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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2
                                     FORM OF
                                    AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                                RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         This Amendment to Rights Agreement ("Amendment") is made and entered
into effective as of December 18, 2000, by and between Digital Recorders, Inc.,
a North Carolina corporation ("Company") and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, a New York corporation ("Rights Agent").

                                    Recitals

         WHEREAS, Company and Rights Agent entered into that certain Rights
Agreement, dated as of December 19, 1999; and

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Company approved an
amendment to the Rights Agreement as set forth herein, which amendment has not
previously been documented; and

         WHEREAS, Company and Rights Agent desire to enter into this Amendment
to evidence the Board's amendment of the Rights Agreement as set forth herein;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1. Section 1(a). By resolution approved and adopted as of December 20,
2000, the Board agreed to amend Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement to
specifically exclude certain acquisitions of Common Shares of the Company in
determining whether a Person is an "Acquiring Person" as defined in the Rights
Agreement. Accordingly, Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting Section 1(a) in its entirety and replacing it with the following
Section 1(a), with the added substantive language indicated by italics:

                           (a) "Acquiring Person" shall mean any Person who or
                  which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such
                  Person, shall be the Beneficial Owner of fifteen percent (15%)
                  or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding
                  but shall not include (i) the Company, (ii) any Subsidiary of
                  the Company, (iii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or
                  any Subsidiary of the Company, or (iv) any Person or entity
                  holding Common Shares for or pursuant to the terms of any such
                  employee benefit plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) no
                  Person shall become an "Acquiring Person" as the result of an
                  acquisition of Common Shares by the Company which, by reducing
                  the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate
                  number of shares beneficially owned by such Person to 15% (or
                  such other percentage as would otherwise result in such Person
                  becoming an Acquiring Person) or more of the Common Shares of
                  the Company then outstanding; provided, however, that if a
                  Person shall so become the Beneficial Owner of 15% (or such
                  other percentage) or

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                  more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding by
                  reason of an acquisition of Common Shares by the Company and
                  shall, after such share purchases by the Company, become the
                  Beneficial Owner of an additional one percent (1%) of the
                  outstanding Common Shares of the Company (other than pursuant
                  to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on
                  the outstanding Common Shares or pursuant to a share split or
                  subdivision of the outstanding Common Shares, or pursuant to
                  any other acquisition of common shares directly from the
                  Company), then such Person shall be deemed to be an "Acquiring
                  Person;" (2) no person shall become an "Acquiring Person" as
                  the result of an acquisition of common shares directly from
                  the Company which increases the proportionate number of shares
                  beneficially owned by such person to 15% (or such other
                  percentage as would otherwise result in such person becoming
                  an Acquiring Person) or more of the common shares of the
                  Company then outstanding; provided, however, that if a person
                  shall so become the beneficial owner of 15% (or such other
                  percentage) or more of the common shares of the Company then
                  outstanding by reason of an acquisition of common shares
                  directly from the Company and shall, after such acquisition of
                  shares from the Company, become the beneficial owner of an
                  additional one percent (1%) of the outstanding common shares
                  of the Company (other than pursuant to a dividend or
                  distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding
                  common shares, or pursuant to a share split or subdivision of
                  the outstanding common shares, or pursuant to any other
                  acquisition of common shares directly from the Company), then
                  such person shall be deemed to be an "Acquiring Person;" and
                  (3) if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in
                  good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an "Acquiring
                  Person," as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
                  this paragraph, has become such inadvertently, and such Person
                  divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of
                  Common Shares so that such Person would no longer be an
                  "Acquiring Person," as defined pursuant to the foregoing
                  provisions of this paragraph, then such Person shall not be
                  deemed to have become an "Acquiring Person" for any purposes
                  of this Agreement.

         2. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms that are used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Rights
Agreement.

         3. No Further Amendment. All other terms and provisions of the Rights
Agreement not expressly modified by this Amendment shall remain in full force
and effect and are hereby expressly ratified and confirmed.

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

                                    COMPANY:

                                    DIGITAL RECORDERS, INC.,
                                    a North Carolina corporation

                                    By:
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                                           David L. Turney,
                                           Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
                                           President

                                    RIGHTS AGENT:

                                    CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY,
                                    a New York corporation

                                    By:
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                                           Name:
                                                --------------------------------
                                           Title:
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

                       AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         This Amendment No. 2, dated as of April 12, 2004 (the "Amendment"), is
between Brightpoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company, as
Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent").

         WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent are parties to a Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 20, 1997, as amended on January 4, 1999, (the
"Rights Agreement"), defining the terms of the Rights (as defined therein); and

         WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company
desires to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth below.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements
herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.       AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1

         (a) The definition of "Acquiring Person" in Section 1(a) of the Rights
         Agreement is amended to increase the percentage of beneficial ownership
         required to trigger the exercisability of the Rights from 15% to 20%,
         so that such Section 1(a) is hereby amended to delete all references to
         15% and replace such percentage with 20%:

         (b) The following definition is hereby added to the end of Section 1 to
         read as follows:

                  "(q) "TIDE Committee" shall have the meaning set forth in
                  Section 28 hereof."

2.       AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 7

         (a) Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended to extend the Final
         Expiration Date from February 20, 2007 to April 12, 2014, so that such
         Section 7(a) is hereby amended to delete all references to "February
         20, 2007" and replace such date with "April 12, 2014."

         (b) Section 7(b) of the Rights Agreement is amended to increase the
         Purchase Price for each one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share from
         $115 to $135 to reflect an updated potential long-term trading value of
         the Company's Common Stock as a result of the extension of the Final
         Expiration Date, so that such Section 7(b) is hereby amended to delete
         the reference to $115 and replace such amount with $135.

3.       AMENDMENT TO SECTION 28

         Section 28 of the Rights Agreement is amended to add a Three-Year
         Independent Director Evaluation ("TIDE") policy, and is hereby amended
         by inserting two new paragraphs to the end of Section 28 as follows:

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                  "Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is
                  understood that the Three-Year Independent Director Evaluation
                  Committee (the "TIDE Committee") (as described below) of the
                  Board of Directors of the Company shall review and evaluate
                  this Agreement in order to consider whether the maintenance of
                  this Agreement continues to be in the best interests of the
                  Company and its stockholders, at least once every three years,
                  or sooner than that if (i) any Person shall have made a
                  proposal to the Company or its stockholders, or taken any
                  other action that, if effective, could cause such Person to
                  become an Acquiring Person, and (ii) a majority of the members
                  of the TIDE Committee shall deem such review and evaluation
                  appropriate after giving due regard to all relevant
                  circumstances. Following each such review, the TIDE Committee
                  will communicate its conclusions to the full Board of
                  Directors of the Company, including any recommendation in
                  light thereof as to whether this Agreement should be modified
                  or the Rights should be redeemed. The TIDE Committee shall be
                  comprised of members of the Corporate Governance and
                  Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors who are
                  "independent" as defined under applicable law and NASDAQ
                  listing standards (or the listing standards of the principal
                  exchange or trading system on which the Company's shares of
                  Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading) in effect
                  from time to time, and who are selected by the Corporate
                  Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors,
                  and may be the full Corporate Governance and Nominating
                  Committee of the Board of Directors.

                  The TIDE Committee shall have the power to set its own agenda
                  and to retain, at the expense of the Company, independent
                  legal, accounting or other professional consultants selected
                  by the TIDE Committee, for any matters relating to the purpose
                  of the TIDE Committee. The Company shall cause its employees
                  to make themselves available to cooperate with the TIDE
                  Committee for any matters related to its purpose. The TIDE
                  Committee shall have the authority to review all information
                  of the Company and to consider any and all factors they deem
                  relevant to an evaluation of whether to maintain or modify the
                  Agreement or redeem the Rights."

4.       AMENDMENT TO SECTION 32

         Section 32 of the Rights Agreement is amended to change the law
         governing the Rights Agreement to be that of the current jurisdiction
         of incorporation of the Company, and is hereby amended to read as
         follows:

                  "This Agreement and each Right Certificate issued hereunder
                  shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the
                  state of incorporation of the Company and for all purposes
                  shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
                  of such state of incorporation applicable to contracts to be
                  made and performed entirely within such state."

5.       AMENDMENT TO RIGHT CERTIFICATE

         The Form of Right Certificate attached as Exhibit B to the Rights
         Agreement is amended to conform with the changes described in this
         Amendment, and is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set
         forth in Annex A hereto.

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6.       SEVERABILITY

If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, or
unenforceable, the reminder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions
of this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated.

7.       COUNTERPARTS

         This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each
         of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
         original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one
         and the same instrument.

8.       EFFECT OF AMENDMENT

         Except as expressly modified herein, the Rights Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed by the
Company and the Rights Agent as of the day and year first above written.

                                       BRIGHTPOINT, INC.
Attest:

By /s/ Craig M. Carpenter              By /s/ Steven E. Fivel
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Title: Associate General Counsel and      Title: Executive Vice President,
       Assistant Secretary                       General Counsel and Secretary

                                       AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER &
                                       TRUST COMPANY, as Rights Agent

Attest:

By /s/ Susan Silber                   By  /s/ Herbert J. Lemmer
   ---------------------------------      --------------------------------------
   Title: Assistant Secretary             Title: Vice President

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                                                                         Annex A

                                   EXHIBIT "B"
                            FORM OF RIGHT CERTIFICATE

Certificate No. R-                                               ________ Rights

NOT EXERCISABLE AFTER APRIL 12, 2014 OR EARLIER IF REDEMPTION OR EXCHANGE
OCCURS. THE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION AT $.01 PER RIGHT, AND TO EXCHANGE
UPON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AS
SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, RIGHTS ISSUED TO ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES AN
ACQUIRING PERSON (AS DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT) MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID.

                                Right Certificate

                                BRIGHTPOINT, INC.

         This certifies that __________________________, or registered assigns,
is the registered owner of the number of Rights set forth above, each of which
entitles the owner thereof, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of
the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 20, 1997 (as amended from time to
time, the "Rights Agreement"), between Brightpoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "Rights
Agent"), to purchase from the Company at any time after the Distribution Date
(as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) and prior to the earlier of
(i) 5:00 P.M., New York, New York time, on April 12, 2014, or (ii) the time at
which the Rights are redeemed or exchanged (as defined below), at the principal
office of the Rights Agent, or at the office of its successor as Rights Agent,
one one-thousandth of a fully-paid nonassessable share of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Preferred
Shares"), of the Company, at a purchase price of $135 per one one-thousandth of
a Preferred Share (the "Purchase Price"), upon presentation and surrender of
this Right Certificate with the Form of Election to Purchase duly executed. The
number of Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate (and the number of one
one-thousandths of a Preferred Share which may be purchased upon exercise
hereof) set forth above, and the Purchase Price set forth above, are the number
and Purchase Price as of April 12, 2004, based upon the Preferred Shares as
constituted at such date. As provided in the Rights Agreement, the Purchase
Price and the number of one one-thousandths of a Preferred Share which may be
purchased upon the exercise of the Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate
are subject to modification and adjustment upon the happening of certain events.

         This Right Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Rights Agreement, which terms, provisions and conditions are
hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and to which
Rights Agreement reference is hereby made for a full description of the rights,
limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities hereunder of the
Rights Agent, the Company and the holders of the Right Certificates. Copies of
the Rights Agreement are on file at the principal executive offices of the
Company and the above-mentioned offices of the Rights Agent.

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         This Right Certificate, with or without other Right Certificates, upon
surrender at the principal office of the Rights Agent, may be exchanged for
another Right Certificate or Right Certificates of like tenor and date
evidencing Rights entitling the holder to purchase a like aggregate number of
Preferred Shares as the Rights evidenced by the Right Certificate or Right
Certificates surrendered shall have entitled such holder to purchase. If this
Right Certificate shall be exercised in part, the holder shall be entitled to
receive upon surrender hereof another Right Certificate or Right Certificates
for the number of whole Rights not exercised.

         Subject to the provisions of the Rights Agreement, the Rights evidenced
by this Certificate (i) may be redeemed by the Company at a redemption price of
$.01 per Right, payable in cash or the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01
per share (the "Common Stock"), or (ii) may be exchanged in whole or in part for
Common Stock. No fractional Preferred Shares will be issued upon the exercise of
any Right or Rights evidenced hereby (other than fractions which are integral
multiples of one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share, which may, at the election
of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts), but in lieu thereof a cash
payment will be made, as provided in the Rights Agreement.

         No holder of this Right Certificate shall be entitled to vote or
receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of the Preferred
Shares or of any other securities of the Company which may at any time be
issuable on the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained in the Rights
Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any
of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the
election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any
meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to
receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as
provided in the Rights Agreement), or to receive dividends or subscription
rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by this Right
Certificate shall have been exercised as provided in the Rights Agreement.

         This Right Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose
until it shall have been countersigned by the Rights Agent.

         WITNESS the facsimile signature of the proper officers of the Company
and its corporate seal. Dated as of _______________________, _____.

              ATTEST:                  BRIGHTPOINT, INC.

By                                     By
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   Title:                                 Title:

              Countersigned:

              AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER &
              TRUST COMPANY, as Rights Agent

              By
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              By
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                 Authorized Officer

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