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FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: December 31, 2001
Estimated average burden
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or 6. If Amendment, Date
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation Statement Trading Symbol of Original
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 1/24/2000 Corporation n/a
3650 131st Avenue SE Suite 200 ---------------------------- ---------------------------------- -----------------------
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(Street) Number of Reporting Person to Issuer Group Filing (Check
Bellevue WA 98006 Person (Voluntary) (Check all applicable) applicable line)
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(City) (State) (Zip) ---------------------------- ----- ----- ----- One Reporting
Officer Other Person
----- (give ----- (specify Form filed by
title below) below) ----- More than One
Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 100 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473 (7-96)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Exercisable and Securities Underlying sion or ship Beneficial Ownership
Expiration Date Derivative Security Exercise Form of (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv-
Year) Deriv- ative
ative Security:
Security
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Date Expira- Amount or (D) or
Exercis- tion Title Number Indirect (I)
able Date of Shares (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ ALAN R. BENDER 1/26/00
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal ** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Alan R. Bender, Director
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form Page 2
are not to respond unless the form displays a currently value OMB Number. SEC 1473 (7-96)
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