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                                                                 EXHIBIT - 10.82

                          NEXTEL PARTNER PARTNERS, INC.
                          RETENTION AND SEVERANCE PLAN
                                (SENIOR MANAGERS)


      The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Nextel
Partners, Inc. adopted and approved this Retention and Severance Plan
effective as of January 27, 2005.  All defined terms are set forth in
section 3.  This Retention and Severance Plan is applicable to Senior
Managers only.

1.    Retention Bonus

      1.1 In the event that there is a Change in Control of the Company, the
Company will pay a retention bonus to each Senior Manager in the amount and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.

      1.2 The amount of the retention bonus shall be equal to 100% of the
Targeted Annual Compensation of the Senior Manager, as adjusted upward or
downward as described below.

      1.3 Retention bonuses for all Senior Managers shall be paid 50% on the
Closing Date and 50% six months following the Closing Date conditioned upon
continuous employment; provided, however, that if there is a Qualifying
Termination after the Closing Date and prior to six months following the Closing
Date, the retention bonus or any remaining unpaid portion thereof will be paid
in full upon the Qualifying Termination.

      1.4 Payment of the retention bonus is subject to adjustment based on the
Company achieving its 2005 key objectives. The actual retention bonus amount
will be adjusted based on performance against the same 2005 key objectives
established for the 2005 Performance Bonus Plan, and will be subject to upward
or downward adjustments depending on the level of achievement of the key
objectives in the same manner as the 2005 Performance Bonus Plan.

      1.5 If the Closing Date occurs on or before December 31, 2005, the
retention bonuses will be paid out based on the cumulative results achieved
through the last full quarter prior to the Closing Date as a percentage of the
budget through such quarter unaffected by any costs or expenses associated with
the Change in Control of the Company.

      1.6 If the Closing Date occurs after December 31, 2005, the retention
bonuses will be based on the year-end 2005 results unaffected by any costs or
expenses associated with the Change in Control of the Company.

2.    Severance

      2.1 In the event that there is a Change in Control of the Company, the
Company will pay severance to the Senior Managers in the amount and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth below.


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      2.2 Upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Termination, a Senior Manager
shall be paid severance and shall receive Benefits as set forth below:

      a.    If a Qualifying Termination occurs within one calendar year after
            the Closing Date, a Senior Manager shall be paid severance on the
            date of the Qualifying Termination in the amount of 200% of the
            Senior Manager's Targeted Annual Compensation and shall continue to
            receive Benefits for two calendar years after the date of the
            Qualifying Termination;

      b.    If a Qualifying Termination occurs more than one calendar year after
            the Closing Date but within 18 calendar months after the Closing
            Date, a Senior Manager shall be paid severance on the date of the
            Qualifying Termination in the amount of 100% of the Senior Manager's
            Targeted Annual Compensation and shall continue to receive Benefits
            for one calendar year after the date of the Qualifying Termination;

      c.    No severance will be paid and no Benefits will be extended under
            this Retention and Severance Plan for any termination of employment
            that occurs more than 18 calendar months after the Closing Date.

3.    Definitions

      3.1 "Benefits" means Company-provided benefits equivalent to the benefits
provided to the Senior Managers and/or the Company's other employees and
senior-level executives prior to a Change in Control of the Company (including,
without limitation, participation in the Company's medical, dental, vision, life
and disability insurance programs, but not including participation in any
Company's 401(k) plan, stock purchase program and employee stock option plan).

      3.2   "Change in Control of the Company" shall have the same meaning
as set forth in the Nextel Partners, Inc. 1999 Nonqualified Stock Option
Plan, as amended.

      3.4 "Closing Date" shall mean the date on which a Change in Control of the
Company is consummated.

      3.5   "Company" shall mean Nextel Partners, Inc.

      3.6 "Employment Agreement" means the Employment Agreement between the
Company and the Senior Manager as amended from time to time.

      3.7   "Nextel Partners" shall mean Nextel Partners, Inc. and any and
all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

      3.8 "Qualifying Termination" shall mean a termination of employment by
the Company without Cause or the resignation of a Senior Manager for Good
Reason. The definitions of "Cause" and "Good Reason" shall be the same as set
forth in the Senior Manager's Employment Agreement then in effect.


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      3.9 "Senior Manager" means the following individuals and any other
individual as so designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company with
the approval or ratification of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company: John Chapple, Barry Rowan, Dave Aas, Don Manning, Mark
Fanning, Jim Ryder and Philip Gaske.

      3.10 "Targeted Annual Compensation" means the sum of the Senior Manager's
current annual salary plus annual targeted cash bonus.

4.    Modifications or Amendments.

      This Retention and Severance Plan shall be incorporated into and made a
part of each Senior Manager's Employment Agreement and may not be modified or
amended in a manner that is detrimental to a Senior Manager without the written
consent of such Senior Manager.

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