that the operational issues associated with the launch
are effectively addressed. Following the GSM launch period, the council will
meet to discuss issues as needed, but no less than quarterly.     2.   Dispute
Resolution: Operational disputes between the companies are to first be escalated
to the Operations Council. To the extent they are unable to resolve the dispute,
the issue will then be escalated to the VP of Roaming Services at Cingular and
the designated VP at Rural. If the Parties still cannot reach agreement, either
Party may invoke the arbitration provisions pursuant to Section 13 of this
Agreement.

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  3.   Miscellaneous: The Parties agree that over the next thirty (30) days they
will further develop and document the operating process and guidelines of the
Operations Council.

5.   Rates

  a.   The Parties shall pay each other for the provision of roaming service to
each other’s subscribers as set forth in the Rate Addendum attached as ** to
this Agreement.     b.   **. The billed Party shall pay undisputed invoices even
if that Party is unable to or chooses not to bill the other Party. The billed
Party shall have a right to audit the billing Party’s records, including but not
limited to network usage reports that reflect roaming by the billed Party’s
customers and in a matter not inconsistent with standard industry procedures,
for the specific purpose of verifying the accuracy and content of the bill but
no more often than once every twelve months. GPRS AND SMS roaming usage for the
Parties’ subscribers will be recorded and transmitted via TAP records. The
exchange of these records will follow current GSM voice usage process through
the clearinghouse(s) and will be included in net settlement     c.   **.

6.   Terms and Conditions of TDMA roaming

     Roaming between Cingular or its Affiliates and Rural or its Affiliates in
their respective TDMA **.

7.   Terms and Conditions of GSM roaming

     Roaming between Cingular or its Affiliates and Rural or its Affiliates in
their respective GSM/GPRS **.

8.   **.     **.   9.   **.     **.

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10.   Seamless GSM Features.

     **. Further, the Parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to
enable interoperability such that either party’s subscribers may utilize these
features when roaming. The Parties do not intend that either Party shall be
required to deploy a feature that it is not planning to implement for its own
base of customers.

11.   Guaranteed Access to Markets.

     **. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent either Party from exercising
its rights under Section 14 (Suspension/Termination) of this Agreement.

     Each Party when acting as a Serving Carrier agrees to provide GPRS service
to the other party’s subscribers in all markets where GPRS service is available.
Neither Party shall restrict the other Party’s access to GPRS service in any of
the markets subject to this agreement.

12.   Settlement

     If both Parties are net settlement participants, the Parties agree to
follow industry settlement procedures and to make payments to each other
pursuant to industry net settlement procedures (now administered by CIBERNET),
as now existing or hereafter amended, which are incorporated herein by reference
as if set forth herein in full, and to the extent there are any inconsistencies
between such procedures and this Agreement, such procedures shall be
controlling. The Parties agree to exchange their bank account information on a
separate document to be updated with any changes, from time to time, by either
Party, with no less than ** notice. Both Parties agree that if payments are not
received after ** of original invoice, a late payment fee of the lesser of **
(**%) per month, or the highest rate allowable by law, will be assessed on the
invoice amount.

12.1. Overcharges. The Serving Carrier will refund charges in excess of the
agreed upon rates as outlined in this Agreement to the Home Carrier within ** of
notification of overcharges by the Home Carrier. Each Carrier has ** from the
end date of the applicable settlement period to invoice amounts payable by the
other carrier, after which overcharges will be deemed non-recoverable. Invoices
outstanding for ** will be subject

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to the late payment fee as set forth in Section 12 above. Invoices outstanding
for more than ** may be sent to arbitration (as set forth in Section 13 below)
by the Home Carrier for resolution. Where both carriers are net settlement
participants, repayment of amounts incorrectly overcharged will occur through
the net settlement process.

12.2. Undercharges. Undercharges of rates on the part of the Serving Carrier
will not be reimbursed under any circumstances.

13.   Dispute Resolution

     Disputes between the Parties, their successors and assigns, relating to
Billing, Remittance, or Settlement sections under this Agreement shall
conclusively and finally be settled in the first instance through the industry
net settlement procedures (now administered by CIBERNET). Any other disputes or
if the industry net settlement procedures fail to resolve a dispute, then those
disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

13.1 Procedures. For disputes submitted to binding arbitration, either Party may
initiate arbitration by giving written notice to the other Party of intention to
arbitrate, which notice shall contain the name of the arbitrator selected by the
Party, the nature of the controversy, the amount involved, if any, the remedies
sought, and any other pertinent matter. Within ** after the giving of such
notice, the other Party shall submit to the initiating Party the name of an
arbitrator whom it has appointed and may submit an answering statement. Within
** thereafter the two (2) arbitrators so appointed shall select a third
arbitrator; the three arbitrators so selected shall resolve the controversy. If
any Party fails to choose an arbitrator within the ** herein provided, or if the
arbitrators appointed by the Parties cannot agree on the third arbitrator within
** of the appointment of the second arbitrator, the arbitrator(s) selected by
the Party(ies) shall appeal to an appropriate Judge. The arbitration hearings
shall be held at a mutually agreed upon location within the United States,
unless otherwise agreed by both Parties. All hearings shall be conducted in
English, unless otherwise agreed by both Parties.

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13.2 Discovery. Any Party to the arbitration may send out requests to compel the
production of documents from the other Parties. Disputes concerning the scope of
document production and enforcement of the document request shall be subject to
agreement by such Parties or may be resolved by the arbitrators as to the extent
reasonable. All discovery requests shall be subject to the proprietary rights
and rights of privilege of such Parties, and the arbitrators shall adopt
procedures to protect such rights. Except where contrary to the provisions set
forth in the Agreement, the rules of the AAA for commercial arbitration shall be
applied to all matters of procedure, including discovery; provided, however,
that the arbitration shall not be conducted under the auspices of the AAA and
the fee schedule of the AAA shall not apply. The arbitrators may obtain
independent legal counsel to aid in their resolution of legal questions
presented in the course of arbitration to the extent they consider that such
counsel is absolutely necessary to the fair resolution of the dispute, and to
the extent that it is economical to do so considering the financial consequences
of the dispute.

13.3 Limits on Arbitration. The arbitrators shall be limited to interpreting the
applicable provisions of this Agreement, and shall have no authority or power to
alter, amend, modify, revoke or suspend any condition or provision of this
Agreement; or to create, draft or form a new Agreement between the Parties; or
to render an award which, by its terms, has the effect of altering or modifying
any condition or provision hereof; or to terminate this or any Agreement.

13.4 Expenses of Arbitration. Said Parties will each bear their own expenses of
the arbitration and will share equally the expenses of the arbitrators.

13.5 Arbitrators’ Award. The arbitrators shall make an award which may include
an award of damages, and said award shall be in writing setting forth the facts
found to exist. Failure to comply with the arbitration requirements of this
Section shall be a complete defense to any suit, action or proceeding instituted
in any federal, state or local court with respect to any controversy or dispute
relating to Billing, Remittance or Settlement of charges under this Agreement.

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13.6 Continuation of Service Pending Arbitration. Except where this Agreement
permits a Party to terminate or suspend Roamer Services, in whole or in part,
the Parties will continue to provide all services and honor all other
commitments under this Agreement, including, without limitation, making payments
in accordance with this Agreement during the course of resolution of disputes
and arbitration pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

14.   Suspension of Wireless Service or Termination of Agreement.

     The Parties’ rights to suspend Wireless Service or to terminate this
Agreement are set forth below.

14.1 Suspension of Service. In the event roaming becomes operationally,
technically or administratively impracticable on either Party’s system(s), due,
but not limited, to system overload, either Party may suspend Wireless Service
on ** notice. Either Party may also suspend service to subscribers using
equipment which is defective or illegal, suspected fraudulent or unauthorized
use or when authentication of the subscription is not possible. The written
notice of suspension shall be transmitted by facsimile or by overnight mail and
shall be deemed effective upon receipt. The Parties shall work together to
resolve as expeditiously as possible any difficulty that causes such suspension.
At such time as either Party concludes that the problem causing the suspension
has been resolved, such Party shall give the other Party written notice to this
effect. Wireless Service shall resume in full effect ** after receipt of such
notice unless the Party receiving said notice gives written notice, before the
expiration of this ** period, that in its reasonable view the problem
necessitating the suspension has not been resolved. If the problem giving rise
to the suspension remains unresolved for ** following written notice of
suspension, the problem shall be submitted to Arbitration pursuant to Section 13
herein.

14.2 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the event of a default as
defined in Section 18 hereof, immediately upon written notice to the defaulting
Party.

14.3 Rights of Parties Upon Termination/Suspension. The termination of the
Agreement or suspension of Wireless Service shall not affect the rights and
liabilities of the

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     Parties under the Agreement with respect to all Authorized Roamer charges
incurred prior to the effective date of said suspension or termination. Further,
any provisions of this Agreement, which by their nature should survive the
termination, including confidentiality, indemnity, and arbitration provisions,
shall survive termination of the Agreement.

15.   Confidential Information.

     All disclosure of information (whether in writing, visually or orally
disclosed) under this Agreement will be deemed to be confidential unless
specifically designated as non-confidential or non-proprietary at the time of
disclosure, or unless, by its nature, it is obviously non-confidential or
non-proprietary. The receiving Party can freely use, have used, or disclose to
others non-confidential or non-proprietary information. Nothing contained in
this Section shall be deemed to grant any license under any intellectual
property right.

     Except as provided below in this Section, the receiving Party of such
confidential information agrees to treat the same as strictly confidential and
shall not divulge, directly or indirectly, to any other person, firm,
corporation, association or entity confidential information so received, and
shall not make use of or copy confidential information, except for the purpose
of this Agreement. Such confidential information may be disclosed only to such
of the employees, consultants and subcontractors of the receiving Party who
reasonably require access to such information for the purpose for which it was
disclosed and who have secrecy obligations to the receiving Party.

     The commitment shall impose no obligation upon either Party with respect to
any portion of such information that:

  a.   was known to the receiving Party prior to its receipt from the other
Party;     b.   is now or which (through no act or failure on the part of the
receiving Party) becomes generally known;     c.   is supplied to the receiving
Party by a third party which the receiving Party in good faith believes is free
to make such disclosure and without restriction on disclosure;

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  d.   is disclosed by the disclosing Party to a third party generally, without
restriction on disclosure;     e.   is independently developed by the receiving
Party without use of any confidential information provided by the disclosing
Party.

The obligation of confidentiality shall survive the termination or expiration of
this Agreement for a period of **.

     Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13 (“Dispute Resolution”) of this
Agreement, the Parties agree that either Party may enforce the provisions of
this Section regarding restrictions on confidentiality by an action for
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

    16. Indemnification.

     Each Party hereby agrees to indemnify the other Party, its Affiliates and
partners, and any and all of their officers, directors, employees, agents and/or
affiliates, against, and hold them harmless from, all claims, suits, demands,
losses and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees
and disbursements) which may result in any way whatsoever from the indemnified
Party’s denial of Roamer Wireless Service:

  a.   to any wireless telephone or device having an NPA/NXX combination or
Mobile Network Code that (i) the indemnifying Party has not listed as a valid
NPA/NXX combination or Mobile Network Code to be accepted by the indemnified
Party for Wireless Service to an Authorized Roamer, or (ii) the indemnifying
Party has deleted as a valid NPA/NXX combination or Mobile Network Code to be
accepted by the indemnified Party for Wireless Service to an Authorized Roamer,
or (iii) has been determined through an agreed-upon validation method to be an
invalid NPA/NXX or Mobile Network Code combination not to be accepted by the
indemnified Party for Wireless Service to an Authorized Roamer; or,     b.   to
any exchanges for which Wireless Service has been suspended as requested in a
notice given by the indemnifying Party, for fraud or pursuant to Sections 14
hereof.

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17.   Notices. Unless otherwise specified in the Agreement:

  a.   All notices required under this Agreement shall be given in writing.    
b.   All notices shall be either personally delivered, delivered and received
the next day via overnight mail, dispatched by facsimile, or dispatched by
certified mail return receipt requested to the persons specified below or to
such other persons at such other addresses as a Party may designate by written
notice to the other Party.     c.   The notices should be sent to the following
addresses:
      Rural Cellular Corporation
3905 Dakota St. SW
Alexandria, MN 56308
ATTN: Intercarrier Services     FAX: 320-808-2466

Cingular Wireless LLC
5565 Glenridge Connector
16th Floor Suite 1616
Atlanta, GA 30342
Attn.: Manager- Intercarrier Contracts
FAX: (404) 236-6259

18.   Default

     A Party will be in default under this Agreement upon the occurrence of any
of the following events:

  a.   Said Party’s violation of any term of the Agreement (including the
industry net settlement procedures, now administered by CIBERNET, incorporated
herein by reference), if such violation shall continue for ** after written
notice thereof;     b.   Said Party’s voluntary liquidation or dissolution;    
c.   A final order by the FCC revoking or denying renewal of the wireless
license granted to said Party;     d.   Said Party (i) files pursuant to a
statute of the United States or of any state, a petition for bankruptcy or
insolvency or for reorganization or for the appointment of a receiver or

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      trustee of all or a portion of said Party’s property, (ii) has filed
against it pursuant to a statute of the United States or of any state, a
petition for bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or for the
appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a portion of said Party’s
property, provided that ** after the filing of any such petition said Party
fails to obtain a discharge hereof, or (iii) makes assignment for the benefit of
creditors or petitions for or voluntarily enters into an arrangement of such
nature, and provided that such filing, petition or appointment is still
continuing.     e.   Violation of the obligations regarding Confidential
Information contained in Section 15 of this Agreement.

19.   Entire Agreement

     The Agreement and any appendices attached hereto constitute the full and
complete agreement of the Parties. In the event of a conflict between the terms
of this Agreement and any of its appendices or exhibits hereto, the terms of
this Agreement shall control. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, any
prior written or oral agreements among the Parties with respect to this subject
matter shall be superseded and of no force and effect. This Agreement may not be
modified or otherwise amended except by the written consent of both Parties.
Waiver of any breach of any provision of the Agreement must be in writing signed
by the waiving Party and such waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any
preceding or succeeding breach of the same or an, other provision. The failure
of a Party to insist upon strict performance of a covenant or an obligation
under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of a Party’s right to demand strict
compliance therewith in the future.

     The Parties agree that this Agreement supersedes the Intercarrier Roamer
Service Agreement between the Parties dated July 16, 2002.

20.   Use of Trademarks.

     The Parties agree that they will not use the name, service marks or
trademarks of the other Party or any of its affiliated companies in any
advertising, publicity releases or sales presentations, without such

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Party’s written consent. Neither Party is licensed hereunder to conduct business
under any logo, trademark, service or trade name (or any derivative thereof) of
the other Party.

21.   Limits of Liability.

     Except for obligations under Section 16, Indemnification, neither Party
shall be liable to the other Party for any special, indirect, consequential or
punitive damages.

22.   No Partnership or Agency Relationship Created.

     Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute the Parties as
partners with one another or render any Party liable for any debts or
obligations of another Party, nor shall any Party hereby be constituted the
agent of another Party.

23.   Future Amendments.

     The Parties agree to use their respective best, diligent and good faith
efforts to fulfill all their obligations under the Agreement. The Parties
recognize however, that to effectuate all the purposes of the Agreement, it may
be necessary either to enter into future agreements or to modify the Agreement
or both. For example, and without limitation, the Parties agree that as
technology develops, they may desire to expand this Agreement to cover new
technology. In such event, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other in
good faith.

24.   Compliance with Laws.

     The Parties agree to comply with, conform to, and abide by all applicable
and valid laws, regulations, rules and orders of all governmental agencies and
authorities, and agree that the Agreement is subject to such laws, regulations,
rules and orders. Without limitation, each Party shall comply, at its own
expense, with the provisions of all applicable federal, state and municipal
laws, regulations, and requirements applicable to the Party as an employer.

25.   Paragraph Headings

     The headings in the Agreement are inserted for convenience and
identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit
the scope, extent or intent of the Agreement or any provision hereof.

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26.   Original Counterparts

     This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.

27.   Controlling Law

     Disputes concerning service provided under this Agreement shall be
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of **.

28.   Force Majeure.

     The Parties shall not be responsible for failure to render service due to
causes beyond their control, including, but not limited to accidents, storms,
acts of war and/or terrorism, acts of governmental authorities or common
carriers, work stoppages, strikes, fires, civil disobedience, riots, rebellions,
acts of God and similar occurrences. Services shall be rendered as soon as
possible after the cessation of such cause.

29.   Successors and Assigns

     This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
Parties, their Affiliates and their respective successor and permitted assigns.
No Party or Affiliate may assign their rights herein without the written consent
of the other Party (or non-Affiliated Party as the case may be).

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their duly authorized representatives:

                  RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION       CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC on
behalf of             its Affiliates
     
Date:
          Date:    

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Signature:
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Name:
          Name:  Alison Hall

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Title:
          Title:  V.P. Roaming Strategy and Realization

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