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Exhibit 10.81

 

*We have requested confidential treatment of certain provisions contained in this exhibit. The copy filed as an exhibit

  omits the information subject to the confidentiality request.* 


FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION &

TRAFFIC EXCHANGE 

AGREEMENT 


BY AND BETWEEN


SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. 

NEXTEL OPERATIONS, INC 

NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MIDATLANTIC, INC. 

NEXTEL OF NEW YORK, INC. 

 NEXTEL SOUTH CORP. 

NEXTEL OF TEXAS, INC. 

NEXTEL WEST CORP. 

NPCR, INC. 

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 


AND


RNK, INC D/B/A RNK COMMUNICATIONS


     Pursuant to this Amendment, Sprint Spectrum L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as agent and general partner for APC PCS, LLC., a Delaware
limited partnership, PhillieCo, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership, and SprintCom, Inc., a Kansas Corporation (collectively “Sprint PCS”), and Nextel Operations, Inc, a Delaware Corporation, acting in its authority as agent for the
benefit of Nextel of California, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Nextel Communications of the MidAtlantic, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Nextel of New York, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Nextel South Corp., a Georgia corporation, Nextel of Texas,
Inc., a Texas corporation  and Nextel West Corp., a Delaware corporation. (collectively “Nextel”), NPCR, Inc. (“Nextel Partners”), and Sprint Communications Company Limited Partnership (“Sprint”) (hereinafter Sprint
PCS, Nextel, Nextel Partners and Sprint collectively referred to as “Sprint Nextel”), on behalf of themselves, their subsidiaries and Affiliates and RNK, Inc. d/b/a RNK Communications, a Masssachusetts corporation, on behalf of itself and
its subsidiaries and Affiliates (hereinafter collectively referred to as “RNK”), hereby agree to amend that certain Interconnection and Traffic Exchange Agreement between the Parties dated November 10, 2008 (Agreement).


     WHEREAS, Sprint Nextel and RNK entered into the Agreement
on November 10, 2008; and


     WHEREAS, the Parties desire amend the Agreement to modify the dates for which certain rates apply between the Parties; and


SPRINT AMENDMENT- March 30, 2010










     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual provisions contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Sprint Nextel and
RNK hereby covenant and agree as follows: 

	            	
1.        	
The Parties agree to delete Section 1 of Attachment I and replace it with the following:
  
	 
	 	 	
[***]

  
	 
	 	
2.        	
The remaining Sections of the Agreement remain unchanged.
  
	 



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date last signed by the Parties. 

	 	
Sprint Spectrum L.P.   	   	   
	 	
Nextel Operations, Inc.   	   	   
	 	
Sprint Communications   	   	   
	 	
             Company L.P.       
	   	
RNK, Inc.   
	   
	 	
By: /s/ Paul W. Schieber   	   	
By:/s/ Richard N. Koch   
	 	
Name:  Paul
W. Schieber      	   	
Name: Richard
N. Koch      
	 	
Title: V.P. Access & Roaming   	   	
Title: President   
	 	
Date 3/30/2010   	   	
Date 3/24/2010   


 

 






*We have requested confidential treatment of certain provisions contained in this exhibit. The copy filed as an exhibit omits the information subject to the confidentiality request.*



SPRINT AMENDMENT- March 30, 2010