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Exhibit 10.55(a)    
    

 
 

AMENDED AND RESTATED EXTENSION AMENDMENT TO 
  IDEN INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPLY AGREEMENT    
    

        This Amended and Restated Extension Amendment to the iDEN Infrastructure Supply Agreement ("Amendment") is entered into this 24th day of May, 2004 ("Effective
Date") between MOTOROLA, INC., a Delaware corporation, by and through its Global Telecom Solutions Sector, with offices at 1421 W. Shure Drive,
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 ("Motorola"), and, NEXTEL PARTNERS OPERATING CORP., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 4500 Carillon Point,
Kirkland Washington 98033 ("Nextel Partners"; Motorola and Nextel Partners to be collectively referred to as the "Parties"). 

        WHEREAS,
Motorola and Nextel Partners entered into the iDEN Infrastructure Supply Agreement effective as of the 1st day of November, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement" or
"Supply Agreement"); and 

        WHEREAS,
Motorola and Nextel Partners entered into an Extension Amendment to the iDEN Infrastructure Supply Agreement effective as of the 22nd day of December, 2003 (hereinafter referred
to as the "Original Extension Amendment"); and 

        WHEREAS,
Motorola and Nextel Partners wish to amend and restate the Original Extension Amendment, to further amend the Agreement to allow additional time to negotiate and execute a new
supply agreement (the "New Agreement"), to adjust pricing during the interim period and to make other appropriate changes; and 

        WHEREAS,
substantially all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall continue during the interim period prior to the Parties entering into the New Agreement, except for certain
modifications that have been discussed between the Parties as more fully set forth below; and 

        WHEREAS,
Section 34 of the Agreement requires that all modifications thereto be in writing and executed by authorized representatives of both Parties. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual obligations contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, Motorola and Nextel Partners agree as follows: 

1. Terms  

        Except as set forth herein, all capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement. 

2. Modifications to the Agreement  

        Motorola and Nextel Partners hereby agree as follows: 

	(a)
	Section
28, Term, is hereby amended by substituting the date "December 31, 2004" in place of the date "December 31, 2003". In addition, the following sentence shall be added at the
end of such Section: 

"In
the event that Motorola and Nextel Communications, Inc. ("NCI") enter into a new supply agreement within the 120 day period on or before December 31, 2004, the Agreement shall automatically be
extended until the earlier of (i) the date upon which the Parties enter into the New Agreement, (ii) 120 days after the date of the new supply agreement between Motorola and NCI, or (iii) April 30,
2005." 

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	(b)
	A
new paragraph shall be added at the end of Section 6.3 of the Agreement, as follows: 

With
respect to purchases made on or after January 1, 2004, the pricing and related terms as described in the Funding Model attached as Appendix 1 shall
apply where applicable, in place of the pricing set forth in the Agreement. * 

	(c)
	A
new Exhibit, labeled "Appendix 1" shall be attached to the Agreement, in the form attached hereto. 

3. Clarification Regarding Terms Applicable During Extension  

        All terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement shall continue through the extended term provided hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt: 

	(a)
	IPL Pricing. The IPL Pricing, pursuant to Section 6.1.4, shall be calculated in the manner specified in the funding model attached as
Appendix 1 hereto.

	(b)
	EBTS Pricing. EBTS Pricing shall continue to be calculated in the manner described in Section 6.3 and in Exhibit J and J-2 attached to
the Agreement.

	(c)
	Infrastructure Rebate Program. The Infrastructure rebate program, pursuant to Section 6.8, applied only through the end of calendar
year 2003. Such program is not extended hereby, and shall not be applicable during the extension period.

	(d)
	SMP Prices. SMP prices (pursuant to Section 8.4.1) shall be calculated in the manner specified in the funding model attached as
Appendix 1 hereto.

	(e)
	Other Pricing. All other pricing shall be in accordance with the Motorola iDEN Infrastructure Price Book currently in effect, as
updated from time to time by Motorola. 

4. New Agreement  

        Motorola and Nextel Partners agree to negotiate in good faith and to make all reasonable efforts to finalize and execute the New Agreement within one-hundred and
twenty (120) days following Motorola entering into a new Supply Agreement with Nextel Communications, Inc. The New Agreement, when executed, shall supersede in its entirety the Agreement as amended by
this Amendment. 

	*
	Confidential
treatment requested. 

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5. Ratification  

        Except as specifically stated in this Amendment, the Agreement is, in all other respects, ratified, confirmed and continues in full force and effect. 

6. Authority  

        Each party hereto represents and warrants that: (i) it has obtained all necessary and requisite approvals, consents and authorizations of third parties and
governmental authorities to enter into this Amendment and to perform and carry out its obligations hereunder; (ii) the persons executing this Amendment on behalf of each party have express authority
to do so, and, in so doing, to bind the party thereto; (iii) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment does not violate any
provision of any bylaw, charter, regulation, or any other governing authority of the party; and, (iv) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly authorized by all
necessary partnership or corporate action and this Amendment is a valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable in accordance with its terms. 

7. SEC Filing  

        Notwithstanding any non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements to the contrary, the Parties agree that Nextel Partners may, to the extent it deems it necessary,
file a copy of this Amendment with the Securities and Exchange Commission provided that the following items are redacted: All specific pricing information contained in Appendix 1, Funding Model. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Motorola and Nextel Partners have entered into this Amendment as of the Effective Date first written above. 

	MOTOROLA, INC.

Global Telecom Solutions Sector	 	NEXTEL PARTNERS OPERATING CORP.
	

By:	

/s/  CHARLES F. WRIGHT      
	
 	

By:	

/s/  DAVID L. AAS      

	

Name:	

Charles F. Wright
	
 	

Name:	

David L. Aas

	

Title:	

Sr VP & GM GTSS-iDEN
	
 	

Title:	

Vice President

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Exhibit 10.57(a)    
    

EXECUTION
COPY 

 

NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.

as Issuer,

11% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2010  

 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE  

 Dated as of May 19, 2004  

 THE BANK OF NEW YORK,

as Trustee  

 

 

        FIRST
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of May 19, 2004 (the "Supplemental Indenture"), between NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Issuer") and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as trustee (the "Trustee"), to the
indenture, dated as of July 27, 2000 between the Issuer and the Trustee (the "Indenture"). 

W I T N E S S E T H: 

        WHEREAS,
the Issuer and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered the Indenture providing for the issuance of 11% Senior Notes due 2010 (the
"Notes") of the Issuer; 

        WHEREAS,
there is currently outstanding under the Indenture $184,500,000.00 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes; 

        WHEREAS,
Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that the Issuer and the Trustee may, with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount
at stated maturity of the outstanding Notes (the "Required Consents"), enter into a supplemental indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture; 

        WHEREAS,
the Issuer has offered to purchase (the "Offer") all of the outstanding Notes upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Offer to Purchase and Solicitation of Consents to Proposed Amendments to Related Indenture, dated April 28, 2004 (the "Offer to
Purchase"), and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal and Consent, as the same may be further amended, supplemented or modified; 

        WHEREAS,
the Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, the proposed amendments (the "Proposed Amendments") to the Indenture set forth
herein and a supplemental indenture in respect of the Proposed Amendments having been executed and delivered, with the operativeness of such Proposed Amendments with respect to the Notes being subject
to, among other things, the acceptance by the Issuer of the Notes comprising at least the Required Consents tendered pursuant to the Offer and the occurrence of the Final Settlement Date (as defined
in the Offer to Purchase); 

        WHEREAS,
the Issuer has received and delivered to the Trustee the Required Consents to effect the Proposed Amendments under the Indenture; 

        WHEREAS,
the Issuer has been authorized by a resolution adopted by its Board of Directors to enter into this Supplemental Indenture; 

        WHEREAS,
all other acts and proceedings required by law, the Indenture and the restated certificate of incorporation, by-laws and amended and restated shareholders' agreement
of the Issuer to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed; 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the holders of the Notes, the Issuer and the Trustee hereby agree as follows: 

        Section 1.    Deletion of Certain Provisions    

        Pursuant
to the terms of the Offer to Purchase and the receipt of the Required Consents, the Indenture is hereby amended to delete the following sections in their entirety and, in the
case of each such section, insert in lieu thereof the phrase ["Intentionally Omitted"], and any and all references to such sections, any and all obligations thereunder and any
Event of Default under the Indenture related solely to the following sections are hereby deleted throughout the Indenture, and such sections and references shall be of no further force or effect: 

	•
	Section 10.08
(Limitation on Consolidated Debt); 

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	•
	Section 10.09
(Limitation on Restricted Payments);

	•
	Section 10.10
(Restricted Subsidiaries);

	•
	Section 10.11
(Transactions with Affiliates);

	•
	Section 10.12
(Liens);

	•
	Section 10.14
(Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries);

	•
	Section 10.16
(Provision of Financial Information);

	•
	Section 10.17
(Statement by Officers as to Default; Compliance Certificates);

	•
	Section 10.19
(Limitations on Issuances and Sales of Equity Interests in Wholly Owned Subsidiaries); and

	•
	Section 10.21
(Asset Sales). 

        Section 2.    Other Amendments to the Indenture    

        All
definitions in the Indenture which are used exclusively in the sections and clauses deleted pursuant to Section 1 of this Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted. 

        Section 3.    Effectiveness; Operativeness    

        (a)   Subject
to Section 3(c) below, this Supplemental Indenture will become binding on the parties hereto upon the delivery by the Issuer of (i) an Officers'
Certificate (as defined in the Indenture) to the effect that the Issuer has accepted for purchase at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, and (ii) an Opinion
of Counsel (as defined in the Indenture) required by Section 9.03 of the Indenture and in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (subject
to customary limitations, assumptions and qualifications). 

        (b)   Subject
to Section 3(c) below, this Supplemental Indenture will become effective and operative on and simultaneously with the Final Settlement Date. 

        (c)   Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Supplemental Indenture will cease to be binding, effective or operative if the Issuer does not purchase in the Offer outstanding
Notes comprising at least the Required Consents prior to the termination of the Offer. 

        Section 4.    Reference to and Effect on the Indenture    

        (a)   On
and after the effective date of this Supplemental Indenture, each reference in the Indenture to "this Indenture," "hereunder," "hereof," or "herein" shall mean and be
a reference to the Indenture as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture unless the context otherwise requires. 

        (b)   Except
as specifically amended above, the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed. 

        Section 5.
Governing Law

        This Supplemental Indenture shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including without limitation
Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligation Law.

        Section 6.    Defined Terms    

        Unless
otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the respective meanings given such terms in the Indenture. 

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        Section 7.    Trust Indenture Act Controls    

        If
any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture that is required to be included by
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Act"), as in force at the date this Supplemental Indenture is executed, the provision required by the
Act shall control. 

        Section 8.    Trustee Disclaimer    

        The
recitals contained in this Supplemental Indenture shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes
no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. 

        Section 9.    Counterparts and Method of Execution    

        This
Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all the
parties have not signed the same counterpart. 

        Section 10.    Titles    

        Section
titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Supplemental Indenture as set forth in the text. 

        Section 11.    Severability    

        In
case any provision of this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any
way be effected or impaired thereby. 

[Signature pages to follow]

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed as of the day and year first above written. 

	 	 	NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	
THE BANK OF NEW YORK

	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:

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EXHIBIT A
  
    Opinion of Counsel    
    

        The execution of the Supplemental Indenture is permitted by the Indenture. 

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