**                    Exhibit 10(c)**

**EMPLOYMENT      AGREEMENT**

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**Section      1.**
**Certain      Definitions**
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*provided*
*however*

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*provided*
*however*

*provided*
*however*

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**Section      2.**
**Employment      Period**
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**Section      3.**
**Terms      of Employment**
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**Position      and Duties**
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**(b)**
**Compensation**
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**Base      Salary**
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**(2)**
**Short-Term      Bonuses**
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**(3)**
**Long-Term      Cash Incentive Bonuses**

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**(4)**
**Equity      Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans**
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**(5)**
**Welfare      Benefit Plans**
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**(6)**
**Expenses**
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**(7)**
**Fringe      Benefits**
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**(8)**
**Office      and Support Staff**
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**(9)**
**Paid-Time      Off**
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**Section      4.**
**Termination      of Employment**
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**Death      or Disability**
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*provided      *

**(b)**
**Cause**
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**(c)**
**Good      Reason**
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**(d)**
**Notice      of Termination**
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**(e)**
**Date      of Termination**
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**Section      5.**
**Obligations      of the Company upon Termination**
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**Good      Reason; Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability**
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*provided*
*however*

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*provided*

**(b)**
**Death**
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**(c)**
**Disability**
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**(d)**
**Cause;      Other Than for Good Reason**
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**Section      6.**
**Non-exclusivity      of Rights**
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**Section      7.**
**Full      Settlement**
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**Section      8.**
**Certain      Additional Payments by the Company**
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*provided*
*however*

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*provided*
*however*
*provided*
*further*

**Section      9.**
**Confidential      Information**

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**Section      10.**
**Successors**
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**Section      11.**
**Miscellaneous**
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|   |   | At                the most recent address on file at the                Company. |
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| /s/ Scott                T. Ford                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|  Scott                T. Ford                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| Alltel Corporation                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| By:   /s/              Richard N. Massey                         |
|  Richard                N. Massey                                                                                                                                                                  |
|  Executive                Vice President,                                                                                                                                                          |
|  Secretary                and General                Counsel                                                                                                                                       |