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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.13

                            AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
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     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), as of December 20, 1999
("Effective Date") by and among INDEPENDENT WIRELESS ONE CORPORATION, a Delaware
Corporation ("IWO"), IWO HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware Corporation ("Holdings" and
together with IWO the "Corporation") and SOLON KANDEL, residing at 592 Ashwood
Drive, Springfield, New Jersey 07081, hereinafter called the ("Employee"),

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     WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to induce and secure the employment of the
Employee as President and Chief Executive Officer and Employee desires to be so
employed by the Corporation,

                                   AGREEMENTS
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     1.   Employment and Term.  Subject to the provisions for earlier
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termination and extension as hereinafter provided in Paragraph 7 below, the
Corporation hereby employs the Employee and the Employee agrees to serve the
Corporation for a term commencing upon the Effective Date and extending until
December 31, 2002.

     2.   Duties of Employee.
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          (a) The Employee shall serve on the Board of Directors of the
Corporation and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and
of any subsidiary or affiliated corporation if elected by the appropriate Board
of Directors, and shall perform such duties as are appropriate to such office as
may be assigned to him by such Board of Directors.  Subject to the direction of
the Board of Directors, the Employee shall be responsible for the establishment
of the policies, plans and strategic goals of the Corporation, and shall have
primary authority and responsibility for the direction of the day to day
business of the Corporation, including, but not limited to its operating
divisions and performance of work and contracts; supervision of general,
administrative, financial, and human resources support staff; and reportee for
employee general supervision, performance appraisals and operations functions.
The Corporation agrees that the duties assigned to the Employee shall not be
inconsistent therewith and that the Employee shall have such powers, authority
and facilities at his disposal as are suitable to his position and as shall
reasonably be required to enable him to discharge his duties in an efficient
manner.

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          (b) So long as this Agreement shall continue in effect, the Employee
shall devote substantially his full business time and energies to the business
and affairs of the Corporation, and to any subsidiary or affiliate of the
Corporation as directed by the Corporation, and use his best efforts, skills and
abilities to promote its interests.

     3.   Compensation.
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          (a) Basic Salary.  The Corporation shall pay the Employee from the
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Effective  Date until December 31, 2000 for all services to be rendered
hereunder a basic salary at the rate of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($300,000.00) per annum (to be paid in such regular installments as are applied
generally to salary period payments to other employees of the Corporation but in
no event less than twice monthly) before appropriate payroll deductions; and
provided that effective January 1, 2001 the basic salary shall be at the rate of
THREE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($325,000) per annum; and that
effective January 1, 2002 the basic salary shall be  THREE HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($350,000) per annum.  Basic compensation as earned pursuant to
this subparagraph is hereinafter referred to as "Base Compensation".

          (b) Cash Bonus Compensation. As an added inducement for the Employee
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to use his best efforts to enhance the business of the Corporation, the
Corporation shall pay to the Employee, as additional compensation hereunder,
annual cash bonuses in the following amounts and subject to the following terms
and conditions:

               (i)  for and in respect of each fiscal year (or partial fiscal
                    year) of the Corporation during the term of Employee's
                    employment by the Corporation whether or not such employment
                    is under this Agreement or any extension hereof, commencing
                    with the portion of the fiscal year beginning January 1,
                    2000, which succeeds the effective date hereof, amounts,
                    payable as provided below, equal to

                    (A) A Target Bonus in an amount equal to between 75% and
                    100% of 90% the Base Compensation described in subparagraph
                    (a) above, payable to Employee in the event, and only in the
                    event, that business plan targets (including by way of
                    example only, such targets as Earnings Before Interest,
                    Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA"), revenue,
                    and/or target service levels), developed by the
                    Corporation's Board of Directors in consultation with
                    Employee and issued within forty-five (45) days after the
                    commencement of the relevant fiscal year of the Corporation
                    (or portion thereof) (these goals collectively referred to
                    as the "Target"), have been exceeded or met by at least 75%
                    and paid pro rata with respect to the relevant fiscal year
                    (or portion of the relevant fiscal year) of the Corporation.
                    It is understood and

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                    agreed that the amount of the Target Bonus for any year
                    shall be calculated at the same percentage (ranging between
                    75% and 100%) of 90% of Base Compensation as the percentage
                    of the agreed upon business plan targets which the
                    Corporation and Employee actually achieve in that year; and

                    (B) An Achievement Bonus in an amount up to 90% of the Base
                    Compensation defined in subparagraph (a) above, based upon
                    the Board of Directors' reasonable discretionary evaluation
                    of Employee's individual management performance, such
                    performance criteria to be developed in consultation with
                    Employee and issued within forty-five (45) days after the
                    commencement of each relevant fiscal year of the Company (or
                    portion thereof) during the term of Employee's employment.
                    Individual management performance criteria may include, by
                    way of example only, strategic goals and plans of the
                    Corporation as well as a reward for exceeding the goals of
                    (A) above.

               (ii) for any partial fiscal year of the Corporation during which
                    Employee is employed by the Corporation and in respect of
                    which cash bonuses are payable to Employee hereunder, the
                    amount of such bonuses payable to Employee (and calculations
                    of business plan target achievement and individual
                    performance, as the case may require) shall be appropriately
                    prorated for such portion of such partial fiscal year as
                    shall fall within the operation of this provision.

               (iii) on the date hereof, Employee shall be paid a bonus for
                    the year ending December 31, 1999 in the sum of Five Hundred
                    Thousand Dollars ($500,000) representing an Achievement
                    Bonus and Target Bonus as if Employee had completed a full
                    twelve months of employment.  Employee shall be entitled to
                    be paid Base Compensation, including Achievement Bonus and
                    Target Bonus for the remainder of the Term of the Agreement
                    as earned.

          (c) Other Emoluments and Benefits.  The Employee shall be entitled to
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participate in all rights and benefits for which he shall be eligible under any
stock option plan, bonus, participation or extra compensation plans, pensions,
group insurance or other benefits which the Corporation may provide for its
executive employees generally from time to time during the term of this
Agreement, provided further that commencing the Effective Date and until formal
Company plans are in place, suitable temporary arrangements shall be made for
the Employee, including but not limited to paying current COBRA payments on his
behalf.  Employee shall also be entitled to:

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               (i)  an allowance of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
                    ($1,500.00) per month, payable monthly on the first day of
                    each month, during the term hereof to defray the costs of
                    the use of an automobile for business purposes;

               (ii) An allowance to defray the cost of estate planning,
                    financial planning, and investment advisory services not in
                    excess of $10,000 per annum during the term hereof; and

               (iii) In lieu of deferring employee's relocation costs, the
                    Corporation will lease on Employee's behalf an executive
                    residential quarters at  a cost no greater than $2,000 per
                    month or, alternatively, the monthly costs of a residential
                    purchase including mortgage purchase costs of a residence,
                    limited to a $300,000 purchase price amortized over a 30-
                    year period plus monthly taxes and insurance payments.

               (iv) Reimbursement of up to $5,000 for legal expenses incurred in
                    conjunction with the negotiation of this Employment
                    Agreement.

          (d) Vacation.  As of the Effective Date, Employee shall be entitled
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annually to 312 hours of time-off from the Employee Paid Time Off Pool as such
computation is customarily administered by the Corporation.  Time-off or
vacation time not used during the calendar year or partial calendar year in
which earned may be carried forward to subsequent calendar years or partial
calendar years ("Carry Forward Time").  However, Employee may not carry over
more than 40 hours of Carry Forward Time in any one year and may not aggregate
more than 160 hours of Carry Forward Time in total.

          (e) Stock Incentive Payments.  Corporation shall provide Employee with
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equity compensation pursuant to the terms and conditions of Stock Option
Agreement as set forth on Exhibit A.  The Discounted Vested Options as defined
in the Stock Option Agreement are in exchange of the Option Shares previously
granted to and vested in Employee pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated
effective May 1, 1999 between Employee and IWO, and more particularly described
therein at Exhibit A, Section (i) (a) and having an exercise price of
$489,000.00.

     4.   Expenses.  The Corporation shall provide Employee with a Corporate
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credit card, and further shall pay or reimburse the Employee for all reasonable
traveling and other expenses incurred or paid by the Employee in connection with
the performance of his services under this Agreement upon presentation of
expense statements or vouchers and any such other supporting information in such
form as the Corporation may from time to time request; provided, however, that
the amount available for such traveling and other expenses shall be consistent
with general corporate policy guidelines established by Employee in his capacity
as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

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     5.   Payment.  Expenses, benefits and allowances due Employee hereunder
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shall be paid not later than thirty (30) days following Employee's entitlement
to same, which, in the case of expenses, shall commence with the Employee's
request for reinbursement.  Employee bonuses shall be paid within forty-five
(45) days following year end.

     6.   Restrictive Covenants.  In consideration of the payment to Employee of
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the compensation specified in Paragraph 3 above, Employee hereby covenants and
agrees as follows:

          (a) Employee shall treat either as trade secrets or as confidential or
proprietary information of the Corporation (i) any data or information acquired
during the course of or as a result of his employment, which is not otherwise
available to Employee except by reason of his employment, including but not
limited to such items as reports or findings from tests, investigative studies,
consultations or the like, and methodology, proposals, systems, programs or
marketing techniques, and strategies developed by but not generally released by
the Corporation or peculiar to the business of any customer or client of the
Corporation and all particularized information relating thereto; (ii) names or
lists of the Corporation's clients or information, data or services made
available to such clients not made public by the Corporation and non-public
information relating to the operating methods or plans or requirements of any
customer or client of the Corporation; and (iii) any other data or information
designated either by the Corporation or by any of its customers or clients as
confidential or proprietary.

          (b) All improvements, discoveries, programs, processes, innovations,
and inventions (whether or not deemed patentable) conceived, devised, made,
developed or perfected by Employee during any period of his employment by the
Corporation or any period prior to the effective date hereof during which
Employee was in the service of any entity acquired by the Corporation or any
period prior to the effective date hereof during which Employee was in the
service of any entity acquired by the Corporation and related in any material
way to the business, including development and research of the Corporation,
shall be fully and promptly disclosed to the Corporation and the same shall be
the sole and absolute property of the Corporation.  Upon request of the
Corporation, the Employee will execute all documents reasonably deemed
appropriate by the Corporation to secure the foregoing rights and for obtaining
the grants of patents, both domestic and foreign, with respect to such
improvements, discoveries, programs, processes, innovations or inventions and
for vesting title to such patents in the Corporation, provided however, that
Employee shall not be required to incur any costs or legal expenses in
conjunction with the compliance of any such request..

          (c) Employee agrees to refrain, except as properly required in the
business of the Corporation, or as authorized in writing by the Corporation, (i)
from using for Employee's own benefit any matters to be treated as trade secrets
or as confidential or proprietary information under Paragraph (a) above; (ii)
from using these matters for the benefit of any other person, firm or
corporation; (iii) from disclosing these matters to any other person, firm or
corporation; and (iv) from authorizing or permitting such disclosure during the
term of his employment or thereafter.

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          (d) Employee agrees to surrender to the Corporation at any time upon
request and in any event upon termination of employment, except as the
Corporation may otherwise consent in writing, all written documents, sketches,
records or information whether copyrighted or patented or not, or any copies of
imitations thereof, whether made by Employee or not, which embody or contain or
describe in any way those matters to be treated as trade secrets or as
confidential or proprietary information under Paragraph (a) above.  The
Corporation shall not unreasonably withhold authorization for Employee to retain
any matters covered by this Paragraph 6, the continued possession of which by
Employee will not, in the Corporation's sole but reasonable, opinion, be
detrimental to the best interest of the Corporation.

          (e) Employee agrees, during the term of his employment and for a
period of two (2) years after the termination thereof, whether such termination
be voluntary or not, that the Employee will not, except at the direction of the
Corporation, either directly or indirectly, for himself as a proprietor,
principal partner, director, officer, employee, agent or other representative
acquire or attempt to acquire the business then conducted by the Corporation
with any customer of the Corporation under any contracts existing or proposals
submitted on or before the date of termination of his employment.

              The term "customer of the Corporation" for purposes hereof shall
mean any individual or entity which is the ultimate user or recipient of the
Corporation's (or any subsidiary of the Corporation) services and products
whether the same be made available directly to such entity or through an
intermediate purchaser of such services and products.

          (f) Employee agrees to refrain, during the term of his employment and
for eighteen (18) months thereafter, from hiring or offering to hire, except
with the written permission of the Corporation, any employee of the Corporation
or from enticing away or in any other manner persuading or attempting to
persuade any employee of the Corporation to discontinue his relationship with
the Corporation, provided however, that nothing herein shall prohibit Employee
from hiring or offering to hire, any employee of the Corporation where the
initial hiring inquiry was solely initiated by any such employee or a third
party without direction from Employee.

          (g) No provision of this paragraph 6 is intended to limit Employee's
right to use or disclose information which is in the public domain or a matter
of common knowledge, or which is generally known in the industry, or acquired by
him from a third party not prohibited from making such disclosure to him, or
which information was already known to Employee other than by breach of this
Agreement; nor is it intended to limit the Employee's obligation to comply with
lawful subpoenas or other lawful process.

          (h) No act or failure to act shall be a waiver of any right conveyed
hereunder, except an express waiver in writing.  The rights reserved to the
Corporation under this Paragraph 6 of this Agreement are necessarily of a
special, unique, unusual and extraordinary character, which gives them a
peculiar value, the loss of which cannot reasonably or adequately be

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compensated for in damages in an action at law, and the breach by Employee of
any of the provisions in this Paragraph 6 will cause the Corporation irreparable
injury.  Therefore, in addition to any other available remedies, the Corporation
shall be entitled to an injunction to restrain any violation of this Agreement
by Employee, his agents, servants or employees and all persons, firms, or
corporations acting for or with him.  The obligations of the Employee under the
covenants herein contained shall not cease upon termination of his employment
for whatever reason, except where otherwise limited in time above.

              These covenants contained in this Paragraph 6 on the part of the
Employee shall each  be construed as an agreement independent of any other
provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action
of Employee against the Corporation, whether predicated on this Agreement or
otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Corporation
of such covenants.  It is the intention of both parties to make the covenants of
this Paragraph 6 binding only to the extent that it may be lawfully done under
existing applicable laws.  In the event that any part of any covenant of this
Paragraph 6 is determined by a court of law to be overly broad thereby making
the covenant unenforceable, the parties hereto agree, and it is their desire,
that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation
in place of the offensive part of the covenant, and that as so modified the
covenant shall be as fully enforceable as set forth herein by the parties
themselves in the modified form.

     7.   Terms and Earlier Termination.
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          (a) Subject to the provisions for earlier termination as herein
provided, the term of this Agreement shall commence and terminate as specified
above, but shall continue in full force and effect thereafter until either party
shall have given the other thirty (30) days' prior written notice of such
party's intention to terminate this Agreement.

          (b) This Agreement shall terminate prior to the expiration date
hereinafter set forth in the event that the Board of Directors shall determine
that the Employee has become disabled, or the Employee shall be dismissed for
cause, as hereinafter provided:

               (i)  The Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine that
                    the Employee has become disabled, for purposes of this
                    Agreement, in the event that the Employee shall fail,
                    because of illness or incapacity, to render for one hundred
                    twenty (120) successive days in excess of the number of days
                    provided for in the Corporation's then applicable sick leave
                    policy or for shorter periods aggregating one hundred ninety
                    (190) days or more in excess of the number of days provided
                    for in the Corporation's then applicable sick leave policy
                    during the term hereof, services of the character
                    contemplated by this Agreement, and thereupon this Agreement
                    and the employment of the Employee hereunder shall be deemed
                    to have been terminated as of the end of the calendar month
                    in which

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                    such determination was made.  Any termination under this
                    Paragraph 7(b)(i) shall not be deemed to be a termination
                    "for cause" for any purpose under the Agreement or under any
                    other contract or arrangement between the Employee and the
                    Corporation relating to employment services  or compensation
                    between them.

               (ii) The Board of Directors may dismiss the Employee for cause in
                    the event that they determine that the Employee has
                    committed: (A) fraud or material dishonesty; or (B)
                    intentional or willful or grossly negligent injury to the
                    Corporation; (C) criminal conduct in relation to his
                    employment; or (D) continued neglect of his duties hereunder
                    which continues subsequent to fifteen (15) days written
                    notice to cure, provided that if a longer cure period is
                    required Employee shall diligently pursue such cure; and
                    thereupon, this Agreement shall terminate and the Employee
                    shall be removed from all positions held by him with the
                    Corporation and any subsidiary corporation, effective upon
                    the delivery to the Employee by the Board of Directors of
                    notice that they have made such determination; any other
                    termination by the Corporation shall be considered
                    termination without cause for purposes of this Agreement and
                    any other contract or arrangement between the parties
                    hereto.  In the event that the Board of Directors shall
                    desire to dismiss the Employee based on any determination
                    referred to in the preceding sentence, such determination
                    shall be effective only upon the following conditions
                    complied with in the following order: (A) Employee shall be
                    furnished with a written statement specifying in reasonable
                    detail the actions or events supporting such determination;
                    (B) at the request of the Employee, there shall be convened
                    a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors no later than
                    fifteen (15) business days after Employee's receipt of the
                    notice referred to in (A) above at which meeting the
                    Employee may, with assistance of counsel or other
                    representation, present evidence to refute or in mitigation
                    of such actions or events or to establish that the actions
                    or events have been cured; and (C) within five (5) business
                    days after the adjournment of such Special Meeting the Board
                    of Directors shall furnish a written statement to Employee
                    that, based upon Employee's representations and upon other
                    relevant evidence such determination has either been
                    confirmed or rescinded.

               (iii) The Board of Directors may terminate this Agreement and
                    dismiss the Employee, without cause and for any reason
                    deemed sufficient by the Board of Directors.  In the event
                    that the Board of Directors

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                    shall decide to dismiss the Employee and terminate this
                    Agreement based on any determination referred to in the
                    preceding sentence, such determination shall be effective as
                    of such date as shall be designated by notice in writing
                    from the Board of Directors to the Employee (the "Effective
                    Termination Date").  In the event that this Agreement is
                    terminated pursuant to this subparagraph (iii), Employee
                    shall be entitled to payment on the Effective Termination
                    Date of an amount equal to (A) the lesser of the basic
                    salary due pursuant to paragraph 3(a) to accrue during the
                    remainder of the initial three-year term of this Agreement
                    or the basic salary that would be due under paragraph 3(a)
                    for the eighteen (18) month period following the Effective
                    Termination Date; provided, however, that in no event  shall
                    the Employee be paid less than the salary which would be due
                    Employee under Paragraph 3(a), including any increases which
                    may be granted from time to time, for the six (6) month
                    period following the Effective Termination Date (including
                    but not limited to any period beyond the initial term); plus
                    (B) such cash bonus compensation prorated to the Effective
                    Termination Date otherwise due Employee pursuant to
                    paragraph 3(b); and (C) the benefits to be paid to Employee
                    pursuant to paragraph 3(c), 3(d) and 3(e) prorated to the
                    Effective Termination Date.

          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
termination of Employee's employment by the Corporation pursuant to the terms of
this Paragraph, shall not affect or diminish: (i) any rights accruing to the
Employee under this Agreement prior to the effective date of such termination
and in such event Employee rights to all compensation, including, but not
limited to, Paragraphs 3 and 4 above, shall be calculated and paid for and in
respect of any period prior to such effective date; and (ii) any rights or
remedies available to the Corporation by reason of any breach or threatened
breach of the provisions of Paragraph 7 hereof, the force and effect of which
provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement, however such
termination occurs.

          (d) In the event Employee gives his notice to terminate prior to the
expiration of the Initial Term, Employee shall be entitled to any rights
accruing to the Employee under this Agreement prior to the effective date of
termination and in such event Employee rights to all compensation shall be
calculated and paid for to such effective date, including but not limited to,
his Base Compensation as described in 3 (a), his bonus compensation described in
3 (b), his emoluments and benefits as described in paragraph 3 (c), any unused
vacation as set forth in paragraph 3(d), and any incurred or paid expenses as
set forth in paragraph 4.  Additionally Employee shall be entitled to any vested
Stock Options as described in his Stock Option Agreement.

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     8.   Partial Invalidity.  All paragraphs, subparagraphs, and portions of
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this Agreement shall be considered as separate and distinct from one another,
and if, for any reason any paragraph, subparagraph or portion of this Agreement
shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, it is agreed that the same shall
Not be held to affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining
paragraphs, subparagraphs or portions of this Agreement.

     9.   Notice.  Any notices, requests, demands or other communications
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required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given when delivered personally, one (1) day after being
sent by recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or charged
to the sender's account, or three (3) days after being mailed by certified mail,
return receipt requested, addressed to the party being notified at the address
of such party first set above, or at such other address as such party may
hereafter have designated by notice; provided, however, that any notice of
change of address shall not be effective until its receipt by the party to be
charged therewith.  Copies of any notices or other communications to the
Corporation shall simultaneously be sent by first class mail to Independent
Wireless One Corporation, c/o Hage and Hobaica LLP at 610 Charlotte Street,
Utica, New York 13501-2909.  A copy of any notice sent to the Employee shall be
simultaneously sent to Steven B. Fuerst, Esq., Lowenstein Sandler PC,
50 Division Street - Suite 504, Somerville, New Jersey 08876, facsimile no.
(908) 526-9173.

     10.  Corporation Defined.  The term "Independent Wireless One Corporation"
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and "IWO Holdings, Inc." as used in this Agreement, shall include, respectively,
Independent Wireless One Corporation, and IWO Holdings, Inc., their respective
successors and/or assigns, any subsidiary corporations of either IWO or Holdings
and any corporation into which or which either IWO or Holdings may be merged or
consolidated or to which all, or substantially all, of their respective
businesses and/or assets are transferred.

     11.  Waiver of Breach.  The waiver by either party, of a breach of any
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provisions of this Agreement, shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of
any subsequent breach by the same party.

     12.  Integration; Entire Agreement.  This instrument contains the entire
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agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior oral or written understandings, memoranda or communications with
regard to the terms or conditions of Employee's employment by the Corporation.
This Agreement may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change,
modification, extension or discharge is sought.

     13.  Binding Effect.  Except as otherwise provided hereinabove, this
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contract shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

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     14.  Assignment.  Corporation may assign all or any portion of
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Corporation's rights or delegate all or any portion of Corporation's duties
under this Agreement to any Affiliate or to any entity that acquires all or a
substantial portion of the business of the Corporation and Affiliates.  However,
any such assignment or delegation shall not relieve Corporation of its financial
obligations to Employee under this Agreement.  Except in conjunction with his
estate planning or in the event of death, Employee may not assign any rights
under this Agreement or delegate any duties under this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation had caused this Agreement to be signed
by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, and the Employee has
hereunto set his hand and seal, effective as of the day and year first above
written.

                                    EMPLOYEE

                                    /s/ Solon Kandel
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                                    Solon Kandel

                                    INDEPENDENT WIRELESS ONE
                                    CORPORATION

                              By    /s/ J.K. Hage III
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                                    J. K Hage III, Secretary

                                    IWO HOLDINGS, INC.

                              By    /s/ J.K. Hage III
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                                    J.K. Hage III, Secretary

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14

                            AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), as of December 20, 1999
("Effective Date") by and among INDEPENDENT WIRELESS ONE CORPORATION, a Delaware
Corporation ("IWO"), IWO Holdings Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("Holdings" and
together with IWO the "Corporation") and DAVID L. STANDIG, residing at 5 Tice
Lane Apartment B, Glenmont, New York 12077, hereinafter called the ("Employee").

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     WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to induce and secure the employment of the
Employee as Chief Operations Officer and Employee desires to be so employed by
the Corporation,

                                  AGREEMENTS
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     1.   Employment and Term.  Subject to the provisions for earlier
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termination and extension as hereinafter provided in Paragraph 7 below, the
Corporation hereby employs the Employee and the Employee agrees to serve the
Corporation for a term of three (3) years commencing upon the Effective Date and
extending until December 31, 2002.

     2.   Duties of Employee.
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          (a)  The Employee shall serve as Chief Operating Officer of the
Corporation, and of any subsidiary or affiliated corporation if elected by the
appropriate Board of Directors, and shall perform such duties as are appropriate
to such office and not inconsistent therewith as may be assigned to him by the
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

          (b)  So long as this Agreement shall continue in effect, the Employee
shall devote substantially his full business time and energies to the business
and affairs of the Corporation, and to any subsidiary or affiliate of the
Corporation as directed by the Corporation, and use his best efforts, skills and
abilities to promote its interests.

     3.   Compensation.
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          (a)  Basic Salary. The Corporation will pay the Employee during the
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term hereof for all services to be rendered hereunder a basic salary at the rate
of one hundred seventy five thousand dollars ($175,000) per annum from the date
hereof through June 30, 2000; one hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000) per
annum from July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001; one hundred eighty-five thousand
dollars ($185,000) per annum from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002; and one hundred
ninety thousand dollars ($190,000) per annum from July 1, 2002 to December 31,
2002. The foregoing basic
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salary shall be paid in such regular installments as are applied generally to
salary period payments to other employees of the Corporation, but in no event
less than twice monthly.

          (b)  Cash Bonus Compensation. As an added inducement for the Employee
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to use his best efforts to enhance the business of the Corporation, the
Corporation shall pay to the Employee, as additional compensation hereunder, an
annual cash bonus in the following amount and subject to the following terms and
conditions:

               (i)   for and in respect of each fiscal year (or partial fiscal
                     year) of the Corporation during the term of Employee's
                     employment by the Corporation whether or not such
                     employment is under this Agreement or any extension hereof,
                     commencing with the portion of the fiscal year beginning
                     January 1, 2000, which succeeds the effective date hereof,
                     amounts, payable as provided below, equal to up to 100% of
                     the basic compensation ("Annual Bonus") described in
                     subparagraph (a) above. Such bonus shall be payable pro
                     rata to Employee to the extent, and only to the extent,
                     that business plan targets (including by way of example
                     only, such targets as Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
                     Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA"), revenue, and/or
                     target service levels) and individual management
                     performance targets (as both such business plan and
                     individual performance targets have been developed by the
                     Corporation's Chief Executive Officer and Board of
                     Directors in consultation with Employee and issued within
                     forty-five (45) days after the commencement of the relevant
                     fiscal year of the Corporation (or portion thereof) have
                     been exceeded or met by at least 75% of target with respect
                     to the relevant fiscal year (or portion of the relevant
                     fiscal year) of the Corporation and not to exceed 100% of
                     the Annual Bonus; and

               (ii)  for any partial fiscal year of the Corporation during which
                     Employee is employed by the Corporation and in respect of
                     which cash bonuses are payable to Employee hereunder, the
                     amount of such bonuses payable to Employee (and
                     calculations of business plan target achievement and
                     individual performance, as the case may require) shall be
                     appropriately prorated for such portion of such partial
                     fiscal year as shall fall within the operation of this
                     provision; and

               (iii) On the date hereof, Employee shall be paid a bonus for the
                     year ending December 31, 1999 in the amount of one hundred
                     seventy five thousand dollars ($175,000).
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                                      -3-

Employee must be employed full-time on the last day of the applicable period for
which the cash bonus is paid to receive the bonus except as set forth in
3(b)(iii) above.

          (c)  Other Emoluments and Benefits.  The Employee shall be entitled to
               -----------------------------
participate in all rights and benefits for which he shall be eligible under any
stock option plan, bonus, participation or extra compensation plans, pensions,
dental, vision, life, and disability group insurance or other benefits which the
Corporation  may provide for its executive employees generally from time to time
during the term of this Agreement, provided further that commencing the
Effective Date and until formal Corporation plans are in place, suitable
temporary arrangements shall be made for the Employee, including but not limited
to paying current COBRA payments on his behalf.  Employee shall also be entitled
to:

               (i)  a computer and appropriate peripherals, a wireless telephone
                    (tolls and charges paid), leased vehicle for business use,
                    an allowance of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per month
                    during the period prior to availability of such leased
                    vehicle to defray the costs of the use of an automobile for
                    business purposes; and

               (ii) For the period extending from January 1, 2000 until the
                    earlier of the date Employee acquires a new residence in the
                    vicinity of Albany, New York, or one hundred twenty (120)
                    days thereafter after the date hereof, the Corporation will
                    lease on Employee's behalf an executive residential quarters
                    at a cost no greater than seven hundred ninety dollars
                    ($790.00) per month.

          (d)  Vacation. Employee shall be entitled annually to 248 hours of
               --------
time-off from the Employee Paid Time Off Pool as such computation is customarily
administered by the Corporation. Time-off or vacation time not used during the
calendar year or partial calendar year in which earned may be carried forward to
subsequent calendar years or partial calendar years ("Carry Forward Time").
However, Employee may not carry over more than 40 hours of Carry Forward Time in
any one year and may not aggregate more than 160 hours of Carry Forward Time in
total.

          (e)  Stock Incentive Plan. In addition to the basic compensation and
               --------------------
cash bonus compensation provided herein, Employee shall be entitled during the
term of his employment to participate in the Management Stock Incentive Plan of
the Corporation, dated as of the date hereof, and pursuant thereto has been
granted certain options pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement entered into
between the Employee and the Corporation as of the date hereof. Such Agreement
is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A.
                                       ---------

     4.   Expenses.  The Corporation shall provide Employee with a Corporate
          --------
credit card, and further shall pay or reimburse the Employee for all reasonable
traveling and other expenses incurred or paid by the Employee in connection with
the performance
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                                      -4-

of his services under this Agreement upon presentation of expense statements or
vouchers and any such other supporting information in such form as the
Corporation may from time to time request; provided, however, that the amount
available for such traveling and other expenses shall be consistent with general
corporate policy guidelines established by the Corporation.

     5.   Payment.  Expenses, benefits and allowances due Employee hereunder
          -------
shall be paid not later than thirty (30) days following Employee's entitlement
to same, which, in the case of expenses, shall commence with the Employee's
request for reimbursement.  Employee bonuses shall be paid within forty-five
(45) days following year end.

     6.   Restrictive Covenants.  In consideration of payment to Employee of the
          ---------------------
compensation specified in Paragraph 3 above, Employee hereby covenants and
agrees as follows:

          (a)  Employee shall treat either as trade secrets or as confidential
or as proprietary information of the Corporation (i) any data or information
acquired during the course of or as a result of his employment, which is not
otherwise available to Employee except by reason of his employment, including
but not limited to such items as reports or findings from tests, investigative
studies, consultations or the like, methodology, proposals, systems, programs or
marketing techniques, and strategies developed by but not generally released by
the Corporation or peculiar to the business of any customer or client of the
Corporation and all particularized information relating thereto; (ii) names or
lists of the Corporation's clients or information, data or services made
available to such clients not made public by the Corporation and non-public
information relating to the operating methods or plans or requirements of any
customer or client of the Corporation; and (iii) any other data or information
designated either by the Corporation or by any of its customers or clients as
confidential or proprietary.

          (b)  All improvements, discoveries, programs, process, innovations,
and inventions, and inventions conceived (whether or not deemed patentable),
devised, made, developed or perfected by Employee during any period of his
employment by the Corporation or any period prior to the effective date hereof
during which Employee was in the service of any entity acquired by the
Corporation or any period prior to the effective date hereof during which
Employee was in the service of any entity acquired by the Corporation and
related in any material way to the business, including development and research
of the Corporation, shall be fully and promptly disclosed to the Corporation and
the same shall be the sole and absolute property of the Corporation. Upon
request of the Corporation, the Employee will execute all documents reasonably
deemed appropriate by the Corporation to secure the foregoing rights and for
obtaining the grants of patents, both domestic and foreign, with respect to such
improvements, discoveries, programs, processes, innovations or inventions and
for vesting title to such patents in the Corporation provided, however, that
Employee shall not be required to incur any costs or legal expenses in
conjunction with the compliance of any such request.
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                                      -5-

          (c)  Employee agrees to refrain, except as properly required in the
business of the Corporation, or as authorized in writing by the Corporation, (i)
from using for Employee's own benefit any matters to be treated as trade secrets
or as confidential or proprietary information under Paragraph (a) above; (ii)
from using these matters for the benefit of any other person, firm or
corporation; (iii) from disclosing these matters to any other person, firm or
corporation; and (iv) from authorizing or permitting such disclosure during the
term of his employment or thereafter.

          (d)  Employee agrees to surrender to the Corporation at any time upon
request and in any event upon termination of employment, except as the
Corporation may otherwise consent in writing, all written documents, sketches,
records or information whether copyrighted or patented or not, or any copies of
imitations thereof, whether made by Employee or not, which embody or contain or
describe in any way those matters to be treated as trade secrets or as
confidential or proprietary information under Paragraph (a) above.  The
Corporation shall not unreasonably withhold authorization for Employee to retain
any matters covered by this Paragraph 6, the continued possession of which by
Employee will not, in the Corporation's sole but reasonable, opinion, be
detrimental to the best interest of the Corporation.

          (e)  Employee agrees, during the term of his employment and for a
period of two (2) years after the termination thereof, whether such termination
be voluntary or not, that the Employee will not, except at the direction of the
Corporation, either directly or indirectly, for himself as a proprietor,
principal partner, director, officer, employee, agent or other representative
acquire or attempt to acquire the business then conducted by the Corporation
with any customer of the Corporation under any contracts existing or proposals
submitted on or before the date of termination of his employment.

               The term "Customer of the Corporation" for purposes hereof shall
mean any individual or entity which is the ultimate user or recipient of the
Corporation's (or any subsidiary of the Corporation) services and products
whether the same be made available directly to such entity or through an
intermediate purchaser of such services and products.

          (f)  Employee agrees to refrain, during the term of his employment and
for one (1) year thereafter, from hiring or offering to hire, except with the
written permission of the Corporation, any employee of the Corporation or from
enticing away or in any other manner persuading or attempting to persuade any
employee of the Corporation to discontinue his relationship with the
Corporation, provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit Employee from
hiring or offering to hire, any employee of the Corporation where the initial
hiring inquiry was solely initiated by any such employee or a third party
without the direction from Employee.

          (g)  No provision of this paragraph 6 is intended to limit Employee's
right to use or disclose information which is in the public domain or a matter
of common knowledge, or which is generally known in the industry, or acquired by
him from a third party not prohibited from making such disclosure to him, or
which information was
<PAGE>

                                      -6-

already known to Employee other than by breach of this Agreement; nor is it
intended to limit the Employee's obligation to comply with lawful subpoenas or
other lawful process.

          (h)  No act or failure to act shall be a waiver of any right conveyed
hereunder, except an express waiver in writing. The rights reserved to the
Corporation under this Paragraph 6 of this Agreement are necessarily of a
special, unique, unusual and extraordinary character, which gives them a
peculiar value, the loss of which cannot reasonably or adequately be compensated
for in damages in an action at law, and the breach by Employee of any of the
provisions in this Paragraph 6 will cause the Corporation irreparable injury.
Therefore, in addition to any other available remedies, the Corporation shall be
entitled to an injunction to restrain any violation of this Agreement by
Employee, his agents, servants or employees and all persons, firms, or
corporations acting for or with him. The obligations of the Employee under the
covenants herein contained shall not cease upon termination of his employment
for whatever reason, except where otherwise limited in time above.

               These covenants contained in this Paragraph 6 on the part of the
Employee shall each be construed as an agreement independent of any other
provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action
of Employee against the Corporation, whether predicated on this Agreement or
otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Corporation
of such covenants. It is the intention of both parties to make the covenants of
this Paragraph 6 binding only to the extent that it may be lawfully done under
existing applicable laws. In the event that any part of any covenant of this
Paragraph 6 is determined by a court of law to be overly broad thereby making
the covenant unenforceable, the parties hereto agree, and it is their desire,
that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation
in place of the offensive part of the covenant, and that as so modified the
covenant shall be as fully enforceable as set forth herein by the parties
themselves in the modified form.

     7.   Terms and Earlier Termination.
          -----------------------------

          (a)  Subject to the provisions for earlier termination as herein
provided, the term of this Agreement shall commence and terminate as specified
above.

          (b)  This Agreement shall terminate prior to the expiration date
hereinafter set forth in the event that the Board of Directors shall determine
that the Employee has become disabled, or the Employee shall be dismissed for
cause, as hereinafter provided:

               (i)   The Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine
                     that the Employee has become disabled, for purposes of this
                     Agreement, in the event that the Employee shall fail,
                     because of illness or incapacity, to render for one hundred
                     twenty (120) successive days in excess of the number of
                     days provided for in the Corporation's then applicable sick
                     leave policy or for shorter periods aggregating one hundred
                     twenty (120) days or more in excess of the number of days
<PAGE>

                                      -7-

                     provided for in the Corporation's then applicable sick
                     leave policy during the term hereof, services of the
                     character contemplated by this Agreement, and thereupon
                     this Agreement and the employment of the Employee hereunder
                     shall be deemed to have been terminated as of the end of
                     the calendar month in which such determination was made.
                     Any termination under this Paragraph 7(b)(i) shall not be
                     deemed to be a termination "for cause" for any purpose
                     under the Agreement or under any other contract or
                     arrangement between the Employee and the Corporation
                     relating to employment services or compensation between
                     them.

               (ii)  The Board of Directors may dismiss the Employee for cause
                     in the event that it determines that the Employee has
                     committed: (A) fraud or material dishonesty; (B)
                     intentional or willful or grossly negligent injury to the
                     Corporation; (C) criminal conduct in relation to his
                     employment; or (D) continued neglect of his duties
                     hereunder which continues subsequent to fifteen (15) days
                     written notice to cure, provided that if a longer cure
                     period is required, Employee shall diligently pursue such
                     cure; and thereupon, this Agreement shall terminate and the
                     Employee shall be removed from all positions held by him
                     with the Corporation and any subsidiary corporation,
                     effective upon the delivery of notice to the Employee by
                     the Board of Directors that it has made such determination;
                     any other termination by the Corporation shall be
                     considered termination without cause for purposes of this
                     Agreement and any other contract or arrangement between the
                     parties hereto. In the event that the Board of Directors
                     shall desire to dismiss the Employee based on any
                     determination referred to in the preceding sentence, such
                     determination shall be effective only upon the following
                     conditions complied with in the following order: (A)
                     Employee shall be furnished with a written statement
                     specifying in reasonable detail the actions or events
                     supporting such determination; (B) at the request of the
                     Employee, there shall be convened a Special Meeting of the
                     Board of Directors no later than fifteen (15) business days
                     after Employee's receipt of the notice referred to in (A)
                     above at which meeting the Employee may, with assistance of
                     counsel or other representation, present evidence to refute
                     or in mitigation of such actions or events or to establish
                     that the actions or events have been cured; and (C) within
                     five (5) business days after the adjournment of such
                     Special Meeting, the Board of Directors shall
<PAGE>

                                      -8-

                     furnish a written statement to Employee that, based upon
                     Employee's representations and upon other relevant
                     evidence, such determination has either been confirmed or
                     rescinded.

               (iii) The Board of Directors may terminate this Agreement and
                     dismiss the Employee, without cause and for any reason
                     deemed sufficient by the Board of Directors. In the event
                     that the Board of Directors shall decide to dismiss the
                     Employee and terminate this Agreement based on any
                     determination referred to in the preceding sentence, such
                     determination shall be effective as of such date as shall
                     be designated by notice in writing from the Board of
                     Directors to the Employee (the "Effective Termination
                     Date"). In the event that this Agreement is terminated
                     pursuant to this subparagraph (iii), Employee shall be
                     entitled to payment on the Effective Termination Date of an
                     amount equal to (A) the lesser of the basic salary due
                     pursuant to paragraph 3(a) to accrue during the remainder
                     of the initial three-year term of this Agreement or the
                     basic salary that would be due under paragraph 3(a) for the
                     twelve (12) month period following the Effective
                     Termination Date; plus (B) such cash bonus compensation
                     prorated to the Effective Termination Date otherwise due
                     Employee pursuant to paragraph 3(b); and (C) the benefits
                     to be paid to Employee pursuant to paragraph 3(c), 3(d) and
                     3(e) prorated to the Effective Termination Date.

          (c)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
any termination of Employee's employment by the Corporation pursuant to the
terms of this paragraph, shall not affect or diminish: (i) any rights accruing
to the Employee under this Agreement prior to the effective date of such
termination and in such event Employee rights to all compensation, including,
but not limited to, Paragraphs 3 and 4 above, shall be calculated and paid for
and in respect of any period prior to such effective date; and (ii) any rights
or remedies available to the Corporation by reason of any breach or threatened
breach of the provisions of Paragraph 7 hereof, the force and effect of which
provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement, however such
termination occurs.

          (d)  In the event Employee gives his notice to terminate prior to the
expiration of the Initial Term, Employee shall be entitled to any rights
accruing to the Employee under this Agreement prior to the effective date of
termination and in such event Employee rights to all compensation shall be
calculated and paid for to such effective date, including but not limited to,
his basic salary as described in 3(a), his emoluments and benefits as described
in paragraph 3(c), any unused vacation as set forth in paragraph 3(d), and any
incurred or paid expenses as set forth in paragraph 4.

<PAGE>

                                      -9-

Additionally, Employee shall be entitled to any vested Stock Incentive Payments
as described in paragraph 3(e).

     8.   Partial Invalidity.  All paragraphs, subparagraphs, and portions of
          ------------------
this Agreement shall be considered as separate and distinct from one another,
and if, for any reason any paragraph, subparagraph or portion of this Agreement
shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, it is agreed that the same shall
not be held to affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining
paragraphs, subparagraphs or portions of this Agreement.

     9.   Notice.  Any notices, requests, demands or other communications
          ------
required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given when delivered personally, one (1) day after being
sent by recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or charges
to the sender's account, or three (3) days after being mailed by certified mail,
return receipt requested, addressed to the party being notified at the address
of such party first set above, or at such other address as such party may
hereafter have designated by notice; provided, however, that any notice of
change of address shall not be effective until its receipt by the party to be
charged therewith.  Copies of any notices or other communications to the
Corporation shall simultaneously be sent by first class mail to:

          Independent Wireless One Corporation
          c/o Hage and Hobaica LLP
          610 Charlotte Street
          Utica, New York 13501-2909

     Notice to Holdings shall be as follows:

          c/o Investcorp International Inc.
          280 Park Avenue
          New York, New York  10017
          Telephone: 212-599-4700
          Facsimile: 212-983-7073
          Attention: Christopher J. Stadler

          With a copy to:

          Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
          200 Park Avenue
          New York, New York  10166
          Telephone: 212-351-4000
          Facsimile: 212-351-4035
          Attention: Sean P. Griffiths, Esq.

     10.  Corporation Defined. The terms "Independent Wireless One Corporation"
          -------------------
and "IWO Holdings, Inc." as used in this Agreement, shall include, respectively,
IWO and Holdings, and its respective successors and/or assigns, any subsidiary
corporation of IWO and Holdings, and any corporation into which or which IWO or
Holdings may be
<PAGE>

                                      -10-

merged or consolidated or to which all, or substantially all, of their
respective businesses and/or assets are transferred.

     11.  Waiver of Breach.  The waiver by either party of a breach of any
          ----------------
provision of this Agreement, shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of
any subsequent breach by the same party.

     12.  Integration:  Entire Agreement.  This instrument contains the entire
          ------------------------------
agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior oral or written understandings, memoranda or communications with
regard to the terms or conditions of Employee's employment by the Corporation.
All other forms of the agreement, including , but not limited to, the Agreement
of Employment between IWO and Employee Dated as of July 1, 1999 are hereby
declared superseded and void.  This Agreement may not be changed orally, but
only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of
any waiver, change, modification, extension or discharge is sought.

     13.  Binding Effect.  Except as otherwise provided hereinabove, this
          --------------
contract shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

     14.  Assignment.  Corporation may assign all or any portion of
          ----------
Corporation's rights or delegate all or any portion of Corporation's duties
under this Agreement to any Affiliate or to any entity that acquires all or a
substantial portion of the business of the Corporation and Affiliates. However,
any such assignment or delegation shall not relieve Corporation of its financial
obligations to Employee under this Agreement. Except in conjunction with his
estate planning or in the event of death, Employee may not assign any rights
under this Agreement or delegate any duties under this Agreement.

     15.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
          ------------
including facsimile counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute
but one agreement.
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                                      -11-

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, IWO and Holdings have caused this Agreement to be
signed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, and the Employee
has hereunto set his hand and seal, effective as of the day and year first above
written.

INDEPENDENT WIRELESS ONE CORPORATION

BY: /s/ Solon L. Kandel
   ------------------------------
  Name: Solon L. Kandel
       --------------------------
  Title: President and Chief
        -------------------------
        Executive Officer
        -------------------------

IWO HOLDINGS, INC.

BY: /s/ Solon L. Kandel
   ------------------------------
  Name: Solon L. Kandel
       --------------------------
  Title: President and Chief
        -------------------------
        Executive Officer
        -------------------------

EMPLOYEE

/s/ David L. Standig
---------------------------------
David L. Standig
<PAGE>

                                   AMENDMENT
                                      TO
                            AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT

     This is amendment to agreement of employment ("Amendment") is intended to
modify the Agreement of Employment executed on December 20, 1999 between
INDEPENDENT WIRELESS ONE CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation ("IWO"), IWO
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("Holdings" and together with IWO the
"Corporation") and DAVID L. STANDIG, residing at 5 Tice Lane, Apartment B,
Glenmont, New York 12077, hereinafter called the ("Employee").

                                    RECITAL

     WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement of Employment effective
December 20, 1999.

Section 3(a) of the Agreement is replaced in its entirety as follows:

     Section 3.  Compensation
                 ------------

                    (a)   Basic Salary.  The Corporation will pay the Employee
                          ------------
                          during the term hereof for all services to be rendered
                          hereunder a basic salary at the rate of two hundred
                          thousand dollars ($200,000) per annum from May 1, 2000
                          through December 31, 2000; two hundred five thousand
                          dollars ($205,000) per annum from January 1, 2001
                          through December 31, 2001; and two hundred ten
                          thousand dollars ($210,000) per annum from January 1,
                          2002 to December 31, 2002. The foregoing basic salary
                          shall be paid in such regular installments as are
                          applied generally to salary period payments to other
                          employees of the Corporation, but in no event less
                          than twice monthly.

     Add to Section 3 as Paragraph (f)

          Relocation Expenses:  In accordance with Internal Revenue Service
          --------------------
          Regulations, any amount paid to or on behalf of you (the employee) as
          reimbursement for relocation expenses, with the exception of shipping
          household goods and travel to the new location, etc. must be included
          in your gross wages as income and will be subject to appropriate
          Federal withholding requirements.

          In such cases the Company will gross up your taxable relocation
          reimbursement amount by using federal tax rates reflective of your
          annual base salary without regard to other income.

          The gross up will be paid in cash at some date certain.
<PAGE>

All other provisions of the Agreement of Employment not amended hereby will
remain in full force and effect.

May 2, 2000                   INDEPENDENT WIRELESS ONE CORPORATION

                              BY: /s/ Solon L Kandel
                                 --------------------------------------

                                    Name:  Solon L. Kandel
                                    Title: President & CEO

May 2, 2000                   IWO HOLDINGS, INC.

                              BY: /s/ Solon L. Kandel
                                 --------------------------------------

                                    Name: Solon L. Kandel
                                          President & CEO

May 2, 2000                   EMPLOYEE

                              /s/ David L. Standig
                              --------------------------------------
                              David L. Standig

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