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OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING
11% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2010
IN EXCHANGE FOR UP TO
$200,000,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AT MATURITY OF
11% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2010
EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
, 2000, UNLESS EXTENDED OR TERMINATED
(THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus dated , 2000 (as
the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus") and
a form of Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") relating to the
offer (the "Exchange Offer") by Nextel Partners, Inc. (the "Company") to
exchange up to $200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at maturity of its
Senior Notes due 2010 (the "Old Notes") for $200,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount at maturity of its Senior Notes due 2010 (the "New Notes") upon the terms
and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.
The material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of Old Notes
held by us for your account or benefit but not registered in your name. A tender
of the Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be made only by us as the
registered holder of the Old Notes and pursuant to your instructions. Therefore,
the Company urges beneficial owners of Old Notes registered in the name of a
broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to contact such
holder promptly if they wish to tender Old Notes in the Exchange Offer.
Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender any
or all Old Notes held by us for your account or benefit, pursuant to the terms
and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal. We urge
you to read carefully the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal before
instructing us to tender your Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Your instructions to us should be forwarded as promptly as practicable in
order to permit us to tender Old Notes on your behalf in accordance with the
provisions of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on , 2000, unless extended (the "Expiration
Date"). Old Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn,
subject to the procedures described in the Prospectus, at any time prior to the
Expiration Date.
If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Old Notes held by us for
your account or benefit, please so instruct us by completing, executing and
returning to us the instruction form that appears below. The accompanying Letter
of Transmittal is furnished to you for informational purposes only and may not
be used by you to tender Old Notes held by us and registered in our name for
your account or benefit.
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INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER
The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed
material referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer made by Nextel
Partners, Inc. with respect to their Old Notes.
THIS WILL INSTRUCT YOU TO TENDER THE OLD NOTES HELD BY YOU FOR THE ACCOUNT
OR BENEFIT OF THE UNDERSIGNED, UPON AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET
FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS AND THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
/ / Please tender the Old Notes held by you for my account or benefit. I have
identified on a signed schedule attached hereto the principal amount at
maturity of Old Notes to be tendered if I wish to tender less than all of my
Old Notes.
/ / Please do not tender any Old Notes held by you for my account
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Date: , 2000
Signature(s)
Please Print Name(s) here
Address(es)
Area Code(s) and Telephone Number(s)
Tax Identification or Social Security No.(s).
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None of the Old Notes held by us for your account or benefit will be
tendered unless we receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless a
specific contrary instruction is given in the signed schedule attached hereto,
your signature(s) hereon shall constitute an instruction to us to tender all the
Old Notes held by us for your account or benefit.
