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                                                                  Exhibit 10.3.7

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated as of the 1st day of
November, 2004, by and between DOBSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, an Oklahoma
corporation (the "Company") and Timothy J. Duffy ("Executive").

         IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and the mutual covenants set forth
below, the parties hereby agree as follows:

         1. Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive as Senior
Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of the Company, and Executive hereby
accepts employment, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

         2. Term. The period of employment of Executive by the Company under
this Agreement (the "Employment Period") will commence on November 1, 2004 (the
"Commencement Date") and continue through October 31, 2007 (the "Expiration
Date"). The Employment Period may be sooner terminated under Section 6 of this
Agreement.

         3. Position and Duties. Executive will have those powers and duties
normally associated with the position of as Senior Vice President and Chief
Technical Officer will devote substantially all of his working time, attention
and energies (other than absences due to illness or vacation) to the performance
of his duties for the Company. Notwithstanding the above, Executive will be
permitted, to the extent such activities do not unreasonably interfere with the
performance by Executive of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement
or violate Sections 10(a), (b) or (c) of this Agreement, to (i) manage
Executive's personal, financial and legal affairs, (ii) serve on civic or
charitable boards or committees; and (iii) serve on boards or committees of
other entities not in conflict or competition with the Company.

         4. Place of Performance. The principal place of employment of Executive
will be the Company's principal executive offices in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

         5. Compensation and Related Matters.

                  (a) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Company
will pay Executive a base salary at the rate of not less than $250,000.00 per
year ("Base Salary"), in approximately equal installments in accordance with the
Company's customary payroll practices. Executive's Base Salary may be increased,
but not decreased, pursuant to annual review by the Board. Such increased Base
Salary will then constitute the Base Salary for all purposes of this Agreement.

                  (b) Annual Incentive Bonus. The Board shall establish bonus
target amounts and performance goals for the Executive during each year of the
Employment Period.

                  (c) Welfare, Pension and Incentive Benefit Plans;
Reimbursement for COBRA Coverage. During the Employment Period, Executive (and
his spouse and/or dependents to the extent provided in the applicable plans and
programs) will be entitled to participate in and be covered under all the
welfare benefit plans or programs maintained by the

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Company for the benefit of its senior executive officers pursuant to the terms
of such plans and programs, including, without limitation, all medical, life,
hospitalization, dental, disability, accidental death and dismemberment and
travel accident insurance plans and programs. In addition, during the Employment
Period, Executive will be eligible to participate in all pension, retirement,
savings and other employee benefit plans and programs maintained from time to
time by the Company for the benefit of its senior executive officers.

         6. Termination. Executive's employment under this Agreement may be
terminated during the Employment Period under the following circumstances:

                  (a) Death. Executive's employment under this Agreement will
terminate upon his death.

                  (b) Disability. If, as a result of Executive's incapacity due
to physical or mental illness, Executive is substantially unable to perform his
duties under this Agreement (with or without reasonable accommodation, as
defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act), for an entire period of six
(6) consecutive months, and within thirty (30) days after a Notice of
Termination (as defined in Section 7(a)) is given after such six (6) month
period, Executive does not return to the substantial performance of his duties
on a full-time basis, the Company has the right to terminate Executive's
employment under this Agreement for "Disability", and such termination will not
be a breach of this Agreement by the Company.

                  (c) Cause. The Company has the right to terminate Executive's
employment for Cause, and such termination will not be a breach of this
Agreement by the Company. "Cause" means termination of employment for one of the
following reasons: (i) the conviction of the Executive by a federal or state
court of competent jurisdiction of a felony which relates to the Executive's
employment at the Company; (ii) an act or acts of dishonesty taken by the
Executive and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the
Executive at the expense of the Company; or (iii) the Executive's "willful"
failure to follow a direct, reasonable and lawful written directive from his
supervisor or the Board of Directors (the "Board"), within the reasonable scope
of the Executive's duties, which failure is not cured to the satisfaction of the
Board within thirty (30) days. Further, for purposes of this Section (c):

                           (1) No act or omission by the Executive shall be
         deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted by the Executive in bad faith
         and without reasonable belief that the Executive's action or omission
         was in the best interest of the Company.

                           (2) The Executive shall not be deemed to have been
         terminated for Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the
         Executive a copy of the resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote
         of not less than three-fourths (3/4ths) of the entire membership of the
         Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting of the Board of
         Directors called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to
         the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together with the
         Executive's counsel, to be heard before the Board of Directors),
         finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, the
         Executive was guilty of conduct set forth in clauses (i), (ii), or
         (iii) above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

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                  (d) Good Reason. Executive may terminate his employment for
"Good Reason" by providing Notice of Termination to the Company within one
hundred and twenty (120) days after Executive has actual knowledge of the
occurrence, without the written consent of Executive, of one of the events set
forth below, and such termination will not be a breach of this Agreement:

                           (1) the assignment to the Executive of any duties
         inconsistent in any respect with the Executive's position (including
         status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties
         or responsibilities;

                           (2) the reduction of the rate of the Executive's Base
         Salary below the amount specified in Section 5(a) other than as a part
         of compensation reduction program which applies equally to all
         executives at the Vice President and above levels;

                           (3) the Company requiring the Executive to be based
         at any office or location outside of the greater Oklahoma City,
         Oklahoma, metropolitan area or outside the metropolitan area where the
         Executive is regularly employed at the date of this Agreement except
         for travel reasonably required in the performance of the Executive'
         responsibilities; provided, transfer of the Executive from any location
         to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma shall not be a violation of this Section
         6(d)(3);

                           (4) any failure by the Company to comply with and
         satisfy Section 12(a) herein; or

                           (5) termination in accordance with Subsection 6(e).

                  (e) Voluntary Termination Following Any Management Change.
Executive may terminate his employment for any reason following the first
anniversary of the effective date of any Management Change. A "Management
Change" means the termination or replacement of either the current Chief
Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer followed by the hiring or selection
of a replacement for either such position during the term of this Agreement. The
effective date of a Management Change shall be the date the Company employs or
selects a replacement for either the current Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Operating Officer.

                  (f) Without Cause. The Company has the right to terminate
Executive's employment under this Agreement without Cause by providing Executive
with a Notice of Termination, and such termination will not in and of itself be
a breach of this Agreement.

                  (g) Voluntary Termination. The Executive may voluntarily
terminate employment with the Company at any time, and if such termination is
not for Good Reason or as provided in Section 6(e) above, then, the Executive
shall be only entitled to compensation and benefits as described in Section 8(b)
hereof.

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         7. Termination Procedure.

                  (a) Notice of Termination. Any termination of Executive's
employment by the Company or by Executive during the Employment Period (other
than termination pursuant to Section 6(a)) will be communicated by written
Notice of Termination to the other party in accordance with Section 14. For
purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means a written notice
which indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon
and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to
provide a basis for termination of Executive's employment.

                  (b) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean (i)
if Executive's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death,
(ii) if Executive's employment is terminated due to Disability pursuant to
Section 6(b), thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination (provided that
Executive has not returned to the substantial performance of his duties on a
full-time basis during such thirty (30) day period), (iii) if Executive's
employment is terminated for Good Reason pursuant to Section 6(d), the date
provided in such Section, or (iv) if Executive's employment is terminated for
any other reason, the date on which a Notice of Termination is given or any
later date (within thirty (30) days after the giving of such Notice of
Termination) set forth in such Notice of Termination.

         8. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. In the event of
Executive's Disability or termination of his employment under this Agreement
during the Employment Period, the Company will provide Executive with the
payments and benefits set forth below. The Executive agrees that the Company has
the right to deduct any amounts owed by the Executive to the Company for any
reason, including, without limitation, due to the Executive's misappropriation
of Company funds, from the payments set forth in this Section 8.

                  (a) Termination By Company without Cause or By Executive for
Good Reason. If Executive's employment is terminated by the Company without
Cause or by Executive for Good Reason:

                           (i) the Company will pay to Executive in a single
         lump sum payment (A) his Base Salary and accrued vacation pay through
         the Date of Termination, as soon as practicable following the Date of
         Termination, and (B) the product obtained by multiplying the
         Executive's Average Annual Compensation by two (2), unless the
         termination is by the Executive under the provisions of Section 6(e),
         in which event the multiplier shall be one (1). For purposes of this
         Agreement Average Annual Compensation is the average of the Executive's
         annual compensation, base salary and bonus, for the two year period
         immediately preceding the date of this Agreement;

                           (ii) at its sole option, to be exercised on or before
         the Date of Termination, the Company shall either (i) pay the Executive
         a sum equal to eighteen (18) times the lesser of either the monthly
         cost of COBRA coverage applicable to Company or $1,200.00, or (ii)
         maintain in full force and effect, for the continued benefit of
         Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable) for a
         period of eighteen (18) months following the Date of Termination the
         medical, hospitalization, and dental programs, in which Executive (and
         his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable) participated

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         immediately prior to the Date of Termination at the level in effect and
         upon substantially the same terms and conditions (including without
         limitation contributions required by Executive for such benefits) as
         existed immediately prior to the Date of Termination; provided, if the
         Executive (or his/her spouse) is eligible for Medicare or a similar
         type of governmental medical benefit, such benefit shall be the primary
         provider before Company medical benefits are provided. If Executive (or
         his spouse and/or his dependents) cannot continue to participate in the
         Company programs providing such benefits, the Company shall arrange to
         provide Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable)
         with the economic equivalent of such benefits which they otherwise
         would have been entitled to receive under such plans and programs
         ("Continued Benefits"). However, if Executive becomes reemployed with
         another employer and is eligible to receive medical, hospitalization
         and dental benefits under another employer - provided plan, the
         medical, hospitalization and dental benefits described herein shall be
         secondary to those provided under such other plan during the applicable
         period;

                           (iii) except where the Termination for Cause is under
         the provisions of Section 6(e), the Company will amend Executive's
         outstanding agreements under the Company's stock option plans to
         accelerate his vesting to be fully vested and to extend his exercise
         period to one year from Date of Termination;

                           (iv) the Company will reimburse Executive, pursuant
         to the Company's policy, for reasonable business expenses incurred, but
         not paid, prior to the Date of Termination; and

                           (v) Executive will be entitled to any other rights,
         compensation and/or benefits as may be due to Executive following such
         termination to which he is otherwise entitled in accordance with the
         terms and provisions of any plans or programs of the Company

                           (b) Cause or By Executive Without Good Reason. If
         Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by
         Executive without Good Reason:

                           (i) the Company will pay Executive his Base Salary
         and his accrued vacation pay (to the extent required by law or the
         Company's vacation policy) through the Date of Termination, as soon as
         practicable following the Date of Termination;

                           (ii) the Company will reimburse Executive, pursuant
         to the Company's policy, for reasonable business expenses incurred, but
         not paid, prior to the Date of Termination, unless such termination
         resulted from a misappropriation of Company funds; and

                           (iii) Executive will be entitled to any other rights,
         compensation and/or benefits as may be due to Executive following
         termination to which he is

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         otherwise entitled in accordance with the terms and provisions of any
         plans or programs of the Company.

                  (c) Disability. During any period that Executive fails to
perform his duties under this Agreement as a result of incapacity due to
physical or mental illness ("Disability Period"), Executive will continue to
receive his full Base Salary set forth in Section 5(a) until his employment is
terminated pursuant to Section 6(b). In the event Executive's employment is
terminated for Disability pursuant to Section 6(b):

                           (i) the Company will pay to Executive (A) his Base
         Salary and accrued vacation pay through the Date of Termination, as
         soon as practicable following the Date of Termination, and (B) provide
         Executive with disability benefits pursuant to the terms of the
         Company's disability programs and/or practices;

                           (ii) the Company will reimburse Executive, pursuant
         to the Company's policy, for reasonable business expenses incurred, but
         not paid, prior to the Date of Termination; and

                           (iii) Executive will be entitled to any other rights,
         compensation and/or benefits as may be due to Executive following such
         termination to which he is otherwise entitled in accordance with the
         terms and provisions of any plans or programs of the Company.

                  (d) Death. If Executive's employment is terminated by his
death the Company will pay in a lump sum to Executive's beneficiary, legal
representatives or estate, as the case may be, Executive's Base Salary, accrued
vacation and unreimbursed business expenses and amounts due under any plans,
programs or arrangements of the Company through the Date of Termination.

         9. Mitigation. Executive will not be required to mitigate amounts
payable under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, and there
will be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account
of subsequent employment except as specifically provided herein.

         10. Confidential Information, Ownership of Documents.

                  (a) Confidential Information. Executive will hold in a
fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all trade secrets and
confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company and its
businesses and investments and its Affiliates, obtained by Executive during
Executive's employment by the Company and which is not generally available
public knowledge (other than by acts by Executive in violation of this
Agreement).

                  (b) Removal of Documents; Rights to Products; Other Property.
All records, files, drawings, documents, models, equipment, and the like
relating to the Company's business and its affiliates, which Executive has
control over may not be removed from the Company's premises without its written
consent, unless removal is in the furtherance of the Company's business or is in
connection with Executive's carrying out his duties under this

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Agreement and, if so removed, shall be returned to the Company promptly after
termination of Executive's employment under this Agreement.

                  (c) Nonsolicitation. Executive agrees that if he is entitled
to payment from the Company calculated under the provisions of Subsection 8(a),
he will not for the twenty-four-month period following termination solicit, for
his benefit or the benefit of anyone else, any current customers or employees of
the Company or attempt to induce those customers or employees to cease, as
applicable, doing business with or being employed by the Company or its
affiliates.

                  (d) Injunctive Relief. In the event of a breach or threatened
breach of this Section 10, Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled
to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to remedy any such
breach or threatened breach, Executive acknowledges that damages would be
inadequate and insufficient.

                  (e) Continuing Operation. Except as specifically provided in
this Section 10, the termination of Executive's employment or of this Agreement
will have no effect on the continuing operation of this Section 10.

                  (f) Additional Related Agreements. Executive agrees to sign
and to abide by the provisions of any additional agreements, policies or
requirements of the Company related to the subject of this Section 10.

         11. Arbitration; Legal Fees and Expenses. The parties agree that
Executive's employment and this Agreement relate to interstate commerce, and
that any disputes, claims or controversies between Executive and the Company
which may arise out of or relate to the Executive's employment relationship or
this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration. This agreement to arbitrate
shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Any arbitration shall be in
accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association and undertaken
pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act. Arbitration will be held in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma unless the parties mutually agree on another location. The
decision of the arbitrator(s) will be enforceable in any court of competent
jurisdiction. The parties agree that punitive, liquidated or indirect damages
shall not be awarded by the arbitrator(s) unless such damages would have been
awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this agreement to
arbitrate, however, shall preclude the Company from obtaining injunctive relief
from a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting any on-going breaches by
Executive of this Agreement including, without limitation, violations of Section
10. If any contest or dispute arises between the Company and Executive regarding
any provision of this Agreement, the Company will reimburse Executive for all
legal fees and expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with such
contest or dispute. Such reimbursement will be made as soon as practicable
following the final, non-appealable resolution of such contest or dispute to the
extent the Company receives reasonable written evidence of such fees and
expenses.

         12. Agreement Binding on Successors.

                  (a) Company's Successors. No rights or obligations of the
Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred except that the
Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase,
merger, reorganization, sale, transfer of stock,

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consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or
assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in
the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to
perform it if no succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement,
"Company" means the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its
business and/or assets (by merger, purchase or otherwise) which executes and
delivers the agreement provided for in this Section 12 or which otherwise
becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of
law.

                  (b) Executive's Successors. No rights or obligations of
Executive under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by Executive other
than his rights to payments or benefits under this Agreement, which may be
transferred only by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Upon
Executive's death, this Agreement and all rights of Executive under this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's
beneficiary or beneficiaries, personal or legal representatives, or estate, to
the extent any such person succeeds to Executive's interests under this
Agreement. Executive will be entitled to select and change a beneficiary or
beneficiaries to receive any benefit or compensation payable under this
Agreement following Executive's death by giving the Company written notice
thereof in a form acceptable to the Company. In the event of Executive's death
or a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to
Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary(ies),
estate or other legal representative(s). If Executive should die following his
Date of Termination while any amounts would still be payable to him under this
Agreement if he had continued to live, all such amounts unless otherwise
provided shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to such
person or persons so appointed in writing by Executive, or otherwise to his
legal representatives or estate.

         13. Section 280G Limitations. Anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, in the event it is determined that any payment or
distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid
or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or otherwise, including, by example and not by way of limitation,
acceleration by the Company of the date of vesting or payment or rate of payment
under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company, would be subject to the
excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise
tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive
shall be entitled to receive a "280G Gross-Up Payment." For purposes of this
Agreement, a "280G Gross-Up Payment" shall be calculated as an amount equal to
the Executive's liability for such excise tax(es) and any income tax(es)
attributable to such excise tax liability (including any interest or penalty
thereon) so that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including interest
and penalties), the Executive has not suffered any adverse economic consequence
due to the imposition of such excise tax(es) and income tax(es) thereon. The
amount of 280G Gross-Up Payment to which the Executive is entitled under this
Section shall be determined by the accounting firm retained by the Company.

         14. Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices, demands and
all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered either personally or by
United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:

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         If to Executive:

         At his last known address evidenced on the Company's payroll records.

         If to the Company:

         Dobson Communications Corporation
         14201 Wireless Way
         Oklahoma City, OK 73134
         Attention:  Chief Executive Officer

or to such other address as any party may have furnished to the others in
writing in accordance with this Agreement, except that notices of change of
address shall be effective only upon receipt.

         15. Withholding. All payments hereunder will be subject to any required
withholding of Federal, state and local taxes pursuant to any applicable law or
regulation.

         16. Miscellaneous. No provisions of this Agreement may be amended,
modified, or waived unless agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and by a
duly authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by either party of any breach
by the other party of any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be
deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or
at any prior or subsequent time. The respective rights and obligations of the
parties under this Agreement shall survive Executive's termination of employment
and the termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary for the intended
preservation of such rights and obligations. The validity, interpretation,
construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Oklahoma without regard to its conflicts of law principles.

         17. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or
provisions of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and
effect.

         18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.

         19. Section Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only, and they form no part of this Agreement and will
not affect its interpretation.

         20. Entire Agreement. Except as provided elsewhere herein, this
Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its
subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants,
arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or
written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party to this
Agreement with respect of such subject matter.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the
date first above written.

                                    DOBSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
                                    an Oklahoma corporation

                                    By _________________________________________
                                       ______________________________  President

                                                                       "COMPANY"

                                    ____________________________________________
                                    Timothy J. Duffy
                                    Senior Vice President and Chief Technical
                                    Officer

                                                                     "EXECUTIVE"

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                                                                  Exhibit 10.3.8

                               RETENTION AGREEMENT

         THIS RETENTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") entered into between DOBSON
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, an Oklahoma corporation ("Company"), and [form], an
individual (the "Executive"), dated as of the 1st day of November, 2004.

         NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

         1. Certain Definitions.

                  (a) "Cause" means termination of Executive's employment by
Company for one of the following reasons: (i) the conviction of Executive of a
felony by a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) an act or
acts of dishonesty taken by Executive and intended to result in substantial
personal enrichment of Executive at the expense of Company; or (iii) Executive's
"willful" failure to follow a direct, reasonable and lawful written directive
from his supervisor or the Board of Directors (the "Board"), within the
reasonable scope of Executive's duties, which failure is not cured within thirty
(30) days. Further, for purposes of this Section (a):

                           (i) No act or omission by the Executive shall be
deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted, by Executive in bad faith and without
reasonable belief that Executive's action or omission was in the best interest
of Company.

                           (ii) Executive shall not be deemed to have been
terminated for Cause unless and until Company delivers to Executive a copy of a
resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths
(3/4ths) of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called
and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive and an
opportunity for Executive, together with Executive's counsel, to be heard before
the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board Executive was
guilty of conduct set forth in clause (i) above and specifying the particulars
thereof in detail. Provided, for purposes of this Subsection (a), the term
"Company" shall also include its parent or any of its subsidiaries, whichever is
the employer of Executive.

                  (b) "Compensation" means the salary and bonus paid to
Executive in 2004, including all amounts of regular base salary which would have
otherwise been paid to Executive by the Company, but payment of which was
deferred by Executive pursuant to Sections 125 or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or pursuant to any nonqualified deferred compensation
plan or arrangement of the Company.

                  (c) "Management Change" means the termination or replacement
of the current Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer followed by
the hiring or selection of a replacement for such position. The "effective date"
of a Management Change shall be the date the Company employs or selects a
replacement Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer.

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                  (d) "Term" means the term of this Agreement, commencing on
October 1, 2004 and continuing for two (2) years thereafter if not terminated
sooner on the earlier of the following: (i) the occurrence of an event described
in Section 3; or (ii) the six-month anniversary of the effective date of a
Management Change.

         2. Agreement Not Employment Contract. This Agreement shall be
considered solely as a limited retention obligating Company to pay to Executive
certain amounts of compensation in the event and only in the event of his
termination of employment for the reasons and at the time specified herein.
Apart from the obligation of Company to provide the amounts of additional
compensation as provided in this Agreement, Company shall at all times retain
the right to terminate the employment of Executive, who's employment shall
remain "at will."

         3. Termination.

                  (a) Death or Disability. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically upon Executive's death. If the Company determines in good faith
that the Disability of Executive has occurred, it may give to Executive written
notice of its intention to terminate Executive's employment. In such event,
Executive's employment with Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day
after the date of such notice (the "Disability Effective Date"), provided that,
within such time period, Executive shall not have returned to full-time
performance of Executive's duties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed or judged to be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
nor shall such allegations be made by Executive who hereby waives the same.

                  (b) Cause. Company may terminate Executive's employment for
"Cause."

                  (c) Voluntary Termination. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically upon Executive's voluntary termination of his employment with
Company.

                  (d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by Company for
Cause shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to Executive given in
accordance with Section 13(b) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement,
a "Notice of Termination" means a written notice which (i) indicates the
specific termination provisions in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth
in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of Executive's employment under the provision so indicated, and
(iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of
receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not
more than 15 days after the giving of such notice). The failure by Company to
set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which
contributes to a showing of Cause shall not waive any right of Company hereunder
or preclude Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his
rights hereunder.

                  (e) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means the date
of receipt of the Notice of Termination by Executive; provided, however, if
Executive's employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date
of Termination shall be the date of death of Executive or the effective date of
Disability, as the case may be.

         4. Obligations of the Company upon Termination.

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                  (a) If, during the six-month period following the effective
date of a Management Change, Company terminates Executive's employment other
than for Cause, Disability, or death, Company shall pay to Executive in a lump
sum payment in cash, within 30 days after the Date of Termination equal to the
aggregate of the following amounts.

                           (i) To the extent not previously paid, Executive's
current base salary and bonus, if applicable, as earned through the Date of
Termination;

                           (ii) Any accrued vacation pay not yet paid by
Company; and

                           (iii) One (1) times Executive's Compensation.

                  (b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, if Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or
Executive voluntarily terminates employment with the Company, Executive shall
not be entitled to any payment under Section 4(a)(iii).

         5. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent
or limit Executive's continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus,
incentive or other plans, programs, policies or practices, provided by the
Company and for which Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or
otherwise affect such rights as Executive may have under any stock option or
other agreements with the Company. Amounts which are vested benefits or which
Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or
program of the Company at or subsequent to the Date of Termination shall be
payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program.

         6. Full Settlement. Company's obligation to make the payments provided
for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall
not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other
claim, right or action which the Company may have against Executive or others.
In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any
other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any
of the provisions of this Agreement.

         7. Certain Additional Payments by the Company. Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it is determined that
any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the
Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, including, by example and not by way
of limitation, acceleration by the Company of the date of vesting or payment or
rate of payment under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company (a
"Payment"), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any interest or
penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any
such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive a "Gross-Up
Payment." For purposes of this Agreement, a "Gross-Up Payment" shall be
calculated as an amount equal to the Executive's liability for such excise
tax(es) and any income tax(es) attributable to such excise tax liability
(including any interest or penalty thereon) so that after payment by the
Executive of all taxes (including interest and penalties), the Executive has not
suffered any adverse economic consequence due to the

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imposition of such excise tax(es) and income tax(es) thereon. The amount of
Gross Up Payment to which the Executive is entitled under this Section shall be
determined by the accounting firm retained by the Company.

         8. Confidential Information. Executive shall hold in a fiduciary
capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information,
knowledge or data relating to the Company, and respective businesses, which
shall have been obtained by Executive during Executive's employment by the
Company and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by
Executive or his representatives in violation of this Agreement). After
termination of Executive's employment with the Company, Executive shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Company, communicate or divulge any
such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those
designated by it.

         9. Successors.

                  (a) This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the
prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's legal
representatives.

                  (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

                  (c) Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to
perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore
defined and any successor to all or a portion of its business and/or assets
which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or
otherwise.

         10. Indemnification. Executive shall be indemnified, including the
payment of reasonable attorney fees, and held harmless by the Company during the
term of this Agreement and following any termination of this Agreement for any
reason whatsoever in the same manner as would any other key management employee
of the Company with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to (a) the
termination of this Agreement or (b) the termination of employment of Executive.

         11. Miscellaneous.

                  (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Oklahoma without reference to
principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of
the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not
be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the
parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

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                  (b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:

         If to Executive:

         At his last known address evidenced on the Company's payroll records.

         If to the Company:

         Dobson Communications Corporation
         14201 Wireless Way
         Oklahoma City, OK 73134
         Attention:  General Counsel

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.

                  (c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement.

                  (d) Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement such federal, state or local taxes as shall be required to be withheld
pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

                  (e) Executive's failure to insist upon strict compliance with
any provision hereof shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or any
other provision thereof.

                  (f) This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the
Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof.

                  (g) EXECUTIVE AND COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE EMPLOYMENT OF
EXECUTIVE BY COMPANY IS "AT WILL," AND MAY BE TERMINATED BY EITHER EXECUTIVE OR
COMPANY AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY LAWFUL REASON, SUBJECT TO COMPANY'S OBLIGATION
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT.

         12. No Trust. No action under this Agreement by the Company or its
Board of Directors shall be construed as creating a trust, escrow or other
secured or segregated fund, in favor of Executive or his beneficiary. The status
of Executive and his beneficiary with respect to any liabilities assumed by the
Company hereunder shall be solely those of unsecured creditors of the Company.
Any asset acquired or held by the Company in connection with liabilities assumed
by it hereunder, shall not be deemed to be held under any trust, escrow or other
secured or segregated fund for the benefit of Executive or his beneficiary or to
be security for the performance of the obligations of the Company, but shall be,
and remain a general, unpledged, unrestricted asset of the Company at all times
subject to the claims of general creditors of the Company.

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         13. No Assignability. Neither Executive nor his beneficiary, nor any
other person shall acquire any right to or interest in any payments payable
under this Agreement, otherwise than by actual payment in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, or have any power to transfer, assign, anticipate,
pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber, alienate or transfer any rights
hereunder in advance of any of the payments to be made pursuant to this
Agreement or any portion thereof which is expressly declared to be nonassignable
and nontransferable. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable
for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts of the person
entitled to such benefit.

         14. Arbitration. Executive agrees that Executive's employment,
including separation and this Agreement relate to interstate commerce, and that
subject to and following exhaustion of the Executive's rights and obligations
with respect to administration and claims procedures under this Agreement, any
disputes, claims or controversies between Executive and the Company which may
arise out of or relate to this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration.
Nothing in this Agreement to arbitrate, however, shall preclude the Company from
obtaining injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting
ongoing breaches of the Executive's obligations under this Agreement pending
arbitration of the Agreement. This agreement to arbitrate shall survive the
termination of this Agreement. Any arbitration shall be in accordance with the
Rules of the American Arbitration Association and shall be undertaken pursuant
to the Federal Arbitration Act. Arbitration will be held in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma unless the parties mutually agree on another location. The decision of
the arbitrator(s) will be enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The parties agree that punitive, liquidated or indirect damages shall not be
awarded by the arbitrator(s) unless such damages could be awarded in the dispute
by a court of competent jurisdiction. If any contest or dispute shall arise
between the Company and Executive regarding any provision of this Agreement, the
Company shall reimburse Executive for all legal fees and expenses reasonably
incurred by Executive in connection with such contest or dispute, but only if
Executive is successful in respect of one or more of Executive's material claims
or defenses brought, raised or pursued in connection with such contest or
dispute. Such reimbursement shall be made as soon as practicable following the
resolution of such contest or dispute to the extent the Company receives
reasonable written evidence of such fees and expenses.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive has hereunto set his hand and, pursuant
to the authorization from its Board of Directors, Company has caused these
presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year
first above written.

                                     ___________________________________________
                                     [name]

                                                       "EXECUTIVE"

                                     DOBSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
                                     an Oklahoma corporation

                                     By:________________________________________
                                        Name: Ronald L. Ripley
                                        Title: Vice President

                                                        "COMPANY"

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