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Exhibit 10.5

Joint Bidding Agreement

     This Joint Bidding Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated June 29, 2007, by and between AT&T
Inc. (“AT&T”) and Dobson Communications Corporation (“Dobson”) sets forth the procedures by which
AT&T and Dobson shall bid jointly in the auction of the 700 MHz spectrum, which the Federal
Communications Commission (the “Commission” or the “FCC”) is statutorily required to commence no
later than January 28, 2008 (the “Auction”).

     1. AT&T and Dobson shall participate in the Auction pursuant to this Agreement. Dobson shall
not otherwise participate in the Auction or enter into any other bidding agreement or understanding
for the Auction without the express written consent of AT&T. AT&T may add third parties to this
Agreement or enter into other bidding arrangements with other applicants in the Auction.

     2. AT&T shall bid on behalf of both AT&T and Dobson. No later than five (5) business days
immediately preceding the date on which the FCC Form 175 is required to be filed, Dobson shall
provide AT&T in writing the preliminary list of licenses that Dobson desires to win in the Auction
(the “Dobson Licenses”) and the tentative maximum amount it is willing to pay for each Dobson
License, provided, however, that the maximum bid amount for all the Dobson Licenses shall not
exceed [*].

     3. AT&T shall disclose to Dobson in writing no later than five (5) business days immediately
preceding the date on which the FCC Form 175 is required to be filed the preliminary list of
licenses on which AT&T wishes to win in the Auction (“AT&T Licenses”). AT&T may bid without
restriction for such licenses or any other licenses as AT&T deems appropriate.

 

			
	*	 	Confidential information has been omitted and filed
separately with the SEC.

 

 

     4. AT&T shall file a timely FCC Form 175 with the FCC for the Auction, which shall identify at
least the AT&T Licenses and the Dobson Licenses as the licenses on which AT&T will bid. Dobson
shall provide AT&T with such information and assistance in a timely manner as AT&T may require to
complete and timely file the FCC Form 175.

     5. AT&T shall pay such upfront fees and assessments, including any penalties, as may be
required by the FCC to enable it simultaneously to bid on and win both the Dobson Licenses and the
AT&T Licenses. Dobson shall reimburse AT&T by wire transfer no later than the day on which the
upfront payments are due for the amount of the upfront fees and assessments attributable to the
Dobson Licenses, including any penalties that would be attributable to Dobson if it was the
applicant. If there is any defect in the FCC Form 175, AT&T shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cure any such defect(s) in a timely fashion. Dobson shall, in a timely manner,
cooperate with and reasonably assist AT&T in connection with AT&T’ efforts to cure such defects.

     6. The Parties intend to enter into a Bidding Protocol Agreement prior to the commencement of
the Auction, but if no such agreement is reached, the following principles shall apply: (a)
throughout the Auction, AT&T will keep Dobson fully informed concerning the bidding process,
including, but not limited to, the results of each bidding round and AT&T’ plans with respect to
the next bidding round; (b) AT&T will consult with Dobson concerning the bidding for the Dobson
Licenses for each bidding round, and, consistent with Section 2 of this Agreement, AT&T shall bid
for such licenses as may be directed by Dobson, including Dobson Licenses and licenses that are not
Dobson Licenses on which Dobson desires to bid in order to satisfy minimum eligibility rations in
any given round; (c) Dobson shall provide AT&T with appropriate directions concerning the bidding
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and timely manner such that AT&T can implement those directions in an orderly fashion during
each bidding round; (d) Dobson shall designate prior to the commencement of the Auction one or
more individuals (“Dobson Representatives”) who shall represent Dobson’s interests during the
Auction, who are familiar with the Commission’s auction processes, and who are authorized to commit
Dobson with respect to decisions made during the Auction; (e) the Dobson Representatives shall be
available throughout the Auction to consult with AT&T in a prompt and timely manner; and (f) up to
two Dobson Representatives may be in attendance on the premises employed by AT&T to participate in
the Auction.

     7. Dobson shall contribute to the costs of the software that AT&T reasonably requires to
participate effectively in the Auction (which AT&T anticipates will equal approximately $300,000)
based on the ratio of Dobson’s eligibility units to AT&T’ eligibility units as determined by the
Commission in accordance with its Public Notice establishing the bidding procedures for the Auction
(the “Eligibility Units”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Eligibility Units shall equal the
upfront payments associated with the Dobson Licenses and with the AT&T Licenses as specified in the
Commission’s Public Notice establishing the bidding procedure for the Auction, without regard to
penalties, if any, that either AT&T or Dobson shall be required to pay. AT&T shall bear the costs
of providing the physical facilities, telecommunications services and other reasonable internal
support functions.

     8. Dobson may, at any time after the commencement of the Auction, upon written timely notice
to AT&T

     a. modify the licenses which constitute the Dobson Licenses provided that Dobson has
the Eligibility Units to bid for the revised list of Dobson Licenses and

 

 

provided further that Dobson may not delete any license for which AT&T is the standing
high bidder at the time,

     b. modify the maximum price it is willing to pay for any Dobson License or all Dobson
Licenses, provided that (i) the modified maximum price for a Dobson License is not less than
the amount for which AT&T is the standing high bidder pursuant to a bid directed by Dobson
for that Dobson License or the modified maximum price for all Dobson Licenses is not less
than the total amount for which AT&T is the standing high bidder by reason of bids directed
by Dobson for all the Dobson Licenses and (ii) the modified maximum price does not cause the
total price for all Dobson Licenses to exceed the cap set forth in Section 3 of this
Agreement.

     9. In the event that both AT&T and Dobson are interested, either initially or at any time
during the Auction, in acquiring the same license(s) or license(s) that serve overlapping
geographic areas, the Parties shall discuss in good faith which license(s) to bid on and the
maximum amount to bid for such license(s) in order to satisfy both Parties’ requirements while
minimizing the number of licenses on which AT&T will bid.

     10. If the Parties cannot agree on how to accommodate both Parties’ interests in the same
license (a “Joint License”), AT&T shall use commercially reasonable efforts, in consultation with
Dobson, to acquire sufficient spectrum to meet the needs of both AT&T and Dobson, provided,
however, that, where the high-bid for a license in any bidding round exceeds the maximum amount a
Party is willing to bid for that license or would result in Dobson exceeding the cap in Section 3
of this Agreement, AT&T shall thereafter attempt to acquire the license solely for the Party whose
maximum has not been exceeded and that license shall no longer be treated as a Joint License but
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     11. If the Auction concludes before the merger is consummated, AT&T shall acquire and hold in
its name any license for which it was the high-bidder in the Auction, except that Dobson shall wire
AT&T no later than the dates on which AT&T is required to make the down payment and the final
payment(s) for the Dobson License(s) the amounts AT&T is required to pay to acquire the Dobson
License(s), including any penalty payments (collectively the “Purchase Price”). Where the license
was a Joint License, AT&T shall pay the Purchase Price, except that where AT&T is the high-bidder
for more than one license to serve the same or overlapping areas as a result of its efforts
pursuant to Section 10, Dobson shall reimburse AT&T no later than the day on which a payment is due
the Purchase Price attributable to any license(s) acquired to meet Dobson’s spectrum needs. Where
AT&T acquires a license that is neither an AT&T, a Dobson or a Joint License (an “Unwanted
License”), Dobson shall only be responsible for paying for such Unwanted Licenses as resulted from
a bid for such license at Dobson’s direction.

     12. In the event that the Merger Agreement terminates or is terminated after the Auction is
concluded, and

     a. AT&T acquires on Dobson’s behalf one or more Dobson Licenses, the Parties shall file
within thirty (30) days thereafter, and diligently prosecute, any applications that may be
necessary to assign the Dobson License(s) to Dobson. Each Party will cooperate and
reasonably assist each other in preparing and prosecuting any such applications.

     b. AT&T acquires one or more Joint Licenses, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith
to determine how best to allocate, partition or disaggregate the Joint Licenses. If the
Parties cannot reach agreement concerning the allocation, partition or disaggregation of a
Joint License, they shall allocate those licenses as follows:

 

 

     i. Each Party will select in a weighted rotation, license by license, the Joint
Licenses they wish to acquire.

     ii. The Party selecting first shall be selected at random, but the relative
number of opportunities for each Party to select shall be determined by the ratio of
their Eligibility Units. For example, if Dobson has x Eligibility Units and AT&T
has 3x Eligibility Units, AT&T will get to select 3 licenses for each license Dobson
selects.

     c. Where any Joint License is partitioned or disaggregated or both partition and
disaggregated, the Parties shall file within thirty (30) days of the date on which the
Parties agree to the partitioning and/or disaggregation such application(s) with the FCC as
may be necessary to partition and/or disaggregate the license. Each Party will cooperate
and reasonably assist each other in preparing and diligently prosecuting any such
applications.

     d. Where the Joint License is not partitioned or disaggregated and Dobson has the right
to acquire the license, the Parties shall file within thirty (30) days after the Parties
resolve which Party will acquire the license, and diligently prosecute, any applications
that may be necessary to assign the license to Dobson. Each Party will cooperate and
reasonably assist each other in preparing and prosecuting any such applications.

     e. Each Party shall be responsible for the Purchase Price of any Joint or any
partitioned and/or disaggregated Joint License acquired by that Party. Where a Joint
License is partitioned and/or disaggregated, the Purchase Price shall be apportioned based
on the MHz-POPs in the area served by the licenses acquired by Dobson and by AT&T.

 

 

Dobson shall reimburse AT&T for Dobson’s portion of the Purchase Price plus interest at
simple 8.0% annual rate for any Joint,, partitioned and/or disaggregated Joint License it
acquires at the closing after FCC grant of the application(s) to assign the license or
portion thereof to Dobson. Such closing shall take place no later than ten (10) business
days after the FCC grant of the assignment application is final, unless both Parties agree
to an earlier closing date.

     13. In the event that the Merger Agreement terminates or is terminated:

     a. before the Form 175 is filed with the Commission, this Agreement shall terminate
simultaneously with the termination of the Merger Agreement;

     b. after the Form 175 is filed with the Commission but before the Auction concludes,
this Agreement shall remain in effect and AT&T shall continue to bid on behalf of Dobson on
any license available in the auction as Dobson may direct that would not cause Dobson to
exceed its allocated Eligibility Units, but the Parties will only coordinate as required for
Dobson to direct AT&T’ bidding on Dobson’s behalf.

     14. Except as required by the FCC rules and policies, as otherwise required by law, as
necessary to add a third party to this Agreement or for AT&T to enter into a business arrangement
with others, or as otherwise mutually agreed, neither Party shall disclose to a third party or
publicize any of the terms of this Agreement, or any aspect of any bidding or transaction
contemplated by the Parties. If the Parties are required to file the Exhibits to this Agreement
with the FCC, they will use commercially reasonable efforts to assure that they are treated as
proprietary and confidential by the FCC under its rules and not disclosed publicly or to any third
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     15. Each Party shall follow procedures designed to ensure compliance with all applicable laws,
including, but not limited to (a) Commission rules relating to the conduct of the Auction and (b)
the Commission’s anti-collusion rule, as interpreted by the Commission. Each Party shall promptly
notify the other in the event that it becomes aware that there has been or may have been a breach
of the Commission’s anti-collusion rule.

     16. The Parties understand that the Commission has not adopted final rules for the conduct of
the Auction and that the adoption of those rules could affect the terms of this Agreement. If that
should occur, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so that the
intent of the Parties, as reflected in this Agreement, is preserved under the new Commission rules.
However, if the Parties cannot reach an agreement on any modifications to this Agreement, this
Agreement shall remain binding and control their participation in the Auction.

     17. Except as otherwise provided in the next sentence, every provision of this Agreement is
intended to be severable, and, if any part of any provision hereof is unenforceable or invalid in
any respect, such part shall be ineffective to the extent of such unenforceability of invalidity
only, without in any way affecting the remaining parts of such provision or the remaining
provisions hereof. The preceding sentence shall be of no force or effect if the consequence of
enforcing the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement without such unenforceable or invalid
provision would be to cause either Party to lose a material benefit derived from this Agreement, in
which case this entire Agreement shall be of no force or effect.

     18. Each signatory to this Agreement is duly authorized to execute this Agreement and to bind
the Party represented. Each Party represents and warrants that it is authorized to enter into this
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will not violate any judgment, decree, order, or agreement to which it is a party nor
contravene any other agreement or understanding to which it is legally bound, or any law, rule, or
regulation applicable to it.

     19. Except for Merger Agreement by and between AT&T, Alpine Merger Sub, Inc., and Dobson, this
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between or among the Parties with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and
written, between or among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. No
Party has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation, warranty, covenant or
undertaking of any other Party that is not set out or referred to in this Agreement.

     20. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within such
state, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles.

     21. The Parties shall perform all such acts, enter all such agreements, file all such reports,
and do all such things as are necessary to carry out fully the Parties’ intent hereunder.

     22. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute the same agreement.

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	AT&T INC.

 	 
	 	/s/  Rick Moore
 	 
	 	By:           Rick Moore 	 
	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President —

Corporate Development 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	DOBSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

 	 
	 	/s/  Steven P. Dussek
 	 
	 	By:              Steven P. Dussek 	 
	 	Title:  	Chief Executive Officer and Presidentexv10w4

 

Exhibit 10.4

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), is made as of the 6th day of June, 2007 by and
between DOBSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, an Oklahoma corporation, (the “Company” and as this term
is further defined in Section 12(a) below) and R. THOMAS MORGAN (“Executive”).

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

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

     2. Term. The period of employment of Executive by the Company under this Agreement
(the “Employment Period”) will commence on the Date of Agreement and continue for a period of two
(2) years through the second anniversary of the Date of Agreement (the “Expiration Date”) and
subsequent extension or continuation of employment thereafter, if any. In the absence of written
notice from either the Executive or the Company at least six months prior to the Expiration Date,
the Agreement shall automatically renew for one (1) year beginning on the stated Expiration Date.
After the Expiration Date and a one (1) year extension, if applicable, no further automatic
extensions shall occur without the written authorization of the Compensation Committee of the
Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”); in the absence of such authorization, employment shall
continue solely on an at will basis in which the Executive or the Company may terminate the
employment relationship at any time for any reason. The Employment Period may be sooner terminated
under Section 6 of this Agreement.

     3. Position and Duties. Executive will have those powers and duties normally
associated with the position of Senior Vice President of Sales, will devote substantially all of
Executive’s working time, attention and energies (other than absences due to illness or vacation)
to the performance of Executive’s duties for the Company. Notwithstanding the above, Executive
will be permitted, to the extent such activities do not reasonably interfere with the performance
by Executive of Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement or violate Sections
10(a), (b) or (c) of this Agreement, to (1) manage Executive’s personal, financial and legal
affairs, (ii) serve on civic or charitable boards or committees; and (iii) serve on boards or
committees of other entities not in conflict or competition with the Company.

     4. Place of Performance. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the principal place
of employment of Executive will be the Company’s principal executive offices in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma or in such location where the Executive is regularly employed by the Company on the Date
of Agreement.

     5. Compensation and Related Matters.

          (a) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Company will pay Executive a base
salary at the rate of not less than Two Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand and

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No/100 Dollars ($272,000.00) per year (“Base Salary”), in approximately equal installments in
accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices. Executive’s Base Salary may be
increased, but not decreased, pursuant to annual review by the Board. Such increased Base Salary
will then constitute the Base Salary for all purposes of this Agreement.

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

          (c) Welfare, Pension and Incentive Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period,
Executive (and Executive’s spouse and/or dependents to the extent provided in the applicable plans
and programs) will be entitled to participate in and be covered under all the welfare benefit plans
or programs maintained by the Company for the benefit of its senior executive officers pursuant to
the terms of such plans and programs, including, without limitation, all medical, life,
hospitalization, dental, disability, accidental death and dismemberment and travel accident
insurance plans and programs. In addition, during the Employment Period, Executive will be
eligible to participate in all pension, retirement, savings incentive or other stock option
programs; and other employee benefit plans and programs maintained from time to time by the Company
for the benefit of its senior executive officers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

          (d) Good Reason. For a period of one (1) year after a Change in Control (as defined
in Section 17 herein), Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for “Good Reason” upon the
occurrence, within one (1) year after a Change in Control and without Executive’s written consent
of one of the two events set forth below:

               (i) a material change in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities; or

               (ii) the Company requiring Executive to be based at any office or location outside of the
Oklahoma City metropolitan area or outside the metropolitan area where the Executive is regularly
employed immediately before a Change in Control except for travel reasonably required in the
performance of Executive’s responsibilities; provided, transfer of the Executive from any location
to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma shall not be a violation of this Subsection (d)(ii);

Executive shall give Notice of Termination for Good Cause to the Company within seven (7) days of
Executive’s actual knowledge of such occurrence. Such termination for Good Reason will not be a
breach of this Agreement.

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

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

     7. Termination Procedure.

          (a) Notice of Termination. Any termination of Executive’s employment by the Company
or by Executive during the Employment Period (other than termination pursuant to Section 6(a)) will
be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party in

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accordance with Section 15. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a
written notice which indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and
sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of Executive’s employment.

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

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

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

               (i) The Company will pay to Executive in a single lump sum payment (A) Executive’s pro rata
Base Salary and accrued vacation pay through the Date of Termination, as soon as practicable
following the Date of Termination, and (B) the product obtained by multiplying the Executive’s
Annual Compensation by a factor of 1. For purposes of this Agreement, Annual Compensation is the
sum of the Executive’s annualized Base Salary and the bonus paid to Executive for the last twelve
(12) months before the Date of Termination.

               (ii) The Company will maintain in full force and effect, for the continued benefit of
Executive (and Executive’s spouse and/or Executive’s dependents, as applicable) for a period of
twelve (12) months following the Date of Termination the medical, hospitalization, and dental
programs, in which Executive (and Executive’s spouse and/or Executive’s dependents, as applicable)
participated immediately prior to the Date of Termination at the level in effect and upon
substantially the same terms and conditions (including without limitations contributions required
by Executive for such benefits) as existed immediately prior to the Date of Termination; provided,
if the Executive (or Executive’s spouse) is eligible for Medicare of a similar type of government
medical benefit, such benefit shall be the primary provider before Company medical benefits are
provided. If Executive (or Executive’s spouse and/or Executive’s dependents) cannot continue to
participate in the Company programs providing such benefits, the Company shall arrange to provide
Executive (and Executive’s spouse and/or Executive’s dependents, as applicable) with the economic
equivalent of such

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benefits which they otherwise would have been entitled to receive under such plans and
programs (“Continued Benefits”). However, if Executive becomes reemployed with another employer
and is eligible to receive medical, hospitalization and dental benefits under another
employer-provided plan, the medical, hospitalization and dental benefits described herein shall be
secondary to those provided under such other plan during the applicable period.

               (iii) The Company will reimburse Executive, pursuant to the Company’s policy, for reasonable
business expenses incurred, but not paid, prior to the Date of Termination.

               (iv) Executive shall receive a prorated payment under any annual cash incentive bonus plan
then in effect, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. The Company’s current annual
cash incentive bonus plan establishes both subjective and objective performance criteria (and for
some Executives, individual and Company criteria) that must be satisfied for an employee to be
eligible for a bonus. In determining whether Executive is entitled to a prorated payment of an
annual bonus under this provision, the Company shall: (i) assume that any subjective or individual
performance criteria applicable to the Executive have been 100% satisfied; and (ii) with respect to
any objective Company performance criteria applicable to the Executive, compare the actual
performance of the Company for the respective fiscal year through the end of the month prior to the
Date of Termination, against the budget targets for those objective Company performance criteria
levels for such period. The performance criteria will then be evaluated under the terms of the
annual cash incentive bonus plan. To the extent such criteria are deemed to be satisfied in
accordance with the foregoing, and a bonus would be payable to Executive, such bonus shall be
prorated for the respective fiscal year through the Date of Termination. Such prorated bonus, if
any, shall be due and payable within ten (10) days of the Date of Termination.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     10. Confidential Information, Ownership of Documents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     12. Agreement Binding on Successors.

          (a) Company’s Successors. No rights or obligations of the Company under this
Agreement may be assigned or transferred except that the Company will require any successor
(whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, sale, transfer of stock,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the
Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to

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

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

     13. Section 280G Limitations. In the event that the compensation and other benefits
provided for in this Agreement (or otherwise payable to Executive under any other agreement with
the Company) (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) but for the application of this Section,
would result in the Company’s payment or payments to Executive of an “excess parachute payment”
within the meaning of Code Section 280G, then at the Company’s sole option Executive’s total
compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement (and any other agreement between Executive
and the Company) may be reduced by the amount necessary to cause the value of all compensation and
benefits payable to Executive to be $1.00 below the amount of payments that would cause any portion
of such payments to be classified as an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Code
Section 280G. Unless the Company and Executive otherwise agree in writing, any determination
required under this Section shall be made in writing by the Company’s independent public
accountants (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the
Executive and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by
this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning
applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application
of Code Sections 280G and 4999. The Company and Executive shall furnish to the Accountants such
information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a
determination under this Section. The Employer shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably
incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section.

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     14. Section 409A Limitations. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to the extent that section is applicable, and it
shall be interpreted in a manner that complies with such section to the fullest extent possible.
The Company and Executive agree that the Company at its sole option shall have the power to adjust
the timing or other details relating to the payments described in this Agreement if the Company
determines that such adjustments are necessary in order to comply with or become exempt from the
requirements of Section 409A. The Company and Executive further acknowledge that if Executive is
determined to be a “specified employee” as such term is defined in Section 409A upon Executive’s
Date of Termination, that certain payments to Executive under this Agreement may be required to be
postponed to comply with Section 409A. Thus, the Company and Executive agree that, in such event,
any payments that are so postponed will be paid to Executive on the first day of the calendar month
following the end of the required postponement period.

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

If to Executive:

At Executive’s last known address evidenced on the Company’s payroll records.

If to the Company:

Dobson Communications Corporation

14201 Wireless Way

Oklahoma City, OK 73134

Attention: General Counsel

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

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

     17. Change in Control. A “Change in Control” under this Agreement means if any of the
conditions set forth below shall have occurred:

               (a) Dobson CC Limited Partnership, an Oklahoma limited partnership, and its affiliates
cease to beneficially own at least 35% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
outstanding capital stock of the Company entitled to vote in the election of the directors of
the Company; or

               (b) Any “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13 (d) or 14 (d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 becomes the ultimate “beneficial

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owner,” as defined in Rule 1 3d-3 under the Exchange Act, of more than 35% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of outstanding capital stock of the Company entitled to
vote in the election of directors of the Company, on a fully diluted basis, and such
beneficial ownership represents a greater percentage of such total combined voting power, on a
fully diluted basis, than is held by Dobson CC Limited Partnership and its affiliates on such
date; or

               (c) Individuals who on March 1, 2007 constituted the Board of Directors of the Company,
together with any new directors whose election by the Board of Directors of the Company or
whose nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a majority of the
members of the Board of Directors of the Company when in office who either were members of the
Board of Directors of the Company on March 1, 2007 or whose election or nomination for
election was previously approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members
of the Company’s Board of Directors then in office; or

               (d) The sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of
merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, or all or substantially
all of the combined assets of the Company and all of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to
any person other than a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company or Dobson CC Limited
Partnership or any of its affiliates; or

               (e) The adoption of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

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

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

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

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

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

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the Date of
Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	DOBSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, an

Oklahoma corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Steven P. Dussek
 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“COMPANY” 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	                                            /s/  R. Thomas Morgan
 	 
	 	R. THOMAS MORGAN 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	“EXECUTIVE” 	 
	 

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