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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.18(b)

                              NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.

                       1999 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

                           EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 29, 1999
                 THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF JULY 24, 2002

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                              NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.

                       1999 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

        Nextel Partners, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware (the "Company"), hereby adopts this 1999 Nonqualified Stock
Option Plan, to be effective as of January 29, 1999. The purposes of this Plan
are as follows:

         1. To further the growth, development and financial success of the
Company by providing additional incentives to certain of its senior management
and other key Employees who have been or will be given responsibility for the
management or administration of the Company's business affairs, by assisting
them to become owners of capital stock of the Company and thus to benefit
directly from its growth, development and financial success.

         2. To enable the Company to obtain and retain the services of the type
of professional, technical and managerial employees and other persons considered
essential to the long-range success of the Company by providing and offering
them an opportunity to become owners of capital stock of the Company pursuant to
the exercise of "non-qualified" options which do not qualify under Section 422
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

                                    ARTICLE 1
                                   DEFINITIONS

         Whenever the following terms are used in this Plan, they shall have the
meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.
The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and neuter and the singular
shall include the plural, where the context so indicates.

         1.1 "Beneficial Owner" means a beneficial owner as defined in Rules
13d-3, 13d-5 or 16a-1 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rules), including
the provision of such Rules that a Person shall be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of all securities that such Person has a right to acquire within 60
days, but such provision of the Rules will apply only if (i) all conditions
(other than payment of the purchase or acquisition price of such securities) to
such Person's exercise of such rights have been satisfied and (ii) such
securities (if options, warrants, or similar derivatives) are "in-the-money,"
provided that in all cases a Person shall not be deemed a Beneficial Owner of,
or to own beneficially, any securities if such beneficial ownership (1) arises
solely as a result of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a proxy or
consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Exchange Act
and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and (2) is not also then
reportable on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act.

        1.2 "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

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        1.3 "Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, interests,
participation or other equivalents (however designated) of stock of, or other
ownership interests in, such Person, but excluding any pay-in-kind preferred
stock, other "debt equivalents" and mandatorily redeemable "nominal equity"
securities.

        1.4 "Change in Control of the Company" means the occurrence of any of
the following events:

               (a) any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d)
        and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder) (i) is or
        becomes the Beneficial Owner of more than 50% of the total Voting Stock
        or Total Common Equity of the Company, or (ii) otherwise has the power
        to direct the management and policies of the Company, directly or
        through one or more intermediaries, whether through the ownership of
        voting securities, by contract or otherwise, except that no change of
        control will be deemed to have occurred under this clause (ii) as a
        result of customary rights granted (A) in any indenture, credit
        agreement or other agreement for borrowed money or (B) to holders of
        non-convertible, mandatorily redeemable, preferred stock unless and
        until action occurs that would otherwise cause a "Change in Control of
        the Company" as herein defined, provided that such rights were granted
        pursuant to a transaction in the financial markets and not as part of a
        strategic alliance or similar transaction;

               (b) the Company sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or
        otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to any
        Person (other than to a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of
        the Company);

               (c) the Company, directly or indirectly, consolidates with, or
        merges with or into, another Person, or any Person, directly or
        indirectly, consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, and
        pursuant to such transaction (or series of transactions) either: (i) the
        outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged
        for cash, securities or other property, but excluding a transaction (or
        series of transactions) where (A) the outstanding Voting Stock of the
        Company is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving
        or transferee Person and (B) the holders of Voting Stock of the Company
        immediately preceding such transaction receive more than 50% of the
        total Voting Stock and Total Common Equity of the surviving or
        transferee Person in substantially the same relative proportions as such
        holders had prior to such transaction; or (ii) new shares of Voting
        Stock of the Company are issued so that immediately following such
        transaction, the holders of Voting Stock of the Company immediately
        preceding such transaction own less than 50% of the Voting Stock and
        Total Common Equity of the surviving Person; or

               (d) during any period of two consecutive years following the
        Closing Date, individuals who at the beginning of such period
        constituted the Board (together with any Directors who are members of
        the Board on the date of the Closing, and any new Directors whose
        election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the
        shareholders of the

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        Company was approved by a vote of 66-2/3% of the directors then still in
        office who were either Directors at the beginning of such period or
        whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved)
        cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in
        office; provided, that no change in the composition of the Board in
        connection with the Closing, or by reason of any substitution of one
        Director for another so long as both Directors are nominated by the same
        Person, shall constitute a Change in Control of the Company for purposes
        of this paragraph (d).

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, no "Change in Control of the Company"
shall occur (i) merely by reason of any creditor of the Company foreclosing on
or otherwise causing the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any
substantial part of the Company's assets (including, without limitation, the
Company's equity interests in its subsidiaries) or (ii) merely by reason of a
transfer by Eagle River Investments, LLC ("Eagle River") to another Person of
the Capital Stock of the Company owned by Eagle River so long as Craig O. McCaw
("McCaw") controls (as defined in Section 4.01(h) of the Shareholders'
Agreement) such Person whether or not McCaw owns a majority of the equity
interests of such Person, unless such transfer referred to in this clause (ii),
alone or in conjunction with other transactions, results in the occurrence of an
event of the type described in any of clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.

        1.5 "Closing" means the initial closing (if any) of the equity
investments contemplated by the Commitment Letter.

        1.6 "Closing Date" means the date of the Closing.

        1.7 "Closing Price" on any Trading Day with respect to the per share
price of any shares of Capital Stock of any Person means the last reported sale
price regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the
average of the reported closing bid and asked prices regular way, in either case
on the New York Stock Exchange or if such shares of Capital Stock are not listed
or admitted to trading on such exchange, on the principal national securities
exchange on which such shares are listed or admitted to trading or, if not
listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, on the NASDAQ
Stock Market or, if such shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange or quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market and the issuer
and principal securities exchange do not meet such requirements, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market as furnished by
any New York Stock Exchange member firm of national standing that is selected
from time to time by such Person for that purpose.

        1.8 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        1.9 "Commitment Letter" means the Commitment Letter, dated December 4,
1998, among the Company and the investors named therein.

        1.10 "Committee" shall mean the Board or any committee consisting of
Board members properly designated by the Board, who shall administer this Plan
as provided in Article 6 hereof.

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The Committee shall be composed of not less than the minimum number of persons
from time to time required by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and Section
162(m) of the Code each of whom, to the extent necessary to comply with Rule
16b-3 and Section 162(m) only, is a "Non-Employee Director" and an "Outside
Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and Section 162(m), respectively.

        1.11 "Company" shall mean Nextel Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

        1.12 "Director" shall mean a member of the Board.

        1.13 "DLJ Entity" has the meaning specified in the Shareholders'
Agreement.

        1.14 "Employee" shall mean any employee of the Company, or of any
corporation which is then a Parent Corporation or Subsidiary, whether such
employee is so employed at the time this Plan is adopted or becomes so employed
subsequent to the adoption of this Plan. The determination of who is an eligible
Employee shall be made by the Committee. Any decision made by the Committee that
does not constitute an abuse of discretion shall be final and binding.

        1.15 "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

        1.16 "Exercise Price" means the purchase price of an Option as set forth
in the Option Agreement.

        1.17 "Joint Venture Agreement" means the Joint Venture Agreement, dated
as of the Closing Date, among the Company, Nextel Partners Operating Corp. and
NWIP, as amended and in effect, from time to time.

        1.18 "Nextel" shall mean NEXTEL Communications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.

        1.19 "NWIP" shall mean Nextel WIP Corp., a Delaware corporation.

        1.20 "Option" shall mean an option to purchase Shares granted under this
Plan.

        1.21 "Option Agreement" shall mean any written agreement, contract, or
other instrument or document evidencing any Option as set forth in Section 4.1.

        1.22 "Optionee" shall mean a Senior Manager or other Employee or
individual to whom an Option is granted under this Plan.

        1.23 "Parent Corporation" shall mean any corporation or other entity of
which the Company is a direct or indirect Subsidiary.

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        1.24 "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality
thereof.

        1.25 "Plan" shall mean this 1999 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan.

        1.26 "Recruiting Options" has the meaning specified in Section 3.3(b).

        1.27 "Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements" shall mean the Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreements, dated as of November 20, 1998, as amended, between
each of the Senior Managers and the Company and the Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement, as amended, between Donald J. Manning and the Company dated September
9, 1999.

        1.28 "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

        1.29 "Senior Manager" shall mean John Chapple, John Thompson, David
Thaler, David Aas, Perry Satterlee, Mark Fanning and any other Employee
designated as a Senior Manager by the Company.

        1.30 "Service" shall mean, with respect to any Employee, the period (in
calendar days) elapsed between (i) such Employee's first day of employment as an
Employee and (ii) the day of such Employee's Termination of Employment.

        1.31 "Shareholders' Agreement" shall mean the Shareholders' Agreement,
dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, NWIP and the other stockholders
of the Company named therein, as amended and in effect, from time to time.

        1.32 "Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.

        1.33 "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation in an unbroken chain of
corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations other than
the last corporation in the unbroken chain then owns stock possessing 50% or
more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the
other corporations in such chain. "Subsidiary" shall also mean any partnership,
or limited liability company, in which the Company and/or any Subsidiary owns
more than 50% of the capital or profit interests.

        1.34 "Termination of Employment" shall mean, with respect to any
Employee, the date on which the employee-employer relationship between such
Employee and the Company, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary is terminated for
any reason, with or without cause, including, but not by way of limitation, a
termination by resignation, discharge, death or retirement, but excluding
terminations where there is a simultaneous re-employment by the Company, a
Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided herein or in
any Option Agreement, the Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall determine
the effect of all other matters and questions relating to

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Termination of Employment, including, but not by way of limitation, the question
of whether a Termination of Employment resulted from a discharge for good cause,
and all questions of whether particular leaves of absence constitute
Terminations of Employment.

        1.35 "Total Common Equity" of any Person means, as of any day of
determination, the product of (i) the aggregate number of fully diluted shares
of common stock of such Person on such day and (ii) the average Closing Price of
such common stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding
such day. If no such Closing Price exists with respect to shares of any such
class, the value of such shares for purposes of clause (ii) of the preceding
sentence shall be determined by the board of directors of such Person in good
faith and evidenced by a resolution of such board of directors.

        1.36 "Trading Days" with respect to a securities exchange or automated
quotation system means a day on which such exchange or system is open for a full
day of trading.

        1.37 "Voting Stock" shall mean any Capital Stock which ordinarily has
voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar
functions), whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of
securities has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

        1.38 "Years of Service" shall mean, with respect to any Employee as of
any date of determination, the total number of days of such Employee's Service
with the Company divided by 365.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                             SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

        2.1 Shares Subject to Plan. The shares of stock subject to Options shall
be shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the
"Shares"). The aggregate number of such Shares which may be issued upon exercise
of Options under this Plan shall not exceed 28,545,354; provided, that this
number (i) shall be increased by the number of Shares issued pursuant to any of
the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements that are purchased by the Company upon
termination of any Senior Manager and (ii) may be increased, at the discretion
of the Board, by the number of Shares (if any) that are purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.05 of the Shareholders' Agreement.

        2.2 Unexercised Options. If any Option expires, is forfeited, or is
cancelled without having been fully exercised, the shares subject to such Option
but as to which such Option was not exercised prior to its expiration,
forfeiture or cancellation may again become shares with respect to which Options
may be granted hereunder.

        2.3 Changes in Company's Shares. In the event that the Committee
determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash,
Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split,
reverse stock split, reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation,
split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other
securities

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of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other
securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event
affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be
appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan, then the
Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of
(i) the number of Shares of the Company (or number and kind of other securities
or property) with respect to which Options may thereafter be granted, (ii) the
number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other
securities or property) subject to outstanding Options, and (iii) the grant or
exercise price with respect to any Options, or, if deemed appropriate, make
provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Option.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                               GRANTING OF OPTIONS

        3.1 Eligibility. Any Employee of the Company or of any corporation which
is then a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary shall be eligible to be granted
Options in the sole discretion of the Committee. Notwithstanding any provision
of this Plan to the contrary, officers or Directors of the Company, regardless
of whether they are Employees, may be granted Options in the sole discretion of
the Committee, in the same manner as if they were Employees.

        3.2 Granting of Options.

               (a) The Committee shall from time to time, in its absolute
        discretion:

                      (i) Select from among Employees (including Employees to
               whom Options have previously been granted under the Plan) such of
               them as in its opinion should be granted Options; and

                      (ii) Determine the number of Shares to be subject to such
               Options granted to such Employees; and

                      (iii) Determine the terms and conditions of such Options,
               consistent with the Plan.

               (b) Upon the selection of an Employee to be granted an Option,
        the Committee shall instruct the Secretary of the Company to issue such
        Option and may impose such conditions to the grant of such Option as it
        deems appropriate. Without limiting the generality of the preceding
        sentence, the Committee may, in its discretion and on such terms as it
        deems appropriate, require as a condition to the grant of an Option to
        an Employee that the Employee surrender for cancellation some or all of
        the unexercised Options which have been previously granted to him. An
        Option, the grant of which is conditioned upon such surrender, may have
        an option price lower (or higher) than the option price of the
        surrendered Option, may cover the same (or a lesser or greater) number
        of shares as the surrendered

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        Option, may contain such other terms as the Committee deems appropriate
        and shall be exercisable in accordance with its terms, without regard to
        the number of shares, price, option period or any other term or
        condition of the surrendered Option.

        3.3 Limitations on Granting of Options.

               (a) The grant of Options to Senior Managers shall be conditioned
        on the criteria established by the Board and the chief executive officer
        of the Company. In making grants to Employees other than Senior
        Managers, the Board may make such grants subject to the same performance
        criteria as Senior Managers, or the Board may establish additional or
        different criteria.

               (b) It is intended that approximately twenty-five percent (25%)
        of the Options subject to this Plan will be granted in connection with
        the recruitment of new Employees other than the Senior Managers
        ("Recruiting Options").

               (c) No Options may be granted after January 1, 2008.

               (d) The first Options (other than Recruiting Options) to be
        granted under this Plan will be awarded effective as of December 31,
        1999, based on performance goals established for eligible Employees for
        1999.

               (e) It is intended that the Senior Managers will receive in the
        aggregate twenty percent (20%) of the total number of Options granted in
        each year, but in the sole discretion of the Committee such aggregate
        percentage may be reduced, but not below ten percent (10%) of the total
        number of Options granted in each year, unless such reduction below ten
        percent (10%) is with the consent of the individual affected Senior
        Manager.

                                    ARTICLE 4
                                TERMS OF OPTIONS

        4.1 Option Agreements. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option
Agreement, which shall contain such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
determine, consistent with the Plan. Unless the Committee determines otherwise,
the exercise price of each Option shall be equal to the fair market value of a
share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of grant of such Option as
determined by the Committee.

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        4.2 Ordinary Vesting.

               (a) With respect to all Options granted on or after October 17,
        2001 and except as otherwise provided herein or in any Option Agreement,
        the maximum portion of an Option (expressed as a percentage of such
        Option) that shall be exercisable (vested) in whole or in part shall be
        a function of the Optionee's years of service from date of grant as
        shown on the following table:

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                Years of Service                     Exercisable Percentage of
                After Grant Date                     Option
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                Less than 1                          0%
                1                                    25%
                2                                    50%
                3                                    75%
                4 (or more)                          100%
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               (b) Options shall become exercisable at such times and in such
        installments (which may be cumulative) as shall be provided in the terms
        of each individual Option Agreement; provided, however, that by a
        resolution adopted after an Option is granted the Committee may, on such
        terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, accelerate
        the time at which such Option or any portion thereof may be exercised.

               (c) Subject to the terms of any Option Agreement, no portion of
        an Option which is unexercisable under Section 4.4 at Termination of
        Employment shall thereafter become exercisable.

        4.3 Accelerated Vesting. Subject to the terms of any Option Agreement,
upon a Change in Control of the Company, the Committee shall have the right,
exercisable in its discretion (taking into account, among other factors, the
effect on the availability of pooling treatment in connection with the Change in
Control), to accelerate the vesting of some or all of the unvested Options then
held by Employees other than Senior Managers.

        4.4 Expiration of Options. The following terms shall govern the exercise
and/or expiration of any Options:

               (a) Except as otherwise provided in an Option Agreement, no
        Option may be exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur
        of the following events:

                      (i) The expiration of ten years and one day from the date
               the Option was granted; or

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                      (ii) Except in the case of any Optionee who is terminated
               by reason of disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3)
               of the Code), death or for cause, the expiration of three months,
               or, in the case of an officer of the Company, any Parent
               Corporation or any Subsidiary who is required to file Forms 3, 4
               and 5 pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, seven months,
               from the date of the Optionee's Termination of Employment; or

                      (iii) In the case of an Optionee whose termination is due
               to disability (within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the
               Code), the expiration of one year from the date of the Optionee's
               Termination of Employment;

                      (iv) In the case of an Optionee whose termination is due
               to death, the expiration of one year from the date of the
               Optionee's death; or

                      (v) In the case of an Optionee whose termination is for
               cause, the date of Optionee's termination of employment.

               (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 4.4(a), the terms of
        each individual Option shall provide when such Option expires and
        becomes unexercisable. The Committee may, either by the terms of any
        Option or by a resolution adopted after an Option is granted, extend any
        of the periods set forth in Sections 4.4(a)(ii), (iii) or (iv) on such
        terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, provided
        however that in no event shall such extension be for a term longer than
        the original term of such Option.

               (c) Except as otherwise provided in an Option Agreement, if NWIP
        purchases all or is required to purchase all of the outstanding Company
        Capital Stock (as defined in the Shareholders' Agreement) in accordance
        with any of Sections 4.01, 4.02, 7.03 or 7.04 of the Shareholders'
        Agreement, or any of the corresponding provisions of the Restated
        Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, any Option not exercised,
        exchanged or converted, as the case may be, at or prior to the closing
        of such purchase, as provided in the Shareholders' Agreement or the
        Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as applicable, shall be canceled
        and become unexercisable upon such closing, and the Company's books and
        records shall reflect such cancellation.

        4.5 No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in this Plan or in any
Option Agreement hereunder shall confer upon any Optionee any right to continue
in the employ of the Company, any Parent Corporation or any Subsidiary or shall
interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company, its Parent
Corporations and its Subsidiaries, which are hereby expressly reserved, to
terminate or discharge any Optionee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with
or without cause.

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                                    ARTICLE 5
                               EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

        5.1 Person Eligible to Exercise. During the lifetime of the Optionee,
only he may exercise an Option granted to him, or any portion thereof. After the
death of the Optionee, any exercisable portion of an Option may, prior to the
time when such portion becomes unexercisable under Section 4.4, be exercised by
his personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the
deceased Optionee's will or under the then applicable laws of descent and
distribution.

        5.2 Partial Exercise. At any time and from time to time prior to the
time when an exercisable Option or exercisable portion thereof becomes
unexercisable under Section 4.4, such Option or portion thereof may be exercised
in whole or in part, provided, however, that the Company shall not be required
to issue fractional shares and the Committee may, by the terms of the Option,
require any partial exercise to be with respect to a specified minimum number of
shares.

        5.3 Manner of Exercise. Except as otherwise provided in an Option
Agreement or in accordance with exercise procedures established by the Company
from time to time including cashless exercises and exercises managed on behalf
of the Company by a third party, an exercisable Option, or any exercisable
portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Secretary of the
Company all of the following prior to the time when such Option or such portion
becomes unexercisable under Section 4.4:

               (a) Notice in writing signed by the Optionee or other person then
        entitled to exercise such Option or portion, stating that such Option or
        portion is exercised, such notice complying with all applicable rules
        established by the Committee; and

               (b) Payment as set forth in the following provisions and
        paragraph (c), below:

                      (i) Full payment (in cash or by check) for the Shares with
               respect to which such Option or portion is thereby exercised; or

                      (ii) Subject to the Committee's consent, full payment by
               delivery to the Company of Shares owned by Optionee duly endorsed
               for transfer to the Company by Optionee or other person then
               entitled to exercise such Option or portion, with an aggregate
               fair market value equal to the Option price of the Shares with
               respect to which such Option or portion is thereby exercised; or

                      (iii) Subject to the Committee's consent, any combination
               of the considerations provided for in the foregoing subsections
               (i) or (ii); and

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               (c) On or prior to the date the same is required to be withheld:

                      (i) Full payment (in cash or by check) of any amount that
               must be withheld by the Company for federal, state and/or local
               tax purposes; or

                      (ii) Subject to the Committee's consent, full payment by
               delivery to the Company of Shares owned by Optionee duly endorsed
               for transfer to the Company by Optionee or other person then
               entitled to exercise such Option or portion with an aggregate
               fair market value equal to the amount that must be withheld by
               the Company for federal, state and/or local tax purposes; or

                      (iii) Subject to the Committee's consent, full payment by
               retention by the Company of Shares to be issued pursuant to such
               Option exercise with an aggregate fair market value equal to the
               amount that must be withheld by the Company for federal, state
               and/or local tax purposes; or

                      (iv) Subject to the Committee's consent, any combination
               of payments provided for in the foregoing subsections (i), (ii)
               or (iii);

provided that if the Optionee is an officer of the Company required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act then if and to the
extent required by Rule 16b-3 thereunder, an election to make full payment by
the means described in Sections 5.3(c)(ii) or 5.3(c)(iii) shall be made more
than six months after grant of the Option and either made and the Option
exercised only during the period beginning on the first business day following
the date of release of quarterly or annual summary statements of sales and
earnings of the Company and ending on the thirtieth business day following such
date, or irrevocably made more than six months prior to the date the amount of
tax to be withheld is determined; and

               (d) Such representations and documents as the Committee, in its
        absolute discretion, deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance
        with all applicable provisions of the Securities Act and any other
        federal or state securities laws or regulations. The Committee may, in
        its absolute discretion, also take whatever additional actions it deems
        appropriate to effect such compliance including, without limitation,
        placing legends on share certificates and issuing stop-transfer orders
        to transfer agents and registrars; and

               (e) In the event that the Option or portion thereof shall be
        exercised pursuant to Section 5.1 by any person or persons other than
        the Optionee, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons
        to exercise the Option or portion thereof.

        5.4 Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates. The Shares issuable
and deliverable upon the exercise of an Option, or any portion thereof, may be
either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares which have
then been reacquired by the Company. The Company

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shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for
shares of stock purchased upon the exercise of any Option or portion thereof
prior to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

               (a) The admission of such Shares to listing on all stock
        exchanges on which such class of stock is then listed;

               (b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of
        such shares under any state or federal law under the rulings or
        regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
        governmental regulatory body, which the Committee shall, in its absolute
        discretion, deem necessary or advisable; and

               (c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any
        state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its
        absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; and

               (d) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the
        exercise of the Option as the Committee may establish from time to time
        for reasons of administrative convenience.

        5.5 Rights of Shareholders. The holders of Options shall not be, nor
have any of the rights or privileges of, shareholders of the Company in respect
of any shares purchasable upon the exercise of any part of an Option unless and
until certificates representing such shares have been issued by the Company to
such holders.

                                    ARTICLE 6
                                 ADMINISTRATION

        6.1 Duties and Powers of Committee. It shall be the duty of the
Committee to conduct the general administration of the Plan in accordance with
its provisions. The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan, the
Options and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and
application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or
revoke any such rules. Any decision of the Committee on any issue of
interpretation, fact or law that does not constitute an abuse of discretion will
be final and binding upon all participants.

        6.2 Majority Rule. The Committee shall act by a majority of its members
in office. The Committee shall act in accordance with the Bylaws of the Company.

        6.3 Compensation; Professional Assistance; Good Faith Actions. Members
of the Committee shall serve without compensation. All expenses and liabilities
incurred by members of the Committee in connection with the administration of
the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Committee may, with the approval of
the Board, employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or
other persons. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations

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made by the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon all
Optionees, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the
Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or
interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Options, and
all members of the Committee shall be fully protected by the Company in respect
to any such action, determination or interpretation.

                                    ARTICLE 7
                                OTHER PROVISIONS

        7.1 Options Not Transferable. The Committee, in its absolute discretion,
may impose such restrictions on the transferability of the Shares purchasable
upon the exercise of an Option as it deems appropriate, provided, that any such
restriction shall be set forth in the respective Option Agreement. Except as set
forth in any Option Agreement, no Option or interest or right therein or part
thereof shall be available to satisfy the debts, contracts or engagements of the
Optionee or his successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by
transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other
means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of
law, by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable
proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall
be null and void and of no effect.

        7.2 Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan and Options.

        (a) This Plan may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified,
suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Board without
obtaining approval from the Company's shareholders except as such shareholder
approval may be required pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act or any other legal or regulatory requirement; provided, however, that the
Board shall not modify or amend this Plan if such proposed modification or
amendment may reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Senior
Managers as a group or to any individual participating Employee without
obtaining the prior written consent of not less than a majority of such Senior
Managers or such individual participating Employee, respectively. Neither the
amendment, suspension nor termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of
the holder of any Option, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any
Option theretofore granted. No Option may be granted during any period of
suspension nor after termination of the Plan, and in no event may any Option be
granted under this Plan after the expiration of ten years from the date the Plan
is adopted by the Board.

        (b) Subject to the terms of this Plan and applicable law, the Committee
may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend,
discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Option theretofore granted, prospectively
or retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration,
suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would adversely
affect the rights of an Optionee or any holder or beneficiary of any Option
theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of
the affected Optionee, holder or beneficiary.

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        7.3 Effect of Plan Upon Other Option and Compensation Plans. The
adoption of this Plan shall not affect any other compensation or incentive plans
in effect for the Company, any Parent Corporation or any Subsidiary. Nothing in
this Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company, any Parent
Corporation or any Subsidiary (a) to establish any other forms of incentives or
compensation for employees of the Company, any Parent Corporation or any
Subsidiary or (b) to grant or assume Options otherwise than under this Plan in
connection with any proper corporate purpose, including, but not by way of
limitation, the grant or assumption of Options in connection with the
acquisition by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the
business, stock or assets of any corporation, firm or association.

        7.4 Share Certificates. Certificates issued in respect of Shares shall,
unless the Committee otherwise determines, be registered in the name of the
Optionee and shall be deposited by such Optionee, together with a stock power
endorsed in blank, with the Company. When the Optionee ceases to be bound by any
transfer restrictions set forth herein the Company shall deliver such
certificates to the Optionee upon request. Such stock certificate shall carry
such appropriate legends, and such written instructions shall be given to the
Company's transfer agent, as may be deemed necessary or advisable by counsel to
the Company in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act, any
state securities laws or any other applicable laws. All certificates for Shares
or other securities of the Company or any Subsidiary delivered under the Plan
pursuant to any Option or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop
transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under
the Plan or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other
securities are then listed and any applicable laws or rules or regulations, and
the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates
to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

        7.5 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not
to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of the Plan.

        7.6 Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by Federal law, this Plan
shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to its conflict-of-law rules.

        7.7 Effective Date. This Plan shall be effective as of the date first
above written.

                                        NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.

                                        By:___________________________________

                                        Its:__________________________________

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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.19(b)

                       RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

               THIS RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of
____________, is by and between Nextel Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and _________ (the "Purchaser").

               WHEREAS, the Purchaser is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Company and of Nextel Partners Operating Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and his continued participation on the
Boards of Directors is considered by the Company to be important for the
development of the Company's business; and

               WHEREAS, in recognition of Purchaser's anticipated and highly
valued contribution to the Company, the Company wishes to sell to the Purchaser,
and the Purchaser wishes to purchase from the Company, shares of the Company's
Class A Common Stock, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement" or "RSPA");

               WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company, with Purchaser
abstaining, has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified
individuals, the Company must provide adequate compensation to such individuals
and has therefore approved the execution of this RSPA;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

        1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
following meanings set forth below:

               "Beneficial Owner" means a beneficial owner as defined in Rules
13d-3, 13d-5 or 16a-1 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rules), including
the provision of such Rules that a Person shall be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of all securities that such Person has a right to acquire within 60
days, but such provision of the Rules will apply only if (i) all conditions
(other than payment of the purchase or acquisition price of such securities) to
such Person's exercise of such rights have been satisfied and (ii) such
securities (if options, warrants, or similar derivatives) are "in-the-money,"
provided that in all cases a Person shall not be deemed a Beneficial Owner of,
or to own beneficially, any securities if such beneficial ownership (x) arises
solely as a result of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a proxy or
consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Exchange Act
and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and (y) is not also then
reportable on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act.

               "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

               "Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares,
interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated) of stock of,
or other ownership interests in, such Person, but excluding any pay-in-kind
preferred stock, other "debt equivalents" and mandatorily redeemable "nominal
equity" securities.

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               "Cause" means (i) the Purchaser's conviction of a felony
evidencing criminal dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) a willful and material
breach of the Purchaser's duty of loyalty to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or (iii) after 20 business days following the Purchaser's receipt
of a written notification from the Company specifying the particulars in
reasonable detail, the Purchaser's failure to comply with or to cure, as
applicable, a willful and material breach of the Purchaser's fiduciary duty or
duty of due care to the Company.

               "Change in Control of the Company" means the occurrence of any of
the following events:

               (a) any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d)
        and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder) (i) is or
        becomes the Beneficial Owner of more than 50% of the total Voting Stock
        or Total Common Equity of the Company, or (ii) otherwise has the power
        to direct the management and policies of the Company, directly or
        through one or more intermediaries, whether through the ownership of
        voting securities, by contract or otherwise, except that no change of
        control will be deemed to have occurred under this clause (ii) as a
        result of customary rights granted (A) in any indenture, credit
        agreement or other agreement for borrowed money or (B) to holders of
        non-convertible, mandatorily redeemable, preferred stock unless and
        until action occurs that would otherwise cause a "Change in Control of
        the Company" as herein defined, provided that such rights were granted
        pursuant to a transaction in the financial markets and not as part of a
        strategic alliance or similar transaction;

               (b) the Company sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or
        otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to any
        Person (other than to a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
        the Company);

               (c) the Company, directly or indirectly, consolidates with, or
        merges with or into, another Person, or any Person, directly or
        indirectly, consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, and
        pursuant to such transaction (or series of transactions) either: (i) the
        outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged
        for cash, securities or other property, but excluding a transaction (or
        series of transactions) where (A) the outstanding Voting Stock of the
        Company is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving
        or transferee Person and (B) the holders of Voting Stock of the Company
        immediately preceding such transaction receive more than 50% of the
        total Voting Stock and Total Common Equity of the surviving or
        transferee Person in substantially the same relative proportions as such
        holders had prior to such transaction; or (ii) new shares of Voting
        Stock of the Company are issued so that immediately following such
        transaction, the holders of Voting Stock of the Company immediately
        preceding such transaction own less than 50% of the Voting Stock and
        Total Common Equity of the surviving Person; or

               (d) during any period of two consecutive years following the date
        hereof, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the
        board of directors of the Company (together with any directors who are
        members of the board of directors of the

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        Company on the date hereof, and any new directors whose election by such
        board of directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders
        of the Company was approved by a vote of 66-2/3% of the directors then
        still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such
        period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
        approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of
        directors of the Company then in office; provided, that no change in the
        composition of the Board by reason of any substitution of one director
        for another so long as both directors are nominated by the same Person,
        shall constitute a Change in Control of the Company for purposes of this
        paragraph (d).

               Notwithstanding the foregoing, no "Change of Control of the
        Company" shall occur (i) merely by reason of any creditor of the Company
        foreclosing on or otherwise causing the sale, transfer or other
        disposition of all or any substantial part of the Company's assets
        (including, without limitation, the Company's equity interests in its
        subsidiaries) or (ii) merely by reason of a transfer by Eagle River
        Investments, LLC ("Eagle River") to another Person of the Capital Stock
        of the Company owned by Eagle River so long as Craig O. McCaw ("McCaw")
        controls (as defined in Section 4.01(h) of the Shareholders' Agreement)
        such Person whether or not McCaw owns a majority of the equity interests
        of such Person, unless such transfer referred to in this clause (ii),
        alone or in conjunction with other transactions, results in the
        occurrence of an event of the type described in any of clauses (a), (b),
        (c) or (d) above.

               "Change in Control of Nextel" means the occurrence of any of the
        following events:

               (a) any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d)
        and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder) other than
        a Permitted Holder (i) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner of more than
        50% of the total voting stock of Nextel ordinarily entitled to vote in
        the election of directors ("Nextel Voting Stock") or Total Common Equity
        of Nextel, or (ii) otherwise has the power to direct the management and
        policies of Nextel, directly or through one or more intermediaries,
        whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
        otherwise (without limiting the generality of this clause (ii), any
        person or group that succeeds to the rights currently held by McCaw and
        his Affiliates in respect of Nextel, or otherwise has powers and rights
        comparable thereto, shall be deemed for purposes of this definition to
        have the power to direct the management and policies of Nextel), except
        that no change of control will be deemed to have occurred under this
        clause (ii) as a result of customary rights granted (A) in any
        indenture, credit agreement or other agreement for borrowed money unless
        and until there has been a default under the terms of that agreement and
        the trustee or lender exercises the rights granted therein or (B) to
        holders of non-convertible, mandatorily redeemable, preferred stock
        unless and until action occurs that would otherwise cause a "Change in
        Control of Nextel" as herein defined, provided that such rights were
        granted pursuant to a transaction in the financial markets and not as
        part of a strategic alliance or similar transaction;

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               (b) Nextel sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or
        otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to any
        Person (other than a Permitted Holder or a direct or indirect wholly
        owned subsidiary of Nextel);

               (c) Nextel, directly or indirectly, consolidates with, or merges
        with or into, another Person (other than a Permitted Holder), or any
        Person (other than a Permitted Holder), directly or indirectly,
        consolidates with, or merges with or into, Nextel, and pursuant to such
        transaction (or series of transactions) either: (i) the outstanding
        Nextel Voting Stock is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities
        or other property, but excluding a transaction (or series of
        transactions) where (A) the outstanding Nextel Voting Stock is converted
        into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person
        and (B) the holders of Nextel Voting Stock immediately preceding such
        transaction receive more than 50% of the total Voting Stock and Total
        Common Equity of the surviving or transferee Person in substantially the
        same relative proportions as such holders had prior to such transaction;
        or (ii) new shares of Nextel Voting Stock are issued so that immediately
        following such transaction, the holders of Nextel Voting Stock
        immediately preceding such transaction own less than 50% of the Voting
        Stock and Total Common Equity of the surviving Person; or

               (d) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who
        at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of
        Nextel (together with any directors who are members of the board of
        directors of Nextel on the date hereof, and any new directors whose
        election by such board of directors or whose nomination for election by
        the stockholders of Nextel was approved by a vote of 66-2/3% of the
        directors then still in office who were either directors at the
        beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election
        was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a
        majority of the board of directors of Nextel then in office;

provided that it is expressly understood and agreed that (A) the transfer of
Nextel Voting Stock and/or Capital Stock in Nextel by a Permitted Holder to an
Affiliate of McCaw or the estate of McCaw, or any successive transfer by such or
another Affiliate to another Affiliate of McCaw, or the estate of McCaw, shall
not by itself be a Nextel Sale (provided that, for this purpose, any such
Affiliate shall not be controlled by any person or group other than McCaw or the
estate of McCaw) and (B) the direct or indirect sale or other disposition of all
or any portion of the Nextel Voting Stock and/or the Capital Stock in Nextel
held now or in the future by any Permitted Holder to any Person other than
another Permitted Holder shall not by itself be a Change in Control of Nextel,
unless such sale or disposition, alone or in conjunction with other
transactions, results in the occurrence of an event of the type described in any
of clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.

               "Class A Common Stock" means the Class A Common Stock, par value
$.001 per share, of the Company.

               "Closing Price" on any Trading Day with respect to the per share
price of any shares of Capital Stock of any Person means the last reported sale
price regular way or, in case no such

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reported sale takes place on such day, the average of the reported closing bid
and asked prices regular way, in either case on the New York Stock Exchange or
if such shares of Capital Stock are not listed or admitted to trading on such
exchange, on the principal national securities exchange on which such shares are
listed or admitted to trading or, if not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange, on the NASDAQ Stock Market or, if such shares are
not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or quoted
on the NASDAQ Stock Market and the issuer and principal securities exchange do
not meet such requirements, the average of the closing bid and asked prices in
the over-the-counter market as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member
firm of national standing that is selected from time to time by such Person for
that purpose.

               "Common Stock" of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person
that does not rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the
distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any
other class of such Person.

               "Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

               "control" of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, (i) to
vote or direct the voting of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting
Stock of such Person, or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

               "Equity Value" has the meaning set forth in the Joint Venture
Agreement, provided, that Equity Value as determined thereunder shall be subject
to challenge by the Purchaser in accordance with the same procedures and other
provisions applicable to challenges by Nextel Sub of such determination.

               "Escrow Agent" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

               "Escrow Shares" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

               "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

               "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any Shares repurchased
by the Company hereunder, the Equity Value in effect on the date of consummation
of such repurchase.

               "Joint Venture Agreement" means the Joint Venture Agreement dated
as of January 29, 1999 among the Company, Nextel Partners Operating Corp. and
Nextel Sub.

               "Nextel" means NEXTEL Communications, Inc. and its successors and
assigns.

               "Nextel Sub" means Nextel WIP Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Nextel.

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               "Permitted Holders" means, collectively, McCaw and any entity or
entities (i) that is controlled directly or indirectly by McCaw or the estate of
McCaw and (ii) a majority of the equity interests of which are owned, directly
or indirectly, by McCaw and his family, his brothers and their families,
officers and employees of such entities, ex-spouses of such persons and estates
of, or trusts for the primary benefit of, the foregoing persons (collectively,
the "McCaw Group"); provided that "Permitted Holders" also includes a group of
entities that is each controlled by McCaw or the estate of McCaw and through
which the McCaw Group collectively own, directly or indirectly, a majority of
the equity interests of Nextel (it being understood that if the McCaw Group
collectively owns 50% of an entity that owns 20% of Nextel's equity interests,
the McCaw Group will be deemed to indirectly own 10% of Nextel's equity interest
though such entity).

               "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

               "Purchaser" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

               "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

               "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

               "Shareholders' Agreement" shall mean that Amended and Restated
Shareholders Agreement dated as of February 22, 2000, as amended, by and among
the Company and the parties named therein.

               "Shares" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

               "Total Common Equity" of any Person means, as of any day of
determination, the product of (i) the aggregate number of fully diluted shares
of common stock of such Person on such day and (ii) the average Closing Price of
such common stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding
such day. If no such Closing Price exists with respect to shares of any such
class, the value of such shares for purposes of clause (ii) of the preceding
sentence shall be determined by the board of directors of such Person in good
faith and evidenced by a resolution of such board of directors.

               "Unvested Shares" means Shares that are not Vested Shares.

               "Vested Shares" means Shares that are vested in accordance with
Section 3.

               "Voting Stock" of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person
which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or persons
performing similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only so
long as no senior class of securities has such voting power by reason of any
contingency.

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        2. Purchase and Sale.

               (a) The Company hereby agrees to sell to the Purchaser, and the
        Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, an aggregate of
        ________ (_____) shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock (the
        "Shares"), at the price of $___ per share.

               (b) Upon the execution of this RSPA, the Purchaser shall deliver
        to the Company a check payable to the Company in the amount of
        ___________ dollars ($___) representing the aggregate purchase price of
        the Shares, and the Company shall deliver to Purchaser or Purchaser's
        designee a duly executed certificate evidencing the Shares issued in the
        name of the Purchaser.

               (c) This RSPA shall not confer upon the Purchaser any right with
        respect to the continuation of his or her membership on the Board nor
        shall it interfere with or affect in any manner the right or power of
        the Company, or a parent or subsidiary of the Company, to terminate any
        agreement with the Purchaser in accordance with the terms thereof.

        3. Vesting.

               (a) Ordinary Vesting. The parties agree that the Shares shall
        vest in accordance with Schedule I so long as the Purchaser is a member
        of the Board, subject to the provisions of Section 3(b) below.

               (b) Accelerated Vesting. Notwithstanding the provisions of
        Section 3(a) or Schedule I to the contrary:

                      (i) Upon a Change in Control of the Company or a Change in
               Control of Nextel, all of the Unvested Shares shall vest
               immediately.

                      (ii) Upon termination of the Purchaser's membership on the
               Board on account of Purchaser's death or disability, or in the
               event Purchaser is requested to resign or is not re-elected by
               the Board and/or the Company's stockholders to serve on the Board
               other than for Cause, all Purchaser's Unvested Shares shall vest
               immediately.

        4. Repurchase Rights.

               (a) Unvested Shares. Subject to the provisions of Section 3, in
        the event of Purchaser's resignation or termination from membership on
        the Board for Cause, the Company shall, for 90 days following the date
        of such termination or resignation, have the option to repurchase all or
        any portion of the Unvested Shares, if any, at a repurchase price equal
        to the lesser of (i) Fair Market Value and (ii) $___ per share.

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               (b) Vested Shares/Termination for Cause. In addition to the
        rights set forth in Section 4(a) above, in the event Purchaser's
        membership on the Board is terminated for Cause, for 90 days following
        the date of termination the Company shall have the option to purchase
        from the Purchaser all or any portion of the Vested Shares at a
        repurchase price per share equal to the lesser of (i) Fair Market Value
        and (ii) $___ per share.

               (c) Exercise by the Company. Any repurchase by the Company
        pursuant to this Section 4 shall be exercisable by written notice to the
        Purchaser or Purchaser's executor given within the applicable time
        period, and such notice if given shall constitute an irrevocable offer
        by the Company to repurchase the Shares covered thereby. Such notice
        shall set forth the number of Shares to be repurchased and the aggregate
        repurchase price thereof, as determined by the Board, with Purchaser
        abstaining, in good faith as of a date no more than ten days prior to
        such repurchase. Within five days after delivery of such notice, upon
        delivery to the Company of the Shares being repurchased, together with
        one or more related stock powers executed by the Purchaser in blank, and
        upon receipt by the Company of a representation by the Purchaser that
        he/she owns the Shares being repurchased, the Company shall pay to the
        Purchaser in immediately available funds an amount equal to the
        aggregate repurchase price of the Shares being repurchased determined in
        accordance with this RSPA.

        5. Escrow of Shares.

               (a) Unvested Shares shall be held in escrow ("Escrowed Shares")
        by the Secretary of the Company as escrow agent (the "Escrow Agent").

               (b) The Escrow Agent is hereby directed to transfer Escrowed
        Shares to Purchaser or Purchaser's designee upon Vesting and in
        accordance with written instructions from Purchaser. The Escrow Agent
        shall have no liability for any act or omission hereunder while acting
        in good faith in the exercise of his/her own judgment, and shall be
        entitled to indemnification from the Company to the full extent
        permitted by applicable law in respect of his/her service as Escrow
        Agent.

               (c) If the Company or any assignee repurchases Shares pursuant to
        Section 4, the Escrow Agent, upon receipt of written notice of such
        exercise from the proposed transferee, shall take all steps necessary to
        accomplish such transfer.

               (d) Subject to the terms hereof, the Purchaser and each of
        his/her permitted assigns shall, as a record owner of Shares, have all
        the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Escrowed Shares while
        they are held in escrow, including without limitation, the right to vote
        the Escrowed Shares and to receive any cash dividends and other
        distributions declared thereon, provided that any unvested non-cash
        dividends or distributions shall be immediately deposited with the
        Escrow Agent to be held in escrow together with the Escrowed Shares in
        accordance with this Section 5. If, from time to time prior to the
        vesting of the Escrowed Shares, there is (i) any stock dividend, stock
        split or like change in the Shares or (ii) any

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        merger or sale of all or substantially all of the assets or other
        acquisition of the Company, any and all new, substituted or additional
        securities to which the Purchaser is entitled by reason of his/her
        ownership of Escrowed Shares shall be immediately subject to this
        escrow, deposited with the Escrow Agent and included thereafter as
        "Escrowed Shares" for purposes of this Agreement.

        6. Legends; Transfer Restrictions.

        The certificates evidencing the Shares shall be endorsed with the
following legends (and any other legend required to be placed thereon by
applicable securities laws):

        THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
        INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR
        DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED
        WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN
        OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS
        NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

        THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN
        ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE
        STOCKHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE
        COMPANY.

        7. Adjustments for Splits, Etc. All references to the number of Shares
and the purchase price of the Shares in this Agreement shall be automatically
adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or like change in the shares
of Class A Common Stock which may be made by the Company after the date of this
RSPA.

        8. Investment Representations; Restriction on Transfer. In connection
with the purchase of the Shares, the Purchaser represents to the Company the
following:

               (a) Purchaser is aware of the Company's business affairs and
        financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the
        Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the
        Shares. Purchaser is purchasing these securities for investment for
        Purchaser's own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in
        connection with, any "distribution" thereof within the meaning of the
        Securities Act.

               (b) Purchaser understands that the Shares have not been
        registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption
        therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona
        fide nature of his investment intent as expressed herein. In this
        connection, Purchaser understands that, in the view of the SEC, the
        statutory basis for such exemption may not be present if Purchaser's
        representations meant that his/her present intention was to hold these
        securities for a minimum capital gains period under the tax statutes,
        for a deferred sale, for a market rise, for a sale if the market does
        not rise, or for a year or any other fixed period in the future.

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               (c) Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the
        Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered
        under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is
        available. Purchaser understands that the certificate evidencing the
        Shares will be imprinted with a legend which prohibits the transfer of
        the Shares unless they are registered or such registration is not
        required in the opinion of counsel for the Company.

               (d) The Purchaser is an "accredited investor" within the meaning
        of Regulation 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in that
        Purchaser is a director of the Company as defined in Regulation 501 or
        otherwise is an "accredited investor."

               (e) The Purchaser's financial situation is such that the
        Purchaser can afford to bear the economic risk of holding the Shares
        acquired hereunder for an indefinite period of time, the Purchaser has
        adequate means for providing for his/her needs and contingencies and can
        afford to suffer the complete loss of the investment in the Shares.

               (f) The Purchaser's knowledge and experience in financial and
        business matters are such that he/she is capable of evaluating the
        merits and risks of the investment in the Shares, or the Purchaser has
        been advised by a representative possessing such knowledge and
        experience.

               (g) The Purchaser understands that the Shares acquired hereunder
        are a speculative investment which involves a high degree of risk of
        loss of the entire investment therein, that there are substantial
        restrictions on the transferability of the Shares, and that for an
        indefinite period following the date hereof there will be no (or only a
        limited) public market for the Shares and that, accordingly, it may not
        be possible for Purchaser to sell the Shares in case of emergency or
        otherwise.

               (h) The Purchaser and his representatives, including his
        professional, financial, tax and other advisors, have carefully reviewed
        all documents available to them in connection with the investment in the
        Shares, and the Purchaser understands and has taken cognizance of all
        the risks related to such investment.

               (i) The Purchaser and his representatives have been given the
        opportunity to examine all documents and to ask questions of, and to
        receive answers from, the Company and its representatives concerning the
        terms and conditions of the acquisition of the Shares and related
        matters and to obtain all additional information which the Purchaser or
        his representatives deem necessary.

               (j) All information that the Purchaser has provided to the
        Company and its representatives concerning the Purchaser and his
        financial position is true, complete and correct.

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        9. General Provisions.

               (a) This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the
        State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of law principles.

               (b) This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the
        parties with respect to the purchase of the Shares by the Purchaser and
        may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by both parties.

               (c) All notices given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
        deemed to have been duly given and received (i) when delivered
        personally, with receipt acknowledged in writing by the recipient, (ii)
        on the tenth business day after being sent by registered or certified
        mail (postage paid, return receipt requested), (iii) one business day
        after being sent by a reputable overnight delivery service, postage or
        delivery charges prepaid, or (iv) on the date on which a facsimile is
        transmitted, in each case to the parties at their respective addresses
        stated below; provided, that if the intended recipient of any notice
        hereunder refuses to acknowledge receipt thereof in writing, such notice
        shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date of such refusal. Any
        party may change its address for notice by giving notice of the new
        address to the other party in accordance with the provisions of this
        paragraph.

               If to the Company:

                      Nextel Partners, Inc.
                      4500 Carillon Point
                      Kirkland, WA 98033
                      Attention: General Counsel
                      Facsimile: 425-576-3600

               If to Purchaser:

                      ___________________

                      ___________________

                      ___________________
                      Fax:

               (d) The rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this
        Agreement may be assigned only with the prior written consent of the
        Company.

               (e) Either party's failure to enforce any provision of this
        Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such
        provision, nor prevent that party thereafter from enforcing each and
        every other provision of this Agreement. The rights granted both

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        parties herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a waiver of
        either party's right to assert all other legal remedies available to it
        under the circumstances.

               (f) Each party agrees, upon the reasonable request of the other
        party, to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or
        desirable to carry out the purposes or intent of this Agreement.

               (g) Except as otherwise provided herein, any controversies or
        claims arising out of, or relating to this Agreement or the breach
        thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the
        commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association, which decision
        shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon the award
        rendered shall be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any
        party may demand such arbitration in accordance with the procedures set
        out in those rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in Seattle,
        Washington, or such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the
        parties. Special, consequential, or punitive damages shall not be
        awarded by the arbitrator. In the event of any arbitration proceeding
        hereunder, the Company will (x) pay the fees and expenses of the
        arbitrator and (y) advance the Purchaser's documented out-of-pocket
        costs (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) on a current
        basis, provided, that if the Purchaser is determined not to be the
        substantially prevailing party on the matters submitted for arbitration
        (which determination shall be made by the arbitrator and included in his
        or her decision), the Purchaser will promptly reimburse the Company for
        any expenses so advanced. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company is
        agreeing to make advances to him/her pursuant to the preceding sentence
        in consideration of his agreement to reimburse the Company for any such
        advances to the extent required by the preceding sentence. The Company
        will in all events pay its own costs (including counsel fees and
        expenses) in connection with any arbitration proceeding hereunder.

               (h) The Purchaser understands that he/she (and not the Company)
        shall be responsible for his/her own federal, state, local or foreign
        tax liability and any of his/her other tax consequences that may arise
        as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
        Purchaser shall rely solely on the determinations of his/her tax
        advisors or his/her own determinations, and not on any statements or
        representations by the Company or any of its agents, with regard to all
        such tax matters. The Purchaser shall notify the Company in writing if
        the Purchaser files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with the Internal Revenue
        Service within 30 days from the date of the sale of the Shares
        hereunder; and the Company shall file its tax returns and reports in a
        manner consistent with such election, provided that such election is
        made on the basis disclosed to the Company. The Company intends, in the
        event it does not receive from the Purchaser evidence of a proper
        filing, to claim a tax deduction for and to calculate and withhold taxes
        on any amount which would be taxable to the Purchaser in the absence of
        such an election.

               (i) To the extent legally required, the Company shall have the
        right and is authorized to withhold from any payments due or transfers
        in connection with the purchase

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        of the Shares hereunder or from any compensation or other amount owing
        to the Purchaser the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities or other
        property) of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Shares
        and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the
        Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes, if
        applicable.

                                      * * *

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement
as of the date first above written.

                                        NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.

                                        By_____________________________________
                                        Name:
                                        Title:

                                        _______________________________________

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                                   Schedule I

                                Vesting Schedule

         The Shares shall vest in accordance with this Schedule I, subject to
the Purchaser's continued service on the Board (except as otherwise provided in
Section 3).*

<TABLE>
<S>                                    <C>          <C>          <C>
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Vesting                                XX/XX/03     XX/XX/03     XX/XX/03
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Shares Vested (Annual)
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Shares Vested (Cumulative)
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</TABLE>

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