**Exhibit      10(j)**

**EMPLOYMENT      AGREEMENT**

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

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*however*

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*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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**Compensation**
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**Base      Salary**
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**Short-Term      Bonuses**
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**Long-Term      Cash Incentive Bonuses**

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**Equity      Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans**
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**Welfare      Benefit Plans**
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**Expenses**
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**Fringe      Benefits**
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**Office      and Support Staff**
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**Paid-Time      Off**
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**Section      4.**
**Termination      of Employment**
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**Death      or Disability**
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**(b)**
**Cause**
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**Good      Reason**
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**Notice      of Termination**
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**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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**Death**
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**Disability**
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**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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**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/                Sue P. Mosley                                                                                                                                                |
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| Sue                P. Mosley                                                                                                                                                    |
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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                                                                                                        |