Document:

AMENDMENT TO U.S. WIRELESS ALLIANCE AGREEMENT

     This Amendment dated as of April 3, 2000 (the "Omnibus Amendment") to that
certain U.S. Wireless Alliance Agreement dated as of September 21, 1999 between
Vodafone AirTouch Plc and Bell Atlantic Corporation (the "Agreement"),

                                  WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the undersigned constitute all of the parties to the Agreement
and desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties do hereby amend certain
provisions and sections of the Agreement as follows (capitalized terms used but
not defined herein having the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Agreement):

                                Tower Amendments

     1. Vodafone Excluded Assets. Section 2.4.3(G) of the Agreement is hereby
     amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

          (G) all proceeds from any transaction involving the sale/leaseback,
     lease, sublease or other transfer or disposition (with leaseback or
     similar rights to access space on such towers) of communication tower
     structures and related assets (including, without limitation, third party
     leases or subleases of tower capacity, ground leases and related
     easements, rights of way, building permits, zoning approvals and similar
     rights of use or occupancy) (each, a "Tower Monetization Transaction")
     which transactions were or are entered into for the purpose of monetizing
     (which term shall include, without limitation, any other form of
     transaction which may be characterized as a financing and any other form
     of transaction in which some form of consideration is received in return
     for a conveyance of any of the assets or rights described above) its
     interests in such communications tower structures and related assets,
     whether such proceeds are in the form of cash, promissory notes or other
     debt instruments, incoming payment streams under leases, licenses or other
     agreements, equity interests in an Entity including the right to receive
     distributions in respect of such equity interest (including the right to
     receive cash, property or assets upon the dissolution of such Entity), or
     any other form of consideration whatsoever (such proceeds collectively,
     "Tower Proceeds"), which communication tower structures and related assets
     are used in the Vodafone Wireless Business and which Tower Monetization
     Transactions:

          (1) were or are entered into (i) by Vodafone and/or Affiliates of
     Vodafone (including without limitation entities to be conveyed to the
     Partnership at the Stage II Closing and entities which are After-Acquired
     Entities and including pursuant to the

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     exercise of rights under arrangements between Vodafone or any Affiliate of
     Vodafone and any third party) or (ii) after such towers have been conveyed
     to the Partnership hereunder, by the Partnership or an Entity controlled
     by the Partnership at the direction of such Affiliates of Vodafone, in
     each case not later than the first anniversary of the Stage I Closing
     Date, and

          (2) are consummated not later than the third anniversary of the Stage
     I Closing Date, and

          (3) are pursuant to (i) master lease or transfer arrangements which
     are existing as of the date hereof and disclosed in the Vodafone
     Disclosure Schedule or (ii) master lease or transfer/leaseback or other
     arrangements giving the Partnership or Affiliates of the Partnership
     rights to use or occupy a portion of such communications towers and
     related assets entered into not later than the first anniversary of the
     Stage I Closing Date so long as such arrangements reflect substantially
     comparable lease terms and financial commitments to the tower lessee (or,
     in a sale/leaseback or other arrangement, the tower lessor), adjusted to
     reflect the number of towers subject to the transaction, compared to the
     tower arrangements disclosed in the Vodafone Disclosure Schedule or the
     Bell Atlantic Disclosure Schedule (such arrangements meeting all of the
     foregoing requirements in clauses (1), (2) and (3), "Compliant Tower
     Monetizations") and

          (4) for the avoidance of doubt, neither the tower structures and
     related assets that are used by Primeco or Primeco's direct or indirect
     Subsidiaries or by Primeco PCS, L.P. (including without limitation those
     used in the PrimeCo MTA's as defined in the PrimeCo Agreement) nor any
     proceeds from any Tower Monetization Transactions with respect thereto
     shall be Vodafone Excluded Assets; or

     2. Bell Atlantic Excluded Assets. Section 2.5.2(H) of the Agreement is
     hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

          (H) Tower Proceeds from any Compliant Tower Monetization involving
     communication tower structures and related assets that are used in the
     Bell Atlantic Wireless Business and which Compliant Tower Monetization (A)
     is or was entered into (i) by Bell Atlantic or Affiliates of Bell Atlantic
     (including, without limitation, entities which are to be conveyed to the
     Partnership at the Stage II Closing or which are After-Acquired Entities
     and including pursuant to the exercise of rights under arrangements
     between an Affiliate of Bell Atlantic and Crown Castle), or (ii) after
     such towers have been conveyed to the Partnership hereunder, by the
     Partnership or any Entity controlled by the Partnership at the direction
     of Bell Atlantic, in each case not later than the first anniversary of the
     Stage I Closing Date, and (B) is consummated no later than the third
     anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date; or

     3. Excluded Cellco Assets. Section 2.5.4 of the Agreement is hereby
     amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

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          2.5.4 Excluded Cellco Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the
     contrary herein, the Cellco Assets shall not include any Tower Proceeds
     from any Compliant Tower Monetization involving communication tower
     structures and related assets that are used in the Cellco Wireless
     Business and which Compliant Tower Monetization:

          (1) is or was entered into by Cellco or its controlled Affiliates;
     and

          (2) is consummated not later than the third anniversary of the Stage
     I Closing Date.

     For the avoidance of doubt, neither the tower structures and related
     assets that are used by Primeco or Primeco's direct or indirect
     Subsidiaries or by Primeco PCS, L.P. (including without limitation those
     used in the PCSCO MTA's as defined in the PrimeCo Agreement) nor any
     proceeds from any Tower Monetization Transactions with respect thereto
     shall be excluded from the Cellco Assets.

     4. Amendment of Section 2.10. Section 2.10 of the Agreement is hereby
     amended to read in full as follows:

          2.10 Tower Assets. (a) In furtherance of the provisions of Sections
     2.4.3(G), 2.5.2(H) and 2.5.4, which reflect the intent of the Parties to
     enable the monetization of communication tower structures and related
     assets used in their respective Wireless Businesses, each Party and its
     Affiliates:

          (i) will be entitled to retain any Tower Proceeds from Compliant
     Tower Monetizations that have been entered into no later than the first
     anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date and are consummated no later than
     the third anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date; provided, however, that
     if, subsequent to the execution of any such monetization transaction that
     involves the sale, transfer or other disposition to any person or Entity
     of title to communications towers and related assets, the Party thereto
     (or any of its Affiliates) receives or is distributed any such towers or
     assets (other than through a distribution in dissolution or liquidation of
     an Entity whose equity interests constituted Tower Proceeds), then such
     towers and assets will be promptly contributed to the Partnership and
     shall be deemed to constitute Conveyed Assets as of the date of
     contribution;

          (ii) after the Stage I Closing, will have the right to reasonable
     access to all relevant documents and records of the Partnership and
     Entities controlled by the Partnership, and will have the right to direct
     and receive sufficient and timely assistance from appropriate personnel of
     the Partnership and such Entities during normal business hours, in order
     for such Party and its Affiliates to take (or cause such personnel and the
     Partnership to take) all steps necessary to execute and implement
     Compliant Tower Monetizations with respect to towers and related assets
     conveyed to the Partnership by such Party or its Affiliates, including the
     completion and execution of related agreements and documents (including
     leasing documents, disclosure schedules and other supporting
     documentation), the securing of all necessary Governmental Permits and
     other consents and approvals

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     from any Person or Entity, the recording of related real estate documents,
     taking all actions necessary to comply with pre-closing conditions and
     requirements under the applicable transactional documents, and reasonable
     assistance in the preparation of descriptive memoranda or other materials
     reasonably required for the marketing of such transactions, provided in
     each case that the Party requesting such action (including for this
     purpose Bell Atlantic, in the case of actions by the Partnership to effect
     monetizations whose proceeds are excluded from the Cellco Assets pursuant
     to Section 2.5.4) shall reimburse the Partnership for (a) all
     out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Partnership reasonably incurred in
     connection with the foregoing actions, including any filing fees paid by
     the Partnership and reasonable legal fees, and (b) an appropriate
     allocation of the salaries and benefits payable by the Partnership
     (excluding overhead and other indirect costs) to the Partnership personnel
     providing the foregoing assistance (items referred to in (a) and (b)
     collectively defined as the "Partnership Costs"); and

          (iii) will consult with the Partnership concerning the negotiation
     and terms of such Compliant Tower Monetizations (it being understood,
     however, that such Party shall not be required to amend the structure or
     other terms of any such monetization transaction so long as it is a
     Compliant Tower Monetization).

     (b) At the Stage I Closing and at all times thereafter through the first
     anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date, (a) the Party whose communication
     towers (or those of its Affiliates) are the subject of any then-pending or
     consummated Compliant Tower Monetization shall, subject to obtaining any
     necessary consents, transfer and convey to the Partnership all right,
     title and interest of such Party and its Affiliates in and to all of the
     agreements involved in such transaction (including any covenant by such
     Party or any of its Affiliates to guarantee the obligations of such
     Party's Affiliates thereunder, and all other covenants, payment
     obligations and other obligations under such agreements, but excluding (i)
     any guarantees of indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by any party to
     such transaction and (ii) any agreements whose sole purpose is to create
     or provide for rights and restrictions of equity interests that constitute
     Tower Proceeds), and (b) the Partnership shall accept such agreement or
     agreements as Conveyed Assets of such Party and shall fully and
     unconditionally assume as Assumed Liabilities of the applicable Party all
     covenants and obligations of such Party and its Affiliates thereunder, and
     (c) upon such transfer, conveyance and assumption as provided in the
     foregoing clauses (a) and (b), all obligations of such Party and/or such
     Party's Affiliates under such agreement or agreements shall be released
     (or, in the case of obligations of any Vodafone Conveyed Partnerships and
     Vodafone Conveyed Subsidiaries, shall be deemed Assumed Liabilities)
     without further action by any Party or the Partnership.

     (c) Through and including the first anniversary of the Stage I Closing
     Date (or, as to communications towers and related assets that have become
     at any time the subject of a pending Compliant Tower Monetization, the
     third anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date), the Partnership and its
     Affiliates (i) shall not sell, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of
     any communication towers and related assets other than in a Compliant
     Tower Monetization to which the Party (or its Affiliates) that conveyed
     such towers and assets to the Partnership shall have consented in writing,
     and (ii) shall use commercially

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     reasonable efforts to take all necessary action to effectuate promptly
     Compliant Tower Monetizations upon the written direction of the Party (or
     its Affiliates) that conveyed the applicable towers and assets to the
     Partnership.

     5. Indemnification. Section 2.11 is hereby added to the Agreement to read
     in its entirety as follows:

          2.11 Indemnification for Pre-Closing Tower Transaction Matters.

          (a) Bell Atlantic (directly or through its controlled Affiliates that
     are partners in the Partnership) shall indemnify and hold harmless (on an
     after-Tax basis using an assumed Tax rate of 40%) the Partnership and each
     of the Partnership's controlled Affiliates from and against all Losses (as
     defined in Section 9.1(a)) that any such indemnified parties may sustain,
     suffer or incur and that result from, arise out of or relate to any breach
     by Bell Atlantic, Cellco or their Affiliates of any of their pre-closing
     representations and pre-closing covenants in any agreement relating to
     Compliant Tower Monetizations executed for the benefit of Bell Atlantic or
     any of its Affiliates, except to the extent that such Losses are caused by
     any action or inaction by Vodafone or any of its Affiliates. For purposes
     of this Section 2.11(a), "pre-closing representations" and "pre-closing
     covenants" refer to representations or warranties made and covenants to be
     performed (in each case on a tower-by-tower basis) by Bell Atlantic,
     Cellco or their Affiliates on or before the closing of the applicable
     tower under the related monetization agreement. The foregoing
     indemnification obligations shall not be subject to any cap, "basket,"
     deductible or expiration date.

          (b) Vodafone shall indemnify and hold harmless (on an after-Tax basis
     using an assumed Tax rate of 40%) the Partnership and each of the
     Partnership's controlled Affiliates from and against all Losses that any
     such indemnified parties may sustain, suffer or incur and that result
     from, arise out of or relate to any breach by Vodafone or its Affiliates
     of any pre-closing representations and pre-closing covenants in any of the
     agreements relating to Compliant Tower Monetizations executed for the
     benefit of Vodafone or any of its Affiliates, except to the extent that
     such Losses are caused by any action or inaction by the Partnership, Bell
     Atlantic or their controlled Affiliates. For purposes of this Section
     2.11(b), "pre-closing representations" and "pre-closing covenants" refer
     to representations or warranties made and covenants to be performed (in
     each case on a tower-by-tower basis) by Vodafone or its Affiliates on or
     before the closing of the applicable tower under the related monetization
     agreement. The foregoing indemnification obligations shall not be subject
     to any cap, "basket," deductible or expiration date.

          (c) Either Vodafone, in the case of indemnification under paragraph
     (a) of this Section, or Bell Atlantic, in the case of indemnification
     under paragraph (b) of this Section, shall have the right, for and on
     behalf of the Partnership, to enforce the rights of the Partnership to
     indemnification under this Section 2.11. The procedures set forth in
     Section 9.4 (other than references therein to Expiration Dates, which
     shall not apply to indemnification under this Section 2.11) and Sections
     9.10 and 9.11 (Losses Net of

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     Insurance; Access and Cooperation) of this Agreement shall apply to Claims
     for which indemnification is sought under this Section 2.11.

     6. Distribution of Tower Proceeds. A new Schedule 2.12.1(a) and 2.12.1(b)
     are hereby added to the Agreement in the form set forth as Annex I hereto,
     and Section 2.12 is hereby added to the Agreement to read in its entirety
     as follows:

          2.12 Reimbursement of Preformation Capital Expenditures.

               2.12.1 Vodafone Reimbursements. The Partnership shall, in
          accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
          1.707-4(d), reimburse the preformation capital expenditures incurred
          by the Vodafone controlled Affiliates that are partners (the
          "Vodafone Partners") as follows:

               (a)  In consideration of the conveyance of the Vodafone Stage I
                    Conveyed Assets, the Partnership shall distribute in
                    reimbursement of preformation capital expenditures to the
                    respective Vodafone Partners the amounts set forth on
                    Schedule 2.12.1(a). Such distributions shall be made by the
                    Partnership on the dates set forth in Schedule 2.12.1(a).

               (b)  In consideration of and upon the conveyance of the Vodafone
                    Stage II Conveyed Assets, the Partnership shall distribute
                    in reimbursement of preformation capital expenditures to
                    the respective Vodafone Partners the amounts set forth on
                    Schedule 2.12.1(b).

               (c)  Within seven (7) days after each closing under each
                    Compliant Tower Monetization transaction with respect to
                    assets described in Section 2.4.3(G) hereof (or in the case
                    of non-cash proceeds that are to be monetized, within seven
                    (7) days after the monetization for cash of such proceeds)
                    the Partnership shall distribute to the Vodafone Partners,
                    as specified by Vodafone, the "Vodafone Reimbursement
                    Amount." For purposes of this Agreement, the "Vodafone
                    Reimbursement Amount" means with respect to the Vodafone
                    Partners, as a class, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds
                    (as defined below) realized by the Partnership, directly or
                    indirectly (determined by reference to the Partnership's
                    ownership percentage in lower tier entities) as a result of
                    Compliant Tower Monetization transactions with respect to
                    assets described in Section 2.4.3(G) of this Agreement. For
                    purposes of this provision, the term "Net Proceeds" shall
                    mean the gross Tower Proceeds received on a Compliant Tower
                    Monetization transaction (including any American Tower
                    Warrants or any other noncash consideration, or any
                    proceeds thereof if monetized pursuant to Section 2.13(a)
                    or (b)) reduced by the sum of (i) the Partnership's share
                    of any investment banker fees paid or incurred by the
                    Partnership that relate to such Compliant Tower
                    Monetization transactions and any Partnership Costs (as
                    defined in Section 2.10(ii)) in connection with such
                    transaction and (ii) to the extent such assets were owned
                    by a

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                    corporation (as determined for federal income tax purposes)
                    prior to the Stage I Closing the stock of which was
                    contributed to the Partnership by the Vodafone Partners,
                    the corporate income tax deemed incurred with respect to
                    the gain recognized from such Compliant Tower Monetization
                    transactions. Such deemed corporate income tax rate shall
                    be 40%. A distribution under this Section 2.12.1 may be
                    made in cash or, at the election of Vodafone, in the form
                    of a distribution of non-cash proceeds from a Compliant
                    Tower Monetization described in Section 2.4.3(G).

            2.12.2  Bell Atlantic Reimbursements. Within seven (7) days after
                    each closing under each Compliant Tower Monetization
                    transaction with respect to assets described in Section
                    2.5.2(H) and Section 2.5.4 hereof (or in the case of
                    non-cash proceeds that are to be monetized, within seven
                    (7) days after the monetization for cash of such proceeds)
                    the Partnership shall be obligated to distribute to Bell
                    Atlantic's controlled Affiliates that are partners (the
                    "Bell Atlantic Partners") in the Partnership as
                    reimbursement of preformation capital expenditures incurred
                    by such partners, in accordance with the provisions of
                    Treasury Regulationss.1.707-4(d) (or as otherwise specified
                    by the Bell Atlantic Partners) the "Bell Atlantic
                    Reimbursement Amount." For purposes of this Agreement, the
                    "Bell Atlantic Reimbursement Amount" means with respect to
                    the Bell Atlantic Partners, as a class, an amount equal to
                    the Net Proceeds (as defined below) realized by the
                    Partnership, directly or indirectly (determined by
                    reference to the Partnership's ownership percentage in
                    lower tier entities) as a result of Compliant Tower
                    Monetization transactions with respect to assets described
                    in Section 2.5.2(H) and Section 2.5.4 of this Agreement.
                    For purposes of this provision, the term "Net Proceeds"
                    shall mean the gross proceeds received in a Compliant Tower
                    Monetization transaction (including the value of any
                    noncash consideration, or any proceeds thereof if monetized
                    pursuant to Section 2.13(b)) reduced by the sum of (i) the
                    Partnership's share of any investment banker fees paid or
                    incurred by the Partnership that relate to such Compliant
                    Tower Monetization transactions and any Partnership Costs
                    (as defined in Section 2.10(ii)) in connection with such
                    transaction and (ii) to the extent such assets were owned
                    by a corporation (as determined for federal income tax
                    purposes) prior to the Stage I Closing the stock of which
                    was contributed to the Partnership by the Bell Atlantic
                    Partners, the corporate income tax deemed incurred with
                    respect to the gain recognized from such Compliant Tower
                    Monetization transactions. Such deemed corporate income tax
                    rate shall be 40%. A distribution under this Section 2.12.2
                    may be made in cash or, at the election of Bell Atlantic,
                    in the form of a distribution of non-cash proceeds from a
                    Compliant Tower Monetization described in Section 2.5.2(H).

            2.12.3  The distributions pursuant to Section 2.12.1(a) and (b)
                    shall be made in the form of cash distributions or, at the
                    election of the Vodafone Partners, the assumption of
                    Vodafone Indebtedness. Any amounts distributed to

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                    Vodafone or assumed by the Partnership pursuant to Sections
                    2.12.1(a) or (b) shall be treated in accordance with
                    Section 2.6.1 hereof. Upon the occurrence of a closing
                    under a Compliant Tower Monetization transaction, the
                    distributions set forth in Section 2.12.1(c) and Section
                    2.12.2 hereof shall be made before any other partnership
                    distributions otherwise provided for in Article 7 of the
                    Partnership Agreement. Neither a distribution pursuant to
                    Section 2.12.1(c) or Section 12.2.2 hereof nor any
                    Compliant Tower Monetization shall result in a distribution
                    by the Partnership pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section
                    7.1(b) of the Partnership Agreement. The distributions
                    pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be made to the Vodafone
                    Partners and the Bell Atlantic Partners as directed by
                    Vodafone and Bell Atlantic, respectively. Until such time
                    as the communication tower structures and related assets
                    that are not owned, directly or indirectly, by a
                    corporation can no longer be the subject of a Compliant
                    Tower Monetization, except with respect to book gain from a
                    Compliant Tower Monetization, all the Partnership's book
                    items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit that
                    relate to such assets shall be allocated in accordance with
                    Section 6.6 of the Partnership Agreement. Notwithstanding
                    the preceding sentence, the book items of income, gain,
                    loss, deduction, and credit that relate to the
                    communications towers and related assets currently held by
                    Bell Atlantic's Affiliate UCN shall be allocated solely to
                    Bell Atlantic.

     7. Monetization of Non-Cash Tower Proceeds. Section 2.13 is hereby added
     to the Agreement to read in its entirety as follows:

          2.13 Monetization of Non-Cash Tower Proceeds.

          (a) With respect to the warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock of
     American Tower Corporation issued and to be issued pursuant to that
     certain Agreement to Sublease dated August 6, 1999, as amended, among
     American Tower Corporation, AirTouch Communications, Inc., and the other
     parties thereto (the "American Tower Agreement to Sublease") to those
     Entities named as "Sublessors" in such agreement (the "American Tower
     Warrants"), it being understood that such warrants constitute Tower
     Proceeds of Vodafone and its Affiliates hereunder:

               (i) The Partnership shall not cause or permit any sale, transfer
     or other disposition of any American Tower Warrants that are at any time
     owned beneficially or of record by the Partnership or any of the
     Partnership's controlled Affiliates (collectively, the "Partnership
     Warrant Holders") without Vodafone's written consent;

               (ii) After the Stage I Closing, Bell Atlantic and the Partnership
     will use commercially reasonable efforts to take promptly, and cause their
     controlled Affiliates to use commercially reasonable efforts to take
     promptly, all steps necessary to cause the monetization for cash or cash
     equivalents (on such terms and conditions, with such counterparty(ies) and
     for such amount and type of consideration as Vodafone or

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     AirTouch Communications, Inc. may direct) of all American Tower Warrants
     owned beneficially or of record by any Partnership Warrant Holder, such
     monetization to occur within ten (10) Business Days after the final
     closing under the American Tower Agreement to Sublease for communications
     towers for which American Tower Warrants are part of the consideration or
     at such other time as Vodafone or AirTouch Communications, Inc. may
     direct;

               (iii) Vodafone agrees to reimburse the Partnership for any
     Partnership Costs (as defined in Section 2.10(ii)) incurred in connection
     with the actions described in clause (ii) above; and

               (iv) The proceeds of the foregoing warrant monetization shall
     constitute "Tower Proceeds" of Vodafone and its Affiliates, and shall be
     distributed as provided in Section 2.12 hereof.

          (b) Other Non-Cash Proceeds. To the extent that the Partnership or
     its controlled Affiliates hold or receive non-cash Tower Proceeds other
     than the American Tower Warrants after the Closing, the Party whose
     communication towers and related assets were the source of such non-cash
     Tower Proceeds shall have the right to determine whether, when and on what
     terms such non-cash items shall be monetized for cash or cash equivalents.
     Such Party agrees to reimburse the Partnership for any Partnership Costs
     (as defined in Section 2.10(ii)) incurred in connection with such
     monetization. The proceeds of any such monetization shall constitute
     "Tower Proceeds" of the applicable Party, and shall be distributed as
     provided in Section 2.12 hereof.

          (c) Additional Rights of Parties. At Bell Atlantic's or Vodafone's
     election, such Party may cause the Partnership to distribute to it the
     towers and related assets which are, or become, the subject of a Compliant
     Tower Monetization transaction by such Party or its Affiliates, as a
     preliminary step in including such towers and related assets in a
     Compliant Tower Monetization transaction, so long as (i) such Compliant
     Tower Monetization transaction is consummated within ninety (90) days of
     such distribution and (ii) such Party reimburses the Partnership for any
     Partnership Costs incurred in connection with such distribution. With
     respect to communications towers and related assets held by Bell
     Atlantic's Affiliate UCN, it is Bell Atlantic's intention to contribute
     such towers and related assets to its joint venture with Crown Castle.
     Upon the completion of such transaction the Partnership or its Affiliates
     will enter into one or more leases of capacity on the contributed towers,
     effective as of April 1, 2000. Any payments under such leases will be
     reduced by any expenses incurred by the Partnership with respect to such
     towers (other than the payments due under such leases) (i.e., ground
     rents, real estate and taxes and maintenance expenses except to the extent
     any of the foregoing relate to communications equipment that will continue
     to be owned or operated by the Partnership).

     8. Partnership Retention of Certain Proceeds. Section 2.14 is hereby added
     to the Agreement to read in its entirety as follows:

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     2.14 Partnership Retention of Certain Tower Monetization Proceeds. The
     Parties intend that proceeds from the monetization of towers acquired in
     exchange for Conflicted Systems (as defined herein) whose towers were
     already monetized for the benefit of a Party hereto (or its Affiliates)
     shall not be Vodafone Excluded Assets, Bell Atlantic Excluded Assets or
     assets excluded from the Cellco Assets under Section 2.5.4, but shall be
     the exclusive property of the Partnership. Accordingly, the Parties agree
     that the Partnership shall have the exclusive right to all Tower Proceeds
     from (i) any monetization of any or all communication towers and related
     assets acquired in the ALLTEL transaction dated January 31, 2000, (ii) any
     monetization of communication towers and related assets in markets
     acquired by the Partnership (or any controlled Affiliate thereof) in
     exchange for Conflicted Systems whose communication towers and related
     assets were previously subject to a Compliant Tower Monetization by a
     Party hereto (or its Affiliates), and (iii) any monetization of any or all
     communications towers and related assets of Primeco or Primeco PCS, L.P.
     or any direct or indirect Subsidiary thereof, and that the foregoing Tower
     Proceeds shall not be deemed Vodafone Excluded Assets or Bell Atlantic
     Excluded Assets.

     9. Sale of Assets Covenants. The reference in Section 5.1.4 to a
     "transaction with respect to towers permitted by Section 2.4.3(G)" is
     replaced by a reference to a "Compliant Tower Monetization as provided in
     Section 2.4.3(G)." The reference in Section 5.2.4 to a "transaction with
     respect to towers permitted by Section 2.5.2(H)" is replaced by a
     reference to a "Compliant Tower Monetization as provided in Section
     2.5.2(H)."

     10. Further Assurances. Section 3.3 (Further Assurances) of the Agreement
     is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of paragraph (a)
     thereof:

     Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties
     will, and will cause its Affiliates to, cooperate with the other Party and
     its Affiliates and take all steps as any Party may reasonably request in
     order to cause the Partnership to (i) execute and implement Compliant
     Tower Monetizations (subject to the Parties' and their Affiliates' rights
     to the related Tower Proceeds hereunder) as provided in Section 2.10 and
     (ii) take such other actions, and execute and deliver such instruments and
     document, as any Party may reasonably request in order to evidence and
     confirm the Parties' and their Affiliates' rights under Sections 2.10,
     2.12 and 2.13 hereof, in each case without modifying the obligations
     herein of the Parties to reimburse the Partnership for any Partnership
     Costs (as defined in Section 2.10(ii)) or the Parties' indemnification
     obligations herein.

     11. Disclosure Schedules. The Parties have provided each other with copies
     of all agreements and documents, including exhibits and schedules thereto,
     intended to constitute Compliant Tower Monetizations, and the Disclosure
     Schedules to the Agreement shall be deemed to refer thereto.

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                                 Section 7.2(c)

     Section 7.2(c) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

          (c) Neither Vodafone nor any of its Affiliates shall use the name
     "AirTouch" or any variant thereof or name similar thereto ("AirTouch
     Name") in the Domestic United States, except as provided herein or
     otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties, from the Stage I Closing
     Date until the last day of the thirtieth (30th) full calendar month after
     the Stage I Closing Date; provided that Vodafone and its Affiliates shall
     be permitted to continue to maintain their corporate name(s) during such
     period; and, provided further, that such corporate name(s) may not be used
     by Vodafone or its Affiliates in connection with the marketing in the
     Domestic United States of any commercial product or service until the
     expiration of such aforementioned period. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
     nothing in this Section 7.2(c) shall restrict or otherwise modify the
     rights and obligations of Vodafone or its Affiliates under any agreements
     existing as of the Stage I Closing Date whereby Vodafone or its Affiliates
     have licensed to any Person (other than Vodafone or an Affiliate of
     Vodafone) a right to use the AirTouch Name, and all such agreements shall
     continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof,
     except that after the Stage I Closing Date and at the request of the
     Partnership, Vodafone and its Affiliates shall reasonably cooperate to
     modify or terminate any such agreements as they pertain to use of the
     AirTouch Name in connection with the marketing in the Domestic United
     States of any commercial product or service, provided that Partnership
     shall indemnify and hold harmless Vodafone and its Affiliates (on an
     after-Tax basis using an assumed Tax rate of 40%) from and against all
     Losses that any such indemnified parties may sustain, suffer or incur and
     that result from, arise out of or relate to any such actions taken by
     Vodafone or its Affiliates at the request of the Partnership. The
     immediately preceding sentence shall apply, without limitation, to
     existing agreements between Vodafone and/or its Affiliates and Dobson
     Communications and/or its Affiliates ("Dobson") authorizing Dobson to use
     the AirTouch Name as the brand for providing commercial mobile radio
     services in Arizona RSA # 5, Ohio RSA # 2 and California RSA # 7, which
     are the only agreements existing as of the Stage I Closing Date whereby
     Vodafone or an Affiliate of Vodafone has granted to a Person that
     possesses an FCC License to provide Domestic commercial mobile radio
     services (other than Vodafone or an Affiliate of Vodafone) a right to use
     the AirTouch Name as the brand for providing such services in markets
     other than those managed and/or wholly or partially owned by Vodafone or
     an Affiliate of Vodafone.

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                             Conflicted Properties

1.   The seventh and eighth sentences of Section 2.6.2(A) are hereby amended
     and restated in their entirety as follows:

     Except as otherwise provided in (D) below with respect to the Alltel
     Transactions (as defined below) and in (E) below with respect to the CMT
     Transactions and the AirTouch Cellular Transaction (as each is defined
     below) the "Net Proceeds" means the cash sale price and/or other assets
     received upon the disposition of (i) any Conflicted System (other than a
     PrimeCo Distributed System (as defined in Section 7.1) or a System
     identified on Schedule 7.6A) or (ii) any other property or System not
     identified on Schedule 7.6A (other than a PrimeCo Distributed System) if
     such disposition was part of a transaction or series of related
     transactions involving a disposition of a Conflicted System (any such
     other Property or System being a "Conflict-Related System"), in either
     case less the out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes other than federal,
     state, local, and foreign income Taxes) directly related thereto
     ("Out-of-Pocket Expenses"), and less any Taxes deemed imposed on the gain
     recognized by the selling Party (or any of its Affiliates) as a result of
     such disposition (such deemed Taxes ("Conflicted Income Taxes") shall be
     calculated as the product of the gain recognized for federal income tax
     purposes on such sale (the "Gain Recognition Amount") multiplied by 40%
     (the Conflicted Income Taxes, together with the Out-of Pocket Expenses,
     being the "Netting Expenses"). The "Gross Proceeds" means the cash sale
     price and/or fair market value of any non-cash consideration received by
     the Party or Affiliate thereof that disposed of a Conflicted System
     identified on Schedule 7.6A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
     this Section 2.6.2(A), Vodafone shall direct the disposition of AirTouch's
     50% interest in CMT (San Francisco Bay Area Cellular); provided, however,
     that the actual disposition transaction shall require the consent of Bell
     Atlantic, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The above
     terms shall have the same meanings regardless of the nature of the
     Conflicted Systems when such terms are used in connection with a
     specifically identified Conflicted System but, as appropriate, only to
     carry out the purposes of the specific provision in which such term (or
     terms) is so used.

2.   The last four sentences of Section 2.6.2(A) are hereby redesignated as the
     first four sentences of a new Section 2.6.2(C), and amended and restated
     in their entirety as follows:

     Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 2.6.2.(D) below for the
     Alltel Transactions, in the event that (i) a Tax audit or proceeding with
     respect to the disposition of a Conflicted System (other than a PrimeCo
     Distributed System or a System identified on Schedule 7.6A) or a
     Conflict-Related System results after the Measurement Date (as defined in
     Section 7.6) in a final adjustment to a Party's Gain Recognition Amount
     ("Final Adjustment"), or (ii) a Party receives a refund, credit or offset
     in connection with the reduction of a Party's Gain Recognition Amount
     ("Refund Adjustment"), then such Party shall promptly notify the other
     Party in writing of such adjustment. If the Final

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     Adjustment or Refund Adjustment decreases such Party's Conflicted Income
     Taxes, then such Party shall contribute to the Partnership cash equal to
     the amount of such decrease. If the Final Adjustment increases such
     Party's Conflicted Income Taxes, then the Partnership shall distribute to
     such Party cash equal to the amount of such increase. Such contribution to
     or distribution by the Partnership shall be made no later than the fifth
     Business Day after receipt by the other Party of the written notice
     described in the third preceding sentence. In the event that such Final
     Adjustment or Refund Adjustment occurs on or prior to the Measurement
     Date, such Party's Netting Expenses shall be adjusted accordingly.

3.   A new Schedule 2.6.2D is hereby added to the Agreement in the form set
     forth as Annex II hereto, and Section 2.6.2 is hereby amended to add the
     following paragraph (D):

          "Affiliates of Bell Atlantic have entered into the agreements
          described in Schedule 2.6.2D providing for the consummation of a
          series of transactions with affiliates of Alltel (the "AllTel
          Transactions"). The provisions of Sections 2.6.2(A) and 2.6.2(C)
          shall apply in all respects to the Alltel Transactions, except as
          provided below:

          (1)  The initial Conflicted Income Taxes with respect to the
               disposition of the Cleveland Cluster referred to on Schedule 7.6
               shall be limited to gain recognized pursuant to Section 751(b)
               of the Code in connection with such disposition.

          (2)  In the event that there is a Final Adjustment or Refund
               Adjustment that results in a change in the Conflicted Income
               Taxes for Florida or Alabama/Louisiana as set forth on Schedule
               7.6, then the following shall occur. First, if such a Final
               Adjustment or Refund Adjustment occurs after the Measurement
               Date, then Bell Atlantic shall promptly notify Vodafone in
               writing of such adjustment. If such Final Adjustment or Refund
               Adjustment occurs after the Measurement Date and decreases Bell
               Atlantic's Conflicted Income Taxes, then Bell Atlantic shall
               contribute to the Partnership cash equal to 50.25% of the amount
               of such excess. If such Final Adjustment occurs after the
               Measurement Date and increases Bell Atlantic's Conflicted Income
               Taxes, then the Partnership shall distribute to Bell Atlantic
               cash equal to 50.25% of the amount of such shortfall. In the
               event that such Final Adjustment or Refund Adjustment occurs on
               or prior to the Measurement Date, Bell Atlantic's Netting
               Expenses shall be adjusted in accordance with the principles of
               the preceding sentence. For purposes of determining whether a
               Final Adjustment or Refund Adjustment increases or decreases
               such Conflicted Income Taxes, the adjustment shall be measured
               against the Conflicted Income Taxes initially payable or, if
               applicable, the Conflicted Income Taxes determined in connection
               with any previous Final Adjustment or Refund Adjustment.

          (3)  The Conflicted Income Taxes imposed on the disposition of the
               Conflicted Systems referred to as "Southwest Cluster" on
               Schedule 7.6B and the El Paso Cellular System referred to on
               Schedule 7.6A shall be determined by allocating the total
               Conflicted

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               Income Taxes imposed on the disposition of the Southwest Cluster
               and the El Paso Cellular System between the Southwest Cluster
               and the El Paso Cellular System on the basis of their relative
               values; provided, however, that any Final Adjustment or Refund
               Adjustment specifically identified with either the Southwest
               Cluster or the El Paso Cellular System shall not be allocated
               between the systems but shall affect only the system so
               identified.

          (4)  To the extent not inconsistent with the agreements in the Alltel
               Transactions, as currently documented, in initially reporting
               any like-kind exchange included in the Alltel Transactions
               (whether on any initial or any voluntarily amended federal
               income tax return), Bell Atlantic agrees to take consistent
               filing positions with respect to each like-kind exchange, and
               agrees to consult with Vodafone before taking any inconsistent
               filing positions that could be taken without violating the
               agreements in the Alltel Transactions, as currently documented.

4.   Section 2.6.2 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph (E):

     "The "CMT Transactions" means any transaction occurring after January 1,
     2000 and involving the equity or assets of AirTouch CMT Holdings I, Inc.,
     a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto (including any successor
     limited liability company) ("Holdings I") or the interests in or assets of
     AirTouch Group LLC, a Delaware LLC (the only asset of which is an interest
     in CMT Partners) ("Group LLC"), including, without limitation, any actual
     or deemed disposition (including any actual or deemed distribution) by
     AirTouch Cellular, a California corporation ("AirTouch Cellular"), of any
     interest in the equity or assets of Holdings I or Group LLC. Similarly, in
     connection with the Stage I Closing, the stock of AirTouch Cellular will
     be contributed to the Partnership (the "AirTouch Cellular Transaction").
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the CMT Transactions and the AirTouch
     Cellular Transactions shall be limited to those actions or transactions
     taken in connection with the contribution of AirTouch Cellular to the
     Partnership and the distribution of the equity interests or assets of CMT
     Holding I or Group LLC from AirTouch Cellular.

     (1)  For purposes of applying Section 2.6.2(A) and (C), any CMT Taxes and
          any AirTouch Cellular Taxes (in each case, as defined below) shall be
          treated as Netting Expenses to the extent such Taxes are imposed on
          or prior to the Measurement Date. Such characterization shall apply
          (without duplication( regardless of whether there is a disposition of
          or the generation of any proceeds with respect to Holdings I, Group
          LLC or AirTouch Cellular.

     (2)  For purposes of applying Section 2.6.2(C), any gain recognized for
          federal income tax purposes with respect to the CMT Transactions,
          including without limitation under Sections 311 or 355 of the Code,
          shall be treated as a Gain Recognition Amount on which Conflict
          Income Taxes shall be deemed to be imposed ( "CMT Gain Recognition
          Amount" and " CMT Conflict Income Taxes").

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     (3)  "CMT Taxes" shall mean any Taxes (other than federal, state, local,
          and foreign income Taxes) imposed in connection with the CMT
          Transactions plus any CMT Conflict Income Taxes.

     (4)  For purposes of applying Section 2.6.2(C), with respect to the
          AirTouch Cellular Transaction, any AirTouch Cellular Gain Recognition
          Amount (as described below) shall be treated as a Gain Recognition
          Amount on which Conflicted Income Taxes shall be deemed imposed (such
          Taxes, "AirTouch Cellular Conflicted Income Taxes"). "AirTouch
          Cellular Gain Recognition Amount" shall mean any income or gain
          recognized for federal income tax purposes that is attributable to
          the fact that the stock of AirTouch Cellular was contributed to the
          Partnership to the extent that such income or gain exceeds the income
          or gain that would have been recognized had the assets, rather than
          the stock, of AirTouch Cellular been contributed to the Partnership.
          For this purpose, "AirTouch Cellular Gain Recognition Amount" shall
          include any such income or gain recognized in connection with the
          interest of the Vodafone Partners in the Partnership that is
          attributable to the AirTouch Cellular Transaction but such income or
          gain shall be included only to the extent that such income or gain
          exceeds the Vodafone Partner's share of such Partnership income or
          gain (with such share calculated on the basis of the Percentage
          Interest of the Vodafone Partners at the time such income or gain was
          recognized) and to the extent that Vodafone can establish that it was
          actually harmed thereby. Any liquidation of AirTouch Cellular shall
          be treated as a disposal of the stock of AirTouch Cellular for
          purposes of Section 7.1(a) of the Partnership Agreement. The
          foregoing is not intended to create any presumptions as to the 704(c)
          methodology addressed in Section 6.8(a) of the Partnership Agreement
          or to duplicate the right to a distribution under Section 7.1(a) of
          the Partnership Agreement. AirTouch Cellular Gain Recognition Amount
          shall not include any income or gain recognized for federal income
          tax purposes that is (v) not attributable to the Vodafone Wireless
          Business; (w) attributable to any restructuring transaction (it being
          understood that the restructuring transactions described above and
          involving Holdings I and Group LLC are addressed therein); (x)
          attributable to the treatment for federal income tax purposes of
          Vodafone's transfer of the Vodafone Conveyed Assets to the
          Partnership in other than its capacity as a partner to the extent
          that the tax payable with respect to such issue would exceed $ 191
          million (plus associated interest, penalties and additions to tax);
          (y) attributable to deferred intercompany gain or (z) attributable to
          any inability to engage in a split-off transaction with AT&T or
          MediaOne.

     (5)  "AirTouch Cellular Taxes" shall mean any Taxes (other than federal,
          state, local and foreign income Taxes, or CMT Taxes) imposed upon
          Vodafone or any Affiliate thereof with respect to the AirTouch
          Cellular Transaction as a result of the fact that the stock of
          AirTouch Cellular rather than its assets was contributed to the
          Partnership, plus any AirTouch Cellular Conflicted Income Taxes.

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5.   Section 2.6.2 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph (F):

          Solely in connection with any Tax audit, administrative or court
          proceeding (collectively "Tax Proceeding") relating to any AirTouch
          Cellular Tax, Vodafone shall promptly provide the Partnership written
          notice of any claim by any relevant taxing authority (such relevant
          taxing authority, "Taxing Authority") asserted in writing which, if
          successful, might result in any AirTouch Cellular Tax (and shall
          provide the Partnership with copies of any such written claim). For
          purposes of this section 2.6.2(F), the following shall apply:

          (i)  Vodafone and its Affiliates will act in good faith in connection
               with such Tax Proceedings and will use its reasonable best
               efforts to minimize such AirTouch Cellular Taxes.

          (ii) Except as specifically provided herein,Vodafone and its
               Affiliates have the sole right to control and manage the Tax
               Proceedings, including the conduct of communications,
               discussions and negotiations with the Taxing Authority.

          (iii) Vodafone will provide the Partnership with reasonable advance
               notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to consult with respect
               to, (i) all communications regarding settlement options with the
               Taxing Authority, (ii) all settlement offers or proposals made
               by Vodafone or its Affiliates to, or received by Vodafone or its
               Affiliates, from the Taxing Authority and (iii) all negotiations
               and discussions with the Taxing Authority with respect to
               settlement of any AirTouch Cellular Tax. The Partnership will
               respond promptly to all requests for review or consultation made
               by Vodafone pursuant to this Section 2.6.2(F) but failure to
               respond pursuant to this clause (iii) shall not waive any of the
               Partnership's rights under this clause (iii).

          (iv) In connection with any claim for which indemnification is sought
               hereunder, Vodafone shall provide such information as may be
               requested by the Partnership to the extent relevant to such
               claim.

          (v)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as the Partnership has
               provided written notice to Vodafone that the Partnership agrees
               that the claim would result in AirTouch Cellular Taxes, Vodafone
               shall not enter into any settlement agreement with the Taxing
               Authority as to such AirTouch Cellular Taxes without the prior
               written consent of the Partnership. The Partnership shall be
               given a reasonable period of time following the presentation by
               Vodafone of a settlement recommendation to make a determination
               as to whether or not to exercise its rights under this clause
               (v) but in no event not less than 15 business days from the date
               such settlement offer was recommended by Vodafone.

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          (vi) From and after the point the Partnership agrees that the claim
               would result in AirTouch Cellular Taxes, it shall have the right
               to participate with Vodafone inthe resolution of the portion of
               the claim relating to such Taxes, including, without limitation,
               the right to have participation of counsel.

         (vii) Vodafone and its Affiliates shall not be subject to this
               Section 2.6.2(F) with respect to any Tax Proceeding involving
               AirTouch Cellular Taxes to the extent that Vodafone has waived
               its rights against the Partnership under Section 2.6.2(E)(4) and
               (5) with respect to such Taxes.

        (viii) Nothing contained herein shall require Vodafone or its
               Affiliates to contest any issue or prohibit them from settling
               any issue involving an AirTouch Cellular Tax if Vodafone or its
               Affiliates has received a negative opinion with respect to such
               issue from a court of competent jurisdiction.

6.   Clause (ii) of Section 2.4.1 is hereby amended and restated in its
     entirety to read as follows:

               "(ii) the Net Proceeds (other than cash) from a Vodafone Other
          Disposition (as defined in Section 2.4.2), the disposition of any
          Vodafone Stage I Conflicted Systems and, if Vodafone has disposed of
          any Conflict-Related System at or prior to the Stage I Closing, the
          disposition of such Conflict-Related System."

7.   The second sentence of Section 2.6.2(B) is hereby amended and restated in
     its entirety to read as follows:

          "At the Stage I Closing, Bell Atlantic shall contribute (or shall
          have contributed) the Net Proceeds or Gross Proceeds, as applicable
          (in each case, other than cash), from the disposition of any removed
          Conflicted System or shall have recontributed the removed Conflicted
          System to Cellco.

8.   Clause (A) of Section 1.16 is hereby amended to add the following phrase
     to the end thereof and immediately prior to "and (B)":

         ", in which case it shall include such proceeds therefrom,"

9.   Schedules 1.25A, 1.25B, 1.25C-1 and 1.25C-2 are hereby amended and
     restated in their entirety to read as set forth on Annex III.

10.  Schedule 7.6 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set
     forth on Annex IV.

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11.  Exhibits B and C are hereby amended to delete all references to the
     Richmond System, and the Chicago System and the Houston System,
     respectively.

12.  Section 2.4.2 is hereby amended to change the location of the designation
     "(i)" so that it instead immediately precedes the phrase "all right, title
     and interest".

13.  Clause (ii) of Section 2.4.2 is hereby deleted in its entirety and
     replaced with the following:

         "(ii) the Net Proceeds (other than cash) from the disposition of (A)
         any Vodafone Stage II Conflicted Systems (other than the Chicago
         System and the Houston System) and (B) if Vodafone has disposed of any
         Conflict-Related System at or prior to the Stage II Closing, such
         Conflict-Related System, and (iii) the Net Proceeds (other than cash)
         from the disposition of any property or System permitted by clause
         (iv) of Section 5.1.4 but not by any other clause thereof ("Vodafone
         Other Dispositions ")."

14.  Section 2.5.1 is hereby amended to change the location of the designation
     "(i)" so that it instead immediately precedes the phrase "all right, title
     and interest".

15.  Clause (ii) of Section 2.5.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and
     replaced with the following:

         "(ii) the Net Proceeds or Gross Proceeds, as applicable (in each case,
         other than cash), from the disposition of any Bell Atlantic Conflicted
         Systems (other than the Richmond System), (iii) if Bell Atlantic has
         disposed of any Conflict-Related System at or prior to the Stage I
         Closing, the Net Proceeds (other than cash) from the disposition of
         such Conflict-Related System, and (iv) the Net Proceeds (other than
         cash) from the disposition of any property or System permitted by
         clause (iv) of Section 5.2.4 but not by any other clause thereof
         ("Bell Atlantic Other Dispositions"), except to the extent that such
         Bell Atlantic Other Disposition was in connection with resolving any
         claimed right of consent, right of first refusal, put right, Default,
         dissolution or similar claim, in which case the Gross Proceeds from
         such Bell Atlantic Other Disposition (the "Bell Atlantic Net Proceeds
         Other Dispositions" and "Bell Atlantic Gross Proceeds Other
         Dispositions," respectively)."

16.  Section 7.6 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

         "(a) On the later of the Stage II Closing or the tenth Business Day
         after the receipt by Vodafone, Bell Atlantic or their respective
         Affiliates, as the case may be, of the last of the payments of any
         consideration described in clauses (i) through (viii) below (the
         "Measurement Date"), Vodafone and Bell Atlantic shall agree on each
         Party's Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount. Subject to the second
         succeeding sentence, the "Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount" for each
         of Vodafone and Bell Atlantic shall equal the sum of the following
         amounts received (in such case a positive amount) or incurred (in such
         case a negative amount), respectively, by each of Vodafone and Bell
         Atlantic and their respective Affiliates (other than Cellco or the
         Partnership, unless specifically provided):

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           (i) the Gross Proceeds, to the extent comprised of cash, derived
               from the disposition of any of the Conflicted Systems referred
               to on Schedule 7.6A or from any Bell Atlantic Gross Proceeds
               Other Dispositions;

          (ii) with respect to the disposition (other than by Cellco) of any
               Conflicted System referred to on Schedule 7.6B, the disposition
               of any Conflict-Related System, any Vodafone Other Disposition
               and any Bell Atlantic Net Proceeds Other Disposition, the
               difference between the cash proceeds received therefrom and the
               Netting Expenses associated therewith;

         (iii) any Netting Expenses actually paid by Cellco prior to the Stage
               I Closing associated with a disposition by Cellco of a Cellco
               Conflicted System referred to on Schedule 7.6B or a
               Conflict-Related System, which Netting Expenses by virtue of
               Cellco's payment shall be deemed to have been incurred by Bell
               Atlantic;

          (iv) any Netting Expenses (other than those described in clause (iii)
               above) associated with a disposition prior to the Stage I
               Closing by Cellco of a Cellco Conflicted System referred to on
               Schedule 7.6B or a Conflict-Related System, to the extent paid
               or payable by Bell Atlantic and not by Cellco or the
               Partnership;

           (v) cash acquisition payments incurred to acquire properties or
               Systems in a transaction or series of related transactions
               involving the disposition of Conflicted Systems;

          (vi) Taxes imposed on Vodafone or any Affiliate thereof as a result
               of the disposition by Cellco or the Partnership of any of the
               Conflicted Systems referred to on Schedule 7.6A, divided for
               purposes of this Section 7.6 computation by the Vodafone
               Measurement Percentage (as defined below), expressed as a
               fraction.

         (vii) the Netting Expenses incurred by Cellco or the Partnership as a
               result of the disposition thereby of any of the Conflicted
               Systems referred to on Schedule 7.6(A), which amount by virtue
               of Cellco's or the Partnership's payment thereof shall be deemed
               to have been received by Bell Atlantic;

        (viii) the Obligee Adjustment Amount (as defined in paragraph (b)
               below); and

          (ix) CMT Taxes or AirTouch Cellular Taxes imposed upon Vodafone or
               any Affiliate thereof in connection with the CMT Transactions or
               the AirTouch Cellular Transactions (to the extent not taken into
               account in any of the above clauses).

          (x)  the accretion (which may be positive or negative) in the amounts
               described in clauses (i) through (viii) above at the LIBO Rate
               from the date of the receipt or incurrence of such amounts until
               the Measurement Date.

         When determining the amounts described in clauses (i) through (ix) of
         the preceding sentence, the component amounts similarly shall accrete
         at the LIBO Rate from the date of receipt or incurrence thereof until
         the date as of which they are applied when making such determination,
         unless otherwise specifically provided. If, before giving effect to
         this

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         sentence, a Party's Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount would be a
         negative amount, then such Party's Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount
         shall be increased to zero (the amount of such increase being the
         "Positive Adjustment"), and the other Party's Conflicted Systems
         Proceeds Amount shall be increased by an amount equal to such Positive
         Adjustment. Each Party's percentage Partnership Interest as of the
         Measurement Date (which, if Measurement Date is the Stage II Closing
         Date, shall give effect to such closing) then shall be multiplied by
         the sum of Vodafone's Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount and Bell
         Atlantic's Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount, with the result being
         referred to as such Party's "Target Amount." Next, the "Initial
         Conflict Payment Amount" shall be calculated for the Party whose
         Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount is greater than its Target Amount.
         Such Party's Initial Conflict Payment Amount shall equal (x) the
         excess of the Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount of such Party over
         the Target Amount of such Party, divided by (y) the percentage
         Partnership Interest of the other Party. Finally, the "Conflict
         Payment Amount" and the Party by whom it is to be paid shall be
         determined. If Bell Atlantic is the Party whose Conflicted Systems
         Proceeds Amount is greater than its Target Amount, then Bell Atlantic
         shall pay the Conflict Payment Amount, which shall be an amount equal
         to the sum of its Initial Conflict Payment Amount and the Debt
         Adjustment Amount (as defined below). If Vodafone is the Party whose
         Conflicted Systems Proceeds Amount is greater than its Target Amount,
         then (i) if Vodafone's Initial Conflict Payment Amount exceeds the
         Debt Adjustment Amount (the "Clause (i) Excess"), Vodafone shall pay
         to the Company the Conflict Payment Amount, which shall be an amount
         equal to the Clause (i) Excess, (ii) if the Debt Adjustment Amount
         exceeds Vodafone's Initial Conflict Payment Amount (the Clause (ii)
         Excess"), Bell Atlantic shall pay to the Company the Conflict Payment
         Amount, which shall be an amount equal to the Clause (ii) Excess, and
         (iii) if Vodafone's Initial Conflict Payment Amount and the Debt
         Adjustment Amount are equal, neither Party shall pay the Conflict
         Payment Amount. The "Debt Adjustment Amount" shall be an amount equal
         to (A) $500,000,000 accreted at (B) the LIBO Rate from the Stage I
         Closing Date until the Measurement Date. The Conflict Payment Amount
         shall be paid to the Partnership no later than the fifth Business Day
         after the Measurement Date.

         (b) The "Obligee Adjustment Amount" shall be deemed to have been
         incurred by the Obligee Party, and shall mean the quotient derived by
         dividing (i) the difference (such difference being the "Initial
         Adjustment Amount") between (A) $83 million and (B) the PCS Amount, by
         (ii) the percentage Partnership Interest, expressed as a fraction, of
         the Vodafone Group, if Vodafone is the Obligee Party, or the Bell
         Atlantic Group, if Bell Atlantic is the Obligee Party, as of the
         Measurement Date (which if the Measurement Date is the Stage II
         Closing Date shall give effect to such Closing). For purposes of this
         definition:

         "Adjustment Percentage" means the positive or negative percentage
         derived as the difference between (i) fifty percent and (ii) the
         Vodafone Measurement Percentage.

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         "Associated Systems Costs" means the sum of (i) the Out-of-Pocket
         Expenses directly related to the disposition of the PrimeCo
         Distributed Systems and (ii) the product of (A) forty percent and (B)
         the amount of gain recognized for federal income tax purposes in
         connection with the disposition of the PrimeCo Distributed Systems.

         "Obligor Party" means (i) Bell Atlantic if the Initial Adjustment
         Amount is a positive number, and (ii) Vodafone if the Adjustment
         Amount is a negative number.

         "PCS Amount" means the positive or negative number derived as the
         difference between (i) the product of (A) the Adjustment Percentage
         and (B) the Systems Cash Flow and (ii) the Richmond Adjustment.

         "Obligee Party" means the party that is not the Obligor Party (i.e.,
         Vodafone if Bell Atlantic is the Obligor Party and Bell Atlantic if
         Vodafone is the Obligor Party).

         "Richmond Adjustment" means the product of (i) the Vodafone
         Measurement Percentage, (ii) forty percent and (iii) the amount of
         gain recognized for federal income tax purposes in connection with the
         disposition of the Richmond System.

         "Systems Cash Flow" means the difference between (i) the Systems
         Proceeds and (ii) the Associated System Costs.

         "Systems Proceeds" means the aggregate of all sale prices and/or other
         assets received by PrimeCo PCS, LP and PrimeCo 10MHz, LP upon their
         disposition of the PrimeCo Distributed Systems.

         "Vodafone Measurement Percentage" means the percentage Partnership
         Interest of the Vodafone Group (as defined in the Partnership
         Agreement) as of the Measurement Date (which if the Measurement Date
         is the Stage II Closing Date shall give effect to such Closing).

16.  Section 2.4.3 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph:

         "(I) any contract providing for a Vodafone Other Disposition or
         pursuant to which a Vodafone Stage I Conflicted System, a Vodafone
         Stage II Conflicted System or a Conflict-Related System has been or is
         to be disposed (each such contract being a "Vodafone Disposition
         Contract")."

17.  Section 2.5.2 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph:

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         "(J) any contract providing for a Bell Atlantic Other Disposition or
         pursuant to which a Bell Atlantic Conflicted System or a
         Conflict-Related System has been or is to be disposed (each such
         contract being a "Bell Atlantic Disposition Contract")."

18.  Section 2.4 is hereby amended to add the following:

         "Section 2.4.6. Indemnity Agreement. Upon the later to occur of the
         Stage I Closing, on the one hand, and any of a Vodafone Other
         Disposition or the disposition of a Vodafone Stage I Conflicted System
         or a Conflict-Related System, on the other, Vodafone and the
         Partnership shall enter into an indemnity agreement in the form of
         Exhibit F hereto (an "Indemnity Agreement") with respect to any such
         disposition. Upon the later to occur of the Stage II Closing or the
         disposition of a Vodafone Stage II Conflicted System, Vodafone and the
         Partnership shall enter into an Indemnity Agreement with respect to
         any such disposed System. (Each Indemnity Agreement entered into
         pursuant to this Section 2.4.6 shall be a "Vodafone Indemnity
         Agreement.")

         Section 2.4.7. Delayed Dispositions of Conflicted Systems or
         Conflict-Related Systems. To the extent that Net Proceeds from (i) a
         Vodafone Other Disposition or the disposition of a Vodafone Stage I
         Conflicted System or a Conflict-Related System, or (ii) the
         disposition of a Vodafone Stage II Conflicted System, are not received
         by Vodafone until after (x) the Stage I Closing or (y) the Stage II
         Closing, respectively, such Net Proceeds (other than, with respect to
         Vodafone Other Dispositions, Conflicted Systems or Conflict-Related
         Systems, cash or, as to the MediaOne Split-Off Transactions, any CMT
         Gross Proceeds) shall be contributed to the Partnership within ten
         Business Days after such receipt. The contribution of the foregoing
         shall not change the Parties' Stage I or Stage II ownership interests
         in the Partnership."

19.  Section 2.5 is hereby amended to add the following:

         "Section 2.5.5 Indemnity Agreement. Upon the later to occur of the
         Stage II Closing, on the one hand, and any of a Bell Atlantic Other
         Disposition or the disposition of a Bell Atlantic Conflicted System or
         a Conflict-Related System, on the other, Bell Atlantic and the
         Partnership shall enter into an Indemnity Agreement with respect to
         such disposition ( each such Indemnity Agreement being a "Bell
         Atlantic Indemnity Agreement").

         Section 2.5.6. Delayed Dispositions of Systems. To the extent that
         Net Proceeds or Gross Proceeds, as appropriate, from a Bell Atlantic
         Other Disposition or the disposition of a Bell Atlantic Conflicted
         System or a Conflict-Related System are not received by Bell Atlantic
         until after the Stage II Closing, such Net Proceeds or Gross Proceeds
         therefrom (other than cash) shall be contributed to the Partnership
         within ten Business Days after such receipt. The contribution of the
         foregoing shall not change the Parties' Stage I or Stage II ownership
         interests in the Partnership."

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20.  Clause (v) of Section 5.1.4 is hereby amended and restated to read in its
     entirety as follows:

          "other divestitures (excluding divestitures of Conflict-Related
          Systems) contemplated by the Transaction Documents,"

21.  Clause (v) of Section 5.2.4 is hereby amended and restated to read in its
     entirety as follows:

     "other divestitures (excluding divestitures of Conflict-Related Systems)
     contemplated by the Transaction Documents,"

22.  Section 9.1(a) is hereby amended to delete the word "or" immediately
     preceding clause (iv) and to add the following to the end thereof:

         "or (v) any Bell Atlantic Indemnity Agreement, if the facts of
         circumstances giving rise to the claim under the Bell Atlantic
         Disposition Contract which is the subject of such payment would have
         given rise to (A) a Loss under any of the preceding clauses of this
         Section 9.1(a) or (B) a reimbursement, indemnification or hold
         harmless obligation under Section 8.1, were the assets and liabilities
         disposed of pursuant to such Bell Atlantic Disposition Contract
         instead to have been Bell Atlantic Conveyed Assets and Liabilities of
         Bell Atlantic, respectively, contributed to the Partnership at the
         Stage II Closing. In the event clause (v)(B) of the foregoing sentence
         is applicable, the amount and manner of any payment shall be
         determined in accordance with the principles of Article VIII."

23.  Section 9.2 (a) is hereby amended to delete the word "or" immediately
     preceding clause (iii) and to add the following to the end thereof:

         "or (iv) any Vodafone Indemnity Agreement, if the facts or
         circumstances giving rise to the claim under the Bell Atlantic
         Disposition Contract which is the subject of such payment would have
         given rise to (A) a Loss under any of the preceding clauses of this
         Section 9.2(a) or (B) a reimbursement, indemnification or hold
         harmless obligation under Section 8.1, were the assets and liabilities
         disposed of pursuant to such Bell Atlantic Disposition Contract
         instead to have been, with respect to such assets, (W) Vodafone Stage
         I Conveyed Assets, if such Bell Atlantic Disposition Contract relates
         to Vodafone Stage I Conflicted Systems, Conflict-Related Systems that
         otherwise would have been Vodafone Stage I Conveyed Assets, or
         Vodafone Other Dispositions, or (X) as to all other assets, Vodafone
         Stage II Contributed Assets, and with respect to such liabilities, (Y)
         Liabilities relating to or arising from Vodafone Stage I Conveyed
         Assets as of the Stage I Closing Date, if relating to or arising from
         assets described in (A) above, or (Z) as to all other liabilities,
         Liabilities relating to or arising from Vodafone Stage II Conveyed
         Assets as of the Stage II Closing Date. In the event clause (v)(B) of
         the foregoing sentence is applicable, the amount and manner of any
         payment shall be determined in accordance with the principles of
         Article VIII."

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                           PrimeCo-Related Amendments

     The second sentence of Section 7.1 is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

          "The Parties shall, or shall cause the appropriate Affiliates to (i)
     amend the PrimeCo Agreement to cause (A) the Distribution Date to occur on
     the 60th day following the date that Bell Atlantic or Vodafone gives
     written notice of its intent to effectuate the PrimeCo Agreement, but in
     no event earlier than February 1, 2000; and (B) the PrimeCo Agreement to
     terminate upon consummation of the Stage I Closing; (ii) prior to the
     Stage I Closing, cause the Richmond, Chicago and Houston PCS licenses and
     related assets and liabilities (the "Richmond System," the "Chicago
     System" and the "Houston System," respectively, and collectively the
     "PrimeCo Distributed Systems") to be distributed directly or indirectly to
     the partners of PrimeCo in proportion to their respective ownership
     interests in PrimeCo and then contributed by such partners to PrimeCo PCS,
     L.P. and PrimeCo 10MHz, LP; and (iii) prior to the Stage I Closing, cause
     PrimeCo and PrimeCo PCS, L.P. to enter into an appropriate services and
     guarantee agreements. The Parties shall cause PrimeCo PCS, L.P. to
     dispose, subject to the contribution of the Bell Atlantic Conveyed Assets
     at the Stage II Closing, of substantially all of the assets and
     liabilities thereof pursuant to Section 2.6.2 and to promptly distribute
     the proceeds from each such disposition to the partners thereof in
     proportion to their respective ownership interests. Notwithstanding
     anything to the contrary in Section 2.6.2(A), Vodafone shall direct the
     disposition of the Chicago System, on the one hand, and Bell Atlantic
     shall direct the disposition of the Houston System and the Richmond
     System, on the other, on behalf of PrimeCo PCS, L.P.; provided, however,
     that the actual disposition transaction covering the Chicago System shall
     require the consent of Bell Atlantic, which consent shall not be
     unreasonably withheld. In the event that any BTA license is partitioned
     from an MTA license held by PrimeCo PCS, L.P. and not disposed of by
     PrimeCo PCS, L.P. in connection with the sale of such MTA, the Parties
     shall cause such BTA license to be distributed in kind by PrimeCo PCS,
     L.P. to the partners thereof and then contributed by such partners to the
     Partnership in a manner that does not alter the percentage ownership
     interests in the Partnership. The Parties may or may not cause PrimeCo
     10MHz, L.P. to dispose of any of its assets or liabilities. At such time
     as each of the corresponding MTA licenses have been disposed of by PrimeCo
     PCS, L.P., the Parties shall cause the distribution by PrimeCo 10MHz, L.P.
     to the partners thereof, in proportion to their respective ownership
     interests therein, of the proceeds from the disposition, if any, of the
     relevant MTA license held by the partnership or, if such relevant MTA
     license has not been disposed of, the distribution in kind to the partners
     thereof, in proportion to their respective ownership interests, of such
     relevant MTA license and the contribution thereof by such partners to the
     Partnership in a manner that does not alter the percentage ownership
     interests in the Partnership. Notwithstanding the foregoing four
     sentences, the Parties shall cause the partners of each of PrimeCo PCS,
     L.P. and PrimeCo 10MHz, L.P. to contribute their respective ownership
     interests therein to (i) PrimeCo, promptly after any termination of this
     Agreement prior to the Stage I

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     Closing, or (ii) the Partnership, in a manner that does not alter the
     percentage ownership interests therein, promptly after the Stage II
     Closing if at the time thereof the condition specified in clause (2) of
     the first sentence of Section 3.2 has not been satisfied. PrimeCo PCS,
     L.P. and PrimeCo 10MHz, L.P. shall reimburse their respective partners for
     any out-of-pocket expenses (other than Taxes) incurred by such partner or
     an Affiliate thereof and directly related to the disposition by such
     partnership of the Chicago System and the Houston System. The Parties
     agree to cooperate in good faith to explore the possibility of (i) a
     split-off transaction by Vodafone involving the Houston System and (ii) a
     sale of the Chicago System as part of a combined sale of all the PrimeCo
     Distributed Systems."

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                            Debt-Related Amendments

1.   The second sentence of Section 2.6.l is hereby amended to delete the last
     three words from the end thereof and replace them with the following words
     "Vodafone Stage I Debt Cap".

2.   The third sentence of Section 2.6.l is hereby amended to delete the fourth
     word from the end thereof and replace it with the word "Bell Atlantic".

3.   The seventh sentence of Section 2.6.1 is hereby amended by replacing the
     following words "Stage I Partnership Loans" with "Vodafone Stage I Loan
     and Bell Atlantic Stage I Loan".

4.   The last sentence of Section 2.6.1 is hereby amended to delete the term
     "Vodafone Stage II Debt Cap" and to replace the reference to "Bell
     Atlantic Debt Cap" with the term "Bell Atlantic Stage II Debt Cap".

5.   A new Schedule 2.6.1(a) shall be added to the Agreement in the form set
     forth as Annex V hereto.

6.   Schedule 2.6.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

STAGE I CALCULATIONS, PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS AND PAYMENTS:

          At or immediately after the Stage I Closing, Vodafone and/or Bell
          Atlantic or the Partnership may require the Partnership to incur
          Indebtedness through a debt facility to be established at the
          Partnership in an aggregate principal amount of $5,100,000,000, (the
          "Stage I Partnership Loan"). This loan shall be for the purpose of
          refinancing Vodafone Contributed Debt and financing Initial Vodafone
          Indebtedness (together, the "Vodafone Stage I Loan"), refinancing the
          Bell Atlantic Contributed Debt (the "Bell Atlantic Stage I Loan"),
          and financing the acquisition of additional assets for the
          Partnership not included in Vodafone Conveyed Assets, Bell Atlantic
          Conveyed Assets or Cellco Assets (the "Additional Acquisition
          Loans"). First, Vodafone shall have the right to draw down up to
          $4,000,000,000 on the Stage I Partnership Loan, prior to any other
          draws against the Stage I Partnership Loan. The difference between
          the Stage I Partnership Loan and the Vodafone Stage I Loan shall be
          the "Additional Acquisition Indebtedness Cap".

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STAGE I CALCULATIONS, PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS AND PAYMENTS: Vodafone Stage I
Contributed Indebtedness

          The Vodafone Stage I Debt Cap shall be equal to $4,500,000,000. At
          the Stage I Closing Vodafone shall contribute to the Partnership
          Indebtedness associated with the Vodafone Wireless Business in an
          aggregate outstanding principal amount (such contributed debt, the
          "Vodafone Contributed Debt") not to exceed the difference (the
          "Adjusted Vodafone Stage I Debt Cap") between the Vodafone Stage I
          Debt Cap and $500,000,000 (the "Vodafone Debt Adjustment"). The
          Vodafone Contributed Debt will be comprised of, but not limited to,
          one or all of the following: (1) qualified liabilities as determined
          under Treas. Reg. 1.707-5(a)(6); (2) other Indebtedness (including
          intercompany loans) allocable to capital expenditures of Vodafone;
          and (3) recourse indebtedness. At or immediately after the Stage I
          Closing, Vodafone may require the Partnership to refinance the
          Vodafone Contributed Debt through the Stage I Partnership Loan. In
          addition, at or immediately after the Stage I Closing, Vodafone may
          require the Partnership to incur additional Indebtedness through the
          Stage I Partnership Loan up to the amount by which the Adjusted
          Vodafone Stage I Debt Cap exceeds the sum of the outstanding
          principal balance of the Vodafone Contributed Debt (the "Initial
          Vodafone Indebtedness"). The cash proceeds of the Vodafone Stage I
          Loan shall be distributed immediately by the Partnership to Vodafone
          or such of its subsidiaries as Vodafone shall designate in writing.
          The "Vodafone Stage I Debt Amount," which means the sum of (i) the
          aggregate principal amount outstanding immediately after the Stage I
          Closing under the Vodafone Contributed Debt after taking into account
          the application of the proceeds of a Vodafone Stage I Loan to repay
          any Vodafone Contributed Debt, (ii) the Vodafone Stage I Loan and
          (iii) the Vodafone Debt Adjustment, shall not exceed the Vodafone
          Stage I Debt Cap.

STAGE I CALCULATIONS, PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS AND PAYMENTS: Bell Atlantic Stage
I Indebtedness

          "Bell Atlantic shall be entitled to contribute to the Partnership, or
          cause the Partnership to retain or refinance, Indebtedness associated
          with the Bell Atlantic Wireless Business in an aggregate outstanding
          principal amount not to exceed the Bell Atlantic Stage I Debt Cap. At
          or immediately after the Stage I Closing, Bell Atlantic may require
          the Partnership to refinance the Bell Atlantic Contributed Debt
          through the Stage I Partnership Loan, (the "Bell Atlantic Stage I
          Loan") for an amount up to the Bell Atlantic Stage I Loan Cap
          (defined below). The "Bell Atlantic Stage I Debt Amount", which means
          the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount outstanding immediately
          after the Stage I Closing under the

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          Bell Atlantic Contributed Debt (after taking into account the
          application of the proceeds of a Bell Atlantic Stage I Loan to repay
          any Bell Atlantic Contributed Debt), and (ii) the Bell Atlantic Stage
          I Loan, shall not exceed the Bell Atlantic Stage I Debt Cap. The
          "Bell Atlantic Stage I Debt Cap" shall be equal to the product of (i)
          a fraction, the numerator of which is the Percentage Interest of Bell
          Atlantic immediately after the Stage I Closing and the denominator of
          which is the Percentage Interest of Vodafone immediately after the
          Stage I Closing, multiplied by (ii) the Vodafone Stage I Debt Amount.

STAGE II CALCULATIONS, PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS AND PAYMENTS: Bell Atlantic Stage
II Indebtedness

          "At the Stage II Closing, Bell Atlantic shall be entitled to
          contribute to the Partnership Indebtedness (the "Bell Atlantic Stage
          II Indebtedness") associated with the Bell Atlantic Wireless Business
          in an outstanding principal amount not to exceed the Bell Atlantic
          Stage II Debt Cap; provided, however, that if the principal amount of
          the Bell Atlantic Stage II Indebtedness exceeds at the Bell Atlantic
          Stage II Debt Cap, Bell Atlantic shall contribute to the Partnership
          at the Stage II Closing cash in the amount of such excess. The "Bell
          Atlantic Stage II Debt Cap" shall be that aggregate principal amount
          outstanding of the Bell Atlantic Stage II Indebtedness equal to the
          remainder of (A) the product of (i) a fraction the numerator of which
          is the Percentage Interest of Bell Atlantic immediately after the
          Stage II Closing and the denominator of which is the Percentage
          Interest of Vodafone immediately after the Stage II Closing,
          multiplied by (ii) the Vodafone Stage I Debt Amount, minus (B) the
          aggregate principal amount of the Bell Atlantic Stage I Debt Amount.

ADDITIONAL ACQUISITION INDEBTEDNESS:

          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Alliance Agreement or
          this Schedule 2.6.1, but subject nevertheless to the following two
          sentences, each Party may contribute to the Partnership, in addition
          to the Vodafone Stage I Debt Amount and Bell Atlantic Stage I Debt
          Amount or Bell Atlantic Stage II Indebtedness determined in
          accordance with the Vodafone Stage I Debt Cap and the Bell Atlantic
          Stage I or II Debt Cap, Indebtedness ("Additional Acquisition
          Indebtedness") incurred in connection with acquisitions of properties
          contributed to the Partnership that are not included in the Vodafone
          Conveyed Assets, the Bell Atlantic Conveyed Assets or the Cellco
          Assets. No Party shall be entitled to contribute Additional
          Acquisition Indebtedness to the Partnership pursuant to the preceding
          sentence to the extent it would exceed, an amount equal to the
          product of (i) the Additional Acquisition Indebtedness Cap and (ii)
          the percentage Partnership Interest, expressed as a fraction, of the
          Vodafone Group (if

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          Vodafone is the Party) (the "Vodafone Additional Acquisition Debt
          Cap") or the Bell Atlantic Group (if Bell Atlantic is the Party) (the
          "Bell Atlantic Stage I Loan Cap"), and in the case of Bell Atlantic
          less the Bell Atlantic Stage I Loan. Any Indebtedness so contributed
          shall either have been incurred through a drawdown of the Stage I
          Partnership Loan or, as a condition to its contribution, shall be
          refinanceable by the Partnership at the time of such contribution
          through a drawdown of the Stage I Partnership Loan. The amounts of
          such contributed Indebtedness shall be set forth on Schedule
          2.6.1(a), which shall be amended from time to time as necessary to
          reflect the same, and such amounts shall not be deemed to be Stage I
          Indebtedness or Stage II Indebtedness of a Party for purposes of the
          calculations specified in this Schedule 2.6.1.

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                            Miscellaneous Amendments

1. The first sentence of Section 5.9 is hereby amended to insert immediately
prior to "Stage I Closing" the following language: "the 90th day after".

2. The last sentence of Section 2.6.4 is hereby amended to read in its entirety
as follows:

Both prior to and after the Stage I Closing and the Stage II Closing, each
Party will (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any required
consents to the assignment of any Non-Assignable Contracts or any other assets
included in the Conveyed Assets to be transferred by such Party to the
Partnership, (ii) upon obtaining such consent shall immediately assign such
Non-Assignable Contract or other asset to the Partnership, and (iii) prior to
obtaining such consent shall cooperate with the Partnership in any reasonable
arrangement designed to provide to the Partnership the rights, benefits,
obligations and liabilities under the Non-Assignable Contract or such other
asset.

3. Section 8.11 shall be amended as follows:

a. The introductory words, "Prior to the Relevant Closing Date," shall be
replaced with the following: "Within 90 days after the Stage II Closing or by
October 31, 2000, if earlier,".

b. The following sentence shall be added: "The tax basis of the assets shall be
the tax basis of the assets on the date the assets were contributed to the
Partnership."

4. The second sentence of Section 10.10 is hereby amended to delete the phrase
"in exchange for Partnership interests in the Partnership Stage I and" and to
insert immediately prior to the word "contribution" the words "tax-free."

5. Section 8.1 of the Alliance Agreement is hereby amended to add the following
paragraph (d):

(d)  Bell Atlantic shall reimburse, indemnify, and hold harmless (on an
     after-Tax basis using an assumed rate of 40%) Vodafone and its Affiliates
     from and against (i) any actual loss of Tax benefits plus any loss of
     future Tax benefits (with the calculation of the loss of future Tax
     benefits calculated based upon present value concepts), in each case,
     attributable to the application of section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code, or
     any similar provision of state or local law, in connection with the
     contribution of PrimeCo to the Partnership, and (ii) any Losses (as
     defined in Section 9.1(a)) that Vodafone, its Affiliates or the
     Partnership may sustain, suffer or incur in connection with any such
     termination and that result from, arise out of or relate to the leases to
     which PrimeCo is a party known as the Japanese leveraged leases. For
     purposes of determining the amounts described in clause (i) of the first
     sentence of Section 8.1(d), (x) the loss, if any, of actual Tax benefits

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     shall include any interest, penalties or additions imposed because such
     Tax benefits had been claimed and (y) the loss, if any, of future Tax
     benefits shall be calculated using the LIBO Rate and an assumed tax rate
     of 40%.

6. Section 9.5 is hereby amended to add the words "or Article VIII" immediately
before clause (i).thereof.

7. Section 9.12 is hereby amended to insert the words ", Article VIII, and any
Transactional Document entered into contemporaneously with the Omnibus
Amendment," after the reference to 9.3(c)in the second sentence thereof.

                                Other Provisions

1. Dispute Resolution; Governing Law. Sections 10.1 (Dispute Resolution) and
10.11 (Delaware Law to Govern) of the Agreement shall also apply to this
Amendment.

2. Other Terms. Except as modified herein, all other terms and provisions of
the Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules thereto) are unchanged and
remain in full force and effect. The Parties agree that each of the Texas MTA
LLP Amendment entered into in December 1999 and the letter agreement dated
February 1, 2000, entered into between the Parties, is hereby terminated and of
no further force or effect.

3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute a
single instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written
above.

                                           VODAFONE AIRTOUCH Plc,
                                             an English public limited company

                                           By /s/ Arun Sarin
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Arun Sarin
                                              Title: Chief Executive Officer

                                           BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION,
                                             a Delaware corporation

                                           By /s/ Frederic V. Salerno
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Frederic V. Salerno
                                              Title: Senior Executive Vice
                                                     President and Chief
                                                     Financial Officer

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                              CELLCO PARTNERSHIP

                   AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

                                     AMONG

                            THE BELL ATLANTIC GROUP

                                      AND

                               THE VODAFONE GROUP

================================================================================

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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                            Page

ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS.................................................1
         Section 1.1       Certain Definitions.................................1
         Section 1.2       The Company; Partnership Agreement..................9
         Section 1.3       Company Name; Place of Business; Registered Office
                           and Agent...........................................9
         Section 1.4       Term...............................................10
         Section 1.5       Business of the Company............................10
         Section 1.6       Taxed as Partnership...............................10
         Section 1.7       Fiscal Year........................................10
         Section 1.8       Partition; Title to Company Property...............10
         Section 1.9       Partnership Interests Uncertificated; Nature of
                           Partners' Interests................................11
         Section 1.10      Business Transactions of Partner, Affiliate,
                           Representative or Alternate with the Company.......11
         Section 1.11      Capacity of the Partners...........................11

ARTICLE II - PARTNERS.........................................................11
         Section 2.1       Partners as of Effective Date......................11
         Section 2.2       Admission of New Partners..........................11
         Section 2.3       Meetings of the Partners...........................12
         Section 2.4       Record Date........................................12
         Section 2.5       Quorum.............................................12
         Section 2.6       Voting Rights of Partners..........................13
         Section 2.7       Manner of Acting...................................13
         Section 2.8       Consent in Lieu of Meeting.........................13
         Section 2.9       Relationship of the Partners.......................13

ARTICLE III - MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY.......................................14
         Section 3.1       Power and Authority of Partners....................14
         Section 3.2       Power and Authority of Representatives.............15
         Section 3.3       Composition of Board of Representatives............15
         Section 3.4       Procedural Matters Regarding the Board of
                           Representatives....................................16
         Section 3.5       Officers...........................................18
         Section 3.6       Financial Targets..................................19

ARTICLE IV - APPROVAL OF CERTAIN MATTERS......................................19
         Section 4.1       Approval of Certain Matters........................19

ARTICLE V - EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION...................................21
         Section 5.1       Duties of Representatives..........................21
         Section 5.2       Exculpation........................................22
         Section 5.3          Reliance on Reports and Information by Partner,
                              Representative, Alternate or Officer............22
         Section 5.4       Outside Activities.................................22
         Section 5.5       Indemnification by the Company.....................26

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         Section 5.6       Proceedings Initiated by Indemnified
                           Representatives....................................27
         Section 5.7       Advancing Expenses.................................27
         Section 5.8       Payment of Indemnification.........................28
         Section 5.9       Arbitration........................................28
         Section 5.10      Contribution.......................................28
         Section 5.11      Mandatory Indemnification of Partners and Officers.28
         Section 5.12      Contract Rights; Amendment or Repeal...............29
         Section 5.13      Scope of Article...................................29
         Section 5.14      Reliance on Provisions.............................29

ARTICLE VI - CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.................................................29
         Section 6.1       Capital Contributions..............................29
         Section 6.2       Liability for Contribution.........................29
         Section 6.3       Capital Accounts...................................30
         Section 6.4       No Interest on or Return of Capital................30
         Section 6.5       Partnership Interest...............................30
         Section 6.6       Allocations of Profits and Losses Generally........30
         Section 6.7       Allocations Under Regulations......................30
         Section 6.8       Other Allocations..................................31

ARTICLE VII - DISTRIBUTIONS...................................................33
         Section 7.1       Distributions......................................33
         Section 7.2       Limitations on Distributions.......................35
         Section 7.3       Amounts of Tax Paid or Withheld....................36
         Section 7.4       Distribution in Kind...............................36

ARTICLE VIII - TRANSFERABILITY................................................36
         Section 8.1       Restriction on Transfers...........................36
         Section 8.2       Transfers of Partnership Interests to Affiliates...37
         Section 8.3       Transfers of Partnership Interests Other than to
                           Affiliates.........................................37
         Section 8.4       Transfers to Restricted Entities...................40
         Section 8.5       Invalid Transfers Void.............................40
         Section 8.6       Change in Ownership; Spin-Off......................41
         Section 8.7       Effect of Transfer.................................41

ARTICLE IX - DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION......................................42
         Section 9.1       Dissolution........................................42
         Section 9.2       Events of Bankruptcy of Partner....................42
         Section 9.3       Dissociation of Partners...........................43
         Section 9.4       Winding Up.........................................43
         Section 9.5       Distribution of Assets.............................43

ARTICLE X - BOOKS; REPORTS TO PARTNERS; TAX ELECTIONS.........................45
         Section 10.1      Books and Records..................................45
         Section 10.2      Reports............................................45
         Section 10.3      Tax Matters Partner................................47
         Section 10.4      Tax Elections......................................47
         Section 10.5      Allocation of Certain Company Debt for Tax
                           Purposes...........................................47

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ARTICLE XI - MISCELLANEOUS....................................................48
         Section 11.1      Binding Effect.....................................48
         Section 11.2      Entire Agreement...................................48
         Section 11.3      Amendments.........................................48
         Section 11.4      Governing Law......................................48
         Section 11.5      Notices to Partners................................48
         Section 11.6      Bank Accounts......................................49
         Section 11.7      Headings...........................................49
         Section 11.8      Pronouns...........................................49
         Section 11.9      Waivers............................................50
         Section 11.10     No Third Party Beneficiaries.......................50
         Section 11.11     Interpretation.....................................50
         Section 11.12     Further Assurances.................................50
         Section 11.13     Counterparts.......................................50
         Section 11.14     Illegality and Severability........................50
         Section 11.15     Confidentiality....................................50

SCHEDULE A-1 AND A-2 - PARTNERS; AGREED VALUES OF COMPANY ASSETS;
             RESTATED CAPITAL ACCOUNTS OF THE PARTNERS

SCHEDULE B - LIST OF INITIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES

SCHEDULE C - INITIAL OFFICERS

SCHEDULE D - INITIAL FINANCIAL TARGETS

SCHEDULE E - LIST OF RESTRICTED ENTITIES

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                               CELLCO PARTNERSHIP

                   AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT is made and entered into
as of April 3, 2000, (the "Effective Date") by and among the members of the
Bell Atlantic Group set forth on Schedule A-1 (the "Initial Bell Atlantic
Partners"), and the members of the Vodafone Group set forth on Schedule A-2
(the "Initial Vodafone Partners").

                                   BACKGROUND

     A. Metro Mobile Transport, Inc., NYNEX PCS Inc. and Cellco Management
Corporation entered into a Partnership Agreement of Cellco Partnership dated as
of October 4, 1994 (the "1994 Partnership Agreement") pursuant to which they
formed Cellco Partnership as a general partnership (the "Company") governed by
the Delaware Uniform Partnership Law, Title 6 of the Delaware Code section 1501,
et seq., as amended (the "DelUPL") and the 1994 Partnership Agreement.

     B. Bell Atlantic Cellular Holdings, L.P., NYNEX PCS Inc., New York
Cellular Geographic Service Area, Inc. and Cellco Management Corporation
entered into an Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Cellco
Partnership dated as of July 1, 1995 (the "1995 Partnership Agreement")
pursuant to which they amended and restated the 1994 Partnership Agreement in
its entirety, with the result that the Company was a general partnership
governed by the DelUPL and the 1995 Partnership Agreement.

     C. The parties hereto, being all of the Partners as of the Effective Date,
desire to amend and restate the 1995 Partnership Agreement in its entirety
pursuant to the provisions of this Partnership Agreement to, among other things
(i) reflect the admission of the Initial Vodafone Partners to the Company in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Alliance Agreement
(defined below), and (ii) reflect the Partners' election that from and after
the Effective Date the Company be a general partnership governed by the
Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act, Title 6 of the Delaware Code,
Sections section 15-101, et seq. (as the same may be amended from time to time,
the "Act") and this Partnership Agreement. Such election is made by the Partners
pursuant to Section 15-1206(c) of the Act.

                                   ARTICLE I

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Partnership Agreement,
the following terms have the respective meanings assigned to them below (such
terms as well as other terms defined elsewhere in this Partnership Agreement
shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the
defined terms):

     "AAA" is defined in Section 5.9(a) of this Partnership Agreement.

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     "Act" is defined in the Background Section of this Partnership Agreement.

     "Adjusted Net Income" is defined in Section 7.1(c) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such
Person; and for purposes of the foregoing, "control" means (i) the ownership of
more than 50% of the voting securities or other voting interests of another
Person, or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting shares, by contract or otherwise.

     "Affiliate Transferee" is defined in Section 8.2(b) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Agreed Value" means, with respect to any asset, the asset's adjusted
basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

     (a) The initial Agreed Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the
     Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such asset as set forth in
     Schedule A to this Partnership Agreement. The Partners agree that, on the
     Stage I Closing Date, Schedule A shall be prepared in accordance with the
     guidelines described on Exhibit 1 hereto on the basis of the best
     information reasonably available to the Partners at such time. The
     Partners agree that Schedule A will be appropriately adjusted as soon as
     practicable after the Stage II Closing Date, but in no event later than
     October 31, 2000, to reflect the final agreement of the Partners as to the
     initial Agreed Values of the Company's assets.

     (b) The Agreed Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal
     their respective gross Fair Market Values (taking IRC Section 7701(g) into
     account) as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an additional
     interest in the Company by any new or existing Partner in exchange for
     more than a de minimis capital contribution; (ii) the distribution by the
     Company to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of Company property
     as consideration for an interest in the Company; (iii) the liquidation of
     the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
     1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); (iv) the dissolution of the Company in accordance
     with Article 9 of this Partnership Agreement; and (v) at such other times
     as the Tax Matters Partner shall reasonably determine necessary or
     advisable in order to comply with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)
     and 1.704-2; provided that the adjustments described in clauses (i) and
     (ii) of this paragraph shall be made only if the Tax Matters Partner
     reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to
     reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Company.

     (c) The Agreed Value of any Company asset distributed to any Partner shall
     be the gross Fair Market Value (taking IRC Section 7701(g) into account)
     of such asset on the date of distribution; and

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     (d) The Agreed Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased)
     to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant
     to IRC Section 732(d), IRC Section 734(b) or IRC Section 743(b), but only
     to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining
     capital accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section
     1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Agreed Values shall not be
     adjusted pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent that an adjustment
     pursuant to clause (b) of this definition is made in connection with a
     transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this
     clause (d).

If the Agreed Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to
this definition of Agreed Value, such Agreed Value shall thereafter be adjusted
by the Depreciation with respect to such asset taken into account in computing
Profits and Losses.

     "Alliance Agreement" means the U.S. Wireless Alliance Agreement dated as
of September 21, 1999 between Bell Atlantic and Vodafone, as amended by the
Amendment to U.S. Wireless Alliance Agreement dated as of April 3, 2000 (the
"Omnibus Amendment").

     "Alternate" is defined in Section 3.3(b) of this Partnership Agreement.

     "Arbitrator" is defined in Section 6.8(a) of this Partnership Agreement.

     "Bell Atlantic" means Bell Atlantic Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

     "Bell Atlantic Group" means the subsidiaries of Bell Atlantic set forth in
Schedule A-1 and Affiliates of Bell Atlantic who become Partners.

     "Bell Atlantic Designated Partner" means that member of the Bell Atlantic
Group designated as such by Bell Atlantic from time to time. The initial Bell
Atlantic Designated Partner shall be NYNEX PCS Inc.

     "Board of Representatives" means the Board of Representatives of the
Company.

     "Broadband PCS Frequency Band" means the frequency bands 1850-1910 MHz and
1930-1990 MHz (total of 120 MHz).

     "Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law
to close.

     "Capital Account" means, with respect to any Partner, the Capital Account
maintained for such Partner in accordance with the following provisions:

     (i) To each Partner's Capital Account there shall be credited such
Partner's Capital Contributions, such Partner's distributive share of Profits
and any items in the nature of income or gain which are specially allocated
pursuant to Section 6.7 or Sections 6.8(c), (d) and (e) hereof, and the amount
of any Company liabilities assumed by such Partner or which are secured by any
property distributed to such Partner.

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     (ii) To each Partner's Capital Account there shall be debited the amount
of cash and the Agreed Value of any property distributed to such Partner
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, such Partner's distributive share
of Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or losses which are specially
allocated pursuant to Section 6.7 or Sections 6.8(c), (d) and (e) hereof, and
the amount of any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the Company or which
are secured by any property contributed by such Partner to the Company.

     (iii) In the event all or a portion of an interest in the Company is
transferred in accordance with the terms of this Partnership Agreement, the
transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent
it relates to the transferred interest.

The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Partnership Agreement
relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b), and shall be interpreted and applied in
a manner consistent with such Regulations.

     "Capital Contribution" means the amount in cash and the Agreed Value of
property contributed to the capital of the Company, whenever made. A loan by a
Partner to the Company shall not be considered a Capital Contribution.

     "Cellular Frequency Band" means the frequency bands 824-849 MHz and
869-894 MHz (total of 50 MHz).

     "Change in Ownership" is defined in Section 8.6(a) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Communications Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

     "Company" means "Cellco Partnership," a Delaware general partnership.

     "Company Business" is defined in Section 1.5 of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Confidential Information" is defined in Section 11.15(a) of this
Partnership Agreement.

     "Control Entity" is defined in Section 8.6(a) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "DelUPL" is defined in the Background Section of this
Agreement.

     "Depreciation" means, for any relevant period, an amount equal to the
depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with
respect to an asset for such year or other relevant period, except that if the
Agreed Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes at the beginning of such year, Depreciation shall be an amount which
bears the same ratio to such beginning Agreed Value as the federal income tax
depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year bears
to such beginning adjusted tax basis (except as otherwise required under
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(d)); provided, however, that if the federal
income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such
year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning
Agreed Value using any reasonable method selected by the Tax Matters Partner.

     "Disclosing Party" is defined in Section 11.15(b) of this Partnership
Agreement.

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     "Distributable Amount" is defined in Section 7.1(c) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Entity" means any corporation, firm, unincorporated organization,
association, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, joint
stock company, joint venture or other organization, entity or business.

     "Exit Transferee" is defined in Section 8.3(d) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any asset, as of the date of
determination, the cash price at which a willing seller would sell, and a
willing buyer would buy, each being apprised of all relevant facts and neither
acting under compulsion, such asset in an arms-length negotiated transaction
with an unaffiliated third party without time constraints, as conclusively
determined by a majority of the Board of Representatives in good faith and
subject to their duties set forth in Section 5.1, except with respect to
matters governed by Article VIII or Section 9.5(b) or for purposes of computing
Agreed Values, which shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
Section 9.5(b).

     "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission, or any successor
governmental authority.

     "Fiscal Year" is defined in Section 1.7 of this Partnership Agreement.

     "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles
applied consistent with past practice.

     "Included Affiliate" means, as to any Partner, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of such Partner and any Affiliate Transferee to whom such Partner transfers a
Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 8.2(b)(ii).

     "Initial Financial Performance Targets" is defined in Section 3.6(a) of
this Partnership Agreement.

     "Indebtedness" is defined in Section 7.1(c) of this Partnership Agreement.

     "Investment Agreement" means the Investment Agreement dated as of April 3,
2000, among Bell Atlantic, Vodafone and the Company.

     "IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     "Liquidating Trustee" is defined in Section 9.4(a) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Material Transaction" is defined in Section 4.1(e) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Measurement Date" is defined in Section 7.1(c) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Measurement Partnership Interest" is defined in Section 5.4(e) of this
Partnership Agreement.

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     "Minimum Bell Atlantic Percentage Interest for Non-Competition" is defined
in Section 5.4(e) of this Partnership Agreement.

     "Net Indebtedness" is defined in Section 7.1(c) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "1995 Partnership Agreement" is defined in the Background Section of this
Partnership Agreement.

     "1994 Partnership Agreement" is defined in the Background Section of this
Partnership Agreement.

     "Non-Transferring Partner" is defined in Section 8.3(b) of this
Partnership Agreement.

     "Officers" shall be those individuals determined to be Officers by the
Board of Representatives pursuant to Section 3.5 of this Partnership Agreement.

     "Original Appraisers" is defined in Section 9.5(b) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Parent Entity" means Vodafone, Bell Atlantic and their respective
successors.

     "Partners" means the Initial Bell Atlantic Partners, the Initial Vodafone
Partners, and such other Persons who are admitted to the Company in the future
in accordance with the terms of this Partnership Agreement and shall have
agreed to be bound hereby; and "Partner" means any one of the Partners.

     "Partnership Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Partnership
Agreement, as it may be amended or restated from time to time.

     "Partnership Interest" means, with respect to each Partner, the entire
ownership interests and rights of such Partner (expressed as a percentage) in
the Company. The sum of the Partnership Interests for all Partners shall equal
100 percent.

     "Person" means any natural person or Entity.

     "Profits" and "Losses" mean, for each fiscal year, an amount equal to the
Company's taxable income or loss for such fiscal year, determined in accordance
with IRC Section 703(a). For the purpose of this definition, all items of
income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to
IRC Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss with the
following adjustments:

     (a) Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and
     not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant
     to this definition shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

     (b) Any expenditures of the Company described in IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B)
     or treated as IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury
     Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into

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     account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition shall
     be subtracted from such taxable income or loss.

     (c) If the Agreed Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to
     clause (b) or clause (c) of the definition of Agreed Value above, the
     amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from
     the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;

     (d) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company property with
     respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax
     purposes shall be computed by reference to the Agreed Value of the
     property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such
     property differs from its Agreed Value;

     (e) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery
     deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss,
     there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such fiscal year or
     other relevant period;

     (f) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company
     asset pursuant to IRC Section 734(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury
     Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in
     determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in
     liquidation of a Partner's interest in the Company, the amount of such
     adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment
     increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases
     such basis) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into
     account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and

     (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items
     which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.7 and Sections 6.8(c),
     (d) and (e) hereof shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or
     Losses.

     "Qualified Investment Banking Firm" is defined in Section 9.5(b) of this
Partnership Agreement.

     "Receiving Party" is defined in Section 11.15(b) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Representatives" means the members of the Board of Representatives.

     "Resolving Appraiser" is defined in Section 9.5(b) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Second Arbitrator" is defined in Section 6.8(a) of this Partnership.

     "Section 704(c) Assets" is defined in Section 6.8(a) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Significant Officer" means any of the Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer or Chief Technology Officer of the
Company.

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     "Six-Month EBITDA" is defined in Section 7.1(c) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Six-Month Interest Expense" is defined in Section 7.1(c) of this
Partnership Agreement.

     "Stage I Closing Date" is defined in the Alliance Agreement.

     "Stage II Closing Date" is defined in the Alliance Agreement.

     "Subject Entity" is defined in Section 5.4(c) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Target Debt Level for the Company" is defined in Section 7.1(c) of this
Partnership Agreement.

     "Tax Distributions" is defined in Section 7.1(b) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Tax Matters Partner" is defined in Section 10.3 of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Tax Rate" means 40%.

     "Third Arbitrator" is defined in Section 6.8(a) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Transaction" is defined in Section 5.4(c) of this Partnership Agreement.

     "Transfer Notice" is defined in Section 8.3(b) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Transferring Partner" is defined in Section 8.1 of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "Treasury Regulations" include temporary and final regulations promulgated
under the IRC in effect as of the date of this Partnership Agreement and the
corresponding sections of any regulations subsequently issued that amend or
supersede such regulations.

     "Unaffiliated Entity" is defined in Section 8.6(a) of this Partnership
Agreement.

     "United States of America" means the fifty states and the District of
Columbia comprising the United States of America, excluding all territories and
possessions of the United States of America.

     "Updated Financial Performance Targets" is defined in Section 3.6(b) of
this Partnership Agreement.

     "Vodafone" means Vodafone AirTouch plc, an English corporation.

     "Vodafone Designated Officer" is defined in Section 3.5(b) of this
Partnership Agreement.

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     "Vodafone Group" means the subsidiaries of Vodafone set forth in Schedule
A-2 and Affiliates of Vodafone who become Partners.

     "Vodafone Designated Partner" means that member of the Vodafone Group
designated as such by Vodafone from time to time. The initial Vodafone
Designated Partner shall be JV Partnerco, LLC.

     "WCS Frequency Band" means the frequency bands 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360
MHz (total of 30 MHz).

     "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means any Entity that is directly or indirectly
wholly-owned by Vodafone or Bell Atlantic, as the context requires.

     "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Transferee" is defined in Section 8.2(a) of this
Partnership Agreement.

     Section 1.2 The Company; Partnership Agreement. The Partners hereby elect
that from and after the Effective Date the Company be a general partnership
governed by the Act and this Partnership Agreement. Such election is made by
the Partners pursuant to Section 15-1206(c) of the Act. The Partnership
Interests of the Partners in the Company, and the rights and obligations of the
Partners with respect thereto and the Company, are subject to all of the
provisions of this Partnership Agreement and, to the extent not inconsistent
with this Partnership Agreement, the provisions of the Act. The Company is a
general partnership managed by its Board of Representatives. Promptly following
the execution hereof, and from time to time thereafter, the Partners shall, if
requested by the Board of Representatives, execute and file or cause to be
executed and filed (i) all certificates and statements contemplated by the Act
that are approved by the Board of Representatives and are consistent with the
provisions of this Partnership Agreement, and (ii) all other necessary
certificates and documents, and shall make all other such filings and
recordings, and shall do all other acts as may be necessary or appropriate from
time to time to give effect to this Partnership Agreement.

     Section 1.3 Company Name; Place of Business; Registered Office and Agent.

     (a) The Company shall do business under the name "Cellco Partnership" or
such other name as the Board of Representatives may determine from time to
time. Such name shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and no Partner
shall have any right to use, and each Partner agrees not to use, such name
other than on behalf of the Company except as may be permitted from time to
time by the Board of Representatives. The Board of Representatives shall
promptly notify the Partners of any change of name of the Company. The Partners
from time to time shall execute and file or cause to be executed and filed all
necessary assumed or fictitious business name statements as may be required by
law for the operation of the Company in all jurisdictions where the Company
does business.

     (b) The Company's principal place of business will be at such location as
the Board of Representatives may from time to time designate. The Company may
also have offices at such other places within or outside of the State of
Delaware as the Board of Representatives may from time to time determine. Each
Partner shall execute, acknowledge, swear to, and deliver all certificates and
other instruments conforming with this Partnership Agreement that are necessary
or appropriate from time to time to qualify, continue and terminate the Company
as a foreign partnership in all such jurisdictions in which the Company may
conduct business.

     (c) If the Board of Representatives determines to file a statement of
partnership existence under Section 15-303 of the Act, the Board of
Representatives shall, in connection therewith, determine a registered office
for the Company in the State of Delaware and a registered agent for service of

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process on the Company in the State of Delaware, as required under Sections
15-303 and 15-111 of the Act. The registered office and the registered agent of
the Company may be changed from time to time by action of the Board of
Representatives by filing notice of such change with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware. The Board of Representatives will promptly notify the
Partners of the determination of a registered office and registered agent, and
any change of the registered office or registered agent.

     Section 1.4 Term. The term of the Company as a partnership commenced as of
October 4, 1994, the effective date of the 1994 Partnership Agreement, and
shall have perpetual existence until the Company is dissolved pursuant to the
provisions of this Partnership Agreement or applicable law.

     Section 1.5 Business of the Company. The purpose of the Company is to
acquire, own, operate and maintain, with the goal of maximizing its long-term
value, a wireless communications network which provides a full range of
wireless voice and data services throughout the United States of America
(including, without limitation, wireless Internet access and long distance
resale), to the extent that such services are commercially economic or are
competitively necessary for the Company to provide (the "Company Business"), to
engage in any business that is necessary, appropriate or incidental to the
foregoing, and to engage in any additional activity for which general
partnerships may be formed under the Act and which is approved in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4.1 of this Partnership Agreement. The Company
shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges now or hereafter
granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Partnership Agreement,
together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and
privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, protection, benefit,
promotion or attainment of the business, purposes or activities of the Company.

     Section 1.6 Taxed as Partnership. The Partners intend that the Company
shall be taxed as a partnership for federal, state and local tax purposes.

     Section 1.7 Fiscal Year. Except as otherwise provided in IRC Section 706,
the "Fiscal Year" of the Company shall be the period commencing on January 1 in
any year and ending on December 31 in such year.

     Section 1.8 Partition; Title to Company Property.

     (a) No Partner, nor any successor-in-interest to any Partner, shall have
the right to have the property of the Company partitioned, or to file a
complaint or institute any proceeding at law or in equity to have the property
of the Company partitioned, and each Partner, on behalf of itself and its
successors, representatives and assigns, hereby irrevocably waives any such
right. It is the intention of the Partners that, during the term of this
Partnership Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Partners and their
successors-in-interest, as among themselves, shall be governed by the
provisions of this Partnership Agreement, and that the rights and obligations
of any Partner or successor-in-interest to any Partner shall be subject to the
limitations, restrictions and other provisions of this Partnership Agreement.

     (b) All property owned by the Company, whether real or personal, tangible
or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Company, and no Partner
individually shall have any interest in such property. Title to all such
property may be held in the name of the Company or a designee, which designee
may be a Partner or an Affiliate of a Partner.

     Section 1.9 Partnership Interests Uncertificated; Nature of Partners'
Interests. The Partnership Interests of the Partners in the Company shall not
be certificated. The interests of the Partners in the Company will be personal
property for all purposes. All property owned by the Company, whether real or

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personal, tangible or intangible, will be owned by the Company as an entity,
and no Partner, individually, will have any ownership of such property.

     Section 1.10 Business Transactions of Partner, Affiliate, Representative
or Alternate with the Company. Subject to Sections 4.1(e) and 5.4, a Partner,
Affiliate of a Partner, Representative or Alternate may lend money to, borrow
money from, act as a surety, guarantor or endorser for, guarantee or assume one
or more obligations of, provide collateral for, provide services to, receive
services from, and transact any and all other business with the Company, and,
subject to other applicable law, with respect to any such matter, a Partner,
Affiliate of a Partner, Representative or Alternate shall have the same rights
and obligations as a Person who is not a Partner, Affiliate of a Partner,
Representative or Alternate; provided, however, that so long as the Vodafone
Designated Partner is entitled to the approval rights contained in Section 4.1,
any such transaction, agreement or arrangement shall be on terms not less
favorable to the Company than the Company would reasonably expect to obtain in
a similar transaction, agreement or arrangement with an unrelated party.
Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent permitted under Section 5.4, a
Partner or any Affiliate thereof may purchase from the Company services which
are to be resold or bundled by such Partner or Affiliate so long as any such
transaction is on terms not less favorable to the Company than the Company
would reasonably expect to obtain in a similar transaction with an unrelated
party and, notwithstanding the size of any such transaction or any provisions
of this Partnership Agreement to the contrary, such transaction shall not be
deemed to be a Material Transaction and therefore shall not be subject to
Section 4.1(e) below. So long as the Vodafone Designated Partner is entitled to
the approval rights contained in Section 4.1, at the next regularly scheduled
meeting of the Board of Representatives following the consummation or entering
into thereof, the Officers shall provide the Representatives with a summary of
the terms of any transaction, agreement or arrangement (or series of related
transactions, agreements or arrangements) between the Company and a Partner or
any Affiliate thereof, or any Representative or Alternate (other than one
designated by the Vodafone Designated Partner) which has a value of greater
than $5,000,000.

     Section 1.11 Capacity of the Partners. No Partner shall have any authority
to act for, or to assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of, any
other Partner or the Company, except as expressly provided in this Agreement or
as authorized by the Board of Representatives.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                    PARTNERS

     Section 2.1 Partners as of Effective Date. The Initial Vodafone Partners
are hereby admitted to the Company as a Partner of the Company effective as of
the Effective Date. As of the Effective Date, the Partners are set forth on
Schedule A and each such Partner shall have the Partnership Interests set forth
opposite its name on Schedule A. Notwithstanding the fact that the Initial
Vodafone Partners are admitted to the Company, an existing partnership, as of
the Effective Date, the Initial Vodafone Partners are and shall be personally
liable for any obligation of the Company incurred prior to the Effective Date
subject to the rights and obligations of Vodafone under Article IX of the
Alliance Agreement.

     Section 2.2 Admission of New Partners. From and after the Effective Date,
a Person acquiring an interest in the Company is admitted as a Partner upon the
satisfaction of all requirements in this Partnership Agreement.

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     Section 2.3 Meetings of the Partners.

     (a) Meetings of the Partners, for any purpose or purposes, unless
otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by any Partner by giving written
notice thereof to each Partner of record entitled to vote at the meeting at
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the day named for the meeting. Each
notice of meeting shall specify the place, day and hour of the meeting. Neither
the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, a meeting need be
specified in the waiver of notice of the meeting. If no place is designated,
the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Company.

     (b) Whenever any written notice of a meeting of the Partners is required
to be given under this Partnership Agreement, a waiver thereof in writing,
signed by the Partner entitled to the notice, whether before or after the time
stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of the notice.

     (d) Attendance by a Partner at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of any
required notice of such meeting by such Partner, except when such Partner
attends such meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of
the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not
properly called or convened.

     (e) Partners may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, rule or
regulation, participate in a meeting of the Partners by means of conference
telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation shall
constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a Partner
participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the
beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business on the ground that
the meeting is not properly called or convened.

     Section 2.4 Record Date. For the purpose of determining Partners entitled
to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of Partners or any adjournment of the
meeting, or Partners entitled to receive payment of any distribution, or to
make a determination of Partners for any other purpose, the date on which
notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution declaring
the distribution or relating to such other purpose is adopted, as the case may
be, shall be the record date for the determination of Partners. Only Partners
of record on the date fixed shall be so entitled, notwithstanding any permitted
transfer of a Partner's Partnership Interest after any record date fixed as
provided in this Section. When a determination of Partners entitled to vote at
any meeting of Partners has been made as provided in this Section, the
determination shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting.

     Section 2.5 Quorum. A meeting of Partners of the Company duly called shall
not be organized for the transaction of business unless a quorum is present.
The presence of each Partner, represented in person or by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum at any meeting of Partners; provided, however, that if
notice of a meeting is provided to the Partners, and such notice describes the
business to be considered, the actions to be taken and the matters to be voted
on at the meeting in reasonable detail, and insufficient Partners attend the
meeting to constitute a quorum, the meeting may be adjourned by those Partners
attending such meeting for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days. Such
meeting may be reconvened by providing notice of the reconvened meeting to the
Partners no less than ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting specifying
that the business to be considered, the actions to be taken and the matters to
be voted upon are those set forth in the notice of the original adjourned
meeting. If, at the reconvened meeting, a quorum of Partners is not present, a
majority of the Partners present and voting will constitute a quorum for
purposes of the reconvened meeting; provided, however that such Partners may
only consider the business, take the actions or vote upon the matters set forth

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in the notice of the original meeting. At an adjourned meeting at which a
quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which
might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. The Partners
present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until
adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal during the meeting of Partners
whose absence would cause less than a quorum.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in this Partnership
Agreement, no Partner shall have any power or authority to do or perform any
act with respect to any of the matters set forth in Section 4.1 of this
Partnership Agreement unless such matter has been approved in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4.1.

     Section 2.6 Voting Rights of Partners. Except as otherwise provided in
this Partnership Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 3.2 and 4.1
hereof, every Partner of the Company shall be entitled to a percentage of the
total votes equal to that Partner's then current Partnership Interest.

     Section 2.7 Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided in the Act or
this Partnership Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 3.2 and 4.1
hereof, whenever any Company action is to be taken by vote of the Partners of
the Company, it shall be authorized upon receiving the affirmative vote of
Partners entitled to vote who own a majority of the Partnership Interests then
held by Partners.

     Section 2.8 Consent in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required or permitted
to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken without a meeting if,
prior or subsequent to the action, written consents describing the action to be
taken are signed by the minimum number of Partners that would be necessary to
authorize the action at a meeting at which all Partners entitled to vote
thereon were present and voting; provided that, prior to any such written
consent becoming effective, such written consent has been provided to all
Partners entitled to vote, and the Partners shall have ten (10) days to review
such consent prior to such written consent becoming effective (unless otherwise
agreed to by all Partners, respectively). The consents shall be filed with the
Officers. Prompt notice of the taking of Company action without a meeting by
less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those Partners who have
not consented in writing.

     Section 2.9 Relationship of the Partners.

     (a) The relationship of the Partners shall be limited solely to the
purpose and scope of the Company as expressed in this Partnership Agreement.
This Partnership Agreement shall not constitute the appointment of any party to
this Partnership Agreement as the legal representative or agent of any other
party to this Partnership Agreement. No party to this Partnership Agreement
shall have any right or authority to assume, create or incur any liability or
any obligation of any kind, express or implied, against or in the name of or on
behalf of any other party to this Partnership Agreement. Except as may be
specifically provided in this Partnership Agreement, the Alliance Agreement or
the Investment Agreement, neither the Company nor any party to this Partnership
Agreement shall assume or be responsible for any liability or obligation of any
nature of, or any liability or obligation that arises from any act or omission
to act of, any other party to this Partnership Agreement however or whenever
arising.

     (b) Except as expressly set forth in Section 5.4 of this Partnership
Agreement, nothing contained in this Partnership Agreement shall be deemed to
restrict or limit in any way the carrying on (directly or indirectly) of
separate businesses or activities by any Partner now or in the future, even if

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such businesses or activities are competitive with the Company, and neither the
Partnership nor the other Partners shall, by virtue of this Partnership
Agreement, have any interest or rights in or to such other businesses or
activities or any profits, liabilities or obligations with respect thereto. No
Partner or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or former employees shall have any obligation, or be
liable, to the Company or any other Partner pursuant to this Partnership
Agreement for or arising out of the conduct described in this Section, for
exercising, performing or observing or failing to exercise, perform or observe,
any of such Partner's rights or obligations under this Partnership Agreement,
the Alliance Agreement or the Investment Agreement, for exercising or failing
to exercise its rights as a Partner or, solely by reason of such conduct, for
breach of any fiduciary or other duty to the Company or any Partner, except in
each case for a breach of Sections 3.1, 5.1 or 5.4 or any other express
provisions of this Partnership Agreement. The Partners acknowledge that the
right of each Partner to designate Representatives or Alternates does not mean
that the actions of such Representatives or Alternates, as such, constitute the
exercise, performance or observation, or failure to exercise, perform or
observe, such Partner's designation right. In the event that a Partner, any of
its Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or
former employees acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement,
arrangement or other matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both the
Company and the Partner or such Affiliate, or any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or former employees (and, as to such Partner or Affiliate,
is an opportunity that such Partner or Affiliate would be permitted to pursue
and acquire pursuant to Section 5.4 of this Partnership Agreement), (i) neither
the Partner nor such Affiliate, officers, directors, employees or former
employees shall have any duty to communicate or offer such corporate
opportunity to the Company, (ii) neither the Partner nor such Affiliate,
officers, directors, employees or former employees shall be liable to the
Company for breach of any fiduciary or other duty, as a Partner or otherwise,
by reason of the fact that the Partner or such Affiliate, officers, directors,
employees or former employees pursue or acquire such corporate opportunity or
fail to communicate such corporate opportunity or information regarding such
corporate opportunity to the Company, and (iii) neither the Partner nor such
Affiliate, officers, directors, employees or former employees shall be
obligated to account to the Company or any other Partner for any property,
profit or benefit derived from such opportunity. The foregoing exculpation,
however, shall not be deemed to apply to any action by a Representative as such
in determining whether the Company independently should pursue or acquire such
business opportunity.

                                  ARTICLE III

                           MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

     Section 3.1 Power and Authority of Partners. No Partner shall take any
action in the name of or on behalf of the Company, including without limitation
assuming any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the Company, unless such
action, and the taking thereof by such Partner, shall have been expressly
authorized by the Board of Representatives or shall be expressly and
specifically authorized by this Agreement. The standard of conduct applicable
to the Tax Matters Partner when acting in such capacity shall be the same
standard as is applicable to Representatives pursuant to Section 5.1, and in
applying such standard to the Tax Matters Partner, the actions of the Tax
Matters Partner, as such, shall not be deemed to be the implementation of any
right of such Partner provided under the express provisions of this Partnership
Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Alliance
Agreement). Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the
Partners, in their capacity as such, shall have no authority or right to act on
behalf of or bind the Company in connection with any matter.

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     Section 3.2 Power and Authority of Representatives.

     (a) The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under
the direction of the Board of Representatives, except as may otherwise be
provided in this Agreement. The Board of Representatives shall have the power
on behalf and in the name of the Company to carry out any and all objects and
purposes of the Company contemplated by this Partnership Agreement and to
perform all acts which they may deem necessary, advisable or appropriate in
connection therewith.

     (b) The Partners agree that all determinations, decisions and actions made
or taken by the Board of Representatives (or their designee(s)) shall be
conclusive and absolutely binding upon the Company, the Partners (but only in
their capacity as such) and their respective successors, assigns and personal
representatives; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not affect the
rights of the Company or any Partner with respect to any matter involving a
breach by a Representative of Section 5.1 of this Partnership Agreement.

     (c) Subject to the express provisions of this Partnership Agreement,
including, without limitation, Section 5.1, the Board of Representatives shall
function in a manner comparable to that of a board of directors of a publicly
traded, Delaware corporation.

     Section 3.3 Composition of Board of Representatives.

     (a) General. The Board of Representatives shall consist of seven (7)
Representatives. Except as provided in the next sentence, a majority of the
Partnership Interests then held by Partners shall elect Representatives.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, (i) for so long as Vodafone holds,
directly or through one or more Included Affiliates, a Partnership Interest of
at least 20%, the Vodafone Designated Partner shall have the right to designate
three (3) Representatives (unless the Bell Atlantic Group shall have ceased to
hold the Partnership Interest described in clause (iii) below in which case the
first sentence of this paragraph shall apply), (ii) for so long as the Bell
Atlantic Group holds, directly or through one or more Included Affiliates, a
Partnership Interest of at least 20%, the Bell Atlantic Designated Partner
shall have the right to designate four (4) Representatives (subject to the
following clause (iii)), and (iii) if Vodafone ceases to hold, directly or
through one or more Included Affiliates, a Partnership Interest of at least
20%, for so long as the Bell Atlantic Group holds, directly or through one or
more Included Affiliates, a Partnership Interest of at least 20%, the Bell
Atlantic Designated Partner shall have the right to designate seven (7)
Representatives. Other than as set forth in Section 4.1, whenever any Company
action is to be taken by a vote of the Board of Representatives, it shall be
authorized upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Representatives (or Alternates) present and voting at a duly constituted
meeting of the Board of Representatives at which a quorum is present. Each
Representative (or his/her Alternate) present at a duly constituted meeting of
the Board of Representatives at which a quorum is present shall be entitled to
cast one vote.

     (b) Representatives and Alternates. Each Partner shall also have the right
to designate one (1) alternate to each Representative designated by such
Partner pursuant to the third sentence of Section 3.3(a) (each, an
"Alternate"). In the event a Representative is unable to attend a meeting of
the Board of Representatives or otherwise participate in any action to be taken
by the Board of Representatives, or with respect to any meeting or matter acted
upon at a meeting or any other action to be taken by the Board of
Representatives, if directed by the Partner who designated the Representative,
the Alternate named by the applicable Partner for such Representative may, and
if directed by such Partner shall, act and vote in place of such
Representative.

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     (c) Initial Representatives and Alternates. The initial Representatives
and Alternates of each Partner are set forth on Schedule B.

     (d) Removal; Resignation; Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided in this
Partnership Agreement, a designated Representative on the Board of
Representatives shall hold office at the pleasure of the Partner which
designated such Representative pursuant to the third sentence of Section
3.3(a). Any such Partner shall have the right, in its sole discretion, at any
time, exercisable by written notice to the other Partners and to the Board of
Representatives, to remove (with or without cause) its Representative or an
Alternate on the Board of Representatives and to designate a new Representative
or Alternate. Subject to applicable law, rule or regulation, no Representative
or Alternate may be removed except by the Partner designating the same. Any
Representative on the Board of Representatives may resign at any time by giving
written notice to the Partner which designated such Representative and to the
Board of Representatives. Such resignation shall take effect on the date shown
on or specified in such notice or, if such notice is not dated and the date of
resignation is not specified in such notice, on the date of the receipt of such
notice by the Board of Representatives. No acceptance of such resignation shall
be necessary to make it effective. Any vacancy on any Board of Representatives
shall be filled only by the Partner whose Representative has caused the vacancy
by giving written notice to the Board of Representatives and to each other
Partner, and each of the Partners agrees, as necessary, to cause its designated
Representatives on the Board of Representatives to vote, for any person so
nominated by the Partner whose Representative has caused such vacancy.

     (e) Compensation. No person shall be entitled to any fee, remuneration or
compensation (except for reimbursement of properly authorized expenses in
accordance with such procedures as may be established by the Board of
Representatives) in connection with their service as a Representative or
Alternate.

     (f) Committees. The Board of Representatives shall not be entitled to
appoint any committees thereof which do not include at least one of the
Representatives designated by the Vodafone Designated Partner without the
affirmative vote of at least one of the Representatives designated by the
Vodafone Designated Partner. In appointing any such committee, the Board of
Representatives shall delegate only specific (and not general) authority to
such committee.

     Section 3.4 Procedural Matters Regarding the Board of Representatives.

     (a) Meeting Agendas. The Chairman of the Board of Representatives shall be
designated from time to time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Representatives. Such Chairman shall prepare or direct the preparation of the
agenda for, and preside over, meetings of the Board of Representatives. The
Chairman shall deliver such agenda to each Representative at least five (5)
Business Days prior to the giving of notice of a regular or special meeting,
and any Representative may add items to such agenda.

     (b) Timing; Notice. The Board of Representatives shall meet at least once
every three (3) months at such places and at such times as the Chairman of the
Board of Representatives may from time to time determine. Special meetings of
the Board of Representatives may be called by any Representative and shall be
held at such place as may be determined by the Chairman of the Board of
Representatives. Written notice of the time and place of each regular and
special meeting of the Board of Representatives shall be given by or at the
direction of the Chairman of the Board of Representatives to each
Representative, in the case of a regular or a special meeting at least five (5)
Business Days before such meeting. The required notice to any Representative

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may be waived by such Representative in writing. Attendance by a Representative
at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of any required notice of such meeting
by such Representative, except when such Representative attends such meeting
for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not properly called or
convened.

     (c) Quorum. The presence of Representatives (or Alternates) representing
greater than 50% of the Representatives on the Board of Representatives
(including at least one Representative (or Alternate) designated by the
Vodafone Designated Partner, so long as the Vodafone Designated Partner has the
right to designate Representatives under this Partnership Agreement) shall be
required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business by the
Board of Representatives. The acts of a majority of the Representatives (or
Alternates) present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall
be the acts of the Representatives (or Alternates); provided, however, that if
notice of a meeting is provided to the Representatives and Alternates, and such
notice describes the business to be considered, the actions to be taken and the
matters to be voted on at the meeting in reasonable detail, and insufficient
Representatives or Alternates attend the meeting to constitute a quorum, the
meeting may be adjourned by those Representatives or Alternates attending such
meeting for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days. Such meeting may be
reconvened by providing notice of the reconvened meeting to the Representatives
and Alternates no less than two (2) Business Days prior to the date of the
meeting specifying that the business to be considered, the actions to be taken
and the matters to be voted upon are those set forth in the notice of the
original adjourned meeting. If, at the reconvened meeting, a quorum of
Representatives or Alternates is not present, a majority of the Representatives
and Alternates present and voting will constitute a quorum for purposes of the
reconvened meeting; provided, however, that such Representatives and Alternates
may only consider the business, take the actions or vote upon the matters set
forth in the notice of the original meeting.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any other provision in this Partnership
Agreement, no Representative, Alternate or Officer shall have any power or
authority to do or perform any act with respect to any of the matters set forth
in Section 4.1 of this Partnership Agreement unless such matter has been
approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1.

     (d) Attendance by Telephone, Etc. Representatives on the Board of
Representatives may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, rules or
regulations, participate in a meeting of the Board of Representatives by means
of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which
all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such
participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where
a Representative participates in the meeting for the express purpose of
objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business
on the ground that the meeting is not properly called or convened.

     (e) Action by Written Consent. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
rules or regulations, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting
of the Board of Representatives may be taken without a meeting if a written
consent, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the number of
Representatives on the Board of Representatives which is necessary to approve
the action at a meeting duly called and held by the Board of Representatives
and is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of
Representatives. Each request for written consent of the Representatives shall
be given to each of the Representatives as far in advance of its intended
circulation as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances, but, for so
long as the Vodafone Designated Partner has the right to designate
Representatives under the Partnership Agreement, in no event less than 48 hours
prior thereto unless such requirement is waived (which waiver may be oral) by a
Representative designated by the Vodafone Designated Partner. In the absence of
such waiver, the Chairman during such period shall afford any Representative

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designated by the Vodafone Designated Partner a reasonable opportunity to
present his views regarding the action to be taken. Any request for written
consent shall describe in reasonable detail the subject matter to be addressed.
In choosing to act by written consent rather than at a meeting, the
Representatives shall give due consideration to the statement of principle
contained in Section 3.2(a). Any consent shall have the same force and effect
as a vote of the Representatives on the Board of Representatives at a meeting
of the Board of Representatives duly called and held at which a quorum was
present. Prompt notice of the taking of Company action without a meeting by
less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those Representatives who
have not consented in writing.

     Section 3.5 Officers.

     (a) There shall be such number of Officers as may be determined from time
to time by the Board of Representatives so long as there are at least two (2)
Officers. Each Officer of the Company shall be a natural person of full age who
need not be a resident of the State of Delaware. The Board of Representatives
shall have the right to confer upon any Officer such titles as the Board deems
appropriate, including, but not limited to, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chief Technology Officer,
and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.1 of this Partnership
Agreement, delegate specifically defined duties to the Officers. Any delegation
of authority by the Board of Representatives to an Officer, to take any action,
including to bind the Company, must be approved in the same manner as would be
required for the Board of Representatives to directly approve such action.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Partnership
Agreement or of the Act to the contrary, no Officer of the Company shall have
the power or authority to do or perform any act with respect to any of the
matters set forth in Section 4.1 of this Partnership Agreement unless such
matter has been approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1.

     (b) The Board of Representatives shall have the right, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to appoint, remove (with or without cause) and replace the
Officers of the Company and to define the duties and responsibilities of the
Officers; provided, however, that for so long as the Vodafone Group holds,
directly or through one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, a Partnership
Interest of at least 20%, the Representatives designated by the Vodafone
Designated Partner shall have the right to appoint one Significant Officer,
with the Board of Representatives determining which of the Significant Officer
positions such appointee by the Vodafone Designated Partner from time to time
shall hold (the "Vodafone Designated Officer"). The Board of Representatives
shall promptly give each Partner notice of the designation of any new Officer
except the Vodafone Designated Officer. The Vodafone Designated Partner shall
promptly give the Chairman of the Board of Representatives notice of the
designation of any new Vodafone Designated Officer. Each Officer shall hold
office until a successor has been designated by the Board of Representatives
(or by the Vodafone Designated Partner with respect to the Vodafone Designated
Officer) and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or
removal. The initial Officers are set forth on Schedule C attached hereto.

     (c) An Officer of the Company may resign at any time by giving written
notice to the Board of Representatives. The resignation of a Officer shall be
effective upon receipt of such notice or at such later time as shall be
specified in the notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the
acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make such resignation
effective.

     (d) The salaries of the Officers shall be fixed from time to time by the
Board of Representatives or by such Officer as may be designated by resolution
of the Board of Representatives. The salaries or other compensation of any
other employees and other agents shall be fixed from time to time by the Board

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of Representatives or by such Officer as may be designated by resolution of the
Board of Representatives.

     Section 3.6 Financial Targets.

     (a) In accordance with Section 5.9 of the Alliance Agreement, not later
than the 90th day after the Effective Date, Bell Atlantic and Vodafone will
agree upon financial performance targets for the first two (2) Fiscal Years of
the Company following the Effective Date which shall then be attached to this
Partnership Agreement as Schedule D (the "Initial Financial Performance
Targets").

     (b) At least twenty (20) days prior the end of the first and each
subsequent Fiscal Year, the Officers shall present to the Board of
Representatives and the Board of Representatives shall review, consider and
adopt financial performance targets for the following two (2) Fiscal Years of
the Company (the "Updated Financial Performance Targets").

     (c) The Board of Representatives shall meet with appropriate Officers at
least once every three (3) months to discuss the Company's actual financial
performance compared with the Initial Financial Performance Targets or the
Updated Financial Performance Targets, as applicable, as the same may have been
adjusted by the Board of Representatives, and whether any adjustment should be
made to the Initial Financial Performance Targets or the Updated Financial
Performance Targets, as applicable, including, without limitation, any
adjustment to reflect the performance of any other national provider of
wireless voice and data services.

     (d) The Company shall cooperate, at Vodafone's expense, in making such
adjustments as are necessary to translate the Company's Initial Financial
Performance Targets and the Updated Financial Performance Targets from a GAAP
to a U.K. GAAP basis and Vodafone accounting basis.

     (e) The provisions of this Section 3.6 shall terminate on the date that
Vodafone ceases to hold, directly or through one or more Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries, a Partnership Interest of at least 20%.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                          APPROVAL OF CERTAIN MATTERS

     Section 4.1 Approval of Certain Matters. Notwithstanding any provision of
this Partnership Agreement or the Act to the contrary, for so long as Vodafone
holds, directly or through one or more Included Affiliates, a Partnership
Interest of at least 20%, the following matters require the approval by at
least two (2) Representatives appointed by the Bell Atlantic Designated Partner
and two (2) Representatives appointed by the Vodafone Designated Partner, at a
meeting of the Board of Representatives or by written consent, and neither the
Board of Representatives nor the Officers shall have power or authority to do
or perform any act with respect to any of the following matters without such
approvals or consents given in accordance with the provisions of this
Partnership Agreement:

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     (a) Conduct of Business. The engagement by the Company in any line of
business or activity other than the Company Business or any other business that
is necessary, appropriate or incidental thereto.

     (b) Bankruptcy. The voluntary dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
the making by the Company of a voluntary assignment for the benefit of
creditors, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by the Company, the Company
petitioning or applying to any tribunal for any receiver or trustee, the
Company commencing any proceeding relating to itself under any bankruptcy,
reorganization, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute
of any jurisdiction, the Company indicating its consent to, approval of or
acquiescence in any such proceeding and failing to use its best efforts to have
discharged the appointment of any receiver of or trustee for the Company or any
substantial part of their respective properties.

     (c) Preservation of Existence. Any action contrary to the preservation and
maintenance of the Company's existence, rights, franchises and privileges as a
general partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware.

     (d) Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. Any acquisition or disposition
of assets, properties or rights, in each case net of liabilities, of the
Company in one transaction or a series of related transactions which in the
aggregate have a Fair Market Value in excess of 20% of the Fair Market Value of
all of the net assets on a consolidated basis of the Company.

     (e) Dealings with Affiliates. Except pursuant to the express provisions of
the Alliance Agreement, the Investment Agreement, this Partnership Agreement
(including, without limitation, Section 1.10) or any other Transaction
Document, the entering into by the Company of any transaction, agreement or
arrangement (or series of related transactions, agreements or arrangements)
with a Partner or Affiliate of a Partner relating to:

          (i)  the purchase of products or services having a value of greater
               than $15,000,000 (other than corporate central services, such as
               legal, treasury and accounting);

          (ii) intercompany loans or investments of greater than $10,000,000,
               other than ordinary course cash management operations for
               balances of not more than $25,000,000;

         (iii) acquisitions or dispositions of assets having a value in excess
               of $10,000,000; or

          (iv) any other transaction, agreement or arrangement involving
               aggregate consideration having a value of greater than
               $10,000,000 or having a term in excess of five (5) years.

Any transaction, agreement or arrangement (or series of related transactions,
agreements or arrangements) of a type described in the preceding sentence is
referred to in this Partnership Agreement as a "Material Transaction." The
foregoing shall not be deemed to limit in any manner the right of any Partner
or any of its Affiliates from performing or exercising its rights under the
express provisions of the Alliance Agreement, the Investment Agreement, this
Partnership Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

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     (f) Issuance of Partnership Interests. (i) The authorization or issuance
of any Partnership Interests in, or the admission of any Partners to, the
Company, other than to members of the Bell Atlantic Group, members of the
Vodafone Group, or their respective permitted transferees in accordance with
the provisions of the Alliance Agreement, the Investment Agreement or this
Partnership Agreement; or (ii) any merger, consolidation or similar business
transaction unless (A) it would be an acquisition by the Company not subject to
(d) above or which is approved in accordance with the requirements of (d)
above, and (B) does not include any Partnership Interests among the
consideration to be paid.

     (g) Repurchase of Partnership Interests. The redemption or repurchase by
the Company of any Partnership Interests in the Company, other than pursuant to
the express provisions of the Alliance Agreement, the Investment Agreement or
this Partnership Agreement.

     (h) Modification of Partnership Agreement; Permitted Modification of
Distribution Policies. Any amendment or modification of this Partnership
Agreement, except for any amendment or modification of the provisions of
Section 7.1(c) of this Partnership Agreement from or after the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date.

     (i) Additional Capital Calls. Any capital contributions to the Company by
any Partner other than such Partner's initial capital contribution.

     (k) Independent Certified Public Accountants. The selection (including the
initial selection) of, or any decision to remove, the Company's independent
certified public accountants, if such accountants are Bell Atlantic's principal
independent certified public accountants for auditing Bell Atlantic's
consolidated financial statements.

                                   ARTICLE V

                        EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

     Section 5.1 Duties of Representatives. Subject to the last sentence of
this Section 5.1, each Representative and Alternate shall owe such duty of
loyalty and due care to the Company as is required of a director of a Delaware
corporation under applicable Delaware law, shall discharge his duties in good
faith with the care an ordinary prudent person in like position would exercise
under similar circumstances and in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the
best interests of the Company, and in so acting shall enjoy each and every
protection afforded to the directors of a Delaware corporation under applicable
Delaware law, including without limitation those afforded by the business
judgment rule and the presumptions afforded thereby and the limitation on
personal liability to the maximum extent permitted by Section 102(b) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law as if the provisions thereof were set forth in
this Partnership Agreement, it being understood, however, that to the extent
that any Representative or Alternate is acting, as such, to implement any of
the rights of the Partner (or Affiliate of the Partner) which appointed him,
which rights are provided under the express provisions of this Partnership
Agreement or any other Transaction Document, then the foregoing standards of
conduct shall not apply to such Representative or Alternate in so acting. The
parties understand that the right of each party to designate Representatives or
Alternates does not mean that the actions of such Representatives or
Alternates, as such, constitute implementation of such designation right which
would have the effect of making inapplicable the foregoing standards of
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duty of loyalty (a) the party making the claim shall have the burden of proof,
(b) the standard of proof shall be the preponderance of the evidence, and (c)
the standard of conduct shall be whether such person acted in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the Company, without any
presumption being applied that such person's conduct was or was not proper.

     Section 5.2 Exculpation. No Partner, Officer, Representative, Alternate or
officer of the Company shall be liable to the Company or to any Partner for any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, or in
connection with, this Partnership Agreement or the business or affairs of the
Company, except for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities as are
determined by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted from such Partner, Officer, Representative, Alternate or officer's
gross negligence, reckless conduct, intentional misconduct, knowing violation
of law, or breach of the provisions of Section 5.1 or any of the other
provisions of this Partnership Agreement. To the extent that, at law or in
equity, any Partner, Officer, Representative, Alternate or officer has duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or
to any Partner, such Partner, Officer, Representative, Alternate or officer
acting in connection with this Partnership Agreement or the business or affairs
of the Company shall not be liable to the Company or to any Partner, Officer,
Representative, Alternate or officer for his, her or its good faith conduct in
accordance with the provisions of this Partnership Agreement or any approval or
authorization granted by the Company or any Partner, Officer, Representative,
Alternate or officer. The provisions of this Partnership Agreement, to the
extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of any Partner, Officer,
Representative, Alternate or officer otherwise existing at law or in equity,
are agreed by the Partners to replace such other duties and liabilities of such
Partner, Officer, Representative, Alternate or officer.

     Section 5.3 Reliance on Reports and Information by Partner,
Representative, Alternate or Officer. A Partner, Representative, Alternate or
Officer of the Company shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon
the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or
statements presented to the Company by any of its other Officers, Partners,
Representatives, Alternates, employees or committees of the Company, or by any
other Person, as to matters the Partner, Representative, Alternate or Officer
reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or expert
competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of
the Company, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the
value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Company
or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which
distributions to Partners might properly be paid.

     Section 5.4 Outside Activities.

     (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 5.4, any
Partner or Affiliate thereof may engage, directly or indirectly, in or possess
any interest in any other business venture of any nature independently or with
others, and neither the Company nor any other Partner shall have any right by
virtue of this Partnership Agreement in or to such venture or in or to any
income or profits derived therefrom.

     (b) Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.4, from and after the
Effective Date, no Partner or any Affiliate thereof shall engage in the
provision of mobile telecommunications services (whether directly or as a
reseller thereof, including through bundling) in the United States of America,
including, without limitation, mobile "3rd Generation" services delivered over
any wireless spectrum.

     (c) Nothing contained in this Section 5.4 shall prohibit or otherwise
restrict:

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          (i)  Fixed "wireless local loop" or any other fixed wireless
               telecommunications business engaged in by a Partner or its
               Affiliates as an adjunct to its wireline service offering;

          (ii) Any fixed wireless high speed data service;

          (iii) Any fixed wireless video service;

          (iv) Any satellite communications service;

          (v)  Any wireless business opportunity that is rejected by the Board
               of Representatives of the Company as long as each of the
               Representatives designated by the Partner that desires to pursue
               such opportunity (itself or through an Affiliate) (the
               "Non-Objecting Partner") present at the meeting at which such
               business opportunity was rejected voted in favor of its pursuit;
               provided, however; that if the Non-Objecting Partner pursues
               such business opportunity, the other Partners may compete in the
               pursuit of such business opportunity.

          (vi) Any wireless activity engaged in by an Entity in which a Partner
               owns less than 40% of the total equity and with respect to which
               such Partner does not have more than protective rights within
               the meaning of EITF 96-16;

         (vii) Any investment in any Entity to the extent that it does not
               exceed at any time 10% of the total issued and outstanding
               equity of such Entity except as a result of redemption or
               repurchases of equity or any similar transaction by such Entity
               or any recapitalization of the Entity;

        (viii) Any wireless business acquired by Bell Atlantic or Vodafone,
               or their respective Affiliates, as part of a larger business
               combination where the wireless business does not represent more
               than 40% of the total value of the acquired business; provided,
               however, that following the consummation of such acquisition,
               the acquiring party (Bell Atlantic or Vodafone) shall consult in
               good faith with the Company and the other party (Vodafone or
               Bell Atlantic) concerning the feasibility of, and potential
               terms and conditions for, contributing the acquired wireless
               business to the Company, provided that the acquiring party has
               no obligation to contribute such acquired wireless business to
               the Company and if the acquiring party determines not make such
               a contribution, then the acquiring party shall be entitled to
               sell all or any part of such wireless business to any other
               Person as it shall determine or to retain and engage in any part
               of such acquired wireless business as it may determine, all in
               its sole and absolute discretion;

          (ix) Any merger, acquisition, consolidation, recapitalization, sale
               of assets or other significant corporate transaction (a
               "Transaction") to which either Bell Atlantic or Vodafone (each a
               "Subject Entity") is a party pursuant to which (A) any Person or
               group (as defined for purposes of Regulation 13D under the
               Exchange Act) acquires 30% or more of the outstanding voting
               securities of the Subject Entity; (B) fewer than a majority of
               the directors of any successor Entity surviving the Transaction
               on the date three months following consummation of the

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               Transaction shall be directors who held such office prior to the
               Transaction ("Original Directors") or were nominated for such
               office by a majority of the Original Directors; or (C) the
               holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Subject
               Entity prior to the Transaction shall hold less than 50% of the
               voting securities of the Subject Entity or any successor Entity
               surviving such Transaction;

          (x)  Any Partner from owning or acquiring any business, assets or
               Entity that would otherwise be restricted by Section 5.4(b) but
               are scheduled in the Alliance Agreement, included in the Bell
               Atlantic Conveyed Assets at the Stage II Closing or are Bell
               Atlantic Excluded Assets (the foregoing terms are defined in the
               Alliance Agreement);

          (xi) A Partner or any of its Affiliates from selling Company mobile
               telecommunications services as an agent of the Company; or

          (xii) A Partner or any of its Affiliates from selling Company mobile
               telecommunications services on a "bundled" basis with other
               products or services provided that: (A) any such bundle includes
               wireline telecommunications services; (B) the agreement or
               arrangement between the Partner or Affiliate and the Company for
               the purchase of such Company mobile telecommunications services
               or a then-effective agreement or arrangement provides the
               Company with the opportunity to purchase wireline
               telecommunications services from the Partner or any of its
               Affiliates; and (C) if the value of the services to be received
               pursuant to the agreement or arrangement is greater than
               $10,000,000 (whether in a single or series of related agreements
               or arrangements) then the applicable Partner shall have given
               Bell Atlantic Designated Partner or the Vodafone Designated
               Partner written notice at least five (5) days before the
               agreement or arrangement is implemented.

     For purposes of this Section, the word "fixed," when used to describe a
business or service shall mean:

          (i) the system providing such business or service is not capable of
     "handoffs" between cells or between systems; provided, however that

          (ii) if the system providing such business or service utilizes any of
     the PCS Frequency Band, the Broadband PCS Frequency Band, the WCS Band or
     any of the frequency bands allocated by the FCC for 3rd Generation
     services, the system can only provide service to a user in a single,
     unique cell, i.e. a user can never move outside of that unique cell and
     receive the service; and, provided, further, that

          (iii) any spectrum described in the preceding clause (ii) must have
     been purchased by the Partner or Affiliate subsequent to the earlier date
     to occur of the Stage II Closing Date or the first anniversary of the
     Stage I Closing Date.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if any radio spectrum used to
provide or operate a business, service or activity in which any Partner could
participate on the Effective Date without violating Section 5.4(b) is
subsequently re-allocated to or defined as a 3rd Generation spectrum, such
Member shall continue to be permitted to own, operate and participate in such
business, service or activity notwithstanding such re-allocation or definition.

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     (d) Each Partner specifically acknowledges and agrees that the remedy at
law for any breach of this Section 5.4 will be inadequate and that any other
Partner, in addition to any other relief available to them, shall be entitled
to temporary or permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of proving
actual damages.

     (e) This Section 5.4 shall terminate as to all Partners upon the earliest
of (i) the date that the Partnership Interests held by the Bell Atlantic Group
decreases to less than the applicable Minimum Bell Atlantic Percentage Interest
for Non-Competition (defined below), (ii) the Partnership Interests held by
Vodafone directly or through one or more Included Affiliates decrease to less
than 20%, or (iii) on the Non-Competition Scheduled Expiration Date (defined
below). As used herein:

          (A) "Minimum Bell Atlantic Percentage Interest for Non-Competition"
     means:

          (1) During the period ending on the earlier to occur of the Stage II
          Closing or the first anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date, 25%;

          (2) After consummation of the Stage II Closing, 40%; or

          (3) If the Stage II Closing has not been consummated on or before the
          first anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date, then after such
          anniversary the amount, not to exceed 40%, which is the greater of
          (x) 25% or (y) the sum of 25% plus the product determined by
          multiplying the amount by which Bell Atlantic's Measurement
          Partnership Interest from time to time exceeds 33% by a fraction, the
          numerator of which is 15 and the denominator of which is 17.5. As
          used herein, the term "Bell Atlantic's Measurement Partnership
          Interest" means the Partnership Interests then held by the Bell
          Atlantic Group or, if greater, the greatest Partnership Interests
          held by the Bell Atlantic Group during the period commencing on the
          first anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date and ending on the last
          day of the 18th calendar month after the Stage I Closing Date.

          (B) "Non-Competition Scheduled Expiration Date" means the fifth (5th)
     anniversary of the earlier date to occur of the Stage II Closing Date or
     the first (1st) anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date, subject to
     extension as follows:

          (1) if on the fourth (4th) anniversary of the earlier date to occur
          of the Stage II Closing Date or the first (1st) anniversary of the
          Stage I Closing Date, the Partnership Interests held by Vodafone
          directly or through one or more Included Affiliates total at least
          25%, the Non-Competition Scheduled Expiration Date shall be extended
          by one (1) year and will be the sixth (6th) anniversary of the
          earlier date to occur of the Stage II Closing Date or the first
          anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date; and

          (2) if on the fifth (5th) or any subsequent anniversary of the
          earlier date to occur of the Stage II Closing Date or the first (1st)

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          anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date, the Partnership Interests
          held by Vodafone directly or through one or more Included Affiliates
          total at least 25%, the then applicable Non-Competition Scheduled
          Expiration Date shall be extended by one (1) year (i.e., with respect
          to the extension that would occur on such fifth (5th) anniversary,
          the extended Non-Competition Scheduled Expiration Date would be the
          seventh (7th) anniversary of the earlier date to occur of the Stage
          II Closing Date or the first anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date,
          and so on).

     Section 5.5 Indemnification by the Company.

     (a) The Company shall indemnify an indemnified representative, defined
herein, against any liability incurred in connection with any proceeding in
which the indemnified representative may be involved as a party or otherwise,
as and when incurred, by reason of the fact that such Person is or was serving
in an indemnified capacity, including, without limitation, liabilities
resulting from any actual or alleged breach or neglect of duty, error,
misstatement or misleading statement, negligence, or act giving rise to
liability, except:

          (1) where such indemnification is expressly prohibited by applicable
     law;

          (2) where the conduct of the indemnified representative has been
     finally determined:

               (A) to constitute gross negligence, bad faith, reckless conduct,
          intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, sufficient in
          the circumstances to bar indemnification against liabilities arising
          from the conduct;

               (B) to constitute a breach of Section 5.1 of this Partnership
          Agreement; or

               (C) to have been an action other than an action in which the
          indemnified representative acted in good faith and in a manner the
          indemnified representative reasonably believed to be in or not
          opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect
          to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
          believe the indemnified representative's conduct was unlawful.

               (D) to be based upon or attributable to the receipt by the
          indemnified representative from the Company of a personal benefit to
          which the indemnified representative is not legally entitled; or

          (3) to the extent such indemnification has been finally determined in
     a final adjudication to be otherwise unlawful.

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     (b) If an indemnified representative is entitled to indemnification in
respect of a portion, but not all, of any liabilities to which such Person may
be subject, the Company shall indemnify such indemnified representative to the
maximum extent for such portion of the liabilities.

     (c) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not of
itself create a presumption that the indemnified representative is not entitled
to indemnification.

     (d) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:

          (1) "indemnified capacity" means any and all past, present and future
     service by an indemnified representative in one or more capacities as a
     Partner, Officer, Representative, Alternate or authorized agent of the
     Company;

          (2) "indemnified representative" means any and all Partners,
     Officers, Representatives, Alternates and authorized agents of the Company
     and any other Person designated as an indemnified representative by the
     mutual consent of the Bell Atlantic Designated Partner and the Vodafone
     Designated Partner, given in accordance with the provisions of this
     Partnership Agreement;

          (3) "liability" means any damage, judgment, amount paid in
     settlement, fine, penalty, punitive damages, excise tax assessed with
     respect to an employee benefit plan, or cost or expense of any nature
     (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and disbursements); and

          (4) "proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action,
     suit, appeal or other proceeding of any nature, whether civil, criminal,
     administrative or investigative, whether formal or informal, and whether
     brought by or in the right of the Company, a class of its Partners or
     security holders or otherwise.

     Section 5.6 Proceedings Initiated by Indemnified Representatives.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the Company shall not
indemnify under this Article an indemnified representative for any liability
incurred in a proceeding initiated (which shall not be deemed to include
counterclaims or affirmative defenses) or participated in as an intervenor or
amicus curiae by the Person seeking indemnification unless such initiation of
or participation in the proceeding is authorized, either before or after its
commencement, by the unanimous consent of the Board of Representatives. This
Section does not apply to reimbursement of expenses incurred in successfully
prosecuting or defending the rights of an indemnified representative granted by
or pursuant to this Article.

     Section 5.7 Advancing Expenses. Unless otherwise determined by the Board
of Representatives acting in accordance with Section 5.1, the Company shall pay
the expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred
in good faith by an indemnified representative in advance of the final
disposition of a proceeding described in Section 5.5 or the initiation of or
participation in which is authorized pursuant to Section 5.6 upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified representative to repay the
amount if it is ultimately determined that such Person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company pursuant to this Article. The financial ability of
an indemnified representative to repay an advance shall not be a prerequisite
to the making of such advance.

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     Section 5.8 Payment of Indemnification. An indemnified
representative shall be entitled to indemnification within thirty (30) days
after a written request for indemnification has been delivered to the Chairman
of the Board of Representatives.

     Section 5.9 Arbitration.

     (a) Any dispute related to the right to indemnification, contribution or
advancement of expenses as provided under this Article, except with respect to
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, that the Company has undertaken to submit to a court for adjudication,
shall be decided only by arbitration in New York, New York in accordance with
the commercial arbitration rules then in effect of the American Arbitration
Association ("AAA"), before a panel of three independent arbitrators, one of
whom shall be selected by the Company, the second of whom shall be selected by
the indemnified representative and the third of whom shall be selected by the
other two arbitrators. In the absence of the AAA, or if for any reason
arbitration under the arbitration rules of the AAA cannot be initiated, and if
one of the parties fails or refuses to select an arbitrator or the arbitrators
selected by the Company and the indemnified representative cannot agree on the
selection of the third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after such time as
the Company and the indemnified representative have each been notified of the
selection of the other's arbitrator, the necessary arbitrator or arbitrators
shall be selected by the presiding judge of the court of general jurisdiction
in such metropolitan area.

     (b) Each arbitrator selected as provided in this Section is required to be
or have been an Officer, director or executive officer of a corporation or
other Entity whose equity securities were listed during at least one (1) year
of such service on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange
or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotations System.

     (c) The party or parties challenging the right of an indemnified
representative to the benefits of this Article shall have the burden of proof.

     (d) The Company shall reimburse an indemnified representative for the
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in
successfully prosecuting or defending such arbitration.

     (e) Any award entered by the arbitrators shall be final, binding and
nonappealable and judgment may be entered thereon by any party in accordance
with applicable law in any court of competent jurisdiction, except that the
Company shall be entitled to interpose as a defense in any such judicial
enforcement proceeding any prior final judicial determination adverse to the
indemnified representative under Section 5.5 in a proceeding not directly
involving indemnification under this Article. This arbitration provision shall
be specifically enforceable.

     Section 5.10 Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this
Article or otherwise is unavailable for any reason (other than clause (2) of
Section 5.5) in respect of any liability or portion thereof, the Company shall
contribute to the liabilities to which the indemnified representative may be
subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the intent of this
Article.

     Section 5.11 Mandatory Indemnification of Partners and Officers. To the
extent that an indemnified representative of the Company has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, such Person shall, to the fullest event

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provided by law, be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees and
disbursements) actually and reasonably incurred by such Person in connection
therewith.

     Section 5.12 Contract Rights; Amendment or Repeal. All rights under this
Article shall be deemed a contract between the Company and the indemnified
representative pursuant to which the Company and each indemnified
representative intend to be legally bound. Any repeal, amendment or
modification hereof shall be prospective only and shall not affect any rights
or obligations then existing.

     Section 5.13 Scope of Article. The rights granted by this Article
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification, contribution or advancement of expenses may be entitled under
any statute, agreement, vote of disinterested Partners or disinterested
Representatives or Alternates, both as to action in an indemnified capacity and
as to action in any other capacity. The indemnification, contribution and
advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article shall
continue as to a Person who has ceased to be an indemnified representative in
respect of matters arising prior to such time, and shall inure to the benefit
of the heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors
and permitted assigns of such a Person.

     Section 5.14 Reliance on Provisions. Each Person who shall act as an
indemnified representative of the Company shall be deemed to be doing so in
reliance upon the rights of indemnification, contribution and advancement of
expenses provided by this Article V.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

     Section 6.1 Capital Contributions.

     (a) The Capital Contributions to be made by the Partners shall be made in
cash and/or property. The initial capital contributions of each Partner are set
forth in the Alliance Agreement.

     (b) No Partner shall be obligated to make any capital contributions to the
Company, except as provided in the Alliance Agreement or as may be approved in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1 of this Partnership Agreement.

     (c) No Partner shall be permitted to make any capital contributions to the
Company unless mutually agreed by the Bell Atlantic Designated Partner and the
Vodafone Designated Partner.

     Section 6.2 Liability for Contribution.

     (a) A Partner of the Company is obligated to the Company to perform any
promise to contribute cash or property or to perform services, even if the
Partner is unable to perform because of death, disability or any other reason.
If a Partner does not make the required contribution of property or services,
the Partner is obligated at the option of the Company to contribute cash equal
to that portion of the agreed value (as stated in the records of the Company)
of the contribution that has not been made. The foregoing option shall be in
addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights, including the right to
specific performance, that the Company may have against such Partner under
applicable law.

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     (b) The obligation of a Partner of the Company to make a contribution or
return money or other property paid or distributed in violation of the Act may
be compromised only by consent of all the Partners. Notwithstanding the
compromise, a creditor of the Company who extends credit, after entering into
this Partnership Agreement or an amendment hereof which, in either case,
reflects the obligation, and before the amendment hereof to reflect the
compromise, may enforce the original obligation to the extent that, in
extending credit, the creditor reasonably relied on the obligation of a Partner
to make a contribution or return. A conditional obligation of a Partner to make
a contribution or return money or other property to the Company may not be
enforced unless the conditions of the obligation have been satisfied or waived
as to or by such Partner. Conditional obligations include contributions payable
upon a discretionary call of the Company prior to the time the call occurs.

     Section 6.3 Capital Accounts. A separate Capital Account will be
maintained for each Partner. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the
Company shall determine and adjust the Capital Accounts in accordance with the
rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). As a consequence of the
contributions made pursuant to the Alliance Agreement, the Capital Accounts
were restated pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f). The
Capital Accounts of the Partners as restated are reflected on Schedule A. No
Partner shall have any liability to restore all or any portion of a deficit
balance in the Partner's Capital Account.

     Section 6.4 No Interest on or Return of Capital. No Partner shall be
entitled to interest on any Capital Contribution or Capital Account. No Partner
shall have the right to demand or receive the return of all or any part of any
Capital Contribution or Capital Account except as may be expressly provided
herein, and no Partner shall be personally liable for the return of the Capital
Contributions of any other Partner.

     Section 6.5 Partnership Interest. The Partnership Interests of the
Partners are as set forth on Schedule A. Partnership Interests will be varied
only as specifically agreed by the parties pursuant to the Alliance Agreement,
the Investment Agreement and this Partnership Agreement and will not be
affected by allocations of Profits and Losses or other changes in Partners'
Capital Accounts. The Partnership Interests shall be updated by the agreement
of the Partners to reflect any adjustment of Partnership Interests, set forth
on a revised Schedule A and filed with the records of the Company.

     Section 6.6 Allocations of Profits and Losses Generally. After the
allocations in Section 6.7, at the end of each Fiscal Year (or shorter period
if necessary or longer period if agreed by all of the Partners), Profits and
Losses shall be allocated as follows:

     (a) Profits. Profits shall be allocated to the Partners in proportion to
their respective Partnership Interests.

     (b) Losses. Losses shall be allocated to the Partners in proportion to
their respective Partnership Interests.

     Section 6.7 Allocations Under Regulations.

     (a) Company Nonrecourse Deductions. Loss attributable (under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-2(c)) to "partnership nonrecourse liabilities' (within
the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) shall be allocated
among the Partners in the same proportion as their respective Partnership
Interests.

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     (b) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Loss attributable (under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(2)) to "partner nonrecourse debt" (within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) shall be allocated, in
accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(1), to the Partner who
bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the debt to which the Loss is
attributable.

     (c) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Each Partner will be allocated Profits at
such times and in such amounts as necessary to satisfy the minimum gain
chargeback requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(f) and
1.704-2(i)(4).

     (d) Qualified Income Offset. Losses and items of income and gain shall be
specially allocated when and to the extent required to satisfy the "qualified
income offset" requirement within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).

     (e) Recourse Debt. Items of loss and deduction attributable to "recourse
debt" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-1 (but excluding
"partner nonrecourse debt"), with respect to which not all of the Partners bear
the economic risk of loss, shall be allocated solely to the Partners who bear
the economic risk with respect to such debt, and as amongst such Partners, in
proportion to their respective share of the risk of loss attributable to such
debt.

     Section 6.8 Other Allocations.

     (a) Allocations when Agreed Value Differs from Tax Basis. When the Agreed
Value of a Company asset is different from its adjusted tax basis for income
tax purposes, then, solely for federal, state and local income tax purposes and
not for purposes of computing Capital Accounts, income, gain, loss, deduction
and credit with respect to such assets ("Section 704(c) Assets") shall be
allocated among the Partners to take this difference into account in accordance
with the principles of IRC Section 704(c), as set forth herein and in the
Treasury Regulations thereunder and under IRC Section 704(b). The allocations
eliminating the differences between Agreed Value and adjusted tax basis of the
Section 704(c) Assets shall be made using any method as permitted under
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3, provided that such method produces the
most fair result to the Partners taking all of the facts and circumstances and
agreements into account (including fiduciary obligations and the calculation of
the distribution under Section 7.1(a)). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
with respect to the assets held by Central Iowa Cellular, Inc. or its successor
in interest consisting of a 24% general partnership interest in the Des Moines
MSA General Partnership, and all assets related thereto, the Company shall use
the traditional method of making IRC Section 704(c) allocations (as defined in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b)), provided that the designation of the
traditional method for such assets shall not create any presumption for
purposes of making the determination required by the preceding sentence or
subsequent sentences of this section. If the Bell Atlantic Designated Partner
and the Vodafone Designated Partner cannot agree as to which method produces
the most fair result to them, then an independent arbitrator who is a
recognized expert in the field of partnership taxation shall be chosen in the
following manner to decide which method produces the most fair result (an
"Arbitrator"). The Bell Atlantic Designated Partner shall in good faith choose
an Arbitrator that it believes is independent. If the Vodafone Designated
Partner accepts the Arbitrator, then the Bell Atlantic Group and the Vodafone
Group shall be bound by the decision of the Arbitrator. If the Vodafone
Designated Partner, in its reasonable discretion, rejects the Arbitrator, then
the Vodafone Designated Partner shall in good faith choose a second Arbitrator

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that it believes is independent (the "Second Arbitrator"). If the Bell Atlantic
Designated Partner accepts the Second Arbitrator, then the Bell Atlantic Group
and the Vodafone Group shall be bound by the decision of such Second
Arbitrator. If the Bell Atlantic Designated Partner, in its reasonable
discretion, rejects the Second Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator and the Second
Arbitrator shall choose a third Arbitrator (the "Third Arbitrator"). The
Partners shall be bound by the decision of the Third Arbitrator. The Bell
Atlantic Designated Partner and the Vodafone Designated Partner shall use their
best efforts to agree as to the method of allocation, or the resolution of any
dispute with respect thereto (in either case, as described in this Section
6.8(a)) prior to the Effective Date.

     (b) Change in Partner's Interest.

     (1) If during any fiscal year of the Company there is a change in any
Partner's Partnership Interest, then for purposes of complying with IRC Section
706(d), the determination of Company items allocable to any period shall be
made by using the closing of the books method.

     (2) The Partners agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section
6.8(b) in reporting their shares of Company income, gain, loss, and deduction
for tax purposes.

     (c) Gross Income Allocation and Make-Whole Distributions. In any Fiscal
Year in which a distribution to a Partner is required under Section 2.6.2 of
the Alliance Agreement or under Section 7.1(a), or pursuant to the terms of the
Indemnity Agreement described in Section 2.5.5 of the Alliance Agreement, the
amount of such distribution shall equal the amount distributable pursuant to
such provision divided by 0.6 (if not already grossed-up), and an amount of
gross income equal to the amount so distributed shall be allocated to the
Partner entitled to receive such distribution.

     (d) Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Sections 6.7(a),
6.7(b), 6.7(c), 6.7(d) and 6.7(e) hereof (the "Regulatory Allocations") are
intended to comply with certain requirements of the Treasury Regulations. It is
the intent of the Partners that, to the extent possible, all Regulatory
Allocations shall be offset either with other Regulatory Allocations or with
special allocations of other items of Treasury income, gain, loss or deduction
pursuant to this Section 6.8(d). Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision
of this Section 6 (other than the Regulatory Allocations) the offsetting
special allocations of Company income, gain, loss or deduction shall be made so
that, after such offsetting allocations are made, each Partner's Capital
Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account
balance such Partner would have had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part
of the Agreement and all Treasury items were allocated pursuant to Sections
6.6. In exercising its discretion under this Section 6.8(d), future Regulatory
Allocations under Section 6.7(d), that, although not yet made, are likely to
offset other Regulatory Allocations previously made under Section 6.7(a) and
6.7(b) shall be taken into account.

     (e) Allocations Resulting from Tower Monetizations. In order for the
Partners' Capital Accounts to appropriately reflect the agreement of the
Partners contained in the Omnibus Amendment, with respect to the towers held by
the Company that are eligible to be disposed of in a Compliant Tower
Monetization (as defined in the Omnibus Amendment) (the "Towers"), the Capital
Accounts shall be maintained consistently with the principles described on
Exhibit 2 hereto, provided that to the extent the principles described on
Exhibit 2 are inconsistent with the agreement of the Partners contained in the
Omnibus Amendment, the Omnibus Amendment shall control.

     (f) Stock Option Deduction Allocation. Any tax deduction to which the
Partnership becomes entitled that is attributable to stock options granted by

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Vodafone shall be allocated entirely to Vodafone. After giving effect to the
transactions that give rise to the tax deductions described in the preceding
sentence (including all allocations and deemed contributions), there should be
no net change to the Capital Accounts of the Vodafone Partners.

     (g) Other Allocations. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all
items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and any other allocations not
otherwise provided for shall be divided among the Partners in the same
proportions as they share Profits or Losses, as the case may be, for the Fiscal
Year.

     Section 6.9 Allocations and Distributions Among Members of a Group. Except
as otherwise provided herein, all allocations hereunder to a Group and all
distributions hereunder to a Group shall be made among or between the members
of such Group pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent not inconsistent with Treasury
Regulations section 1.704-1(b), Percentage Interests of members of a Group for
purposes of making allocations or distributions may be allocated among the
members of such Group as the members of such Group may agree as among
themselves.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                                 DISTRIBUTIONS

     Section 7.1 Distributions.

     (a) Dispositions of Section 704(c) Assets. If the Company disposes of a
Section 704(c) Asset, the Company shall distribute to any Partner who
recognizes gain under IRC Section 704(c) as a result of such disposition the
difference between (i) the amount of such Section 704(c) gain and (ii) in the
event that the Company has chosen to use the remedial method or the traditional
method with curative allocations pursuant to Section 6.8, the present value
(using a discount rate of 10% per annum) of future offsetting remedial
allocations or curative allocations, if any, that would have been made to such
Partner with respect to such asset if such asset had not been disposed of.

     (b) Tax Distributions. The Company shall distribute to the Partners in
accordance with the Partners' Partnership Interests as promptly as practicable
(and in any event within forty-five (45) days) after the end of each fiscal
quarter an amount equal to the product of the Tax Rate and the amount of
Profits for such fiscal quarter ("Tax Distributions").

     (c) Additional Distributions.

          (i) The provisions of this Section 7.1(c) shall be applicable until
     the earlier date to occur of (x) the fifth anniversary of the Effective
     Date or (y) the date that Vodafone ceases to hold, directly or through one
     or more Included Affiliates, a Partnership Interest of at least 20%; and
     from and after such date the provisions of this Section 7.1(c) shall have
     no further force or effect.

          (ii) As used in this Section 7.1(c), the following terms
     shall have the respective meanings assigned to them below:

               (A) "Adjusted Net Income" means, with respect to each six-month
          period that is the subject of the determination of Adjusted Net
          Income, GAAP earnings (before deduction of income tax) from

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          continuing operations of the Company and its consolidated
          subsidiaries, and increased by amortization expense for such
          six-month period related to the amortization of intangible assets of
          the Company arising out of transactions contemplated by the Alliance
          Agreement. For such purposes, earnings from operations shall not
          include income earned from a Compliant Tower Monetization.

               (B) "Distributable Amount" means, with respect to each six-month
          period that is the subject of the determination of the Distributable
          Amount, an amount equal to (i) 70% of the Adjusted Net Income for
          such six-month period less (ii) the amount of Tax Distributions made
          during such six-month period, unless a distribution by the Company to
          its Partners of such amount would result in the Company not being in
          compliance with the then current Target Debt Level for the Company,
          in which case the Distributable Amount for the subject six-month
          period shall be an amount equal to the maximum portion of the
          Adjusted Net Income of the Company for the subject six-month period
          that could be distributed by the Company to its Partners with the
          result that the Company would be in compliance with the Target Debt
          Level for the Company; provided, however, that up until the fifth
          anniversary of the earlier date to occur of the Stage II Closing Date
          or the first anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date, the foregoing
          limitation on the amount of the Distributable Amount shall not apply
          as long as a Monetization Imbalance as defined in the Investment
          Agreement has occurred and is continuing.

               (C) "Measurement Date" means for any date a distribution is made
          pursuant to this Section 7.1(c), the last day of the period with
          respect to which such distribution is made.

               (D) "Six-Month EBITDA" means (x) the net income of the Company
          and its consolidated subsidiaries adjusted to exclude (i) gains and
          losses from unusual or extraordinary items, (ii) interest income and
          (iii) the amount of any restoration of any charge to, or other
          reserve against, revenues taken during any prior period, in each case
          for such period, plus (y) to the extent deducted in determining such
          net income, the income and other taxes (whether or not deferred),
          Interest Expense, bank fees and expenses, depreciation, amortization
          and other non-cash charges to income of the Company and its
          consolidated subsidiaries, all as determined in accordance with GAAP
          for the six-month period ending on the Measurement Date immediately
          preceding the date of determination.

               (E) "Indebtedness" means, as of any date, without duplication,
          with respect to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, (i)
          all obligations for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations evidenced by
          bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all
          obligations under a lease that are required to be classified and
          accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for
          purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any
          date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such
          date, determined in accordance with GAAP, (iv) all obligations issued
          or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property (other than
          accounts payable and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course
          of business), (v) all obligations for the reimbursement of any
          obligor on any letter of credit, banker's acceptance or similar
          credit transaction, (vi) guarantees and other contingent obligations
          in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (v)
          above and clause (viii) below, (vii) all obligations of any other
          Person of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) which are
          secured by any lien on any property or asset of the Company or any of
          its consolidated subsidiaries, the amount of such obligation being
          deemed to be the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such property or
          asset or the amount of the obligation so secured, and (viii) all
          obligations under currency agreements and interest swap agreements.

               (F) "Net Indebtedness" means, as of any date, (i) the amount of
          outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its consolidated

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          subsidiaries as of such date, minus (ii) the amount of cash and cash
          equivalents of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of
          such date minus (iii) loans by the Company and its consolidated
          subsidiaries to its Partners or Affiliates thereof as of such date.

               (G) "Six-Month Interest Expense" means, for the six-month period
          ending on the Measurement Date immediately preceding the date of
          determination, all interest on Indebtedness of the Company and its
          consolidated subsidiaries accrued, whether or not actually paid, less
          interest income of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
          accrued, whether or not actually received, during such period.

               (H) "Target Debt Level for the Company" means that for the
          six-month period ending on the Measurement Date:

          (i) the ratio of Six-Month EBITDA for the six-month period ending on
     the Measurement Date to Six-Month Interest Expense for such period
     (expressed as the quotient determined by dividing Six-Month EBITDA for
     such period by Six-Month Interest Expense for such period) is not less
     than 5 unless a lower ratio is approved from time to time by the Officers;
     and

          (ii) the ratio of Net Indebtedness as of the Measurement Date to 200%
     of Six-Month EBITDA for the six-month period ending on the Measurement
     Date (expressed as the quotient determined by dividing Net Indebtedness as
     of the Measurement Date by 200% of Six-Month EBITDA for such period) is
     not more than 2.5 unless a higher ratio is approved from time to time by
     the Officers.

          (iii) As promptly as practicable after the end of the second and
     fourth fiscal quarter of each Fiscal Year, but in no event later than the
     45th day following such fiscal quarter, the Officers shall calculate the
     Adjusted Net Income and the Distributable Amount for the six-month period
     ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter. The Company within 10 days
     after such calculation shall then distribute to the Partners the
     Distributable Amount for such six-month period in accordance with their
     then current Partnership Interests.

     (d) Subsequent Distribution Policies. It is the expectation of the parties
to this Partnership Agreement that from and after the termination of Section
7.1(c) pursuant to the provisions of clause (i) thereof, the Company shall
continue to have a distribution policy which will provide for distributions at
a level as determined from time to time by the Board of Representatives, which
in making such determination shall take into account relevant facts and
circumstances including, without limitation, the financial performance and
capital requirements of the Company. Except as provided in Section 6.9, all
such distributions pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) shall be made in accordance
with the Partners' then current Partnership Interests.

     Section 7.2 Limitations on Distributions.

     (a) The Company shall not make a distribution to a Partner to the extent
that at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution,
all liabilities of the Company, other than liabilities to Partners on account
of their interests in the Company and liabilities for which the recourse of
creditors is limited to specified property of the Company, exceed the fair
value of the assets of the Company, except that the fair value of property that
is subject to a liability for which the recourse of creditors is limited shall
be included in the assets of the Company only to the extent that the fair value
of that property exceeds that liability.

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     (b) A Partner who receives a distribution in violation of subsection (a),
and who knew at the time of the distribution that the distribution violated
subsection (a), shall be liable to the Company for the amount of the
distribution. A Partner who receives a distribution in violation of subsection
(a) and who did not know at the time of the distribution that the distribution
violated subsection (a), shall not be liable to the Company for the amount of
the distribution. Subject to subsection (c), this subsection shall not affect
any obligation or liability of a Partner under other applicable law for the
amount of a distribution.

     (c) A Partner who receives a distribution from the Company shall
have no liability under this Section, the Act or other applicable law for the
amount of the distribution after the expiration of three (3) years from the
date of the distribution unless an action to recover the distribution from such
Partner is commenced prior to the expiration of the said three (3) year period
and an adjudication of liability against such Partner is made in the action.

     Section 7.3 Amounts of Tax Paid or Withheld. All amounts paid or withheld
pursuant to the IRC or any provision of any state or local tax law with respect
to any Partner shall be treated as amounts distributed to the Partner pursuant
to this Article for all purposes under this Partnership Agreement.

     Section 7.4 Distribution in Kind. Except as otherwise agreed to by all of
the Partners, the Company shall not distribute any assets in kind, except
pursuant to a dissolution in accordance with Article IX.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                TRANSFERABILITY

     Section 8.1 Restriction on Transfers. Except in accordance with the
provisions of this Article VIII, the Alliance Agreement or the Investment
Agreement, no Partner shall have the right, directly or indirectly, to sell,
assign or transfer (other than by pledge, hypothecation, mortgage or similar
encumbrance), voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law (any such
transaction being referred to as a "transfer" under this Article VIII), any of
the Partnership Interest (including, without limitation any of the economic
interest associated therewith) in the Company held by such Partner.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Article VIII or the
Investment Agreement, prior to the earlier date to occur of the Stage II
Closing Date or the first anniversary of the Stage I Closing Date, no Partner
shall have the right to transfer any of the Partnership Interest in the Company
held by such Partner, except to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Partner made
in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.2(a) below or to an Affiliate of
such Partner pursuant to Section 8.2(b) below. A Partner who makes or desires
to make a transfer of any of the Partnership Interest held by such Partner
pursuant to this Article VIII is referred to herein as a "Transferring
Partner."

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     Section 8.2 Transfers of Partnership Interests to Affiliates.

     (a) Any Partner shall have the right, without the consent of the other
Partners, to transfer ownership of all or any part of its Partnership Interest
either in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Agreement, or to a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (a "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Transferee"). In the event
of any such transfer, the transferee shall be entitled to the rights and
privileges set forth in this Partnership Agreement and, if to a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary Transferee, the Investment Agreement, and shall be bound and
obligated by the provisions hereof and thereof and shall, by a binding written
instrument which shall be enforceable by the Company and the other Partners,
assume all obligations and liabilities hereunder of the Transferring Partner.

     (b) In addition to transfers described in Section 8.2(a) above, any
Partner shall have the right, without the consent of the other Partners, (i) to
transfer a 10% or greater Partnership Interest to any of its Affiliates who are
not Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries but with respect to which the Transferring
Partner owns more than 50% of the common equity or equivalent securities and
voting interests of such Affiliate (each an "Affiliate Transferee"); and (ii)
to make up to three transfers of less than a 10% Partnership Interest to an
Affiliate Transferee; provided, however, the aggregate Partnership Interest so
transferred by a Partner pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not exceed 10%. In
the event of any such transfer(s), an Affiliate Transferee shall be bound and
obligated by the provisions of this Partnership Agreement and shall, by a
binding written instrument which shall be enforceable by the Company and the
other Partners, assume all obligations and liabilities hereunder of the
Transferring Partner, but an Affiliate Transferee other than an Included
Affiliate shall not be entitled to Vodafone's rights set forth in Sections 3.3,
3.5(a) or 4.1 of this Partnership Agreement or in the Investment Agreement
(other than Section 6.2 of the Investment Agreement).

     Section 8.3 Transfers of Partnership Interests Other than to Affiliates.

     (a) As long as Vodafone, directly or through one or more
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, owns a 30% Partnership Interest, Vodafone shall have
an option to purchase any Transferred Interest of Bell Atlantic, its Affiliates
or successors if, as a result of such transfer or series of related transfers,
a third party would succeed to Bell Atlantic's and its Affiliates'
Representative designation rights set forth in Article III hereof, or Bell
Atlantic, such Affiliate or such successor would become unable to report their
earnings and results of operations of the Company on a consolidated basis in
the same manner and to the same extent as Bell Atlantic or such Affiliate did
immediately prior to the transfer. The purchase price and conditions of any
such sale shall be determined in the same manner as set forth below in
subparagraph (b). Vodafone shall also pay such Transferring Partner a premium
of 2% of the purchase price. Vodafone shall have no rights of first refusal on
any transfer or sale of any Partnership Interest of Bell Atlantic or its
Affiliates except as set forth in this subparagraph (a).

     (b) In addition to any transfers permitted by Section 8.2 and 8.3 (a), but
subject to the terms of this Section 8.3 and Sections 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 and 8.7
below, any Partner may transfer a 10% or greater Partnership Interest to any
single Person.

               (1) Except for transfers pursuant to Sections 8.2 and 8.3(a)
          above, and 8.6 below, in the event that any Transferring Partner,
          other than a member of the Bell Atlantic Group, has received a bona
          fide written offer, which such Transferring Partner is willing to
          accept, for the Transferring Partner to sell all or any 10% or
          greater Partnership Interest (the "Transferred Interest"), to any
          Person, the Transferring Partner shall deliver a written notice (the

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          "Transfer Notice") to each of the other Partners holding, directly or
          through one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, at least a 20%
          Partnership Interest, excluding any Partner who is an Affiliate of
          the Transferring Partner (the "Non-Transferring Partners") stating
          the Transferring Partner's intent to sell the Transferred Interest
          pursuant to the bona fide offer. The Transfer Notice shall (i)
          specify the purchase price for and other material terms with respect
          to the sale of the Transferred Interest, (ii) identify the proposed
          purchaser of the Transferred Interest, (iii) specify the date
          scheduled for the transfer (which date shall not be less than 120
          days from the date the Transfer Notice is delivered), (iv) contain a
          statement that the offer has been accepted pending compliance with
          the right of first refusal set forth herein and receipt of required
          regulatory and other approvals, and (v) shall have attached thereto a
          copy of the written offer containing all of the terms and conditions
          on which the Transferred Interest is to be sold.

               (2) First, Bell Atlantic or any designee of Bell Atlantic (the
          "Bell Atlantic Purchasers") shall have the exclusive option to
          purchase all (but not less than all) of the Transferred Interest on
          terms and conditions substantially the same in all material respects
          as, and at the same price, set forth in the written offer delivered
          pursuant to subsection (b)(1); provided that if such terms and
          conditions include any non-cash assets or any non-financial
          requirements which would be impracticable for the Non-Transferring
          Partners to satisfy, then the Bell Atlantic Purchasers shall not be
          required to satisfy such terms, conditions and requirements and the
          purchase price for the Transferred Interest will be equal to the Fair
          Market Value of the Transferred Interest (determined in accordance
          with the mechanisms set forth in Section 9.5(b) below) in cash.
          Provided, further, any exercise of the option set forth in this
          subsection must have an after-tax value to the Transferring Partner
          equivalent to any transfer pursuant to the original bona fide written
          offer. The Bell Atlantic Purchasers shall notify the Company, the
          Transferring Partner and each of the other Non-Transferring Partners
          of its intention to exercise or not to exercise the Bell Atlantic
          Purchasers' purchase rights hereunder within 30 days of receipt by
          Bell Atlantic of a Transfer Notice (the "Bell Atlantic Election
          Notice").

               (3) If the Bell Atlantic Purchasers do not exercise their option
          described in subsection (b)(2), then thereafter, the other
          Non-Transferring Partners shall have the option to purchase all (but
          not less than all) of the Transferred Interest on terms and
          conditions substantially the same in all material respects as, and at
          the same price, set forth in the written offer delivered pursuant to
          subsection (b)(1); provided that if such terms and conditions include
          any non-cash assets or any non-financial requirements which would be
          impracticable for the Non-Transferring Partners to satisfy, then the
          Non-Transferring Partners shall not be required to satisfy such
          terms, conditions and requirements and the purchase price for the
          Transferred Interest will be equal to the Fair Market Value of the
          Transferred Interest (determined in accordance with the mechanisms
          set forth in Section 9.5(b) below) in cash. Provided further, any
          exercise of the option set forth in this subsection must have an
          after-tax value to the Transferring Partner equivalent to any
          transfer pursuant to the original bona fide written offer.

               (4) Each of the Non-Transferring Partners shall initially be
          entitled to purchase that fraction of the Transferred Interest equal
          to its Partnership Interest (as a percentage) divided by the
          Partnership Interests (as a percentage) of all of the
          Non-Transferring Partners. If any of the Non-Transferring Partners
          declines to exercise its right to purchase the Transferred Interest
          hereunder, the other Non-Transferring Partners electing to exercise
          that right shall be entitled to purchase that portion of the
          Transferred Interest that has been declined by the other
          Non-Transferring Partners in amounts determined pursuant to
          reapplication of the principles set forth in the immediately
          preceding sentence, excluding from consideration the Partnership
          Interests of any declining Non-Transferring Partner. Each
          Non-Transferring Partner shall notify the Company and each of the
          other Non-Transferring Partners of its intention to exercise or not
          to exercise its purchase rights hereunder within 15 days of receipt
          by it of the Bell Atlantic Election Notice. Subsequent written
          notifications, if necessary, of such exercising Non-Transferring

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          Partners'elections with respect to that portion of the Transferred
          Interest which has been declined by any Non-Transferring Partner
          shall be required within ten days after receipt by the exercising
          Non-Transferring Partners of such notifications by the Company or the
          declining Non-Transferring Partner. No portion of a Transferred
          Interest may be purchased by any of the Non-Transferring Partners
          unless all the Transferred Interest is purchased by one or more
          Non-Transferring Partners.

               (5) In the event that the Bell Atlantic Purchasers or one or
          more of the Non-Transferring Partners shall have duly elected to
          purchase the Transferred Interest (the "Electing Partners"), the
          Electing Partners and the Transferring Partner shall diligently
          pursue obtaining all regulatory approvals and use reasonable efforts
          to consummate the closing of the purchase of the Transferred Interest
          as soon as practicable and in any event within one year from receipt
          of the Transfer Notice; provided that, if such closing does not occur
          within such one-year period due to the failure of the Electing
          Partners and the Transferring Partner to receive any required
          regulatory approvals, the Electing Partners' right to close such sale
          may be extended, upon the unanimous decision to do so by all of the
          all of the Electing Partners, until such regulatory approvals are
          received, but in no event for a period of greater than one additional
          year. In the event of a failure of the Bell Atlantic Purchasers or
          the Non-Transferring Partners to elect to purchase all of the
          Transferred Interest or a failure of the Electing Partners to
          consummate such purchase in accordance herewith, the Transferring
          Partner will be free, at any time within 120 days from the date the
          Electing Partners elect not to exercise their purchase rights
          hereunder or from the date the time periods specified in this
          subsection (b) for such election have expired (in the case of a
          failure to elect to purchase), subject, in each such case, to
          extension for up to an additional one year to the extent necessary to
          receive any material required regulatory approvals, to consummate the
          sale of the Transferred Interest to the purchaser at a price and upon
          terms and conditions no more favorable to the purchaser than those
          specified in the Transfer Notice; provided that the purchaser shall
          assume all of the liabilities and obligations of the Transferring
          Partner under this Partnership Agreement by a binding written
          instrument which shall be enforceable by the Company and the other
          Partners.

     (c) A Transferring Partner shall not be relieved of any of its obligations
arising under this Partnership Agreement prior to such transfer. The
Transferring Partner and each transferee shall execute such documents as the
Non-Transferring Partners shall reasonably request to evidence the Transfer and
the assumption and continuing obligations referred to in this Section 8.3.

     (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Partnership Agreement to the
contrary, a transferee of at least a 25% Partnership Interest of Vodafone and
its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries shall be entitled, if so designated by Vodafone,
to all of the rights of Vodafone, the Vodafone Group and the Vodafone
Designated Partner set forth in this Partnership Agreement. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Partnership Agreement to the contrary, any transferee of at
least a 20% Partnership Interest of Bell Atlantic and its Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries shall, if so designated by Bell Atlantic, be entitled to receive
all of the rights of Bell Atlantic, the Bell Atlantic Group and the Bell
Atlantic Designated Partner set forth in this Partnership Agreement. Any
transferee of Vodafone and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or Bell Atlantic and
its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries under this Section 8.3(d) is referred to herein
as an "Exit Transferee". An Exit Transferee shall be deemed for all purposes of
this Partnership Agreement, including Section 3.3(a), on and after such
transfer to be Vodafone or Bell Atlantic, as the case may be.

     (e) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Partnership Agreement to
the contrary, and except for Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Transferees and Exit
Transferees of members of the Vodafone Group, transferees of the Vodafone
Group's Partnership Interests (including any Unaffiliated Entity effecting a
Change in Ownership under Section 8.6 below) shall not be entitled to

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Vodafone's or its Affiliates' rights set forth in Sections 3.3, 3.5(a), 3.6 and
4.1 of this Partnership Agreement or in the Investment Agreement (other than
Section 6.2 of the Investment Agreement). Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Partnership Agreement to the contrary, and except for Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary Transferees and Exit Transferees of members of the Bell Atlantic
Group, transferees of the Bell Atlantic Group's Partnership Interests
(including any Unaffiliated Entity effecting a Change in Ownership under
Section 8.6 below) shall not be entitled to Bell Atlantic's or its Affiliates'
rights set forth in Sections 3.3, 3.5(a) and 3.6 of this Partnership Agreement

     (f) At the request of a Partner, the Company will provide prospective
purchasers of such Partner's Partnership Interest with reasonable access to
financial, operating and other information of the Company, subject to customary
confidentiality arrangements. Each Partner shall cooperate with, and shall in
no way oppose, the closing of any transfer which is in compliance with this
Article VIII.

     Section 8.4 Transfers to Restricted Entities. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary in this Article VIII or elsewhere in this Partnership
Agreement, (i) neither Bell Atlantic nor any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
Transferees, Affiliate Transferees or other permitted transferees, or any
subsequent transferees of any of them, shall, directly or indirectly, transfer
any of the right, title or interest in any Partnership Interest to any of the
Entities listed under the heading "Bell Atlantic Restricted Entities" on
Schedule E hereto, and (ii) neither Vodafone nor any of its Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary Transferees, Affiliate Transferees or other permitted transferees,
or any subsequent transferees of any of them, shall, directly or indirectly,
transfer any of the right, title or interest in any Partnership Interest to any
of the Entities listed under the heading "Vodafone Restricted Entities" on
Schedule E hereto. The foregoing shall not prohibit any Parent Entity from
entering into any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other similar business
transaction with any of the Entities listed on Schedule E.

     Section 8.5 Invalid Transfers Void. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, no transfer of a Partnership Interest may be made if
such transfer (i) would violate the then applicable federal or state securities
laws or rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, state
securities commissions, the Communications Act of 1934, or rules and
regulations of the FCC and any other government agencies with jurisdiction over
such transfer or (ii) would affect the Company's existence or qualification
under the Act. In the event a transfer of a Partnership Interest is otherwise
permitted hereunder, notwithstanding any provision hereof, no Partner shall
transfer all or any portion of such Partner's Partnership Interest unless and
until such Partner, upon the request of the Company, delivers to the Company an
opinion of counsel, addressed to the Company, reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, to the effect that (1) such Partnership Interest has been registered
under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or that the
proposed transfer of such Partnership Interest is exempt from any registration
requirements imposed by such laws and that the proposed transfer does not
violate any other applicable requirements of federal or state securities laws
and (2) that such transfer will not result in the Company being taxed as a
corporation or as an association taxable as a corporation. Such opinion shall
not be deemed delivered until the Company confirms to such Partner that such
opinion is acceptable, which confirmation will not be unreasonably withheld.
Any purported transfer of any Partnership Interest or any part thereof not in
compliance with this Article VIII or the Investment Agreement shall be void and
of no force or effect and the Transferring Partner shall be liable to the other
Partners and the Company for all liabilities, obligations, damages, losses,
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs)
arising as a result of such noncomplying transfer.

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     Section 8.6 Change in Ownership; Spin-Off.

     (a) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Ownership" of a Partner
shall be deemed to have occurred when (i) any Person that is not a Parent
Entity of such Partner or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Parent Entity (an
"Unaffiliated Entity"), shall acquire (whether by merger, consolidation, sale,
assignment, lease, transfer or otherwise, in one transaction or series of
related transactions), or otherwise beneficially own or control 50% or more of
the outstanding voting power of such Partner or any Entity (other than the
Parent Entity of such Partner unless the fair market value of the Partnership
Interests held directly or indirectly by such Parent Entity represent more than
90% of the fair market value of the Parent Entity) which, directly or
indirectly, through the ownership of one or more majority-owned successive
subsidiary entities, owns more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of or
controls such Partner (a "Control Entity"), (ii) an Unaffiliated Entity, or
group or persons acting in concert therewith, shall acquire the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Partner or a
Control Entity thereof, (iii) the Parent Entity of such Partner shall otherwise
cease to beneficially own or control a majority of the voting power of any
Partner or a Control Entity thereof.

     (b) Any Change in Ownership of a Partner shall be deemed for all purposes
hereof to be a proposed transfer of the Partnership Interest of such Partner
and such Partnership Interest shall be deemed to be a Transferred Interest, the
transfer of which shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth
in Sections 8.1, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 hereof, except that the purchase price of
which shall be the Fair Market Value (determined in accordance with the
mechanisms set forth in Section 9.5(b) below) of the Partnership Interest of
the Partner experiencing a Change of Ownership. In the event that the
Transferred Interest is not purchased pursuant to the preceding sentence, any
Unaffiliated Entity effecting such Change in Ownership, shall, by a binding
written instrument which shall be enforceable by the Company and the other
Partners, assume all obligations and liabilities hereunder of the Partner which
is the subject of such Change in Ownership.

     (c) A spin-off of an Entity to not less than all of its stockholders by a
Partner or its Affiliates, or a split-off offered to all of its stockholders by
a Partner or its Affiliates of an Entity as a result of which no Person
acquires 30% or more of the stock of an Entity, the assets of which include all
or a portion of the Partnership Interests of a Partner and its Affiliates will
not be deemed to be a transfer or Change of Ownership subject to the
restrictions set forth in this Article VIII if, at the time such spin-off or
split-off is consummated, the Fair Market Value of the Partnership Interests
included in such assets does not represent more than 75% of the Fair Market
Value of all of the assets of such Entity.

     Section 8.7 Effect of Transfer.

     (a) In addition to satisfaction of Section 4.1 above, no assignee or
transferee of all or part of a Partnership Interest in the Company shall be
admitted as a Partner, unless and until:

          (1) the assignee or transferee has executed an instrument reasonably
     satisfactory to the Officers accepting and adopting the provisions of this
     Partnership Agreement;

          (2) the assignee or transferee has paid all reasonable expenses of
     the Company requested to be paid by the Officers in connection with the
     admission of such assignee or transferee as a Partner; and

          (3) such assignment or transfer shall be reflected in a revised
     Schedule A to this Partnership Agreement.

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     (b) A Person who is a permitted assignee or transferee of an interest in
the Company transferred in compliance with the provisions of this Article VIII
shall be admitted to the Company as a Partner and shall receive an interest in
the Company without making a contribution or being obligated to make a
contribution to the Company and shall thereupon be bound by the provisions of
this Partnership Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                          DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

     Section 9.1 Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved only upon the
occurrence of any of the following events:

     (a) By the written consent of all Partners;

     (b) Upon the occurrence of any of the events set forth in Sections
15-801(4), (5) or (6) of the Act; or

     (c) At the time there are not at least two (2) Partners.

     Section 9.2 Events of Bankruptcy of Partner. Without limiting the
generality of Section 9.1, the occurrence of any of the events set forth in
this Section 9.2, with respect to any Partner, shall not result in the
dissociation of the Partner or the dissolution of the Company. Such Partner
shall cease to be a Partner of the Company, but shall, however, retain its
interest in allocations and distributions, upon the happening of any of the
following bankruptcy events:

     (a) A Partner takes any of the following actions:

          (1) Makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors.

          (2) Files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy.

          (3) Is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or has entered against the
     Partner an order for relief, in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

          (4) Files a petition or answer seeking for the Partner any
     reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation,
     dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation.

          (5) Files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest
     the material allegations of a petition filed against the Partner in any
     proceeding of this nature.

          (6) Seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee,
     receiver or liquidator of the Partner or of all or any substantial part of
     the properties of the Partner.

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     (b) One hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement of any proceeding
against the Partner seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law
or regulation, if the proceeding has not been dismissed, or if within ninety
(90) days after the appointment without the consent or acquiescence of the
Partner, of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Partner or of all or any
substantial part of the properties of the Partner, the appointment is not
vacated or stayed, or within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such
stay, the appointment is not vacated.

     Section 9.3 Dissociation of Partners. No Partner shall have the right to
dissociate from the Company. However, if despite such prohibition a Partner
gives the Company notice (which must be in writing) of its desire to dissociate
from the Company pursuant to its right under Sections 15-601(1) and 15-602(a)
of the Act, upon the Company's receipt of such written notice from such
Partner, such Partner shall be dissociated from the Company, and such
dissociation shall be deemed wrongful under the Act. The dissociation of a
Partner shall not result in the dissolution of the Company, except as provided
in Section 15-801(2). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Partnership Agreement or the Act, the Company shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to purchase a dissociated Partner's Partnership Interest in
accordance with provisions of Section 15-701 of the Act. With respect to the
Partners who are parties to the Investment Agreement, the rights provided to
such Partners in the Investment Agreement are the exclusive rights of such
Partners with respect to matters governed by Section 15-701 of the Act and have
no other rights under such Section 15-701.

     Section 9.4 Winding Up.

     (a) Upon the dissolution of the Company, the Representatives shall wind up
the affairs of the Company or may appoint any Person, including a Partner, to
do so (the "Liquidating Trustee").

     (b) Upon dissolution of the Company, the Persons winding up the affairs of
the Company may, in the name of, and for and on behalf of, the Company,
prosecute and defend suits, whether civil, criminal or administrative,
gradually settle and close the business of the Company, dispose of and convey
the property of the Company, discharge or make reasonable provision for the
liabilities and obligations of the Company, including all contingent,
conditional or unmatured liabilities and obligations, and distribute to the
Partners any remaining assets of the Company in accordance with Section 9.5
below, all without affecting the liability of Partners and Officers and without
imposing liability on a Liquidating Trustee.

     (c) Dissolution of the Company shall be concluded in the time period
specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g).

     Section 9.5 Distribution of Assets.

     (a) In the event of a dissolution of the Company, upon the winding up of
the Company, any assets of the Company remaining after the application of
Section 9.5(b) shall be distributed as follows:

          (1) First, to creditors, including Partners and Officers who are
     creditors, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of
     liabilities of the Company (whether by payment or the making of reasonable
     provision for payment thereof) other than liabilities for which reasonable
     provision for payment has been made; and

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          (2) Then, to the Partners in proportion to their positive Capital
     Accounts balances.

     (b) Distributions shall be made, either in cash or in kind, or any mix
thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Representatives based
upon, among other things requests made by the Partners, with any assets
distributed in kind being valued for this purpose at their Fair Market Value as
determined pursuant to this Section 9.5(b). Solely for purposes of Article
VIII, this Section 9.5 and for purposes of computing Agreed Values, "Fair
Market Value" of the subject assets shall be determined as follows: (i) the
Partners shall initially negotiate in good faith to determine the Fair Market
Value and (ii) if the Partners fail to agree on the Fair Market Value within
thirty (30) days after the applicable event, the Fair Market Value of the
subject assets shall be determined pursuant to the appraisal process described
below:

          (1) Not later than five (5) days after the expiration of the
     aforesaid thirty (30) day period, each Partner shall each select an
     appraiser (which may or may not be a Qualified Investment Banking Firm (as
     hereinafter defined)) and shall give the other Partners notice of such
     selection. Each of such appraisers (the "Original Appraisers") shall
     determine the Fair Market Value of the subject assets at the time such
     appraiser renders its written appraisal.

          (2) Each Original Appraiser shall deliver its written appraisal to
     the party retaining such Original Appraiser within twenty (20) days
     following the date of the selection of the Original Appraisers. Such
     written appraisals shall be exchanged by the Partners at the offices of
     Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 101 Park Avenue, New York, New York, or such
     other place as the parties shall designate, at 10:00 a.m. local time on
     the twenty-first (21st) day following the date of the selection of the
     Original Appraisers. In the event that the Original Appraisers agree on
     the Fair Market Value, the Fair Market Value of the subject assets for
     purposes of this Section 9.5 shall be such agreed-upon amount. In the
     event that the Original Appraisers do not agree on the Fair Market Value,
     (i) if any two of the valuations differ by 10% or less, the Fair Market
     Value of the subject assets shall be the mean of the two valuations, and
     (ii) if no two valuations differ by 10% or less, the Original Appraisers
     shall elect a Qualified Investment Banking Firm (the "Resolving
     Appraiser") which shall independently calculate the Fair Market Value
     within fifteen (15) days of such election. If the Original Appraisers
     cannot agree upon a Resolving Appraiser within five (5) days following the
     end of the twenty (20) day period referred to above, then the Resolving
     Appraiser shall be a Qualified Investment Banking Firm appointed by the
     AAA. No Partner nor any of the Original Appraisers shall provide the
     Resolving Appraiser, directly or indirectly, with a copy of the written
     appraisal of any of the Original Appraisers, an oral or written summary
     thereof, or the valuation determined by any of the Original Appraisers,
     either orally or in writing. The valuation of the Resolving Appraiser will
     be compared with the valuations of the Original Appraisers, and the mean
     of (i) the valuation of the Original Appraiser that is closest to the
     valuation of the Resolving Appraiser and (ii) the valuation of the
     Resolving Appraiser, shall be the Fair Market Value of the subject assets
     for purposes of this Section 9.5.

          (3) The Company shall give to the Original Appraisers and the
     Resolving Appraiser free and full access to and the right to inspect,
     during normal business hours, all of the relevant assets, books and
     records of the Company and shall permit them to consult with the Officers
     for the purpose of such appraisers making their valuations hereunder.

          (4) As used herein, the term "Qualified Investment Banking Firm"
     means any firm engaged in providing corporate finance, merger and
     acquisition, and business valuation services and deriving revenues
     therefrom of at least $25 million during its last completed fiscal year,

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     but excluding, however, any firms which received more than $250,000 in
     fees during the preceding twenty-four (24) calendar months from any
     Partner or their respective Affiliates and any firms selected by any
     Partner.

                                   ARTICLE X

                   BOOKS; REPORTS TO PARTNERS; TAX ELECTIONS

     Section 10.1 Books and Records.

     (a) The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained proper and
complete books and records in which shall be entered fully and accurately all
transactions and other matters relating to the Company's business in the detail
and completeness customary and usual for businesses of the type engaged in by
the Company. The Company's financial statements shall be kept on the accrual
basis and in accordance with Bell Atlantic's accounting policies and procedures
(as they may be modified from time to time) and GAAP. The Company's financial
statements shall be audited annually by independent certified public
accountants selected by the Board of Representatives. The fact that such
independent certified public accountants may audit the financial statements of
one or more of the Partners or their Affiliates shall not disqualify such
accountants from auditing the Company's financial statements.

     (b) At a minimum, the Company shall keep such books and records as may be
required by the Act and such other books and records as are customary and usual
for businesses of the type engaged in by the Company.

     (c) Each Partner or its duly authorized representatives shall have the
right, during normal business hours, to inspect and copy the Company's books
and records at the requesting Partner's expense. The Company will, at the
request of any Partner, provide copies of all loan documentation by which the
Company or its assets are bound.

     (d) Bell Atlantic and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries that are Partners, and
Vodafone and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries that are Partners shall have the
right to cause the Company to take all actions necessary to afford, at such
Partner's expense, such Partner's independent public accountants access to the
Company's books, records, Officers, employees and agents to the full extent
reasonably determined by such Partner's independent public accountants to be
necessary in order to perform customary internal auditing functions. In
addition, the internal auditors of each such Partner shall have full right of
access to the Company's books, records, Officers, employees and agents to the
full extent reasonably determined by such Partner's internal auditors to be
necessary in order to perform their audit or review of such Partner's financial
statements; provided, however, that in exercising such right, such internal
auditors to the extent reasonably practicable shall coordinate their visits
with those by internal auditors of other Partners. In connection with any
significant corporate transaction involving a Partner or its Affiliates, the
Company will provide the other party to such transaction with the access
described in Section 8.3(f) subject to the conditions described therein.

     Section 10.2 Reports.

     (a) Annual Statements. As soon as practicable following the end of each
Fiscal Year, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of the
Fiscal Year, the Company shall cause to be prepared and delivered to its
Partners, the audited statement of income and statement of cash flows for such

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Fiscal Year, Capital Account statements, audited balance sheet as of the end of
such fiscal year, and accompanying notes to financial statements for the
Company, on a consolidated basis, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Company
accounting practices.

     (b) Quarterly Statements. As soon as practicable following the end of each
fiscal quarter, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of such
quarter, the Company shall cause to be prepared and delivered to its Partners,
an unaudited statement of income and statement of cash flows for such quarter
and an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such quarter on a consolidated
basis, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Company accounting practices.

     (c) Monthly Statements. So long as Vodafone holds, directly or through one
or more Included Affiliates, a Partnership Interest of at least 5%, (i) as soon
as possible following the end of each calendar month in each Fiscal Year, but
in any event within fourteen (14) Business Days after the end of such month,
the Company shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Vodafone an unaudited
statement of income and statement of cash flows for such month and an unaudited
balance sheet as of the end of such month on a consolidated basis, prepared in
accordance with GAAP and Company accounting practices, and (ii) the Company
shall provide Vodafone with a monthly report of significant operating and
financial statistics including number of subscribers, subscriber churn
statistics, minutes of use, average revenues per subscriber, acquisition costs
and capital expenditure efficiency statistics and such additional statistics
and information as may be approved from time to time by the Board of
Representatives for internal use by the Company.

     (d) Additional Financial Information. The provisions of this Section
10.2(d) shall be applicable so long as Vodafone holds, directly or through one
or more Included Affiliates, a Partnership Interest of at least 5%. The Company
shall provide for Vodafone audited year-end and other unaudited financial
statements and other financial information as of such date and for such
periods, as are necessary in the determination of Vodafone in order for it to
satisfy its own regulatory and internal financial reporting requirements as
well as credit rating agency presentations and, to the extent that such
information is not competitively sensitive in the reasonable judgment of the
Board of Representatives, investor or analyst presentations. The Company shall
cooperate with Vodafone, at Vodafone's expense, to assist Vodafone and its
auditors in translating Partnership financial statements from GAAP to a U.K.
generally accepted accounting principles ("U.K. GAAP") basis and a Vodafone
accounting policy basis or to prepare any U.K. GAAP financial statements. The
Company will prepare an operating budget and an outlook plan for the two Fiscal
Years following the budget year not less than annually, and will provide copies
of such budget and outlook plan to Vodafone as soon as is reasonably
practicable and in any event prior to the commencement of the Fiscal Year of
the Company to which the budget relates, and the Company will periodically
provide to Vodafone updates and revisions of such operating budget and outlook
plan and actual-to-budget comparisons.

     (e) Tax Information. Each Partner may request from the Company any
information reasonably necessary for the Partner to complete its income tax
returns or compute estimated tax payments. To the extent such request does not
impose an undue burden on the Company, the Company shall, within a reasonable
period of time following the request, provide such information to the
requesting Partner.

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     Section 10.3 Tax Matters Partner.

     (a) The Bell Atlantic Designated Partner is hereby appointed and shall
serve as the tax matters partner of the Company (the "Tax Matters Partner")
within the meaning of IRC Section 6231(a)(7) for so long as it is not the
subject of a bankruptcy event as defined in Section 9.2 and otherwise is
entitled to act as the Tax Matters Partner. The Tax Matters Partner may file a
designation of itself as such with the Internal Revenue Service. The Tax
Matters Partner shall (i) furnish to each Partner affected by an audit of the
Company income tax returns a copy of each notice or other communication
received from the IRS or applicable state authority, (ii) keep such Partner
informed of any administrative or judicial proceeding, as required by Section
6223(g) of the Code, and (iii) allow such Partner an opportunity to participate
in all such administrative and judicial proceedings. The Tax Matters Partner
shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to constitute such
Partner a "notice partner" within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(8) of the
Code, provided that such Partner provides the Tax Matters Partner with the
information that is necessary to take such action.

     (b) The Company shall not be obligated to pay any fees or other
compensation to the Tax Matters Partner in its capacity as such. However, the
Company shall reimburse the expenses (including reasonable attorneys' and other
professional fees) incurred by the Tax Matters Partner in such capacity. Each
Partner who elects to participate in Company administrative tax proceedings
shall be responsible for its own expenses incurred in connection with such
participation. In addition, the cost of any adjustments to a Partner and the
cost of any resulting audits or adjustments of a Partner's tax return shall be
borne solely by the affected Partner.

     (c) The Company shall to the fullest extent permitted by law indemnify and
hold harmless the Tax Matters Partner from and against any loss, liability,
damage, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) sustained or
incurred as a result of any act or decision concerning Company tax matters and
within the scope of such Partner's responsibilities as Tax Matters Partner, so
long as such act or decision was not the result of gross negligence, fraud, bad
faith, reckless disregard or willful misconduct by the Tax Matters Partner. The
Tax Matters Partner shall be entitled to rely on the advice of legal counsel as
to the nature and scope of its responsibilities and authority as Tax Matters
Partner, and any act or omission of the Tax Matters Partner pursuant to such
advice shall in no event subject the Tax Matters Partner to liability to the
Company or any Partner.

     Section 10.4 Tax Elections. The Company will elect to amortize
organizational costs. The Company will file an election under IRC Section 754,
if it has not already done so, in accordance with applicable Treasury
Regulations, to cause the basis of the Company's property to be adjusted for
federal income tax purposes as provided by IRC Section 734 and IRC Section 743.

     Section 10.5 Allocation of Certain Company Debt for Tax Purposes.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Partnership Agreement or in the Alliance
Agreement, with respect to all or any portion (at Bell Atlantic's option) of
the Company's debt in existence prior to the Effective Date and any other debt
assumed by the Company from Bell Atlantic prior to the Effective Date, and Bell
Atlantic (or an Affiliate of Bell Atlantic) will agree to indemnify and hold
harmless each member of the Vodafone Group and any Affiliate thereof against
any loss incurred by such party that exceeds the amount of the loss such party
would have incurred if the Company were a limited partnership and each member
of the Vodafone Group were a limited partner. This section is intended to
permit Bell Atlantic to ensure that a certain amount of debt (as determined by
Bell Atlantic) is allocated to members of the Bell Atlantic Group for purposes
of IRC Section 752. In addition, for a five year period the Company and the
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subject to by the Company from each member of the Vodafone Group shall be
allocated to such entity for purposes of IRC Section 752. For these purposes,
with respect to nonrecourse debt (within the meaning of Treas. Reg.
ss.1.752-1(a)) if any, the Partners agree to utilize, if necessary to satisfy
the preceding sentence, Prop. Treas. Reg. ss.1.752-3(a)(3) and ss.1.752-3(b) or
final regulations that allow for similar allocations of nonrecourse debt. In
addition, the Company shall be permitted to pay off principal with respect to
such debt only if such payment is made from proceeds of other indebtedness
which is allocated to such entity, in similar amounts, for purposes of IRC
Section 752.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                                 MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 11.1 Binding Effect. This Partnership Agreement shall be binding
upon any Person who executes this Partnership Agreement or any permitted
transferee or permitted assignee of an interest in the Company.

     Section 11.2 Entire Agreement. This Partnership Agreement, the Alliance
Agreement, the Investment Agreement and the other agreements entered into by
Bell Atlantic (or any Affiliate thereof) and Vodafone (or any Affiliate
thereof) in connection with the Alliance Agreement contain the entire agreement
of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede
all prior understandings and agreements of the parties with respect thereto.

     Section 11.3 Amendments. This Partnership Agreement may not be amended
except by the written agreement of all of the Partners.

     Section 11.4 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern
the validity, interpretation, construction, performance, and enforcement of
this Partnership Agreement, excluding the choice of laws provisions of the
State of Delaware.

     Section 11.5 Notices to Partners. Except as otherwise provided in this
Partnership Agreement, any notice, demand or communication to a Partner
required or permitted to be given by any provision of this Partnership
Agreement shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or served for all
purposes if delivered personally or sent by facsimile transmission or overnight
express to the Partner the same is directed or, if sent by registered or
certified mail, postage and charges prepaid, addressed to the Partner as
follows, in the case of the Initial Bell Atlantic Partners and the Initial
Vodafone Partners, and with respect to any subsequently admitted Partner, to
the notice address that such Partner provides to the Company (the Company shall
then provide each of the other Partners with a copy of such notice):

              (a)      If to the Initial Bell Atlantic Partners:

                       c/o Bell Atlantic Corporation
                       1095 Avenue of the Americas, 39th Floor
                       New York, New York  10036
                       Attention: Vice President and General Counsel
                       Fax No.:   (212) 597-2587

                       with required copies to:

                       Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.
                       1717 Arch Street, 32N
                       Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
                       Attention: Phillip Marx,
                                  General Attorney - Mergers and Acquisitions
                       Fax No.:   (215) 963-9195

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                       and

                       Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
                       101 Park Avenue
                       New York, N.Y. 10178
                       Attention: N. Jeffrey Klauder
                       Fax No.: (212) 309-6273

              (b)      If to the Initial Vodafone Partners:

                       Vodafone PLC
                       The Courtyard
                       2-4 London Road
                       Newbury
                       Berkshire RG141 JX
                       England
                       Attention:  Stephen Scott
                       Fax No.:  011-44-1189-401-118

                       with a required copy to:

                       Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
                       50 Fremont Street
                       San Francisco, CA 94105
                       Attention:  Nathaniel M. Cartmell III
                       Fax No.: (415) 983-1200

     Section 11.6 Bank Accounts. The Company shall maintain
appropriate accounts at one or more financial institutions for all funds of the
Company. Such accounts shall be used solely for the business of the Company.
Withdrawal from such accounts shall be made only upon the signature of those
persons authorized by the Board of Representatives.

     Section 11.7 Headings. The titles of the Articles and the headings of the
Sections of this Partnership Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and are not to be considered in construing the terms and provisions of this
Partnership Agreement.

     Section 11.8 Pronouns. All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the
masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person
or persons, firm or corporation may require in the context thereof.

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     Section 11.9 Waivers. The failure of any party to seek redress
for violation of or to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant or
condition of this Partnership Agreement shall not prevent a subsequent act,
that would have originally constituted a violation, from having the effect of
an original violation.

     Section 11.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries. None of the provisions of this
Partnership Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person
other than the parties to this Partnership Agreement, persons expressly
identified in this Agreement as having rights hereunder, and their respective
permitted successors and permitted transferees and assigns and the Persons
entitled to the benefits of Article V of this Partnership Agreement.

     Section 11.11 Interpretation. It is the intention of the Partners that,
during the term of this Partnership Agreement, the rights and obligations of
the Partners and their successors-in-interest shall be governed by the terms of
this Agreement, and that the right of any Partner or successor-in-interest to
assign, transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of any interest in the Company
shall be subject to limitations and restrictions of this Partnership Agreement.

     Section 11.12 Further Assurances. Each Partner shall execute all such
certificates and other documents and shall do all such other acts as the
Officers deem appropriate to comply with the requirements of law for the
formation of the Company and to comply with any laws, rules, regulations and
third-party requests relating to the acquisition, operation or holding of the
property of the Company.

     Section 11.13 Counterparts. This Partnership Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Partnership
Agreement shall become effective when each party to this Partnership Agreement
shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party to this
Partnership Agreement.

     Section 11.14 Illegality and Severability. If application of any one or
more of the provisions of this Partnership Agreement shall be unlawful under
applicable law and regulations, then the parties will attempt in good faith to
make such alternative arrangements as may be legally permissible and which
carry out as nearly as practicable the terms of this Partnership Agreement.
Should any portion of this Partnership Agreement be deemed unenforceable by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portion hereof shall remain
unaffected and be interpreted as if such unenforceable portions were initially
deleted.

     Section 11.15 Confidentiality.

     (a) Maintenance of Confidentiality. Each of the Partners shall, during the
term of this Agreement and at all times thereafter, maintain in confidence all
confidential and proprietary information and data of the Company and the other
Partners or its Affiliates disclosed to it (the "Confidential Information").
Each of the Partners further agrees that it shall not use the Confidential
Information during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter for any
purpose other than the performance of its obligations or the exercise of its
rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Partner shall take all
reasonable measures necessary to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of the
Confidential Information by any of their Affiliates and their respective
officers, directors, employees, agents or consultants.

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     (b) Permitted Disclosures. Nothing herein shall prevent the Company, any
Partner, or any employee, agent or consultant of the Company or any Partner (in
such capacity, the "Receiving Party") from using, disclosing, or authorizing
the disclosure of any information it receives in the course of the business of
the Company from the Company or another Partner (in such capacity, the
"Disclosing Partner") which:

     (i)  becomes publicly available without default hereunder by the Receiving
          Party;

     (ii) is lawfully acquired by the Receiving Party, without restriction on
          use or disclosure, from a source not under any obligation to the
          Disclosing Party regarding disclosure of such information;

    (iii) is in the possession of the Receiving Party, without restriction on
          use or disclosure, in written or other recorded form at the time of
          its disclosure hereunder;

     (iv) is disclosed without restriction on use or disclosure to any third
          party by or with the permission of the Disclosing Party;

     (v)  the Receiving Party believes in good faith to be required by Law (as
          defined in the Alliance Agreement) or by the terms of any listing
          agreement with a securities exchange, provided that the receiving
          party consults with the other Partners to the extent reasonably
          practicable prior to making such disclosure.

     (vi) is determined by a Partner in its reasonable judgment to be necessary
          or desirable in connection with rating agency, equity investment,
          business combination, corporate financing and related activities,
          subject to customary confidentiality arrangements; or

    (vii) as provided in Section 8.3(f).

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Partners, intending to be legally
bound, have executed this Partnership Agreement as of the date first above
written.

                                           BELL ATLANTIC CELLULAR HOLDINGS, L.P.

                                           By: Metro Mobile CTS of
                                                  Charlotte, Inc.

                                           By: /s/ Stephen B. Heymann
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Stephen B. Heymann
                                              Title:

                                           NYNEX PCS INC.

                                           By: /s/ S. Mark Tuller
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  S. Mark Tuller
                                              Title:

                                           PCSCO PARTNERSHIP

                                           By: Bell Atlantic Personal
                                                  Communications, Inc.

                                           By: /s/ Stephen B. Heymann
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Stephen B. Heymann
                                              Title:

                                           PCS NUCLEUS L.P.

                                           By: /s/ Arun Sarin
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Arun Sarin
                                              Title:

                                           JV PARTNERCO, LLC

                                           By: /s/ Arun Sarin
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Arun Sarin
                                              Title:

                                           AIRTOUCH PAGING

                                           By: /s/ Terry D. Kramer
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Terry D. Kramer
                                              Title: President

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