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                                                                     Exhibit 4.8

         UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), NEW YORK, NEW
YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR
SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

         TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN
WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH
SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE
LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE
INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

         THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE,
AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE RESOLD, PLEDGED
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED (X) PRIOR TO THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE
HEREOF (OR ANY PREDECESSOR SECURITY HERETO) OR (Y) BY


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ANY HOLDER THAT WAS AN AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY AT ANY TIME DURING THE THREE
MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF SUCH TRANSFER, IN EITHER CASE OTHER THAN (1) TO THE
COMPANY, (2) SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A,
PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A (AS INDICATED BY THE BOX CHECKED BY THE TRANSFEROR
ON THE CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER ON THE REVERSE OF THIS NOTE), (3) IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AS
INDICATED BY THE BOX CHECKED BY THE TRANSFEROR ON THE CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER ON
THE REVERSE OF THIS NOTE), (4) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN "ACCREDITED
INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
(AS INDICATED BY THE BOX CHECKED BY THE TRANSFEROR ON THE CERTIFICATE OF
TRANSFER ON THE REVERSE OF THIS SECURITY) THAT IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND A CERTIFICATE WHICH MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY OR THE TRUSTEE IS DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEREE TO THE
COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE, (5) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 (IF APPLICABLE) UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, OR (6) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
OF THE UNITED STATES. AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR HOLDING THIS SECURITY
AGREES THAT IT WILL FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AND THE


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TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE
TO CONFIRM THAT ANY TRANSFER BY IT OF THIS NOTE COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, REPRESENTS AND AGREES
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT IS (1) A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER
WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A OR (2) AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN "ACCREDITED
INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND THAT IT IS HOLDING THIS NOTE FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT FOR
DISTRIBUTION OR (3) A NON-U.S. PERSON OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE
MEANING OF (OR AN ACCOUNT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (k)(2) OF
RULE 902 UNDER) REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.


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                         FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

No. 1                                                               $200,000,000

                    12-1/2% Senior Subordinated Note due 2010

                                                           CUSIP No. 305560 AA 2

         FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay
to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, on May 1, 2010, the principal sum as set
forth on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases annexed hereto.

         Interest Payment Dates:    May 1 and November 1.
         Record Dates:              April 15 and October 15.


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         Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side
of this Security.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly
executed.

Dated:  May 24, 2000

                                                  FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                             By:  ______________________________
                                                  Name:
                                                  Title:

                                             By:  ______________________________
                                             Name:
                                             Title:

[CORPORATE SEAL]

TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
      AUTHENTICATION

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,

     as Trustee, certifies
     that this is one of
     the Securities referred
     to in the Indenture.

By:  ______________________________
     Authorized Signatory


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                    12-1/2% Senior Subordinated Note due 2010

1.       INTEREST.

         (a) FairPoint Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such
corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter
referred to, being herein called the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the
principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company
will pay interest semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year commencing
November 1, 2000. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from May
24, 2000. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate
borne by the Securities plus 1% per annum, and it shall pay interest on overdue
installments of interest at the rate borne by the Securities to the extent
lawful.

         (b) Additional Interest. The holder of this Security is entitled to the
benefits of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 19, 2000, among the
Company and the Initial Purchasers named therein (the "Registration Rights
Agreement"). Capitalized terms used in this paragraph (b) but not defined herein
have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Rights Agreement. In the
event that (i) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Shelf
Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission on or prior to the
90th day following the date of the original issuance of the Securities, (ii) the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been declared effective on or
prior to the 150th day following the date of the original issuance of the
Securities, (iii) neither the Registered Exchange Offer has been consummated nor
the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective on or prior to the
180th day following the date of the original issuance of the Securities, or (iv)
after either the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration
Statement has been declared effective, such Registration Statement thereafter
ceases to be effective or usable (subject to certain exceptions) in connection
with resales of the Securities at any time that the Company is obligated to
maintain the effectiveness thereof pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement
(each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above being referred to
herein as a "Registration Default"), interest (the "Additional Interest") shall
accrue (in addition to stated interest on the Securities) from and including the
date on which the first such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding
the date on which all Registration Defaults have been cured, at a rate per annum
equal to 0.50% of the principal amount of the Securities; provided, however,
that such rate per annum shall increase by 0.25% per annum from and including
the 91st day after the first such Registration Default (and each successive 91st
day thereafter) unless and until all Registration Defaults have been cured;
provided further, however, that in no event shall the Additional Interest accrue
at a rate in excess of 1.50% per annum. The Additional Interest will be payable
in cash semi-annually in arrears each May 1 and November 1.

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2.       METHOD OF PAYMENT.

         The Company will pay interest on the Securities to the Persons who are
registered holders of Securities at the close of business on the April 15 or
October 15 next preceding the interest payment date even if Securities are
canceled after the record date and on or before the interest payment date.
Defaulted interest will be paid in the manner set forth in the Indenture.
Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal
payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United
States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts. Payments in respect of the Securities represented by a
Global Security (including principal, premium and interest) will be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The
Depository Trust Company. The Company will make all payments in respect of a
certificated Security (including principal, premium and interest), by mailing a
check to the registered address of each Holder thereof; provided, however, that
payments on the Securities may also be made, in the case of a Holder of at least
$1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities, by wire transfer to a U.S.
dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such
Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee
or the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30
days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date
as the Trustee may accept in its discretion).

3.       PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR.

         Initially, United States Trust Company of New York (the "Trustee") will
act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying
Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice. The Company or any of its
domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent,
Registrar or co-registrar.

4.       INDENTURE.

         The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of May
24, 2000 (the "Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the
Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
ss.ss.77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the "TIA"). Terms
defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and
Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of
those terms.

         The Securities are senior subordinated, unsecured obligations of the
Company limited to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding (subject to Sections 2.01 and 2.08 of the Indenture). This Security
is one of the Initial Securities referred to in the Indenture issued in an
aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000.


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The Securities include the Original Securities up to an aggregate principal
amount of $200,000,000, additional Initial Securities issued under the Indenture
up to an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, and any Exchange Securities
issued in exchange for the Initial Securities. The Original Securities, the
additional Initial Securities and the Exchange Securities are treated as a
single class of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain
limitations on the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
among other things, make certain Investments and other Restricted Payments, pay
dividends and other distributions, incur Debt, enter into consensual
restrictions upon the payment of certain dividends and distributions by such
Restricted Subsidiaries, issue or sell shares of capital stock of such
Restricted Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions with
Affiliates, create or incur Liens, make Asset Sales and enter into lines of
business other than the Telecommunications Business. The Indenture also imposes
limitations on the ability of the Company to consolidate or merge with or into
any other Person or sell, transfer, assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all of the Property of the Company.

5.       OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

         Except as set forth below, the Securities may not be redeemed prior to
May 1, 2005. On and after that date, the Company may redeem the Securities, in
whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days' prior notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed
in percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the
relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment
date that is on or prior to the date of redemption), if redeemed during the
12-month period beginning on May 1 of the years set forth below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR                                                                 PRICE
----                                                                 -----
<S>                                                                 <C>
2005                                                                 106.250%
2006                                                                 104.167%
2007                                                                 102.083%
2008 and thereafter                                                  100.000%
</TABLE>

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or prior to May 1, 2003, the Company
may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of all Securities
theretofore issued, with proceeds of an Equity Sale, at a redemption price of
112.5% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the
relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment
date that is on or prior to the date of redemption), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that at
least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Original Securities remain
outstanding after the occurrence of such redemption and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that
such redemption shall be made within 75 days of such Equity Sale upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice.

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6.       SINKING FUND.

         The Securities are not subject to any sinking fund.

7.       NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.

         Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30
days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of
Securities to be redeemed at his or her registered address. Securities in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and
accrued interest on all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the
redemption date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the redemption
date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest
ceases to accrue on such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for
redemption.

8.       SUBORDINATION.

         The Securities will be senior subordinated, unsecured obligations of
the Company. The payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on,
the Securities, will be subordinated in right of payment to the payment when due
of all Senior Debt of the Company. The Securities will rank PARI PASSU in right
of payment with the Existing Notes and any future Senior Subordinated Debt and
senior to all existing and future Subordinated Obligations of the Company. The
Company agrees, and each Securityholder by accepting a Security agrees, to the
subordination provisions contained in the Indenture and authorizes the Trustee
to give it effect and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such purpose.

9. REPURCHASE OF SECURITIES AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL.

         Upon a Change of Control, any Holder of Securities will have the right,
subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the Company
to repurchase all or any part of the Securities of such Holder at a purchase
price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Securities to be repurchased
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to
the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest
due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of
purchase) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.

10.      DENOMINATIONS; TRANSFER; EXCHANGE.

         The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations
of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange
Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the
Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by
law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer
of or exchange any Securities selected for

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redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the
portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any
Securities for a period of 15 days prior to a selection of Securities to be
redeemed or 15 days before an interest payment date.

11.      PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.

         The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of
it for all purposes.

12.      UNCLAIMED MONEY.

         If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for
two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company
at its written request unless an abandoned property law designates another
Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to
the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.

13.      DISCHARGE AND DEFEASANCE.

         Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may terminate
some of or all its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the
Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the
payment of principal and interest on the Securities to redemption or maturity,
as the case may be.

14.      AMENDMENT, WAIVER.

         Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the
Indenture or the Securities may be amended without prior notice to any
Securityholder but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities and (ii)
any default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written
consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the
Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Securities, the Company and the
Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity,
omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to comply with Article V of the
Indenture; (iii) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in
place of certificated Securities; (iv) to make certain changes in the
subordination provisions; (v) to add Guarantees with respect to the Securities;
(vi) to secure the Securities; (vii) to add additional covenants or to surrender
rights and powers conferred on the Company; (viii) to comply with the
requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the
Indenture under the TIA; or (ix) to make any change that does not adversely
affect the rights of any Securityholder.

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15.      DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.

         If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding, subject to certain limitations, may declare all the Securities to
be immediately due and payable. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are
Events of Default and shall result in the Securities being immediately due and
payable upon the occurrence of such Events of Default without any further act of
the Trustee or any Holder. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture
or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to
enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives reasonable indemnity
or security. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may direct the Trustee in
its exercise of any trust or power under the Indenture. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, by
written notice to the Trustee and the Company, may rescind any declaration of
acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any
judgment or decree, and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or
waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely
because of the acceleration.

16.      TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY.

         Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under
the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed
to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may other wise deal with the Company
or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

17.      NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.

         A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company
shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the
Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each
Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release
are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.

18.      AUTHENTICATION.

         This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the
Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Security.

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19.      ABBREVIATIONS.

         Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or
an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors
Act).

20.      GOVERNING LAW.

         THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES
OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

21. CUSIP NUMBERS.

         Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be
printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in
notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. No representation is
made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or
as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers placed thereon.

         THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY HOLDER OF SECURITIES UPON WRITTEN
REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE HOLDER A COPY OF THE INDENTURE WHICH HAS IN IT
THE TEXT OF THIS SECURITY.

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                                 ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint __________________________________as agent to transfer
this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to
act for him or her.

Date: _________________________

Your Signature: _________________________________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.

In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this
certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act of 1933 after the later of the date of original
issuance of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities
were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned
confirms that such Securities are being transferred in accordance with its
terms:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

1.  / /  to the Company; or

2.  / /  pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
         Act of 1933; or

3.  / /  inside the United States to a "qualified institutional buyer" (as
         defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases
         for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional
         buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in
         reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with
         Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or

4.  / /  outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning
         of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904
         under the Securities Act of 1933; or

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5.  / /  to an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
         501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933) that has
         furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain
         representations and agreements (the form of which letter can be
         obtained from the Trustee or the Company); or

6.  / /  pursuant to another available exemption from registration provided by
         Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.

         Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register
         any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any
         person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however,
         that if box (4), (5) or (6) is checked, the Trustee may require, prior
         to registering any such transfer of the Securities, such legal
         opinions, certifications and other information as the Company has
         reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made
         pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
         registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

                                                --------------------------------
                                                Your Signature

Signature Guarantee:

Date:                                           --------------------------------
      --------------                            Signature of Signature Guarantee

Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a Guarantee recognized
signature guaranty medallion program or other signature guarantor acceptable to
the Trustee

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

         The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this
Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises
sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a "qualified
institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A
and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as
the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to
request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying
upon the undersigned's foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption
from registration provided by Rule 144A.

Date:                                               ----------------------------
      ---------------                               NOTICE: To be executed by an
                                                            executive officer

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              SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $200,000,000. The
following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            Signature of
                                                                   Principal Amount of       authorized
                         Amount of decrease   Amount of increase       this Global          signatory of
                        in Principal Amount      in Principal       Security following       Trustee or
                           of this Global       Amount of this       such decrease or        Securities
   Date of Exchange           Security          Global Security          increase             Custodian
<S>                     <C>                   <C>                  <C>                      <C>


</TABLE>

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                       OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.07 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the box: [_]

If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.07 or 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount:
$__________________

Date: __________________

Your Signature: _______________________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of the Security)

Signature Guarantee:____________________________________________________________
Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty
medallion program or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee.

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