EXHIBIT 10.2.3



                             AMENDED AND RESTATED
                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated effective June 1,
2000 (the "Agreement"), by and between TRITEL, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and WILLIAM S. ARNETT ("Executive"). Capitalized terms used
herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Stockholders Agreement of the Company, dated January 7, 1999, as
amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof (the
"Stockholders Agreement").

                             W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, the Company employed Executive pursuant to an Employment
Agreement executed by the Company and Executive embodying the terms of such
employment dated January 7, 1999 (the "Original Agreement");

         WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to continue such employment
pursuant to terms and conditions varying from those set forth in the Original
Agreement;

         WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Original
Agreement, Executive purchased 4,069.54 shares of the Company's Class A Voting
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Restricted Shares");

         WHEREAS, in order to induce the Purchasers referred to in the
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1998, to purchase the
securities issued by the Company thereunder, Executive desires to grant to the
Company the repurchase rights with respect to the Restricted Shares as
referred to in Section 7;

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to accept the grant of such repurchase
rights;

         WHEREAS, on or about December 13, 1999, the Company effected a 400 to
1 stock split (the "Stock Split") of its Class A Voting Common Stock so that
the number of Restricted Shares subject to the Original Agreement was
increased to 1,627,816; and

         WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend and restate the
Original Agreement to modify the Company's repurchase rights relating to the
Restricted Shares, to provide for acceleration of vesting upon certain events
and certain other matters, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set
forth herein;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained, the Company and Executive, intending to be legally bound, hereby
amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety and agree as follows:

         1.   Employment.

              a. Agreement to Employ. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby employs Executive, and
Executive hereby accepts employment by the Company.

              b. Employment Period. The term of Executive's employment shall
be for a period of five (5) years commencing on January 7, 1999 (the
"Commencement Date") and continuing until the day after the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the Commencement Date (the "Expiration Date") unless this
Agreement shall have been earlier terminated in accordance with Section 5 (the
"Employment Period").

         2.   Position and Duties.

              During the Employment Period, Executive shall serve as the
President of the Company and be responsible for the duties set forth on
Schedule I, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. All of the
Company's other officers (other than the Company's officers holding day-to-day
primary responsibility for Business Development (including strategic
transactions) and External Affairs) shall report directly to the Executive.
During the Employment Period, except as set forth herein, Executive shall
devote his entire business time to the services required of him hereunder,
except for vacation time, personal time and reasonable periods of absence due
to sickness, personal injury or other disability. Nothing contained herein
shall preclude Executive from devoting reasonable periods of time to (i) the
activities described on Schedule II; (ii) serving on a board of directors of a
charitable, trade or other similar organization; or (iii) serving on other
boards of directors with the consent of the Board of Directors, in each such
case, so long as such activities do not interfere with the performance of
Executive's duties hereunder.

         3.   Compensation.

              a. Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive an annual salary
of $225,000. Upon the first anniversary of the Commencement Date, and annually
thereafter, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall review
Executive's base salary in light of the performance of Executive and the
Company, and may, in its discretion, increase (but not decrease) such base
salary by an amount it determines to be appropriate. Executive's annual base
salary payable hereunder, as it may be increased from time to time, is
referred to herein as "Base Salary". The Company shall pay Executive his Base
Salary in equal monthly installments, or in such other installments as the
parties may mutually agree.

              b. Annual Bonus. For each calendar year or part thereof during
the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus
(an "Annual Bonus") equal to up to 50% of his Base Salary based upon the
achievement of certain objectives determined by the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors for such calendar year, payable within thirty (30) days
after certification of the Company's financial statements for such year.

         4.   Benefits, Perquisites and Expenses.

              a. Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, Executive shall
be eligible to participate in any welfare benefit plan sponsored or maintained
by the Company, including, without limitation, any group life,
hospitalization, medical, dental, health, accident or disability insurance or
similar plan or program of the Company, in each case, whether now existing or
established hereafter, to the extent that Executive is eligible to participate
in any such plan under the generally applicable provisions thereof.

              b. Perquisites. Executive shall be entitled to up to four weeks
paid vacation annually in accordance with the Company's policies and
practices. Executive shall also be entitled to receive such perquisites as are
generally provided to other senior officers of the Company in accordance with
the policies and practices of the Company.

              c. Business Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse
Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred or paid by Executive in
performance of Executive's duties hereunder, upon presentation of expense
statements or vouchers and such other information as the Company may
reasonably require.

              d. Indemnification. The Company shall, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, the Company's certificate of incorporation or its
bylaws, indemnify Executive and hold Executive harmless from and against any
claim, loss or cause of action arising from or out of Executive's performance
as an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or in any other capacity, including serving as a fiduciary, in which Executive
serves at the request of the Company. If any claim is asserted hereunder for
which Executive reasonably believes in good faith he is entitled to be
indemnified, the Company shall pay Executive's reasonable legal expenses (or
cause such expenses to be paid), as may be reasonably required but no less
frequently than on a quarterly basis, provided that Executive shall reimburse
the Company for such amounts, plus simple interest thereon at the 90-day
United States Treasury Bill rate as in effect from time to time, compounded
annually, if Executive shall be found by a final, non-appealable order of a
court of competent jurisdiction not to be entitled to indemnification. The
indemnification obligations of the Company in this paragraph shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.

              e. Directors and Officers Liability Insurance. The Company has
obtained, and shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to maintain,
directors and officers liability insurance coverage covering Executive in
amounts customary for similarly situated companies in the telecommunications
industry.

              f. Relocation and Temporary Living Expenses. The Company shall
pay or reimburse Executive for relocation and temporary living expenses on the
terms and conditions set forth in Schedule III. In connection with Executive's
purchase of a residence in the Jackson, Mississippi area the Company agrees,
if requested by Executive, to lend Executive up to the principal amount of
Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars, such loan to be without interest and to
mature on the earlier of (x) the five (5) year anniversary of the date of such
loan, and (y) the last day of the month in which the Employment Period ends.
The Company's obligation to make such loan shall be conditioned upon
Executive's execution of a promissory note containing terms and conditions
(including a right of set off) as shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Company.

         5.   Termination of Employment.

              a. Early Termination of the Employment Period. This Agreement
may be terminated in any of the following manners:

                 i. Executive may, upon 30 days' prior written notice to the
Company, voluntarily terminate employment with the Company at any time at the
sole discretion of Executive (a "Voluntary Termination");

                 ii. Executive may, upon written notice to the Company,
terminate employment with the Company at any time for "Good Reason" (as
defined in Section 5(g)) it being agreed that any such termination, although
effected by Executive shall not constitute a Voluntary Termination;

                 iii. Executive's employment may, upon written notice to
Executive, be terminated by the Company at any time for Cause (as defined in
Section 5(f));

                 iv. This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon
Executive's death;

                 v. The Company may, upon written notice to Executive,
terminate this Agreement upon Executive's Disability. As used herein, the term
"Disability" shall mean a determination that Executive suffers from illness or
other physical or mental impairment that prevents Executive from substantially
performing his duties for a period of 90 days during any six-month period
during the Employment Period or for 180 days during any 12-month period during
the Employment Period. The determination of whether (and, if appropriate,
when) a Disability has occurred shall be made by a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Company (excluding the Senior Executives that are directors
of the Company);

                 vi. Executive's employment may, upon written notice to
Executive, be terminated by the Company at any time without Cause; or

                 vii. The Company may terminate this Agreement immediately in
the event of the failure of the Company to meet any of the objectives set
forth in Schedule IV to this Agreement.

              b. Benefits Payable Upon Termination.

                 i. Following the end of the Employment Period pursuant to any
manner described in Section 5(a) or for any other reason, the Company shall
pay to Executive (or, in the event of his death, his surviving spouse, if any,
or his estate): (A) any Base Salary earned, but unpaid, for services rendered
to the Company on or prior to the date on which the Employment Period ended,
and (B) amounts which are vested or which Executive is otherwise entitled to
receive under the terms of or in accordance with any plan, policy, practice or
program of, or any contract or agreement with, the Company at or subsequent to
the date the Employment Period ends without regard to the performance by
Executive of further services or the resolution of a contingency.

                 ii. Following the end of the Employment Period other than
pursuant to a termination described in Sections 5(a)(i) or (iii) (in respect
of which Executive shall not be entitled to any payments under this Section
5(b)(ii)), Executive shall continue to be entitled to receive his Base Salary:
(x) if the termination date is on or before the first anniversary of the
Commencement Date, for the 18-month period following the end of the Employment
Period, and (y) if the termination date is after such first anniversary, for
the 24-month period following the end of the Employment Period or, if shorter,
the period ending on the Expiration Date. In the event that the Employment
Period shall end pursuant to a termination by Executive pursuant to Section
5(a)(ii) or a termination by the Company pursuant to Section 5(a)(vi), the
Executive shall also be entitled to receive the Annual Bonus (if earned in
accordance with Section 3(b) of this Agreement). The amount of the Annual
Bonus shall be determined as follows: (I) In the event that the date of
termination is on or prior to June 30 of any applicable calendar year, the
amount of the Annual Bonus shall be equal to a pro rata portion (based upon
the actual number of days during such calendar year that this Agreement shall
have been in effect) of the Annual Bonus payable in respect of such year
(determined based upon the achievement by the Company of the objectives for
all of such calendar year). (II) In the event that the date of termination is
after June 30 of any applicable calendar year, the amount of the Annual Bonus
shall be equal to the Annual Bonus payable in respect of such year (determined
based upon the achievement by the Company of the objectives for all of such
calendar year).

              c. Timing of Payments.

                 i. Amounts payable pursuant to Section 5(b)(i)(A) shall be
payable on the last day of the month following the end of the Employment
Period. Payments of Base Salary pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii) shall be payable
as follows: (x) Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars on the last day of the
month following the end of the Employment Period, and (y) the balance in
monthly installments in arrears in an amount equal to (x) the number of months
of Base Salary which Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to Section
5(b)(ii) times the Base Salary minus Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars,
divided by (y) the number of months of Base Salary which Executive is entitled
to receive pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii), commencing on the last day of the
month following the month in which the Employment Period shall have ended. In
the event that Executive's employment shall be terminated pursuant to Section
5(a)(ii) or (vi), the Annual Bonus payable pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii) shall
be paid 30 days after the certification of the Company's financial statements
for such year.

                 ii. Vested benefits referred to in clause (B) of Section
5(b)(i) shall be payable in accordance with the terms of the plan, policy,
practice, program, contract or agreement under which such benefits have
accrued.

              d. The Company shall be entitled to set off against the amounts
payable to the Executive following the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 5(b)(ii), any amounts earned by either Executive in other
employment (excluding amounts earned in connection with the activities
described on Schedule II) after the termination of this Agreement; provided,
however, that Executive shall not be required, as a condition to the receipt
of such payment pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii), to seek such other employment.

              e. Continuing Obligations. After receipt of written notice of
termination, but prior to the effective date of such termination, Executive
shall continue to perform his duties under this Agreement unless specifically
instructed to discontinue such performance. In the event of termination,
Executive and the Company shall remain liable for their respective obligations
accrued under this Agreement prior to the effective date of termination.

              f. Definition of Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause"
means only:

                 i. Executive's indictment or conviction of a felony;

                 ii. Fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by Executive
against the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company;

                 iii. Executive's willful misconduct or gross negligence in
connection with his employment hereunder which has materially adversely
affected the Company, monetarily or otherwise, as determined by a majority
vote of the Board of Directors of the Company (excluding Executive and other
Company executives that are directors of the Company); or

                 iv. Executive shall not have transferred his domicile and
principal residence from the Knoxville, Tennessee area to the Jackson,
Mississippi area before August 15, 1999.

              g. Definition of Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement
"Good Reason" means any of the following:

                 i. The Company fails to make any payment when due pursuant to
Section 3 within thirty (30) days following Executive's written notice to the
Company of such failure;

                 ii. A material breach of this Agreement by the Company (other
than a payment default) which has not been cured within thirty (30) days
following notice thereof from the Company;

                 iii. Executive is demoted or removed from his/her respective
offices or there is a material diminishment of Executive's responsibilities,
duties or status which diminishment is not rescinded within 30 days after the
date of receipt by the Board of Directors of the Company of Executive's
written notice referring to this provision and describing such diminishment;
or

                 iv. The Company relocates its principal offices without
Executive's consent to a location more than 50 miles from the principal
offices of the Company in Jackson, Mississippi.

         6.   Noncompetition and Confidentiality

              a. Noncompetition. During the Employment Period and for one year
thereafter, Executive shall not, without the consent of the Company, assist or
become associated with any person or entity, whether as a principal, partner,
employee, consultant or shareholder (other than as a holder of not in excess
of 5% of the outstanding voting shares of any publicly traded company) that is
actively engaged in the business of providing mobile wireless
telecommunications services in the Territory (as defined in the Company's
Stockholders' Agreement); provided, however, that in the event the Employment
Period is terminated by Executive pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii) or by the
Company pursuant to Section 5(a)(vi) Executive shall have no obligations
pursuant to this Section 6(a) and provided further that this Section 6(a)
shall not apply to activities described on Schedule II.

              b. Confidentiality. Without the prior written consent of the
Company, except to the extent required by an order of a court having competent
jurisdiction or under subpoena from a governmental body or agency, Executive
shall not disclose any trade secrets, customer lists, drawings, designs,
information regarding product development, marketing plans, sales plans,
manufacturing plans, management organization (including data and other
information relating to members of the Board of Directors and management),
operating policies and manuals, business plans, financial records, packaging
design or other financial, commercial, business or technical information
relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates
(collectively, "Confidential Information"), to any third person, unless such
Confidential Information has been previously disclosed to the public by the
Company or is in the public domain (other than by reason of Executive's breach
of this Paragraph 6(b)), except that Executive may disclose Confidential
Information to the extent advisable in his sole discretion in connection with
(i) the performance of Executive's duties hereunder, or (ii) the issuance of
Company securities, or (iii) obtaining financing for the Company, or (iv) the
enforcement of Executive's rights under this Agreement, or (v) any disclosures
that may be required by law, including securities laws.

              c. Inventions. Executive hereby sells, transfers and assigns to
the Company all of the right, title and interest of Executive in and to all
inventions, ideas, disclosures and improvements, whether patented or
unpatented, and copyrightable material, made or conceived by Executive, solely
or jointly, or in whole or in part, during the Employment Term which (i)
relate to methods, apparatus, designs, products, processes or devices sold,
leased, used or under construction or development by the Company or any
subsidiary or affiliate or (ii) otherwise relate to or pertain to the
business, functions or operations of the Company or any subsidiary or
affiliate, or (iii) arise (wholly or partly) from the efforts of Executive
during the Employment Period. Executive shall communicate promptly and
disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company reasonably requests, all
information, details and data pertaining to the aforementioned inventions,
ideas, disclosures and improvements; and, whether during the Employment Period
or thereafter, Executive shall execute and deliver to the Company (at the
Company's sole cost and expense) such formal transfers and assignments and
such other papers and documents as may be required of Executive to permit the
Company to file and prosecute the patent applications and, as to copyrightable
material, to obtain copyright thereon.

              d. Company Property. Promptly following Executive's termination
of employment, Executive shall return to the Company all property of the
Company, and all copies thereof in Executive's possession or under his
control, and all tangible embodiments of Confidential Information in
Executive's possession in whatever media such Confidential Information is
maintained.

              e. Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Employment Period
and for one year thereafter, Executive will not directly or indirectly induce
any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to
terminate employment with such entity, and will not directly or indirectly,
either individually or as owner, agent, employee, consultant or otherwise,
employ or offer employment to any person who is or was employed by the Company
or a subsidiary thereof, unless such person shall have ceased to be employed
by such entity for a period of at least six months; provided, however, that
(x) nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent Executive from engaging
in a general solicitation for employment that is not directed at employees of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and (y) this Section
6(e) shall not apply to any individual listed on Schedule VI in the event such
individual shall become employed by the Company.

              f. Injunctive Relief with Respect to Covenants. Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations of Executive with
respect to noncompetition, inventions, confidentiality and Company property
contained in this Section 6 relate to special, unique and extraordinary
matters and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and
obligations will cause the Company irreparable injury for which adequate
remedies are not available at law. Therefore, Executive agrees that the
Company shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order, or such other
equitable relief as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or
appropriate to restrain Executive from committing any violation of the
covenants and obligations contained in this Paragraph 6. These injunctive
remedies are cumulative and are in addition to any other rights and remedies
the Company may have at law or in equity.

         7.   Vesting  and Repurchase of Unvested Shares, Etc.

              a. General. Executive by his acceptance of the Restricted Share
certificates bearing the legend set forth in paragraph (e) below, agrees that
the Restricted Shares shall be subject to repurchase by the Company at the
Repurchase Price in accordance with the terms of this Section 7. As used in
this Section 7, the following terms have the following meanings:

                 i. "Automatic Repurchase Event" means (x) the termination of
Executive's employment pursuant to this Agreement or any agreement
supplementing, amending or extending this Agreement or (y) the seventh (7th)
anniversary of the Commencement Date.

                 ii. "Base Shares" means 1,193,732 shares of Class A Common
Stock (which number gives effect to the Stock Split).

                 iii. "Change in Control" means a change in control of the
Company, which will be deemed to have occurred if:

                      (I) any "person" as such term is used in Section 3(a)(9)
                 of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d)
                 and 14(d) thereof except that such term shall not include (A)
                 the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any trustee or
                 other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit
                 plan of the Company or any of its affiliates, (C) an
                 underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an
                 offering of such securities, (D) any corporation owned,
                 directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in
                 substantially the same proportions as their ownership of
                 Common Shares, or (E) any person or group as used in Rule
                 13d-1(b) under the Exchange Act, is or becomes the Beneficial
                 Owner, as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
                 Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities of the
                 Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned
                 by such person any securities acquired directly from the
                 Company or its affiliates other than in connection with the
                 acquisition by the Company or its affiliates of a business)
                 representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
                 Company's then outstanding securities;

                      (II) during any period of two consecutive years,
                 individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute
                 the Board, and any new director (other than (A) a director
                 designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with
                 the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (I),
                 (III), or (IV) of this Section 7(a)(iii) or (B) a director
                 whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an
                 actual or threatened election contest, including but not
                 limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election
                 of directors of the Company) whose election by the Board or
                 nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was
                 approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
                 directors then still in office who either were directors at
                 the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination
                 for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason
                 to constitute at least a majority thereof;

                      (III) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of
                 the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the
                 Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger
                 or consolidation which would result in the voting securities
                 of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
                 continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or
                 by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
                 entity or any parent thereof) in combination with the
                 ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding
                 securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or
                 any subsidiary of the Company, at least 75% of the combined
                 voting power of the securities of the Company or such
                 surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding
                 immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a
                 merger or consolidation effected to implement a
                 recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in
                 which no person (as defined above) is or becomes the
                 beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of
                 the Company (not including in the securities beneficially
                 owned by such person any securities acquired directly from
                 the Company or its affiliates other than in connection with
                 the acquisition by the Company or its affiliates of a
                 business) representing 25% or more of the combined voting
                 power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or

                      (IV) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of
                 complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there
                 is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by
                 the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's
                 assets (or any transaction having a similar effect) other
                 than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or
                 substantially all of the Company's assets to an entity, at
                 least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting
                 securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company
                 in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of
                 the Company immediately prior to such sale.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no change in voting power triggered solely by
the holders of shares of Voting Preference Stock of the Company beginning to
vote as a class with holders of Class A Voting Common Stock of the Company
shall be deemed a Change in Control under this Agreement.

                 iv. "Equity Kicker Shares" means a number of Restricted
Shares equal to 434,084 shares of Class A Common Stock (which number gives
effect to the Stock Split).

                 v. "Fully Diluted Basis" means, with respect to the shares of
Common Stock outstanding, all of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding
(regardless of whether subject to repurchase), plus (without duplication) all
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options
or convertible securities (excluding the Company's Series A Preferred Stock,
$.01 par value); provided, that for the purpose of calculating the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis in order to
determine whether the Internal Rate of Return pursuant to Section 7(b)(ii)
equals (A) more than 25% but less than 35%, none of the Equity Kicker Shares
shall be deemed to be outstanding, and (B) more than 35%, one-half of the
Equity Kicker Shares shall be deemed to be outstanding.

                 vi. "Market Price" means in the case of an Automatic
Repurchase Event (A) specified in clause (x) of the definition thereof, the
average closing price of the Class A Common Stock during the ten (10) trading
days prior to such date of termination, or (B) specified in clause (y) of the
definition thereof, the average closing price of the Class A Common Stock
during the ten (10) trading days prior to such seventh (7th) anniversary of
the Commencement Date. In the case of a Trigger Notice, "Market Price" means
the average closing price of the Class A Common Stock during the ten (10)
trading days prior to the Trigger Date.

                 vii. "Precipitating Event" means (i) a diminution in the
Executive's position, duties, authority, title or responsibilities with
respect to his or her employment by the Company or (ii) the relocation of the
Executive's principal place of performance more than fifty (50) miles from his
or her principal place of performance on the Commencement Date.

                 viii. "Repurchase Price" means $.000025 per share.

                 ix. "Trigger Date" means the date of delivery to the Company
by Executive of a Trigger Notice that refers to Equity Kicker Shares.

                 x. "Trigger Notice" means a notice given by Executive with
respect to a specified number of Equity Kicker Shares to determine how many
Equity Kicker Shares have vested.

              b. Repurchase of Base Shares and Equity Kicker Shares.

                 i. Repurchase of Base Shares upon Automatic Repurchase Event.
Upon an Automatic Repurchase Event, Executive shall sell to the Company, and
the Company shall purchase from Executive, the aggregate of (I) all Base
Shares that shall not have vested in accordance with Schedule V, plus (II) the
number of Restricted Shares subject to repurchase pursuant to Sections
7(b)(v). Notwithstanding the provisions of Schedule V or any other provision
of this Agreement, all Base Shares shall fully vest and shall not be subject
to repurchase upon the occurrence of any of the following: (x) a Change in
Control, provided that Executive remains in continuous service with the
Company or any Subsidiary until the effective date of such Change in Control;
(y) if Executive's employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries is
terminated (a) by reason of his or her death or Disability or (b) by the
Company and all Subsidiaries for any reason other than (A) Cause (whether in
connection with the TeleCorp Merger or otherwise), or (B) pursuant to Section
5(a)(vii); or (z) a Precipitating Event. Executive's employment with the
Company (or a Subsidiary of the Company) shall not be required to terminate as
a condition to such acceleration of vesting upon a Precipitating Event.

                 ii. Repurchase of Equity Kicker Shares upon Automatic
Repurchase Event. Upon any Automatic Repurchase Event, Executive shall sell to
the Company, and the Company shall purchase from Executive, the aggregate of
(I) the percentage of Executive's Equity Kicker Shares set forth opposite the
Internal Rate of Return realized by the Cash Equity Investors as set forth on
the chart below as of the date of the Automatic Repurchase Event:


               Internal Rate of Return                      Percentage of Equity
               Realized by Cash Equity                      Kicker Shares to be
               Investors                                    Repurchased
               ------------                                 -----------

               Less than 25%                                         100%

               25% or more but less than 35%                         50%

               35% or more                                           0%

                 plus (II) the number of Restricted Shares subject to
repurchase pursuant to Sections 7(b)(v) that are not repurchased pursuant to
clause (i) above. Notwithstanding the above or any other provision of this
Agreement, all Equity Kicker Shares that have not yet vested shall fully vest
and shall not be subject to repurchase upon the occurrence of any of the
following: (x) a Change in Control, provided that Executive remains in
continuous service with the Company or any Subsidiary until the effective date
of such Change in Control; (y) if the Executive's employment with the Company
and all Subsidiaries is terminated (a) by reason of his or her death or
Disability or (b) by the Company and all Subsidiaries for any reason other
than (A) Cause (whether in connection with the TeleCorp Merger or otherwise)
or (B) pursuant to Section 5(a)(vii); or (z) a Precipitating Event.
Executive's employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary of the Company) shall
not be required to terminate as a condition to such acceleration of vesting
upon a Precipitating Event.

                 iii. Internal Rate of Return Determination. For the purpose
of this Section 7, the Cash Equity Investors will be deemed to have "realized
an Internal Rate of Return" of any percentage specified, as of any date, when
(i) the aggregate amount of all distributions (but not including proceeds from
sales of Common Stock) actually made in respect of the Cash Equity Investors'
Common Stock, plus an amount equal to interest thereon at the rate of 10% per
annum, compounded annually, from the date each such distribution is made to
and including the date of the calculation, plus the product of the Market
Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
the Cash Equity Investors on the Commencement Date (as adjusted for stock
splits, stock dividends and similar changes in capitalization), is equal to
(ii) the aggregate amount of all capital contributions made by the Cash Equity
Investors, plus an amount equal to interest thereon at such percentage per
annum, compounded annually, from the date each such capital contribution is
made to and including such date of calculation.

                 iv. Vesting on Trigger Notice. Executive may elect, by
delivery of a Trigger Notice with respect to a number of Equity Kicker Shares
specified in such Trigger Notice, to determine the number of Equity Kicker
Shares that are vested and not subject to repurchase under Section 7(b)(ii).
The Internal Rate of Return (determined as specified in Section 7(b)(iii))
shall be determined as of the Trigger Date and those Equity Kicker Shares that
would not be subject to repurchase under the chart set forth in Section
7(b)(ii) above shall be deemed vested and not subject to repurchase from and
after the Trigger Date.

                 v. Additional Repurchase Rights of the Company.

                      (1) Anything to the contrary contained herein
notwithstanding, in the event Executive's employment is terminated by the
Company pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii), Executive shall sell to the Company,
and the Company shall repurchase from Executive, all of the Restricted Shares
(whether or not vested), provided, however, this Section 7(b)(v)(1) shall
cease to be effective upon a Change in Control.

                      (2) Anything to the contrary contained herein
notwithstanding, in the event that Executive's employment is terminated by
Executive pursuant to Section 5(a)(i) during the period commencing on the
first anniversary of the Commencement Date and ending on the fourth
anniversary of the Commencement Date, Executive shall sell to the Company, and
the Company shall repurchase from the Executive, in addition to any other
Restricted Shares repurchased pursuant to this Section 7, a number of
Restricted Shares equal to 10% of all Restricted Shares (whether or not
vested), provided, however, this Section 7(b)(v)(2) shall cease to be
effective upon a Change in Control.

              c. Purchase Price; Closing of Repurchase; Assignment of
Repurchase Right. Any repurchase pursuant to this Section 7 shall be for the
Repurchase Price. The closing of a purchase and sale of Repurchased Shares
shall take place on a date mutually agreed by Executive and the Company, but
in no event later than 20 days after (i) the date that employment of Executive
shall have terminated or (ii) in the case of Automatic Repurchase Event other
than termination of employment of Executive, the occurrence of the applicable
event. At such closing, the Company shall deliver to the Executive a check in
the amount of the aggregate Repurchase Price and, upon delivery thereof, the
Company shall become the legal and beneficial owner of the Restricted Shares
and all rights and interests therein or relating thereto, and the Company
shall have the right to retain and transfer to its own name such shares being
repurchased by the Company. Whenever the Company shall have the right to
repurchase Restricted Shares hereunder, the Company may designate and assign
one or more employees, officers, directors or shareholders of the Company or
other persons or organizations to exercise all or a party of the Company's
repurchase rights under this Agreement and purchase all or a part of such
Shares.

              d. Escrow of Shares. The Certificate(s) representing all
Restricted Shares shall be held by the Secretary of the Company as escrow
holder (the "Escrow Holder"), along with a stock power executed by the
Executive in blank. The Escrow Holder is hereby directed to permit transfer of
such shares only in accordance with this Agreement and the Stockholders
Agreement. In the event further instructions are desired by the Escrow Holder,
he shall be entitled to rely upon written directions of the Board of Directors
of the Company (excluding any Senior Executive that is a director of the
Company). The Escrow Holder shall have no liability for any act or omission
hereunder while acting in good faith in the exercise of his own judgment. The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold Escrow Holder free and harmless from and
against any and all losses, costs, damages, liabilities or expenses, including
counsel fees to which Escrow Holder may be put or which he may incur by reason
of or in connection with the escrow arrangement hereunder. If the Company or
any assignee repurchases any of the Restricted Shares pursuant to Section
7(b), the Escrow Holder, upon receipt of written notice of such repurchase
from the proposed transferee, shall take all steps necessary to accomplish
such repurchase. From time to time, upon Executive's request, Escrow Holder
shall: (i) cancel the certificate(s) held by the Escrow Holder and
representing Restricted Shares, (ii) cause new certificate(s) to be issued
representing the number of Restricted Shares no longer subject to repurchase
pursuant to paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 7(b), which
certificate(s) the Escrow Holder shall deliver to Executive, and (iii) cause
new certificate(s) to be issued representing the balance of the Restricted
Shares, which certificate(s) shall be held in escrow by the Escrow Holder in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(d). Subject to the terms
hereof, Executive shall have all the rights of stockholder with respect to the
Restricted Shares while they are held in escrow, including without limitation,
the right to vote the Restricted Shares and receive any cash dividends
declared thereon. If, from time to time during the term of the Company's
repurchase right, there is (i) any stock dividend, stock split or other change
in the Restricted Shares, or (ii) any merger or sale of all or substantially
all of the assets or other acquisition of the Company, any and all new,
substituted or additional securities to which such Executive is entitled by
reason of his ownership of the Restricted Shares shall be immediately subject
to this escrow, deposited with the Escrow Holder and included thereafter as
"Restricted Shares" for purposes of this Agreement and the Company's
repurchase right.

              e. Legends. The share certificates evidencing the Restricted
Shares shall be endorsed with the following legend (in addition to any legend
required to be placed thereon by applicable federal or state securities laws
or the Company's Stockholders Agreement):

               THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE TRANSFERRED
               ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
               BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND AN AFFILIATE OF THE STOCKHOLDER, A COPY
               OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY, WHICH
               PROVIDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FOR THE REPURCHASE BY THE COMPANY
               OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.

         8.   No Conflict With Prior Agreements; Due Authorization.

              a. Executive represents to the Company that neither Executive's
execution of this Agreement or commencement of employment hereunder nor the
performance of Executive's duties hereunder conflicts with any contractual
commitment on Executive's part to any third party. The Company represents to
Executive that it is fully authorized and empowered by action of the Company's
Board of Directors to enter into this Agreement and that performance of its
obligations under this Agreement will not violate any agreement between it and
any other person, firm or other entity.

              b. Nothing herein shall be construed to require Executive to use
or disclose any information that he is prohibited from using or disclosing as
a result of legal or contractual obligations.

         9.   Miscellaneous

              a. Survival. Sections 4(d), 5, 6, 7 and 9 shall survive the
termination hereof.

              b. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding on the
Company and any person or entity which succeeds to the interest of the Company
(regardless of whether such succession occurs by operation of law) by reason
of the sale of all or a portion the Company's stock, a merger, consolidation,
or reorganization involving the Company or a sale of the assets of the
business of the Company (or portion thereof) in which Executive performs a
majority of his services. This Agreement shall also inure to the benefit of
Executive's heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives.

              c. Assignment. Except as provided under Section 9(b), neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be
assigned or delegated by any party hereto without the prior written consent of
the other party.

              d. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Schedules
attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto
with respect to the matters referred to herein, and no other agreement, oral
or otherwise, shall be binding between the parties unless it is in writing and
signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. There are no promises,
representations, inducements or statements between the parties other than
those that are expressly contained herein. Executive acknowledges that he is
entering into this Agreement of his own free will and accord, and with no
duress, that he has been represented and fully advised by competent counsel in
entering into this Agreement, that he has read it and that he understands it
and its legal consequences. No parol or other evidence may be admitted to
alter, modify or construe this Agreement, which may be altered, modified or
amended only by a writing signed by the parties hereto.

              e. Severability; Reformation. In the event that one or more of
the provisions of this Agreement shall become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby. In the
event that any of Sections 6(a), (b) or (c) is not enforceable in accordance
with its terms, Executive and the Company agree that such Section shall be
reformed to make such Section enforceable in a manner which provides the
Company the maximum rights permitted at law.

              f. Waiver. Waiver by any party hereto of any breach or default
by the other party of any of the terms of this Agreement shall not operate as
a waiver of any other breach or default, whether similar to or different from
the breach or default waived. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement
shall be implied from any course of dealing between the parties hereto or from
any failure by either party hereto to assert its or his rights hereunder on
any occasion or series of occasions.

              g. Notices. Any notice required or desired to be delivered under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally against
receipt, by courier service or by registered mail, return receipt requested,
and shall be effective upon actual receipt by the party to which such notice
shall be directed, and shall be addressed as follows (or to such other address
as the party entitled to notice shall hereafter designate in accordance with
the terms hereof):

                    If to the Company, to the attention of its Board of
                    Directors at the Company's principal executive offices
                    with a copy to:

                    Tritel, Inc.
                    111 East Capitol Street, Suite 500
                    Jackson, Mississippi 39201
                    Attention: General Counsel

                    If to Executive:

                    William S. Arnett
                    124 Ingleside Road
                    Madison, Mississippi 39110

              h. Headings. Headings to paragraphs in this Agreement are for
the convenience of the parties only and are not intended to be part of or to
affect the meaning or interpretation hereof.

              i. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

              j. Withholding. Any payments provided for herein shall be
reduced by any amounts required to be withheld by the Company from time to
time under applicable Federal, State or local income or employment tax laws or
similar statutes or other provisions of law then in effect.

              k. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

              l. Resolution of Disputes. All disputes, controversies and
claims arising in connection with this Agreement that are not settled by
agreement between the parties shall be finally settled under the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in effect
from time to time. A single arbitrator shall be appointed by agreement between
the parties or, failing such agreement, by AAA. The arbitrator may grant any
remedy that (s)he deems just and equitable within the scope of this Agreement,
including specific performance. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and
binding and judgment thereon may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
The costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) of the
prevailing party shall be borne and paid by the party that the arbitrator
determines is the non-prevailing party.


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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to
be executed by its duly authorized officer, and Executive has hereunto set his
hand as of the day and year first above written.

                                  TRITEL, INC.


                                  By: ___________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:



                                  EXECUTIVE:

                                   ------------------------------
                                           William S. Arnett


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                                  SCHEDULE I

                                    Duties

As President of the Company, Executive shall maintain supervision over, and
responsibility for, the aspects of day-to-day operations of the Company
typically exercised by a president, all as directed by the Chief Executive
Officer and Board of Directors of the Company.


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                                  SCHEDULE II

                             Permitted Activities

1.   Flying A Ranch, LLC      This is Executive's working ranch, consisting of
                              several parcels of real estate located in East
                              Tennessee. In addition to breeding horses and
                              cattle, the ranch is also in the business of
                              producing rodeos, clinics, and leasing cattle.
                              Executive shall be permitted to continue to
                              engage in such activities provided such
                              activities do not interfere with the performance
                              of his duties under this Agreement.

2.   Flying A Towers, LLC     Executive is actively engaged in the business of
                              constructing, operating, and maintaining towers
                              and leasing antenna space thereon for the
                              telecommunications industry. Flying A Towers,
                              LLC is the actual management company, and owns
                              two towers. The other towers, several options
                              for ground leases, and certain other assets are
                              held by individual investment companies:

                              Flying A Towers, Inc.
                              Flying A Towers Investment Co1, LLC
                              Flying A Towers Investment Co2, LLC
                              Flying A Towers Investment Co3, LLC
                              Flying A Towers Investment Co4, LLC
                              Flying A Towers Investment Co5, LLC
                              Flying A Towers Investment Co6, LLC

3.   Gallaher View, Inc.      This corporation was formed in 1991 to acquire,
                              subdivide, and sell a parcel of real property
                              adjacent to Executive's principal residence. The
                              project is substantially complete. Executive
                              shall be permitted to continue to engage in such
                              activities for the parties for whom he is
                              rendering (or such entities are rendering)
                              services on the Commencement Date, but only with
                              respect to facilities built or operated on the
                              Commencement Date, or built on existing ground
                              leases, provided such activities do not
                              interfere with the performance of his duties
                              under this Agreement.


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                                 SCHEDULE III

                   Relocation and Temporary Living Expenses

Relocation and temporary living expenses shall include the reasonable cost of
a furnished house or apartment together with telephone, utilities, and other
reasonably necessary expenses until such time as Executive is located in a
permanent residence.

Subsumed in relocation and temporary living expenses shall also be coach fare
air travel to and from Knoxville, Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; reasonable
rental car costs and expenses (or reimbursement for reasonable costs and
expenses of the use of a car provided by Executive).

All such expenses shall be "grossed up" so as to cover the expenses described
herein as well as to compensate for the income tax effects of the provision of
these amounts. A gross up formula and examples are described below:

Computation of gross up for travel and relocation expenses:

V = Value of expenses received
G = Amount of the gross up
R = The applicable tax rate
X = Total amount deemed received as income

X = V+G
G = (R)(X)

Example - If Arnett receives Travel and Relocation expenses valued at $20,000
and the applicable tax rate is 39%, then the computation is as follows:

X = 20,000 + G

X = 20,000 + .39(X)

X - .39(X) = 20,000

 .61(X) = 20,000

 .61(X) = 20,000
------   ------
 .61      .61

X = 20,000
    ------
      .61

X = 32,786.89

Arnett receives $32,786.89 as the amount of his travel/relocation expenses
grossed up for tax purposes.

Solving the other way the computations are as follows:

G = (R)(X)

G = .39(20,000 + G)

G = 7,800 + .39(G)

G - .39(G) = 7,800

 .61(G) = 7,800
 .61(G) = 7,800
------   -----
 .61      .61

G = 7,800
    -----
     .61

G = 12,786.89

X = 20,000 + 12,786.89

X = 32,786.89

To prove that these amounts are correct the computation can be done longhand
by multiplying the 20,000 received by 39% and then multiplying each successive
amount by the 39% tax that is due in addition. This yields the following:

Tax Due           Amount Received
--------          ---------------

Payment           = 20,000
20,000(.39)       = 7,800
7,800(.39)        = 3,042
3,042(.39)        = 1,186.38
1,186.38(.39)     = 462.69
462.69(.39)       = 180.45
180.45(.39)       = 70.37
70.37(.39)        = 27.45
27.45(.39)        = 10.70
10.70(.39)        = 4.17
4.17(.39)         = 1.63
1.63(.39)         = .64
 .64(.39)          = .25
 .25(.39)          = .10
 .10(.39)          = .04
 .04(.39)          = .01
                    ---------
TOTAL             = 32,786.88       (the difference of .01 is due to rounding
                                     the numbers off to the nearest cent).


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                                  SCHEDULE IV

                                  Objectives

1. The Company shall fail to satisfy the construction requirements set forth
in 47CFR 24.203 with respect to any FCC License owned by the Company or any
Subsidiary.

2. The Company shall fail to construct, or cause its Subsidiaries to
construct, Company Systems covering the Territory in accordance with the
Minimum Build-Out Plan.

3. The Company shall fail to comply with the covenant relating to the TDMA
Quality Standards set forth in Section 8.3 of the Stockholders Agreement.

4. The Company shall fail by a factor of more than 15% to meet, as of the end
of any fiscal quarter set forth on the attached budget as modified from time
to time by the Board of Directors, the applicable budgeted amount with respect
to (x) capital expenditures per covered POP, (y) earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortizations, or (z) minimum revenues.

5. The Company shall fail to comply with the terms of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement contained in the Credit Documents (as such
term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or in any other
agreement or instrument pursuant to which the Company has incurred
indebtedness for borrowed money in the principal amount of $25,000,000 or
more, which failure to comply results in an event of default thereunder
(unless such failure to comply has been waived or cured within the applicable
cure period).


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                                  SCHEDULE V

                               Vesting Schedule
                               ----------------

                  Vesting Date Event                     Percent of  Base Shares
                  ------------------                     -----------------------

First Anniversary                                         20%

Second Anniversary                                        15%

Third Anniversary                                         15%

Fourth Anniversary                                        15%

Fifth Anniversary                                         15%

Completion of Year 1 and Year 2 of Minimum Build-Out
Plan                                                      10%

Completion of Year 3 of Minimum Build-Out Plan            10%
                                                          ---

         Total                                            100%

Accelerated Vesting

o    Upon termination of Executive's employment by the Company pursuant to
     Section 5(a)(vii) of this Agreement, the Base Shares that would have
     vested on the immediately following Anniversary Date of such termination
     shall vest.


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                                  SCHEDULE VI

                               List of Employees

                                Kathy Craft
                                Bruce Edwards
                                Robert Kelly
                                Joe Phillip
                                Chris Paolucci