**Exhibit      (10)(c)(8)**
**AGREEMENT**

**WHEREAS**

**WHEREAS**

**WHEREAS**

**NOW        THEREFORE**

**Defined        Terms**

**Term        of Agreement**

**General        Provisions**

**Payments        Due Upon a Payment Trigger**

**Gross-Up        Payments**

**Termination        Procedures**

**Protective        Covenants By The Executive**

**No        Mitigation**

**Disputes;        Remedies**

**Successors;        Binding Agreement**

**Notices**

**Miscellaneous**

**Validity**

**Counterparts**

**IN        WITNESS WHEREOF**

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  **ALLTEL                  CORPORATION**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| Attest:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| /s/                  C.J. Duvall,                  Jr.                                                              | By: /s/ Scott T.                  Ford                                                                                  |
| Name:  C.J. Duvall, Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                  | Name:                   Scott T. Ford                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Title:  Executive Vice President                  - Human                  Resources                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Title:  CEO & President                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| Witness:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| /s/                  Peggy                  Mathews                                                            | /s/                  John                  Ebner                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | John                  Ebner                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |