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                                HORIZON PCS, INC.

                      HORIZON PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                  BRIGHT PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, LLC



                                  $295,000,000

                           295,000 UNITS CONSISTING OF
                       14% SENIOR DISCOUNT NOTES DUE 2010
        AND WARRANTS TO PURCHASE 3,805,500 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK



                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT



                               SEPTEMBER 19, 2000



                          DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
                             SECURITIES CORPORATION

                          FIRST UNION SECURITIES, INC.




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                                  $295,000,000

                                HORIZON PCS, INC.

                      HORIZON PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                  BRIGHT PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, LLC


                           295,000 Units Consisting of
                       14% Senior Discount Notes due 2010
        and Warrants to Purchase 3,805,500 Shares of Class A Common Stock



                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT



                                                              September 19, 2000


DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
   SECURITIES CORPORATION
FIRST UNION SECURITIES, INC.
c/o Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10172

Dear Sirs:

          Horizon PCS, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), proposes to
issue and sell to Donaldson,  Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation and First
Union  Securities,  Inc. (each,  an "INITIAL  PURCHASER" and  collectively,  the
"INITIAL PURCHASERS") 295,000 units (the "UNITS"),  each consisting of $1,000 in
aggregate  principal  amount at maturity of the  Company's  14% Senior  Discount
Notes due 2010 (the "INITIAL NOTES"), and one warrant (a "WARRANT," and all such
warrants being  hereinafter  referred to,  collectively,  as the  "WARRANTS") to
purchase 12.90 shares of the Company's  Class A common stock,  par value $0.0001
per share  ("COMMON  STOCK"),  subject  to the terms  and  conditions  set forth


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herein.  The Initial  Notes are to be issued  pursuant to the  provisions  of an
indenture  (the  "INDENTURE"),  to be dated as of the  Closing  Date (as defined
below),  among the Company,  the  Guarantors  (as defined below) and Wells Fargo
Bank Minnesota,  National Association,  as trustee (the "TRUSTEE").  The Initial
Notes and the Exchange  Notes (as defined below)  issuable in exchange  therefor
are collectively referred to herein as the "NOTES." The Notes will be guaranteed
(the "GUARANTEES") by Horizon Personal Communications, Inc., an Ohio corporation
("PerCom"),  Bright  Personal  Communications  Services,  LLC,  an Ohio  limited
liability  company  ("BRIGHT"),  and by future  subsidiaries of the Company that
become Restricted  Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) other than Foreign
Subsidiaries  (as  defined in the  Indenture)  (each of PerCom,  Bright and such
future  subsidiaries  are referred to as a "GUARANTOR"  and  collectively as the
"GUARANTORS").  The Warrants will be issued pursuant to a warrant agreement (the
"WARRANT  AGREEMENT"),  to be dated as of the Closing Date,  between the Company
and Wells Fargo Bank  Minnesota,  National  Association,  as warrant  agent (the
"WARRANT  AGENT").  The shares of Common  Stock  issuable  upon  exercise of the
Warrants are  referred to herein,  collectively,  as the  "WARRANT  SHARES." The
Units,  the Notes,  the  Guarantees  and the  Warrants  are  referred to herein,
collectively, as the "SECURITIES." Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall  have  the  meanings  given  to such  terms in the  Indenture  or  Warrant
Agreement, as applicable.

          In addition,  PerCom and Bright,  as  borrowers,  and the Company,  as
guarantor, expect to enter into a credit agreement (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") with
several lending institutions that from time to time will be parties thereto (the
"LENDERS"),  First Union National Bank, as  administrative  agent,  WestDeutsche
Landesbank  Girozentrale,  as  syndication  agent and  arranger  and First Union
Securities,  Inc.,  as sole lead  arranger  and sole  book  runner.  The  Credit
Agreement will provide for senior credit facilities in an aggregate amount of at
least  $225,000,000  (the debt financing being provided to the Company under the
Credit Agreement being hereinafter referred to as the "SENIOR  FINANCING").  The
Company  also  expects  to  enter  into  securities   purchase  agreements  (the
"SECURITIES  PURCHASE Agreement") with Apollo Management IV, L.P. and affiliated
funds to provide  for the  purchase  and sale of shares of Series A  Convertible
Preferred  Stock,  par value  $0.0001  per share,  and  Series  A-1  Convertible
Preferred  Stock,  par value $0.0001 per share  (collectively,  the "CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED  STOCK"),  of the Company  for an  aggregate  purchase  price of up to
$126.5 million (the financing to be provided to the Company under the Securities
Purchase Agreement being hereinafter referred to as the "EQUITY FINANCING").

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          1.  OFFERING  MEMORANDUM.  The Units will be  offered  and sold to the
Initial  Purchasers  pursuant to one or more  exemptions  from the  registration
requirements  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended (the  "ACT").  The
Company and the  Guarantors  have  prepared a preliminary  offering  memorandum,
dated September 18, 2000 (the  "PRELIMINARY  OFFERING  MEMORANDUM")  and a final
offering  memorandum,  dated  September  19, 2000 (the  "OFFERING  Memorandum"),
relating to the Units.

          Upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no
longer required pursuant to the Indenture and the Warrant Agreement, the Initial
Notes and the Warrants (and, as to both the Initial Notes and the Warrants,  all
securities  issued  in  exchange  therefor,  in  substitution  thereof  or  upon
conversion  thereof) shall bear a legend in  substantially  the following  form,
together with such other legends as may be set forth in the Indenture or Warrant
Agreement, as applicable:

               "THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S.  SECURITIES
          ACT OF 1933,  AS AMENDED (THE  "ACT"),  AND,  ACCORDINGLY,  MAY NOT BE
          OFFERED,  SOLD,  PLEDGED OR  OTHERWISE  TRANSFERRED  WITHIN THE UNITED
          STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S.  PERSONS,  EXCEPT
          AS SET FORTH IN THE NEXT SENTENCE.  BY ITS ACQUISITION  HEREOF OR OF A
          BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE HOLDER:

                    (1)  REPRESENTS  THAT (i) IT IS A  "QUALIFIED  INSTITUTIONAL
               BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE ACT)(A "QIB"),  (ii) IT
               HAS  ACQUIRED  THIS  SECURITY  IN  AN  OFFSHORE   TRANSACTION  IN
               COMPLIANCE  WITH  REGULATION  S UNDER  THE ACT OR  (iii) IT IS AN
               INSTITUTIONAL   "ACCREDITED   INVESTOR"   (AS   DEFINED  IN  RULE
               501(A)(1),  (2),  (3) OR (7) OF  REGULATION  D UNDER  THE ACT (AN
               "IAI")),

                    (2)  AGREES  THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR  OTHERWISE  TRANSFER
               THIS   SECURITY   EXCEPT  (i)  TO  THE  COMPANY  OR  ANY  OF  ITS
               SUBSIDIARIES,  (ii)  TO  A  PERSON  WHOM  THE  SELLER  REASONABLY
               BELIEVES  IS A QIB  PURCHASING  FOR  ITS OWN  ACCOUNT  OR FOR THE
               ACCOUNT OF A QIB IN A  TRANSACTION  MEETING THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF


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               RULE  144A,  (iii)  IN  AN  OFFSHORE   TRANSACTION   MEETING  THE
               REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR 904 OF THE ACT, (iv) IN A TRANSACTION
               MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT, (v) TO AN IAI
               THAT,  PRIOR TO SUCH  TRANSFER,  FURNISHES  THE  TRUSTEE A SIGNED
               LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING
               TO THE  TRANSFER  OF THIS  SECURITY  (THE  FORM OF  WHICH  CAN BE
               OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF
               AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES LESS THAN $250,000, OR ANY
               WARRANTS OR WARRANT SHARES,  AN OPINION OF COUNSEL  ACCEPTABLE TO
               THE COMPANY  THAT SUCH  TRANSFER IS IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH THE ACT,
               (vi) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER  EXEMPTION FROM THE  REGISTRATION
               REQUIREMENTS  OF THE ACT (AND  BASED  UPON AN  OPINION OF COUNSEL
               ACCEPTABLE  TO THE  COMPANY) OR (vii)  PURSUANT  TO AN  EFFECTIVE
               REGISTRATION  STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
               APPLICABLE  SECURITIES  LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR
               ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND

                    (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL  DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS
               SECURITY  OR  AN  INTEREST   HEREIN  IS   TRANSFERRED   A  NOTICE
               SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.

          AS USED HEREIN,  THE TERMS "OFFSHORE  TRANSACTION" AND "UNITED STATES"
          HAVE THE MEANINGS  GIVEN TO THEM BY RULE 902 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
          ACT.  THE  INDENTURE  AND THE  WARRANT  AGREEMENT  CONTAIN  PROVISIONS
          REQUIRING  THE TRUSTEE OR THE WARRANT  AGENT TO REFUSE TO REGISTER ANY
          TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING."

          2.   AGREEMENTS   TO  SELL  AND   PURCHASE.   On  the   basis  of  the
representations,  warranties  and  covenants  contained in this  Agreement,  and
subject to the terms and  conditions  contained  herein,  the Company  agrees to
issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers,  and each Initial Purchaser severally,


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and not jointly,  agrees to purchase  from the Company,  the number of Units set
forth opposite the name of such Initial  Purchaser in Schedule A attached hereto
at a purchase price equal to $507.39 per Unit (the "PURCHASE PRICE").

          3. TERMS OF OFFERING.  The Initial Purchasers have advised the Company
that the Initial Purchasers will make offers (the "EXEMPT RESALES") of the Units
purchased  hereunder  on the  terms  set forth in the  Offering  Memorandum,  as
amended or  supplemented,  solely to (i)  persons  whom the  Initial  Purchasers
reasonably  believe to be  "qualified  institutional  buyers" as defined in Rule
144A under the Act  ("QIBS") and (ii)  persons  permitted  to purchase  Units in
offshore  transactions  in reliance  upon  Regulation  S under the Act (each,  a
"REGULATION S PURCHASER")  (such persons specified in clauses (i) and (ii) being
referred to herein as the "ELIGIBLE  PURCHASERS").  The Initial  Purchasers will
offer the Units to Eligible Purchasers initially at a price equal to $507.39 per
Unit. Such price may be changed at any time without notice.

          Holders (including subsequent  transferees) of the Units will have the
registration  rights set forth in the registration  rights agreement (the "NOTES
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT"),  to be dated the Closing Date, in substantially
the form of  Exhibit  A  hereto,  and the  registration  rights  agreement  (the
"WARRANT  REGISTRATION  RIGHTS  AGREEMENT")  to be dated as of the Closing Date,
substantially  in the form of  Exhibit  B  hereto,  for so long as such  Initial
Notes,  Warrants or Warrant Shares constitute "TRANSFER  RESTRICTED  SECURITIES"
(as  defined  in  the  Notes  Registration  Rights  Agreement  and  the  Warrant
Registration   Rights   Agreement,   as  applicable).   Pursuant  to  the  Notes
Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrant Registration Rights Agreement, (i)
the  Company  and the  Guarantors  will  agree to file with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  (the  "COMMISSION")  under  the  circumstances  set  forth
therein,  (x) a  registration  statement  under  the Act  (the  "EXCHANGE  OFFER
REGISTRATION STATEMENT") relating to the Company's 14% Senior Discount Notes due
2010 (the  "EXCHANGE  NOTES"),  to be offered in exchange for the Initial  Notes
(such  offer to exchange  being  referred  to as the  "EXCHANGE  OFFER") and the
Guarantees thereof and (y) a shelf  registration  statement pursuant to Rule 415
under the Act (the "NOTES SHELF  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT" and, together with the
Exchange Offer  Registration  Statement,  the "NOTES  REGISTRATION  STATEMENTS")
relating to the resale by certain  holders of the Initial Notes and to use their
respective  best  efforts  to cause  such Notes  Registration  Statements  to be
declared and remain effective and usable for the periods  specified in the Notes
Registration  Rights Agreement and to consummate the Exchange Offer and (ii) the
Company will agree to file with the Commission under the circumstances set forth
therein  a  registration  statement  pursuant  to Rule  415  under  the Act (the


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"WARRANT SHELF REGISTRATION  STATEMENT") relating to the resale of the Warrants,
the  issuance of shares of Common  Stock upon  exercise of the  Warrants and the
resale of the Warrant  Shares and to use its best  efforts to cause such Warrant
Shelf Registration  Statement to be declared and remain effective and usable for
the  periods  specified  in the  Warrant  Registration  Rights  Agreement.  This
Agreement, the Indenture,  the Notes, the Guarantees,  the Warrants, the Warrant
Agreement,  the Notes Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrant Registration
Rights  Agreement are  hereinafter  sometimes  referred to  collectively  as the
"OPERATIVE Documents."

          4. DELIVERY AND PAYMENT.

          (a)  Delivery  of, and payment of the  Purchase  Price for,  the Units
shall be made at the offices of Arnall Golden & Gregory,  LLP, 2800 One Atlantic
Center, 1201 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta,  Georgia, or such other location as
may be mutually acceptable. Such delivery and payment shall be made at 9:00 a.m.
New York City time,  on September  26,  2000,  or at such other time on the same
date or such other date as shall be agreed  upon by the Initial  Purchasers  and
the Company in writing.  The time and date of such  delivery and the payment for
the Units are herein called the "CLOSING DATE."

          (b) One or more of the Initial Notes in definitive global form and one
or more of the Warrants in definitive  global form,  in each case  registered in
the name of Cede & Co.,  as nominee of the  Depository  Trust  Company  ("DTC"),
having,  in the  case  of the  Initial  Notes,  an  aggregate  principal  amount
corresponding   to  the  aggregate   principal   amount  of  the  Initial  Notes
(collectively, the "GLOBAL NOTE") and representing, in the case of the Warrants,
the  right to  purchase  the  number  of  Warrant  Shares  corresponding  to the
aggregate number of Warrant Shares (collectively,  the "GLOBAL WARRANT"),  shall
be  delivered  by the  Company  to the  Initial  Purchasers  (or as the  Initial
Purchasers direct) in each case with any transfer taxes thereon duly paid by the
Company against payment by the Initial  Purchasers of the Purchase Price thereof
by wire transfer in same day funds to the order of the Company.  The Global Note
and the Global  Warrant shall be made  available to the Initial  Purchasers  for
inspection  not later than 9:30 a.m.,  New York City time,  on the  business day
immediately preceding the Closing Date.

          5. AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE  GUARANTORS.  Each of the Company
and the Guarantors hereby agrees with the Initial Purchasers as follows:

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               (a) To advise the Initial  Purchasers  promptly and, if requested
by the Initial Purchasers,  confirm such advice in writing,  (i) of the issuance
by  any  state   securities   commission  of  any  stop  order   suspending  the
qualification or exemption from  qualification of any Securities for offering or
sale in any  jurisdiction  designated  by the  Initial  Purchasers  pursuant  to
Section 5(e) hereof, or the initiation of any proceeding by any state securities
commission or any other federal or state  regulatory  authority for such purpose
and (ii) of the happening of any event during the period  referred to in Section
5(c) below that makes any statement of a material  fact made in the  Preliminary
Offering  Memorandum  or the  Offering  Memorandum  untrue or that  requires any
additions to or changes in the Preliminary  Offering  Memorandum or the Offering
Memorandum in order to make the statements  therein not misleading.  The Company
and the  Guarantors  shall use their best efforts to prevent the issuance of any
stop order or order suspending the  qualification or exemption of any Securities
under  any  state  securities  or Blue Sky laws  and,  if at any time any  state
securities commission or other federal or state regulatory authority shall issue
an order  suspending the  qualification or exemption of any Securities under any
state  securities  or Blue Sky laws,  the Company and the  Guarantors  shall use
their  best  efforts to obtain  the  withdrawal  or lifting of such order at the
earliest possible time.

               (b)  To  furnish  the  Initial   Purchasers   and  those  persons
identified  by the  Initial  Purchasers  to the  Company  as many  copies of the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum,  and any amendments
or supplements thereto, as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request for the
time  period  specified  in Section  5(c).  Subject to the  Initial  Purchasers'
compliance with their representations and warranties and agreements set forth in
Section 7 hereof,  the Company  consents to the use of the Preliminary  Offering
Memorandum  and the Offering  Memorandum,  and any  amendments  and  supplements
thereto required pursuant hereto,  by the Initial  Purchasers in connection with
Exempt Resales.

               (c) During  such  period as in the  opinion  of  counsel  for the
Initial Purchasers an Offering  Memorandum is required by law to be delivered in
connection with Exempt Resales by the Initial  Purchasers and in connection with
market-making activities of the Initial Purchasers for so long as any Securities
are  outstanding,  (i) not to make any  amendment or  supplement to the Offering
Memorandum  of which  the  Initial  Purchasers  shall not  previously  have been
advised or to which the Initial  Purchasers shall reasonably  object after being
so advised and (ii) to prepare promptly upon the Initial Purchasers'  reasonable
request,  any amendment or supplement  to the Offering  Memorandum  which may be
necessary  or  advisable  in  connection   with  such  Exempt  Resales  or  such
market-making activities.

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               (d) If, during the period referred to in Section 5(c) above,  any
event shall occur or condition  shall exist as a result of which, in the opinion
of  counsel  to the  Initial  Purchasers,  it  becomes  necessary  to  amend  or
supplement the Offering  Memorandum in order to make the statements  therein, in
the light of the circumstances when such Offering  Memorandum is delivered to an
Eligible  Purchaser,  not  misleading,  or if, in the  opinion of counsel to the
Initial  Purchasers,  it is  necessary  to  amend  or  supplement  the  Offering
Memorandum  to  comply  with  any  applicable  law,   forthwith  to  prepare  an
appropriate  amendment or  supplement  to such  Offering  Memorandum so that the
statements therein, as so amended or supplemented, will not, in the light of the
circumstances when it is so delivered,  be misleading,  or so that such Offering
Memorandum  will  comply  with  applicable  law,  and to furnish to the  Initial
Purchasers  and such other persons as the Initial  Purchasers may designate such
number of copies thereof as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.

               (e)  Prior  to the  sale of all  Securities  pursuant  to  Exempt
Resales as  contemplated  hereby,  to cooperate with the Initial  Purchasers and
counsel  to the  Initial  Purchasers  in  connection  with the  registration  or
qualification of the Securities for offer and sale to the Initial Purchasers and
pursuant  to Exempt  Resales  under  securities  or Blue Sky laws as the Initial
Purchasers may request and to continue such  registration  or  qualification  in
effect so long as  required  for Exempt  Resales  and to file such  consents  to
service of process or other  documents  as may be  necessary  in order to effect
such registration or qualification;  provided, however, that neither the Company
nor any  Guarantor  shall be required in  connection  therewith  to qualify as a
foreign  corporation in any  jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or
to take any  action  that  would  subject  it to  general  consent to service of
process or taxation  other than as to matters and  transactions  relating to the
Preliminary  Offering  Memorandum,  the Offering Memorandum or Exempt Resales in
any jurisdiction in which it is not now so subject.

               (f) So long as any  Securities are  outstanding,  (i) to mail and
make  generally  available as soon as  practicable  after the end of each fiscal
year to the record holders of the  Securities a financial  report of the Company
and its subsidiaries on a consolidated  basis (and a similar financial report of
all unconsolidated subsidiaries,  if any), all such financial reports to include
a  consolidated  balance  sheet,  a  consolidated  statement  of  operations,  a
consolidated   statement  of  cash  flows  and  a   consolidated   statement  of
shareholders'  equity as of the end of and for such fiscal year,  together  with


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comparable information as of the end of and for the preceding year, certified by
the Company's independent public accountants and (ii) to mail and make generally
available as soon as practicable  after the end of each quarterly period (except
for the  last  quarterly  period  of  each  fiscal  year)  to  such  holders,  a
consolidated  balance  sheet,  a  consolidated  statement  of  operations  and a
consolidated  statement  of cash flows  (and  similar  financial  reports of all
unconsolidated  subsidiaries,  if any) as of the end of and for such period, and
for the period from the  beginning  of such year to the close of such  quarterly
period,  together with comparable  information for the corresponding  periods of
the preceding year.

               (g) So long as any Securities are outstanding,  to furnish to the
Initial  Purchasers  as  soon  as  available  copies  of all  reports  or  other
communications furnished by the Company or any of the Guarantors to its security
holders in their capacities as such or publicly available documents furnished to
or filed with the  Commission or any national  securities  exchange on which any
class of securities  of the Company or any of the  Guarantors is listed and such
other  publicly  available   information   concerning  the  Company  and/or  its
subsidiaries as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.

               (h) So  long  as any of the  Securities  remain  outstanding  and
during any period in which the  Company  and the  Guarantors  are not subject to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the
"EXCHANGE  ACT"),  to  make  available  to any  holder  of  such  Securities  in
connection  with  any  sale  thereof  and  any  prospective  purchaser  of  such
Securities from such holder, the information ("RULE 144A INFORMATION")  required
by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act.

               (i)  Whether  or  not  the  transactions   contemplated  in  this
Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be
paid all expenses  incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company
and the Guarantors under this Agreement,  including: (i) the fees, disbursements
and expenses of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors and accountants of the
Company  and the  Guarantors  in  connection  with the sale and  delivery of the
Securities to the Initial  Purchasers  and pursuant to Exempt  Resales,  and all
other fees and expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, filing and
distribution of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Offering Memorandum and
all amendments  and  supplements  to any of the foregoing  (including  financial
statements),  including  the mailing  and  delivering  of copies  thereof to the
Initial  Purchasers  and persons  designated by it in the  quantities  specified
herein,  (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the
Securities to the Initial  Purchasers and pursuant to Exempt Resales,  including


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any  transfer or other  taxes  payable  thereon,  (iii) all costs of printing or
reproducing  this  Agreement,  the  other  Operative  Documents  and  any  other
agreements  or documents in  connection  with the  offering,  purchase,  sale or
delivery  of  the   Securities,   (iv)  all  expenses  in  connection  with  the
registration or qualification of the Securities and the Guarantees for offer and
sale under the  securities or Blue Sky laws of the several  states and all costs
of printing or producing any preliminary and supplemental  Blue Sky memoranda in
connection  therewith  (including the filing fees and fees and  disbursements of
counsel for the Initial  Purchasers  in  connection  with such  registration  or
qualification  and  memoranda  relating  thereto),  (v)  the  cost  of  printing
certificates representing the Securities,  (vi) all expenses and listing fees in
connection with the  application  for quotation of the Units,  Initial Notes and
the Warrants in the National  Association of Securities  Dealers,  Inc. ("NASD")
Automated  Quotation System - PORTAL ("PORTAL"),  (vii) the fees and expenses of
the Trustee and the Trustee's  counsel in  connection  with the  Indenture,  the
Notes and the Guarantees,  (viii) the fees and expenses of the Warrant Agent and
the Warrant  Agent's  counsel in connection  with the Warrant  Agreement and the
Warrants,  (ix) the costs and charges of any transfer  agent,  registrar  and/or
depositary  (including  DTC),  (x) any fees  charged by rating  agencies for the
rating of the Securities, (xi) all costs and expenses of the Exchange Offer, any
Notes Registration  Statement and any Warrant Shelf Registration  Statement,  as
set  forth  in  the  Notes   Registration   Rights  Agreement  and  the  Warrant
Registration  Rights Agreement,  and (xii) all other costs and expenses incident
to the  performance  of  the  obligations  of the  Company  and  the  Guarantors
hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section.

               (j) In  accordance  with the  Warrant  Agreement,  to  cause  any
Warrant  Shares,  upon  issuance,  to be  listed  on  the  principal  securities
exchanges, automated quotation systems or other markets within the United States
of America, if any, on which other shares of Common Stock are then listed and to
maintain any such listings of Warrant  Shares for so long as such Warrant Shares
are outstanding.

               (k) To use its best efforts to effect the inclusion of the Units,
Initial  Notes and  Warrants in PORTAL and to maintain the listing of the Units,
Initial Notes and Warrants on PORTAL for so long as the Units, Initial Notes and
Warrants are outstanding.

               (l) To obtain the  approval of DTC for  "book-entry"  transfer of
the Notes and the  Warrants as Units and as separate  securities,  and to comply
with all of its  agreements  set  forth  in the  representation  letters  of the
Company and the  Guarantors to DTC relating to the approval of the Notes and the
Warrants as Units and as separate securities by DTC for "book-entry" transfer.



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               (m) During the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing
to and  including  the Closing  Date,  not to offer,  sell,  contract to sell or
otherwise  transfer or dispose of any securities of the Company or any Guarantor
or any warrants,  rights or options to purchase or otherwise acquire  securities
of the Company or any Guarantor  substantially  similar to any of the Securities
(other  than (i) the  Units,  (ii)  the  Notes  and the  Guarantees,  (iii)  the
Warrants,  (iv) the equity securities to be issued in connection with the Equity
Financing  including  those to be issued in connection  with the conversion of a
$13.4  million  short-term  convertible  note as  described  in the  Preliminary
Offering  Memorandum,  (v) the  warrants to be issued to Sprint  pursuant to the
Sprint  Agreements (as defined  herein),  and (v) commercial paper issued in the
ordinary  course of business),  without the prior written consent of the Initial
Purchasers.

               (n) Not to sell,  offer  for  sale or  solicit  offers  to buy or
otherwise  negotiate  in respect of any  security  (as  defined in the Act) that
would be integrated with the sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers or
pursuant to Exempt  Resales in a manner that would require the  registration  of
any such sale of Securities under the Act.

               (o) Not to voluntarily claim, and to actively resist any attempts
to claim, the benefit of any usury laws against the holders of any Securities.

               (p) To cause  the  Exchange  Offer to be made in the  appropriate
form  to  permit  Exchange  Notes  and  guarantees  thereof  by  the  Guarantors
registered  pursuant to the Act to be offered in exchange for the Initial  Notes
and  the  Guarantees  and to  comply  with  all  applicable  federal  and  state
securities laws in connection with the Exchange Offer.

               (q) To comply with all of its agreements set forth in the Warrant
Agreement.

               (r) To comply with all of its agreements set forth in the Warrant
Registration Rights Agreement.

               (s) To comply with all of its  agreements  set forth in the Notes
Registration Rights Agreement.

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               (t) To use its best efforts to do and perform all things required
or necessary to be done and  performed  under this  Agreement by it prior to the
Closing  Date and to satisfy all  conditions  precedent  to the  delivery of the
Units.

          6.  REPRESENTATIONS,  WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE
GUARANTORS.  As of the date  hereof,  each of the  Company  and the  Guarantors,
jointly and severally,  represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Initial
Purchasers that:

               (a) The Preliminary Offering Memorandum,  as of its date, and the
Offering  Memorandum  do not, and any  supplement or amendment to them will not,
contain any untrue  statement  of a material  fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements  therein,
in the light of the  circumstances  under which they were made, not  misleading,
except that the representations  and warranties  contained in this paragraph (a)
shall not apply to  statements  in or omissions  from the  Preliminary  Offering
Memorandum or the Offering  Memorandum (or any supplement or amendment  thereto)
based upon  information  relating to the  Initial  Purchasers  furnished  to the
Company in writing by the Initial Purchasers  expressly for use therein. No stop
order preventing the use of the Preliminary  Offering Memorandum or the Offering
Memorandum,  or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any order asserting that
any of the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement  are  subject  to the
registration requirements of the Act, has been issued.

               (b)  Each of the  Company  and its  subsidiaries  has  been  duly
organized,  is  validly  existing  in  good  standing  under  the  laws  of  its
jurisdiction  of  organization  and has the power and  authority to carry on its
business as described in the  Preliminary  Offering  Memorandum and the Offering
Memorandum  and to own,  lease  and  operate  its  properties,  and each is duly
qualified and is in good standing as a foreign  corporation or limited liability
company  authorized to do business in each  jurisdiction  in which the nature of
its   business  or  its   ownership  or  leasing  of  property   requires   such
qualification,  except  where the  failure to be so  qualified  would not have a
material  adverse  effect on the  business,  prospects,  financial  condition or
results of operations of the Company and its  subsidiaries,  taken as a whole (a
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT").

               (c) All  outstanding  shares of capital stock of the Company have
been duly  authorized and validly issued and are fully paid,  nonassessable  and
not subject to any preemptive or similar rights. The authorized capital stock of
the Company  conforms  to the  description  thereof  contained  in the  Offering
Memorandum.

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               (d) The  entities  listed  on  Schedule  B  hereto  are the  only
subsidiaries,  direct or indirect, of the Company. All of the outstanding shares
of capital stock or membership  interests of each of the Company's  subsidiaries
have  been  duly   authorized   and  validly  issued  and  are  fully  paid  and
nonassessable,  and are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly through one
or more  subsidiaries,  free and clear of any security  interest,  claim,  lien,
encumbrance  or adverse  interest  of any  nature  (each,  a "LIEN"),  except as
expressly  provided  under the Credit  Agreement  and the Sprint PCS  Management
Agreement,  and except for  security  interests  granted to the Rural  Telephone
Finance Cooperative, which will be released on the Closing Date.

               (e)  This  Agreement  has  been  duly  authorized,  executed  and
delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors.  This Agreement conforms to
the description hereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.

               (f) The Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company
and, on the Closing Date,  will have been validly  executed and delivered by the
Company.  When the Warrant  Agreement has been validly executed and delivered by
the Company,  the Warrant Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of the
Company,  enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as
(i) the  enforceability  thereof  may be limited by  bankruptcy,  insolvency  or
similar  laws  affecting   creditors'   rights  generally  and  (ii)  rights  of
acceleration  and the  availability  of  equitable  remedies  may be  limited by
equitable principles of general applicability.

               (g) The Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company and, on
the Closing Date, will have been validly  executed and delivered by the Company.
When the Warrants have been executed and  countersigned  in accordance  with the
provisions of the Warrant Agreement and delivered to and paid for by the Initial
Purchasers  as part of a Unit,  the Warrants will be entitled to the benefits of
the Warrant  Agreement and will be valid and binding  obligations of the Company
enforceable  in  accordance  with their terms  except as (i) the  enforceability
thereof  may be limited by  bankruptcy,  insolvency  or similar  laws  affecting
creditors' rights generally and (ii) rights of acceleration and the availability
of  equitable  remedies  may be  limited  by  equitable  principles  of  general
applicability. On the Closing Date, the Warrants will conform to the description
thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.

               (h) The Warrant Shares have been duly and validly  authorized for
issuance by the Company and,  when issued  pursuant to the terms of the Warrants


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and the Warrant Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and
not subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

               (i) The  Indenture  has been duly  authorized  by the Company and
each of the Guarantors and, on the Closing Date, will have been validly executed
and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors.  When the Indenture has
been validly  executed and delivered by the Company and each of the  Guarantors,
the  Indenture  will be a valid and  binding  agreement  of the Company and each
Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor in accordance with
its terms except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) rights
of acceleration  and the  availability  of equitable  remedies may be limited by
equitable  principles  of  general  applicability.  On  the  Closing  Date,  the
Indenture will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "TIA" or "TRUST  INDENTURE ACT"), and the
rules and  regulations  of the  Commission  applicable to an indenture  which is
qualified thereunder.

               (j) The  Initial  Notes  have been duly  authorized  and,  on the
Closing Date, will have been validly executed and delivered by the Company. When
the Initial  Notes have been issued,  executed and  authenticated  in accordance
with  the  provisions  of the  Indenture  and  delivered  to and paid for by the
Initial  Purchasers in accordance  with the terms of this Agreement as part of a
Unit,  the Initial  Notes will be entitled to the benefits of the  Indenture and
will be valid and binding  obligations of the Company,  enforceable  against the
Company in accordance with their terms except as (i) the enforceability  thereof
may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency or similar laws  affecting  creditors'
rights  generally  and (ii)  rights  of  acceleration  and the  availability  of
equitable   remedies  may  be  limited  by  equitable   principles   of  general
applicability.  On the  Closing  Date,  the  Initial  Notes will  conform to the
description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.

               (k) The Exchange Notes have been duly  authorized by the Company.
When the Exchange  Notes are issued,  executed and  authenticated  in accordance
with the terms of the Exchange Offer and the Indenture,  the Exchange Notes will
be entitled to the benefits of the  Indenture  and will be the valid and binding
obligations of the Company,  enforceable  against the Company in accordance with
their  terms  except  as  (i)  the  enforceability  thereof  may be  limited  by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and


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(ii) rights of acceleration  and the  availability of equitable  remedies may be
limited by  equitable  principles  of general  applicability.  When the Exchange
Notes are issued,  authenticated and delivered,  the Exchange Notes will conform
to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.

               (l) The  Guarantee  to be endorsed  on the Initial  Notes by each
Guarantor has been duly  authorized by such  Guarantor and, on the Closing Date,
will have been duly  executed  and  delivered by each such  Guarantor.  When the
Initial Notes have been issued,  executed and  authenticated  in accordance with
the  Indenture  and  delivered  to and paid  for by the  Initial  Purchasers  in
accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement as part of the Unit, the Guarantee
of each  Guarantor  endorsed  thereon  will be entitled  to the  benefits of the
Indenture  and will be the  valid  and  binding  obligation  of such  Guarantor,
enforceable  against such  Guarantor in accordance  with its terms except as (i)
the enforceability  thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency or similar
laws affecting  creditors'  rights generally and (ii) rights of acceleration and
the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of
general applicability. On the Closing Date, the Guarantees to be endorsed on the
Initial Notes will conform to the description  thereof contained in the Offering
Memorandum.

               (m) The  Guarantee to be endorsed on the  Exchange  Notes by each
Guarantor has been duly authorized by such Guarantor and, when issued, will have
been duly executed and delivered by each such Guarantor. When the Exchange Notes
have been issued, executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the
Exchange  Offer and the  Indenture,  the  Guarantee of each  Guarantor  endorsed
thereon will be entitled to the benefits of the  Indenture and will be the valid
and binding obligation of such Guarantor,  enforceable against such Guarantor in
accordance  with its  terms  except  as (i) the  enforceability  thereof  may be
limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency or similar laws affecting  creditors'  rights
generally  and (ii) rights of  acceleration  and the  availability  of equitable
remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general  applicability.  When
the Exchange Notes are issued, authenticated and delivered, the Guarantees to be
endorsed on the Exchange  Notes will conform to the  description  thereof in the
Offering Memorandum.

               (n)  The  Notes  Registration  Rights  Agreement  has  been  duly
authorized by the Company and each of the  Guarantors  and, on the Closing Date,
will  have been duly  executed  and  delivered  by the  Company  and each of the
Guarantors.  When the Notes Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed
and  delivered,  the Notes  Registration  Rights  Agreement  will be a valid and
binding agreement of the Company and each of the Guarantors, enforceable against
the Company and such  Guarantor in  accordance  with its terms except as (i) the


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enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency or similar laws
affecting  creditors'  rights  generally and (ii) rights of acceleration and the
availability  of equitable  remedies may be limited by equitable  principles  of
general  applicability.  On the  Closing  Date,  the Notes  Registration  Rights
Agreement  will  conform to the  description  thereof  contained in the Offering
Memorandum.

               (o) The  Warrant  Registration  Rights  Agreement  has been  duly
authorized by the Company and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed
and delivered by the Company. When the Warrant Registration Rights Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered, the Warrant Registration Rights Agreement will
be a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in  accordance  with its terms except as (i) the  enforceability  thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency or similar laws affecting  creditors'  rights
generally  and (ii) rights of  acceleration  and the  availability  of equitable
remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability. On the
Closing Date,  the Warrant  Registration  Rights  Agreement  will conform to the
description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.

               (p) Each of the Company and the  Guarantors  has duly and validly
authorized the issuance of the Initial Notes, the Guarantees and the Warrants as
Units.

               (q) The Units conform to the description thereof contained in the
Offering Memorandum.

               (r)  Neither  the  Company  nor  any  of its  subsidiaries  is in
violation of its respective charter or by-laws (or similar governing  documents)
or in default in any  material  respect in the  performance  of any  obligation,
agreement,  covenant or condition  contained in any indenture,  loan  agreement,
mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument that is material to the Company
and its  subsidiaries,  taken as a whole,  to which  the  Company  or any of its
subsidiaries  is a party or by which the Company or any of its  subsidiaries  or
their respective property is bound.

               (s) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the  other  Operative  Documents  by the  Company  and  each of the  Guarantors,
compliance by the Company and each such Guarantor with all provisions hereof and
thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
will not (i) require any consent, approval,  authorization or other order of, or
qualification with, any court or governmental body or agency (except such as may
be required under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various  states),  (ii)
conflict with or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions  of, or a


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default under,  the charter or by-laws (or similar  governing  documents) of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or any indenture,  loan agreement,  mortgage,
lease or other  agreement or instrument  that is material to the Company and its
subsidiaries,  taken as a whole, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is a  party  or by  which  the  Company  or  any of its  subsidiaries  or  their
respective property is bound (other than in connection with the debt obligations
to the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative which obligation will be paid in full
on the Closing  Date),  (iii) violate or conflict with any applicable law or any
rule,  regulation,  judgment,  order or decree of any court or any  governmental
body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company,  any of its subsidiaries or
their respective property,  (iv) result in the imposition or creation of (or the
obligation  to create or impose) a Lien under,  any  agreement or  instrument to
which the Company or any of its  subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or their respective  property is bound, or (v) result
in the termination,  suspension or revocation of any  Authorization  (as defined
below)  of the  Company  or  any of its  subsidiaries  or  result  in any  other
impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Authorization.

               (t) There are no legal or  governmental  proceedings  pending  or
threatened  to which the  Company  or any of its  subsidiaries  is or could be a
party or to which any of their respective property is or could be subject, which
might result, singly or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

               (u) Neither the Company nor any of its  subsidiaries has violated
any  foreign,  federal,  state  or  local  law  or  regulation  relating  to the
protection  of human health and safety,  the  environment  or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes,  pollutants or contaminants  ("ENVIRONMENTAL  LAWS"),  any
provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"),  or any provisions of the Foreign Corrupt  Practices Act or the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, except for such violations which, singly
or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

               (v)  There   are  no  costs  or   liabilities   associated   with
Environmental  Laws  (including,  without  limitation,  any capital or operating
expenditures  required for clean-up,  closure of  properties or compliance  with
Environmental  Laws or any Authorization,  any related  constraints on operating
activities and any potential  liabilities to third parties) which would,  singly
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

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               (w) Each of the Company and its  subsidiaries  has such  permits,
licenses, consents, exemptions,  franchises,  authorizations and other approvals
(each, an "AUTHORIZATION") of, and has made all filings with and notices to, all
governmental or regulatory authorities and self-regulatory organizations and all
courts and other tribunals,  including without limitation,  under any applicable
Environmental  Laws,  as are  necessary to own,  lease,  license and operate its
respective  properties and to conduct its business,  except where the failure to
have any such  Authorization  or to make any such  filing or notice  would  not,
singly  or  in  the  aggregate,  have  a  Material  Adverse  Effect.  Each  such
Authorization  is valid and in full force and effect and each of the Company and
its subsidiaries is in compliance with all the terms and conditions  thereof and
with the rules and regulations of the  authorities  and governing  bodies having
jurisdiction with respect thereto; and no event has occurred (including, without
limitation,  the receipt of any notice from any  authority  or  governing  body)
which allows or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would allow, revocation,
suspension or termination of any such  Authorization or results or, after notice
or lapse of time or both,  would result in any other impairment of the rights of
the  holder  of any such  Authorization;  and  such  Authorizations  contain  no
restrictions  that are  burdensome  to the  Company or any of its  subsidiaries;
except  where such  failure to be valid and in full force and effect or to be in
compliance,  the  occurrence  of any  such  event  or the  presence  of any such
restriction  would not,  singly or in the  aggregate,  have a  Material  Adverse
Effect.

               (x) The accountants that have certified the financial  statements
and supporting schedules included in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the
Offering  Memorandum  are  independent  public  accountants  with respect to the
Company and the  Guarantors,  as required by the Act and the  Exchange  Act. The
historical financial statements,  together with related schedules and notes, set
forth in the Preliminary  Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum comply
as to  form  in all  material  respects  with  the  requirements  applicable  to
registration statements on Form S-1 under the Act.

               (y) The historical  financial  statements,  together with related
schedules and notes forming part of the Offering  Memorandum  (and any amendment
or supplement  thereto),  present fairly the  consolidated  financial  position,
results of operations  and changes in financial  position of the Company and its
subsidiaries  on the basis stated in the Offering  Memorandum at the  respective
dates or for the  respective  periods to which they apply;  such  statements and


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related  schedules  and notes have been prepared in  accordance  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  consistently  applied  throughout  the periods
involved,  except as disclosed therein;  and the other financial and statistical
information and data set forth in the Offering  Memorandum (and any amendment or
supplement  thereto)  are, in all material  respects,  accurately  presented and
prepared on a basis consistent with such financial  statements and the books and
records of the Company.

               (z)  The  pro  forma   financial   statements   included  in  the
Preliminary  Offering  Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum have been prepared
on a basis  consistent with the historical  financial  statements of the Company
and its  subsidiaries  and give effect to  assumptions  used in the  preparation
thereof  on a  reasonable  basis  and in  good  faith  and  present  fairly  the
historical and proposed  transactions  contemplated by the Preliminary  Offering
Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum;  and such pro forma financial statements
comply as to form in all material  respects with the requirements  applicable to
pro forma financial  statements included in registration  statements on Form S-1
under the Act. The other pro forma  financial and  statistical  information  and
data  included  in  the  Offering  Memorandum  are,  in all  material  respects,
accurately  presented  and  prepared  on a basis  consistent  with the  proforma
financial statements.

               (aa) Except as disclosed in the Preliminary  Offering Memorandum,
there are no contracts,  agreements or understandings between the Company or any
Guarantor  and any person  granting such person the right to require the Company
or such Guarantor to file a registration statement under the Act with respect to
any  securities  of the Company or such  Guarantor  or to require the Company or
such  Guarantor  to  include  such  securities  with the  Notes  and  Guarantees
registered  pursuant  to any Notes  Registration  Statement  or the  Warrants or
Warrant Shares registered pursuant to any Warrant Shelf Registration Statement.

               (bb)  Neither  the Company  nor any of its  subsidiaries  nor any
agent  thereof  acting on the  behalf of them has  taken,  and none of them will
take,  any action that might cause this Agreement or the issuance or sale of the
Securities to violate Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220), Regulation U (12 C.F.R.
Part 221) or Regulation X (12 C.F.R.  Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.

               (cc) None of the Company or any of the Guarantors are, and, after
giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the  application of
the  proceeds  thereof as  described  in the  Offering  Memorandum,  will be, an
"investment  company" as such term is defined in the  Investment  Company Act of
1940, as amended.

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               (dd) No "nationally  recognized  statistical rating organization"
as such term is defined  for  purposes of Rule  436(g)(2)  under the Act (i) has
imposed (or has informed  the Company or any  Guarantor  that it is  considering
imposing)  any  condition  (financial  or  otherwise)  on the  Company's  or any
Guarantor's  retaining any rating assigned to the Company or any Guarantor,  any
securities  of the Company or any Guarantor or (ii) has indicated to the Company
or any Guarantor  that it is considering  (a) the  downgrading,  suspension,  or
withdrawal  of, or any review for a possible  change that does not  indicate the
direction of the possible change in, any rating so assigned or (b) any change in
the outlook for any rating of the Company,  any  Guarantor or any  securities of
the Company or any Guarantor.

               (ee) Since the respective dates as of which  information is given
in the Offering  Memorandum  other than as set forth in the Offering  Memorandum
(exclusive of any  amendments or supplements  thereto  subsequent to the date of
this  Agreement),  (i) there has not occurred any material adverse change or any
development  involving a prospective  material  adverse change in the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings,  business,  management or operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries,  taken as a whole, (ii) there has not been any
material  adverse  change or any  development  involving a prospective  material
adverse  change in the capital stock or in the long-term  debt of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries and (iii) other than in the ordinary course of business,
neither  the Company  nor any of its  subsidiaries  has  incurred  any  material
liability or obligation, direct or contingent.

               (ff) Each of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering
Memorandum,  as of its date,  contains  all the  information  specified  in, and
meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act.

               (gg) When the  Securities  are issued and  delivered  pursuant to
this  Agreement,  none of the  Securities  will be of the same class (within the
meaning  of Rule  144A  under the Act) as any  security  of the  Company  or the
Guarantors that is listed on a national  securities  exchange  registered  under
Section 6 of the  Exchange  Act or that is quoted in a United  States  automated
inter-dealer quotation system.

               (hh) No form of general  solicitation or general advertising (as
defined in Regulation D under the Act) was used by the Company,  the  Guarantors
or any of their respective  representatives  (other than the Initial Purchasers,
as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no  representation) in connection
with the offer and sale of the Securities  contemplated hereby,  including,  but
not limited  to,  articles,  notices or other  communications  published  in any
newspaper, magazine, or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio, or
any  seminar  or  meeting  whose  attendees  have been  invited  by any  general
solicitation  or  general  advertising.  Except as set forth in the  Preliminary
Offering  Memorandum,  no securities of the same class as any of the  Securities
have been issued and sold by the Company within the six-month period immediately
prior to the date hereof.

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               (ii)  Prior  to  the  effectiveness  of  any  Notes  Registration
Statement, the Indenture is not required to be qualified under the TIA.

               (jj)  None  of the  Company,  the  Guarantors  nor  any of  their
respective  affiliates  or any person  acting on its or their behalf (other than
the  Initial  Purchasers,  as to whom the  Company  and the  Guarantors  make no
representation)  has  engaged or will  engage in any  directed  selling  efforts
within the meaning of Regulation S under the Act  ("REGULATION  S") with respect
to any of the Securities.

               (kk) None of the  Company or the  Guarantors  shall have taken or
omitted to take any action that shall have  resulted in any  Securities  offered
and sold in reliance on  Regulation  S not to have been offered and sold only in
offshore transactions.

               (ll) The sale of the  Securities  pursuant to Regulation S is not
part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the Act.

               (mm) No registration  under the Act of the Securities is required
for the sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers as contemplated  hereby
or for the Exempt  Resales  assuming  the  accuracy of the  Initial  Purchasers'
representations and warranties and agreements set forth in Section 7 hereof.

               (nn) The Company, the Guarantors and their respective  affiliates
and all persons acting on their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to
whom the Company and the Guarantors make no  representation)  have complied with
and will comply with the offering  restrictions  requirements of Regulation S in
connection with the offering of the Securities outside the United States and, in
connection  therewith,  the  Offering  Memorandum  will  contain the  disclosure
required by Rule 902(h).

               (oo) The  Securities  sold in  reliance on  Regulation  S will be
represented  upon  issuance  by a  temporary  global  security  that  may not be
exchanged  for  definitive   securities  until  the  expiration  of  the  40-day
restricted  period  referred  to in Rule  903(b)(3)  of the Act  and  only  upon


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certification of beneficial ownership of such Securities by non-U.S.  persons or
U.S. persons who purchased such Securities in transactions that were exempt from
the registration requirements of the Act.

               (pp) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among
the  Company  or any of its  subsidiaries  on the one hand,  and the  directors,
officers,  stockholders,  customers  or  suppliers  of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries on the other hand,  which is required by the Act to be described in
a registration  statement on Form S-1 under the Act which is not so described in
the Offering Memorandum.

               (qq) All  indebtedness  of the Company and the Guarantors (or any
of their respective  predecessors)  that will be repaid with the proceeds of the
issuance and sale of the Units was incurred, and the indebtedness represented by
the Initial Notes is being  incurred,  for proper purposes and in good faith and
each of the Company and the Guarantors (or any of their respective predecessors)
was, at the time of the incurrence of such indebtedness that will be repaid with
the proceeds of the  issuance and sale of the Units,  and will be on the Closing
Date (after giving effect to the  application  of the proceeds from the issuance
of  the  Units)  solvent,  and  had at  the  time  of  the  incurrence  of  such
indebtedness  that will be repaid with the  proceeds of the issuance and sale of
the  Units  and will  have on the  Closing  Date  (after  giving  effect  to the
application of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units)  sufficient  capital
for  carrying  on  their  respective  business  and  were,  at the  time  of the
incurrence  of such  indebtedness  that will be repaid with the  proceeds of the
issuance and sale of the Units,  and will be on the Closing  Date (after  giving
effect to the  application  of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units) able
to pay their respective debts as they mature.

               (rr) The Company has provided the Initial  Purchasers and counsel
for the Initial  Purchasers  true and correct copies of each and every agreement
(or, if an agreement has not been reduced to writing,  a written  enumeration of
the terms of such agreement) between and among the Company and any Related Party
(as such term is defined below), on the one hand, and Sprint PCS and any Related
Party on the other,  including in each case any amendments  and addenda  thereto
and restatements  thereof,  as in effect on the date hereof  (collectively,  the
"SPRINT AGREEMENTS"); all material documents and correspondence relating to such
agreements;  and such other documents  produced by the Company and/or its agents


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or otherwise in its possession as may be necessary to interpret such agreements,
documents and  correspondence  and to assess the impact  thereof on the business
and financial  condition of the Company.  For purposes of this  subparagraph and
the immediately following  subparagraph,  "RELATED PARTY" shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Schedule of Definitions  incorporated  by reference in
those certain Sprint PCS Management Agreements,  as amended,  executed by PerCom
and Sprint PCS as of June 8, 1998 and by Bright and Sprint PCS as of October 13,
1999 (the "SPRINT PCS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS").

               (ss) Each of the Sprint  Agreements (A) has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by, (B) constitutes the valid and binding  obligation of,
and (C) is enforceable in accordance with its terms against PerCom or Bright, as
the case may be, and any Related  Party,  to the extent each is a party thereto.
On the  Closing  Date,  each  of  the  Sprint  Agreements  will  conform  to the
description  thereof  contained  in the  Offering  Memorandum  in  all  material
respects.

               (tt) At the Closing  Date,  the Company  will have  provided  the
Initial  Purchasers  and counsel for the Initial  Purchasers  a true and correct
copy of a Consent and Agreement  among Sprint  Spectrum L.P.,  SprintCom,  Inc.,
Sprint Communications  Company,  L.P., the Company, the administrative agent and
the syndication agent for the lenders under the Credit Agreement,  including any
amendments  thereto and restatements  thereof,  as in effect on the date thereof
(the  "CONSENT  AND  AGREEMENT");  all  material  documents  and  correspondence
relating to such Consent and Agreement; and such other documents produced by the
Company  and/or its agents or otherwise in its possession as may be necessary to
interpret such Consent and Agreement, documents and correspondence and to assess
the impact thereof on the business and financial condition of the Company.

               (uu) At the Closing  Date,  the Company  will have  provided  the
Initial  Purchasers  and  counsel for the  Initial  Purchasers  true and correct
copies of each and every agreement,  instrument or other document that is or may
be required for borrowing by the Company under the Senior  Financing  (or, if an
agreement  relating to the Senior  Financing has not been reduced to writing,  a
written  enumeration  of the  terms  of  such  agreement)  and the  Consent  and
Agreement,  including  in each  case any  amendments  thereto  and  restatements
thereof,  as in effect on the date thereof  (collectively,  the "BANK  FINANCING
AGREEMENTS");  all  material  documents  and  correspondence  relating  to  such
agreements;  and such other documents  produced by the Company and/or its agents
or otherwise in its possession as may be necessary to interpret such agreements,
documents and  correspondence  and to assess the impact  thereof on the business
and financial condition of the Company.

               (vv) At the Closing Date, each of the Bank Financing  Agreements,
including  the  Consent  and  Agreement,  (A) will have  been  duly  authorized,


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executed and delivered by, (B) constitute  the valid and binding  obligation of,
and (C) will be enforceable in accordance with their  respective  terms against,
the Company and its  affiliates,  to the extent each is a party thereto.  On the
Closing Date, each of the Bank Financing  Agreements,  including the Consent and
Agreement,  will conform to the  description  thereof  contained in the Offering
Memorandum in all material respects.

               (ww)  The  Bank  Financing  Agreements   constitute  all  of  the
documentation and agreements necessary for the Company to receive  disbursements
under the Bank Financing in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

               (xx) At the Closing  Date,  the Company  will have  provided  the
Initial  Purchasers  and  counsel for the  Initial  Purchasers  true and correct
copies of each and every agreement,  instrument or other document that is or may
be required for the Company to receive the proceeds of the Equity Financing (or,
if an  agreement  relating  to the  Equity  Financing  has not been  reduced  to
writing,  a written  enumeration of the terms of such  agreement),  including in
each case any amendments thereto and restatements  thereof,  as in effect on the
date thereof  (collectively,  the "EQUITY FINANCING  AGREEMENTS");  all material
documents  and  correspondence  relating  to such  agreements;  and  such  other
documents  produced  by the  Company  and/or  its  agents  or  otherwise  in its
possession  as may be necessary  to interpret  such  agreements,  documents  and
correspondence  and to assess the impact  thereof on the business and  financial
condition of the Company.

               (yy) At the Closing Date, each of the Equity Financing Agreements
(A) will have been duly  authorized,  executed and delivered by, (B)  constitute
the valid and binding  obligation  of, and (C) will be enforceable in accordance
with their  respective  terms against,  the Company and its  affiliates,  to the
extent  each  is a party  thereto.  On the  Closing  Date,  each  of the  Equity
Financing  Agreements will conform to the description  thereof  contained in the
Offering Memorandum in all material respects.

               (zz)  The  Equity  Financing  Agreements  constitute  all  of the
documentation  and agreements  necessary for the Company to receive  proceeds of
the Equity  Financing in accordance  with the terms of the  Securities  Purchase
Agreement.

               (aaa) The  execution,  delivery  and  performance  of the  Sprint
Agreements, the Bank Financing Agreements and the Equity Financing Agreements by
the Company and any of its affiliates  that are a party thereto,  the compliance
by the  Company  and such  affiliates  with all the  provisions  thereof and the
consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  thereby do not (A) require any


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consent,  approval,  authorization or other order of, or qualification with, any
court or governmental  body or agency (except such as have already been obtained
or as may be required  under  applicable  securities  laws for  purposes of that
certain  Registration Rights Agreement to be dated the Closing Date as described
in the  Preliminary  Offering  Memorandum),  (B) conflict  with or  constitute a
breach of any of the  terms or  provisions  of, or a default  under (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time, or both,  would  constitute a breach of or a
default  under),  the  certificate  of  incorporation  or  by-laws  (or  similar
governing  document) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any indenture,
loan  agreement,  mortgage,  lease  or other  agreement  or  instrument  that is
material  to the Company and its  subsidiaries,  taken as a whole,  to which the
Company or any of its  subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or their respective  property is bound, (C) violate or conflict
with any applicable law or any rule,  regulation,  judgment,  order or decree of
any  court or any  governmental  body or  agency  having  jurisdiction  over the
Company,  any of its subsidiaries or their respective  property or (D) result in
the suspension,  termination or revocation of any material  Authorization of the
Company or any of its  subsidiaries or any other impairment of the rights of the
holder of any such Authorization.

               (bbb)  Each  of  the  Sprint   Agreements   (including,   without
limitation, the Sprint PCS Management Agreement), the Consent and Agreement, the
Bank Financing Agreements and the Equity Financing Agreements (collectively, the
"PCS  AGREEMENTS"),  will be, and the PCS Agreements  viewed as a whole will be,
consistent with the terms and conditions of the License (as such term is defined
in the Sprint PCS Management  Agreement)  and not otherwise  contrary to Federal
Communications  Commission  policies,  rules and regulations or other applicable
law, rules or regulations.

               (ccc) Each  certificate  signed by any  officer of the Company or
any Guarantor and delivered to the Initial Purchasers or counsel for the Initial
Purchasers shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company or
such Guarantor to the Initial Purchasers as to the matters covered thereby.

               The Company  acknowledges  that the Initial  Purchasers  and, for
purposes of the opinions to be delivered  to the Initial  Purchaser  pursuant to
Section 9 hereof,  counsel to the Company and the  Guarantors and counsel to the
Initial  Purchasers  will rely  upon the  accuracy  and  truth of the  foregoing
representations and hereby consents to such reliance.

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          7. INITIAL  PURCHASERS'  REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES.  The Initial
Purchasers  represent  and  warrant  to, and agree  with,  the  Company  and the
Guarantors:

               (a) Such  Initial  Purchaser  is  either  a QIB or an  Accredited
Institution, in either case, with such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters as is necessary in order to evaluate the merits and risks of an
investment in the Securities.

               (b) Such Initial  Purchaser (A) is not  acquiring the  Securities
with a view  to any  distribution  thereof  or with  any  present  intention  of
offering or selling any of the  Securities in a  transaction  that would violate
the Act or the  securities  laws of any state of the United  States or any other
applicable  jurisdiction and (B) will be reoffering and reselling the Securities
only to (y) QIBs in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements
of the Act  provided by Rule 144A and (z) in offshore  transactions  in reliance
upon Regulation S under the Act.

               (c)  Such  Initial  Purchaser  agrees  that no  form  of  general
solicitation  or general  advertising  (within the meaning of Regulation D under
the  Act)  has  been or will be  used by such  Initial  Purchaser  or any of its
representatives in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities pursuant
hereto, including, but not limited to, articles, notices or other communications
published  in any  newspaper,  magazine  or  similar  medium or  broadcast  over
television or radio, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited
by any general solicitation or general advertising.

               (d) Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, in connection with Exempt
Resales,  such Initial  Purchaser will solicit offers to buy the Securities only
from, and will offer to sell the Securities only to, Eligible  Purchasers.  Each
Initial  Purchaser further agrees that it will offer to sell the Securities only
to,  and will  solicit  offers  to buy the  Securities  only  from (A)  Eligible
Purchasers  that the  Initial  Purchaser  reasonably  believes  are QIBs and (B)
Regulation  S  Purchasers,  in each case,  that  agree  that (x) the  Securities
purchased  by them may be resold,  pledged or otherwise  transferred  within the
time period referred to under Rule 144(k) (taking into account the provisions of
Rule  144(d)  under the Act, if  applicable)  under the Act, as in effect on the
date of the transfer of such  Securities,  only (I) to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries,  (II) to a person  whom the seller  reasonably  believes  is a QIB


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purchasing  for its own  account or for the  account  of a QIB in a  transaction
meeting  the  requirements  of Rule  144A  under the Act,  (III) in an  offshore
transaction  (as defined in Rule 902 under the Act) meeting the  requirements of
Rule 904 of the Act, (IV) in a transaction  meeting the requirements of Rule 144
under the Act, (V) to an Accredited  Institution  that,  prior to such transfer,
furnishes the Trustee a signed letter  containing  certain  representations  and
agreements  relating to the  registration of transfer of such Securities and, if
such  transfer is in respect of an aggregate  principal  amount of Initial Notes
less than  $250,000  or any Units,  Warrants  or Warrant  Shares,  an opinion of
counsel  acceptable to the Company that such transfer is in compliance  with the
Act,  (VI)  in  accordance   with  another   exemption  from  the   registration
requirements of the Act (and based upon an opinion of counsel  acceptable to the
Company) or (VII) pursuant to an effective  registration  statement and, in each
case,  in accordance  with the  applicable  securities  laws of any state of the
United States or any other applicable  jurisdiction and (y) they will deliver to
each person to whom such  Securities  or an interest  therein is  transferred  a
notice substantially to the effect of the foregoing.

               (e) Such  Initial  Purchaser  and its  affiliates  or any  person
acting  on its or their  behalf  have not  engaged  or will  not  engage  in any
directed  selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S with respect to the
Securities.

               (f) The  Securities  offered and sold by such  Initial  Purchaser
pursuant  hereto in reliance on  Regulation  S have been and will be offered and
sold only in offshore transactions.

               (g) The sale of the  Securities  offered and sold by such Initial
Purchaser  pursuant  hereto in reliance on Regulation S is not part of a plan or
scheme to evade the registration provisions of the Act.

               (h) Such Initial Purchaser agrees that it has not offered or sold
and will not offer or sell the Securities in the United States or to, or for the
benefit or account of, a U.S. Person (other than a  distributor),  in each case,
as defined in Rule 902 under the Act (i) as part of its distribution at any time
and (ii)  otherwise  until 40 days  after the later of the  commencement  of the
offering  of the Units  pursuant  hereto  and the  Closing  Date,  other than in
accordance  with  Regulation  S  of  the  Act  or  another  exemption  from  the
registration requirements of the Act. Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, during
such 40-day restricted  period, it will not cause any advertisement with respect
to the Securities  (including any "tombstone"  advertisement) to be published in
any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and will not issue any
circular relating to the Securities, except such advertisements as are permitted
by and include the statements required by Regulation S.

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               (i)  Such  Initial   Purchaser   agrees  that,  at  or  prior  to
confirmation of a sale of Securities by it to any distributor,  dealer or person
receiving  a selling  concession,  fee or other  remuneration  during the 40-day
restricted  period  referred to in Rule 903(b)(3) under the Act, it will send to
such distributor,  dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other
remuneration a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:

               "The securities covered hereby have not been registered under the
               U.S.  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES  ACT"),
               and may not be offered and sold  within the United  States or to,
               or for the  account or benefit  of,  U.S.  persons (i) as part of
               your  distribution  at any time or (ii)  otherwise  until 40 days
               after  the  later of the  commencement  of the  Offering  and the
               Closing Date, except in either case in accordance with Regulation
               S under  the  Securities  Act  (or  Rule  144A  or to  Accredited
               Institutions   in   transactions   that  are   exempt   from  the
               registration   requirements  of  the  Securities   Act),  and  in
               connection  with  any  subsequent  sale by you of the  Securities
               covered  hereby in  reliance  on  Regulation  S during the period
               referred to above to any distributor,  dealer or person receiving
               a selling concession, fee or other remuneration, you must deliver
               a notice to substantially the foregoing effect.  Terms used above
               have the meanings assigned to them in Regulation S."

               (j) Such Initial Purchaser agrees that the Securities offered and
sold in reliance on  Regulation S will be  represented  upon  issuance by global
securities  that  may not be  exchanged  for  definitive  securities  until  the
expiration of the 40-day  restricted period referred to in Rule 903(b)(3) of the
Act and only upon  certification  of beneficial  ownership of such Securities by
non-U.S.  persons or U.S.  persons who purchased such Securities in transactions
that were exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.

               Such  Initial  Purchaser  acknowledges  that the  Company and the
Guarantors  and,  for  purposes of the  opinions to be delivered to each Initial
Purchaser  pursuant  to  Section  9  hereof,  counsel  to the  Company  and  the
Guarantors and counsel to the Initial  Purchaser will rely upon the accuracy and
truth  of the  foregoing  representations  and  such  Initial  Purchaser  hereby
consents to such reliance.

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         8. INDEMNIFICATION.

               (a) The Company and each Guarantor agree,  jointly and severally,
to indemnify  and hold  harmless  each Initial  Purchaser,  its  directors,  its
officers and each person, if any, who controls such Initial Purchaser within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or  Section 20 of the  Exchange  Act,  from and
against  any  and  all  losses,  claims,  damages,   liabilities  and  judgments
(including,  without  limitation,  any  legal  or  other  expenses  incurred  in
connection  with  investigating  or defending any matter,  including any action,
that  could  give  rise to any such  losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities  or
judgments)  caused by any untrue  statement  or alleged  untrue  statement  of a
material  fact  contained  in the  Offering  Memorandum  (or  any  amendment  or
supplement  thereto),  the  Preliminary  Offering  Memorandum  or any Rule  144A
Information  provided  by  the  Company  or  any  Guarantor  to  any  holder  or
prospective  purchaser of  Securities  pursuant to Section 5(h) or caused by any
omission or alleged  omission to state  therein a material  fact  required to be
stated  therein or  necessary  to make the  statements  therein not  misleading,
except  insofar as such losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities or judgments are
caused by any such untrue  statement or omission or alleged untrue  statement or
omission based upon information  relating to the Initial Purchaser  furnished in
writing to the Company by such  Initial  Purchaser  (and not with respect to the
information provided by any other Initial Purchaser);  provided,  however,  that
the  foregoing  indemnity  agreement  with respect to any  Preliminary  Offering
Memorandum shall not inure to the benefit of any Initial Purchaser who failed to
deliver a Final Offering Memorandum,  as then amended or supplemented,  (so long
as the Offering  Memorandum and any amendment or supplement thereto was provided
by the Company to the several Initial  Purchasers in the requisite  quantity and
on a timely basis to permit proper  delivery on or prior to the Closing Date) to
the person  asserting any losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities  or judgements
caused by any untrue  statement or alleged  untrue  statement of a material fact
contained in any Preliminary Offering  Memorandum,  or caused by any omission or
alleged  omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the  statements  therein not  misleading,  if such material
misstatement or omission or alleged material  misstatement or omission was cured
in the Offering Memorandum, as so amended or supplemented.

               (b) Each Initial Purchaser,  severally and not jointly, agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Guarantors, and their respective
directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the  Exchange  Act) the Company or the
Guarantors,  to the same extent as the foregoing  indemnity from the Company and
the Guarantors to the Initial  Purchasers but only with reference to information


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relating to the Initial  Purchaser  furnished  in writing to the Company by such
Initial  Purchasers  (and not with  respect to the  information  provided by any
other  Initial  Purchaser)   expressly  for  use  in  the  Preliminary  Offering
Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum.

               (c) In case any action shall be commenced involving any person in
respect of which  indemnity may be sought  pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b) (the
"INDEMNIFIED  PARTY"),  the  indemnified  party shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "INDEMNIFYING  PARTY") in writing
and the  indemnifying  party shall assume the defense of such action,  including
the employment of counsel  reasonably  satisfactory to the indemnified party and
the payment of all fees and expenses of such counsel,  as incurred  (except that
in the case of any action in respect of which  indemnity may be sought  pursuant
to both Sections 8(a) and 8(b), the Initial  Purchasers shall not be required to
assume the defense of such action  pursuant to this Section 8(c), but may employ
separate  counsel  and  participate  in the  defense  thereof,  but the fees and
expenses of such counsel,  except as provided below,  shall be at the expense of
the Initial  Purchasers).  Any indemnified  party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof,  but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnified
party unless (i) the  employment  of such counsel  shall have been  specifically
authorized in writing by the indemnifying  party,  (ii) the  indemnifying  party
shall  have  failed to  assume  the  defense  of such  action or employ  counsel
reasonably  satisfactory to the indemnified  party or (iii) the named parties to
any such action  (including any impleaded  parties) include both the indemnified
party and the  indemnifying  party,  and the  indemnified  party shall have been
advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal  defenses  available
to it  which  are  different  from  or  additional  to  those  available  to the
indemnifying  party (in which  case the  indemnifying  party  shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified  party).
In any such case, the  indemnifying  party shall not, in connection with any one
action or  separate  but  substantially  similar or related  actions in the same
jurisdiction  arising out of the same general  allegations or circumstances,  be
liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to any local counsel) for all indemnified parties and all such fees and
expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated
in writing by Donaldson,  Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation,  in the case
of the parties indemnified  pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company, in the
case of parties  indemnified  pursuant to Section 8(b). The  indemnifying  party
shall indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party from and against any and
all  losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities  and  judgments  by  reason  of any
settlement of any action (i) effected with its written  consent or (ii) effected
without its written  consent if the  settlement is entered into more than twenty
business  days after the  indemnifying  party shall have received a request from


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the indemnified party for reimbursement for the fees and expenses of counsel (in
any case where such fees and  expenses  are at the  expense of the  indemnifying
party) and, prior to the date of such settlement,  the indemnifying  party shall
have failed to comply with such  reimbursement  request.  No indemnifying  party
shall,  without the prior written consent of the indemnified  party,  effect any
settlement  or  compromise  of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect
to, any pending or threatened  action in respect of which the indemnified  party
is or could have been a party and indemnity or contribution may be or could have
been  sought  hereunder  by  the  indemnified  party,  unless  such  settlement,
compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional  release of the indemnified
party  from all  liability  on claims  that are or could  have been the  subject
matter  of such  action  and  (ii)  does not  include  a  statement  as to or an
admission  of fault,  culpability  or a failure  to act,  by or on behalf of the
indemnified party.

               (d)  To the  extent  the  indemnification  provided  for in  this
Section 8 is unavailable to an indemnified  party or  insufficient in respect of
any losses, claims, damages,  liabilities or judgments referred to therein, then
each indemnifying  party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified  party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such  indemnified  party as a result
of  such  losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities  and  judgments  (i)  in  such
proportion as is  appropriate to reflect the relative  benefits  received by the
Company and the Guarantors,  on the one hand, and the Initial  Purchasers on the
other hand from the offering of the Units or (ii) if the allocation  provided by
clause 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable  law, in such  proportion as
is appropriate to reflect not only the relative  benefits  referred to in clause
8(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors,  on
the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers,  on the other hand, in connection with
the  statements or omissions  which  resulted in such losses,  claims,  damages,
liabilities   or   judgments,   as  well  as  any   other   relevant   equitable
considerations.   The  relative   benefits  received  by  the  Company  and  the
Guarantors, on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall
be  deemed to be in the same  proportion  as the  total  net  proceeds  from the
offering of the Units (after underwriting discounts and commissions,  but before
deducting  expenses)  received  by the  Company,  and the  total  discounts  and
commissions  received  by the  Initial  Purchasers  bear to the  total  price to
investors  of the  Units,  (in each case as set  forth on  Schedule  B  attached
hereto). The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors,  on the one hand,
and the Initial Purchasers,  on the other hand, shall be determined by reference
to,  among other  things,  whether the untrue or alleged  untrue  statement of a
material  fact or the  omission  or alleged  omission  to state a material  fact
relates to  information  supplied by the Company or the  Guarantors,  on the one
hand, or the Initial  Purchasers,  on the other hand, and the parties'  relative


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intent,  knowledge,  access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.

               The Company and the Guarantors,  and the Initial Purchasers agree
that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section
8(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were
treated as one entity for such  purpose)  or by any other  method of  allocation
which does not take account of the equitable  considerations  referred to in the
immediately  preceding  paragraph.  The amount paid or payable by an indemnified
party as a result of the  losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities  or  judgments
referred to in the immediately  preceding  paragraph shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred
by such  indemnified  party in connection  with  investigating  or defending any
matter, including any action, that could have given rise to such losses, claims,
damages,  liabilities  or  judgments.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of this
Section 8, the Initial Purchasers shall not be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which the total discounts and commissions received by
such  Initial  Purchaser  exceeds  the amount of any  damages  which the Initial
Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation  (within  the  meaning of  Section  11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to  contribution  from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Initial Purchasers' obligations to contribute pursuant to
this Section 8(d) are several in  proportion to the  respective  number of Units
purchased by each of the Initial Purchasers hereunder and not joint.

               (e) The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies  which may  otherwise be available to
any indemnified party at law or in equity.

          9. CONDITIONS OF INITIAL PURCHASERS'  OBLIGATIONS.  The obligations of
the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Units under this Agreement are subject to
the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

               (a) All the representations and warranties of the Company and the
Guarantors  contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing
Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date.

               (b) On or  after  the  date  hereof,  (i)  there  shall  not have
occurred any downgrading, suspension or withdrawal of, nor shall any notice have
been given of any  potential or intended  downgrading,  suspension or withdrawal
of, or of any review (or of any  potential  or  intended  review) for a possible


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change that does not  indicate  the  direction  of the  possible  change in, any
rating of the Company or any  Guarantor or any  securities of the Company or any
Guarantor  (including,  without limitation,  the placing of any of the foregoing
ratings on credit watch with negative or developing implications or under review
with an uncertain  direction) by any "nationally  recognized  statistical rating
organization"  as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2)  under the
Act,  (ii) there shall not have  occurred any change,  nor shall any notice have
been given of any potential or intended change, in the outlook for any rating of
the Company or any  Guarantor or any  securities of the Company or any Guarantor
by any such rating organization and (iii) no such rating organization shall have
given notice that it has assigned (or is  considering  assigning) a lower rating
to any of the Securities than that on which the Units were marketed.

               (c) Since the respective  dates as of which  information is given
in the Offering  Memorandum  other than as set forth in the Offering  Memorandum
(exclusive of any  amendments or supplements  thereto  subsequent to the date of
this Agreement), (i) there shall not have occurred any change or any development
involving a prospective change in the condition,  financial or otherwise, or the
earnings,   business,   management   or   operations  of  the  Company  and  its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) there shall not have been any change or any
development  involving  a  prospective  change  in the  capital  stock or in the
long-term debt of the Company or any of its  subsidiaries  and (iii) neither the
Company  nor any of its  subsidiaries  shall  have  incurred  any  liability  or
obligation,  direct  or  contingent,  the  effect  of  which,  in any such  case
described  in clause  9(c)(i),  9(c)(ii)  or  9(c)(iii),  in your  judgment,  is
material and adverse and, in your judgment, makes it impracticable to market the
Securities  on the  terms  and  in  the  manner  contemplated  in  the  Offering
Memorandum.

               (d) You shall have  received  on the Closing  Date a  certificate
dated the  Closing  Date,  signed by the Chief  Executive  Officer and the Chief
Financial  Officer of the Company  and each of the  Guarantors,  confirming  the
matters set forth in Sections 6(dd),  9(a) and 9(b) and stating that each of the
Company and the  Guarantors  has complied with all the  agreements and satisfied
all of the  conditions  herein  contained  and  required to be complied  with or
satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date.

               (e) You  shall  have  received  on the  Closing  Date an  opinion
(satisfactory to you and counsel for the Initial Purchasers),  dated the Closing
Date,  of  Arnall  Golden  &  Gregory,  LLP,  counsel  for the  Company  and the
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                    (i)  each  of the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  is  duly
               incorporated or organized,  is validly  existing as a corporation
               or limited  liability  company in good standing under the laws of
               its  jurisdiction of  incorporation  or organization  and has the
               corporate  (or  similar)  power  and  authority  to  carry on its
               business as  described  in the  Offering  Memorandum  and to own,
               lease and operate its properties;

                    (ii)  each  of the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  is duly
               qualified  and is in good  standing as a foreign  corporation  or
               limited  liability  company  authorized  to do  business  in each
               jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or its ownership
               or leasing of property requires such qualification,  except where
               the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material  Adverse
               Effect;

                    (iii) all the  outstanding  shares of  capital  stock of the
               Company  have been duly  authorized  and  validly  issued and are
               fully paid,  nonassessable  and not subject to any  preemptive or
               similar  rights except as set forth in the documents  relating to
               the Equity Financing;

                    (iv)  all of the  outstanding  shares  of  capital  stock or
               membership  interests of each of the Company's  subsidiaries have
               been duly  authorized  and validly  issued and are fully paid and
               nonassessable,  and are owned by the  Company,  free and clear of
               any Lien, except as provided in the Credit Agreement;

                    (v) the Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
               and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement
               of the Company,  enforceable in accordance  with its terms except
               as (x) the  enforceability  thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
               insolvency or similar laws affecting  creditors' rights generally
               and (y) rights of acceleration  and the availability of equitable
               remedies  may be  limited  by  equitable  principles  of  general
               applicability;

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                    (vi) the  Warrants  have  been  duly  authorized  and,  when
               executed by the Company in accordance  with the provisions of the
               Warrant  Agreement  and  delivered to and paid for by the Initial
               Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this  Agreement,  will
               be valid and binding  obligations of the Company,  enforceable in
               accordance  with  its  terms  except  as (x)  the  enforceability
               thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency or similar laws
               affecting   creditors'   rights   generally  and  (y)  rights  of
               acceleration  and the  availability of equitable  remedies may be
               limited by equitable principles of general applicability;

                    (vii)  the  Warrant   Shares  have  been  duly  and  validly
               authorized for issuance by the Company and, when issued  pursuant
               to the terms of the Warrants and the Warrant  Agreement,  will be
               validly issued, fully paid,  nonassessable and not subject to any
               preemptive  or similar  rights  pursuant to law or the  Company's
               certificate of  incorporation  or any other preemptive or similar
               rights;

                    (viii) the Indenture has been duly authorized,  executed and
               delivered  by the Company and each  Guarantor  and is a valid and
               binding agreement of the Company and each Guarantor,  enforceable
               against the Company and each  Guarantor  in  accordance  with its
               terms except as (x) the enforceability  thereof may be limited by
               bankruptcy,  insolvency  or  similar  laws  affecting  creditors'
               rights   generally  and  (y)  rights  of  acceleration   and  the
               availability  of  equitable  remedies may be limited by equitable
               principles of general applicability;

                    (ix) the Initial Notes have been duly  authorized  and, when
               executed and  authenticated  in accordance with the provisions of
               the  Indenture  and  delivered  to and  paid  for by the  Initial
               Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this  Agreement,  will
               be entitled to the  benefits of the  Indenture  and will be valid
               and binding  obligations of the Company,  enforceable against the


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               Company  in  accordance  with  their  terms  except  as  (x)  the
               enforceability  thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency
               or similar laws  affecting  creditors'  rights  generally and (y)
               rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies
               may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability;

                    (x) the Guarantees  have been duly  authorized and, when the
               Initial Notes are executed and  authenticated  in accordance with
               the  provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by
               the  Initial  Purchasers  in  accordance  with the  terms of this
               Agreement,  the Guarantees  endorsed  thereon will be entitled to
               the  benefits  of the  Indenture  and will be valid  and  binding
               obligations of the  Guarantors,  enforceable  against each of the
               Guarantors  in  accordance  with  their  terms  except as (x) the
               enforceability  thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency
               or similar laws  affecting  creditors'  rights  generally and (y)
               rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies
               may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability;

                    (xi) each of the  Company  and the  Guarantors  has duly and
               validly  authorized  the  issuance  of  the  Initial  Notes,  the
               Guarantees and Warrants as Units.

                    (xii) this Agreement has been duly authorized,  executed and
               delivered by the Company and the Guarantors;

                    (xiii) the Notes Registration Rights Agreement has been duly
               authorized,  executed  and  delivered  by  the  Company  and  the
               Guarantors  and is a valid and binding  agreement  of the Company
               and each  Guarantor,  enforceable  against  the  Company and each
               Guarantor  in  accordance  with  its  terms  except  as  (x)  the
               enforceability  thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency
               or similar laws  affecting  creditors'  rights  generally and (y)
               rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies
               may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability;

                    (xiv) the Warrant  Registration  Rights  Agreement  has been
               duly  authorized,  executed and delivered by the Company and is a
               valid and binding agreement of the Company,  enforceable  against
               the  Company  in  accordance  with its  terms,  except as (x) the
               enforceability  thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency


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               or similar laws  affecting  creditors'  rights  generally and (y)
               rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies
               may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability;

                    (xv) the Exchange Notes have been duly authorized;

                    (xvi) the  statements  under the  captions  "The  Sprint PCS
               Agreements,"   "Description  of  Our  Indebtedness,"   "Principal
               Stockholders,"  "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,"
               "Regulation of the Wireless  Industry,"  "Description  of Units,"
               "Description of Notes,"  "Description of Warrants,"  "Description
               of Capital  Stock,"  "Issuance of Convertible  Preferred  Stock,"
               "Certain  United States  Federal Income Tax  Considerations"  and
               "Plan of  Distribution"  in the Offering  Memorandum,  insofar as
               such  statements  constitute  a  summary  of the  legal  matters,
               documents or proceedings  referred to therein,  fairly present in
               all  material   respects  such  legal   matters,   documents  and
               proceedings;

                    (xvii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
               violation of its  respective  charter or by-laws and, to the best
               of such  counsel's  knowledge  after  due  inquiry,  neither  the
               Company  nor  any  of  its  subsidiaries  is in  default  in  the
               performance of any obligation,  agreement,  covenant or condition
               contained in any indenture,  loan agreement,  mortgage,  lease or
               other  agreement  or  instrument  listed on  Schedule  1 attached
               hereto (which Schedule  contains all the material  agreements and
               instruments,  as represented by the Company, to which the Company
               or any of its  subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or
               any of its subsidiaries or their respective property is bound);

                    (xviii) the  execution,  delivery  and  performance  of this
               Agreement  and the other  Operative  Documents by the Company and
               each of the Guarantors, the compliance by the Company and each of
               the  Guarantors  with all  provisions  hereof and thereof and the
               consummation of the transactions  contemplated hereby and thereby
               will not (i)  require any  consent,  approval,  authorization  or
               other order of, or qualification  with, any court or governmental


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               body  or  agency  (except  such  as may  be  required  under  the
               securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states), (ii) conflict
               with or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of,
               or a default under,  the charter or by-laws of the Company or any
               of its subsidiaries  or, to the best of such counsel's  knowledge
               after due inquiry, any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease
               or other  agreement or instrument that is material to the Company
               and its  subsidiaries,  taken as a whole, to which the Company or
               any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any
               of its subsidiaries or their respective  property is bound, (iii)
               violate  or  conflict  with  any  applicable  law  or  any  rule,
               regulation,  judgment,  order  or  decree  of  any  court  or any
               governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company,
               any of its subsidiaries or their respective property, (iv) result
               in the  imposition or creation of (or the obligation to create or
               impose) a Lien under,  any agreement or instrument known to us to
               which the  Company  or any of its  subsidiaries  is a party or by
               which the Company or any of its  subsidiaries or their respective
               property is bound, or (v) to the best of such counsel's knowledge
               after due  inquiry,  result  in the  termination,  suspension  or
               revocation of any material  Authorization  (as defined  below) of
               the  Company  or any of its  subsidiaries  or result in any other
               impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Authorization.

                    (xix)  each  of the  Sprint  Agreements  (A) has  been  duly
               authorized,  executed and delivered by, (B) constitutes the valid
               and binding  obligation  of, and (C) is enforceable in accordance
               with its terms against, the Company and any Related Party, to the
               extent each is a party thereto;

                    (xx) each of the Bank  Financing  Agreements and the Consent
               and  Agreement  (A)  has  been  duly  authorized,   executed  and
               delivered by, (B)  constitutes  the valid and binding  obligation
               of,  and (C) except as (i) the  enforceability  may be limited by
               bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights
               generally and (ii) rights of acceleration and the availability of
               equitable  remedies  may be limited by  equitable  principles  of
               general  applicability,  is  enforceable  in accordance  with its


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               terms against, the Company and its affiliates, to the extent each
               is a party thereto;

                    (xxi) each of the Equity  Financing  Agreements (A) has been
               duly  authorized,  executed and delivered by, (B) constitutes the
               valid  and  binding  obligation  of,  and (C)  except  as (i) the
               enforceability  may  be  limited  by  bankruptcy,  insolvency  or
               similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and (ii) rights
               of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be
               limited  by  equitable  principles  of general  applicability  is
               enforceable in accordance with its terms against, the Company and
               its affiliates, to the extent each is a party thereto;

                    (xxii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Sprint
               Agreements,   the  Bank  Financing   Agreements  and  the  Equity
               Financing  Agreements  by the Company  and any of its  affiliates
               that are a party thereto,  the compliance by the Company and such
               affiliates with all the provisions  thereof and the  consummation
               of the transactions  contemplated  thereby do not (A) require any
               consent,   approval,   authorization   or  other   order  of,  or
               qualification  with,  any  court or  governmental  body or agency
               (except such as have already been obtained), (B) conflict with or
               constitute  a breach of any of the terms or  provisions  of, or a
               default under (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or
               both,  would  constitute  a breach  of or a default  under),  the
               certificate of  incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any of
               its  subsidiaries  or,  to the best of such  counsel's  knowledge
               after due inquiry, any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease
               or other  agreement or instrument that is material to the Company
               and its  subsidiaries,  taken as a whole, to which the Company or
               any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any
               of its  subsidiaries or their  respective  property is bound, (C)
               violate  or  conflict  with  any  applicable  law  or  any  rule,
               regulation,  judgment,  order  or  decree  of  any  court  or any
               governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company,
               any of its  subsidiaries or their  respective  property or (D) to
               the best of such counsel's knowledge after due inquiry, result in


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               the  suspension,   termination  or  revocation  of  any  material
               Authorization  of the Company or any of its  subsidiaries  or any
               other  impairment  of the  rights  of  the  holder  of  any  such
               Authorization.

                    (xxiii) after due inquiry, such counsel does not know of any
               legal or governmental  proceedings pending or threatened to which
               the Company or any of its  subsidiaries is or could be a party or
               to which any of their respective property is or could be subject,
               which might  result,  singly or in the  aggregate,  in a Material
               Adverse Effect.

                    (xxiv)  to the best of such  counsel's  knowledge  after due
               inquiry,  neither  the Company  nor any of its  subsidiaries  has
               violated any  Environmental  Law or any provisions of ERISA,  any
               provisions of the Foreign Corrupt  Practices Act or the rules and
               regulations  promulgated  thereunder,  except for such violations
               which,  singly or in the  aggregate,  would  not have a  Material
               Adverse Effect;

                    (xxv)  to the best of such  counsel's  knowledge  after  due
               inquiry,  each of the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  has  such
               Authorizations  of, and has made all filings with and notices to,
               all  governmental or regulatory  authorities and  self-regulatory
               organizations  and all  courts  and  other  tribunals,  including
               without limitation,  under any applicable  Environmental Laws, as
               are necessary to own,  lease,  license and operate its respective
               properties and to conduct its business,  except where the failure
               to have any such  Authorization  or to make  any such  filing  or
               notice  would not,  singly or in the  aggregate,  have a Material
               Adverse Effect. to the best of such counsel's knowledge after due
               inquiry,  each such  Authorization is valid and in full force and
               effect  and  each  of the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  is in
               compliance with all the terms and conditions thereof and with the
               rules and  regulations of the  authorities  and governing  bodies
               having  jurisdiction  with  respect  thereto;  and no  event  has
               occurred  (including the receipt of any notice from any authority
               or governing body) which allows or, after notice or lapse of time
               or both,  would allow,  revocation,  suspension or termination of
               any such  Authorization  or results or,  after notice or lapse of


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               time or both,  would result in any other impairment of the rights
               of the holder of any such Authorization; and, to the best of such
               counsel's  knowledge  after  due  inquiry,   such  Authorizations
               contain no restrictions that are burdensome to the Company or any
               of its subsidiaries; except where such failure to be valid and in
               full force and effect or to be in  compliance,  the occurrence of
               any such event or the presence of any such restriction would not,
               singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;

                    (xxvi) none of the Company or the  Guarantors is and,  after
               giving effect to the offering and sale of the  Securities and the
               application  of the net  proceeds  thereof  as  described  in the
               Offering  Memorandum,  will be, an  "investment  company" as such
               term  is  defined  in the  Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  as
               amended;

                    (xxvii) to the best of such  counsel's  knowledge  after due
               inquiry,   except  as  specifically  disclosed  in  the  Offering
               Memorandum, there are no contracts,  agreements or understandings
               between the Company or any Guarantor and any person granting such
               person the right to require the Company or such Guarantor to file
               a  registration  statement  under  the Act  with  respect  to any
               securities  of the  Company or such  Guarantor  or to require the
               Company or such  Guarantor  to include such  securities  with any
               Securities   registered   pursuant  to  any  Notes   Registration
               Statement or Warrant Shelf Registration Statement;

                    (xxviii) the  Indenture  complies as to form in all material
               respects  with the  requirements  of the TIA,  and the  rules and
               regulations of the Commission applicable to an indenture which is
               qualified thereunder.  It is not necessary in connection with the
               offer,  sale  and  delivery  of the  Securities  to  the  Initial
               Purchasers  in the manner  contemplated  by this  Agreement or in
               connection with the Exempt Resales to qualify the Indenture under
               the TIA.

                    (xxix) no  registration  under the Act of the  Securities is
               required for the sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers
               as  contemplated  by this  Agreement  or for the  Exempt  Resales


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               assuming that (i) each Initial Purchaser is a QIB or a Regulation
               S  Purchaser,  (ii) the  accuracy of, and  compliance  with,  the
               Initial Purchasers'  representations and agreements  contained in
               Section  7  of  this   Agreement,   (iii)  the  accuracy  of  the
               representations  of the Company and the  Guarantors  set forth in
               Sections 6(ff), (gg) and (ii) through (nn) of this Agreement.

                    (xxx) such counsel has no reason to believe  that, as of the
               date of the Offering  Memorandum or as of the Closing  Date,  the
               Offering  Memorandum,  as amended or supplemented,  if applicable
               (except for the financial  statements  and other  financial  data
               included  therein,  as to which such counsel need not express any
               belief) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
               to  state  a  material  fact  necessary  in  order  to  make  the
               statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
               they were made, not misleading.

          The opinion of Arnall Golden & Gregory,  LLP described in Section 9(e)
above shall be rendered to you at the request of the Company and the  Guarantors
and shall so state  therein.  In giving such opinion with respect to the matters
covered by Section 9(e)(xxx),  Arnall Golden & Gregory, LLP may state that their
opinion and belief are based upon their  participation in the preparation of the
Offering  Memorandum and any  amendments or  supplements  thereto and review and
discussion  of the  contents  thereof,  but are  without  independent  check  or
verification except as specified.

               (f) The  Initial  Purchasers  shall have  received on the Closing
Date an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
(Illinois), counsel for the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers.

               (g) The Initial Purchasers shall have received,  at the time this
Agreement is executed and at the Closing Date,  letters dated the date hereof or
the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance  satisfactory to the
Initial  Purchasers from Arthur Andersen LLP,  independent  public  accountants,
containing the  information  and statements of the type  ordinarily  included in
accountants'  "comfort  letters" to the Initial  Purchasers  with respect to the
financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Offering
Memorandum.

               (h) The  Initial  Notes and  Warrants  as Units  shall  have been
approved by the NASD for trading and duly listed in PORTAL.

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               (i) The Initial  Purchasers  shall have  received a  counterpart,
conformed as executed,  of the  Indenture  which shall have been entered into by
the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee.

               (j) The  Initial Purchasers  shall have  received a  counterpart,
conformed as executed,  of the Warrant  Agreement  which shall have been entered
into by the Company and the Warrant Agent.

               (k) The Company and the Guarantors  shall have executed the Notes
Registration  Rights Agreement and the Initial Purchasers shall have received an
original copy thereof, duly executed by the Company and the Guarantors.

               (l) The Company  shall have  executed  the  Warrant  Registration
Rights Agreement and the Initial Purchasers shall have received an original copy
thereof, duly executed by the Company.

               (m) The Company and its subsidiaries shall have entered into Bank
Financing  Agreements on terms and conditions deemed satisfactory by the Initial
Purchasers,  in their sole  discretion,  after giving due  consideration  to the
surrounding  circumstances,  the  capital  necessary  to finance  the  Company's
business  plan and such  other  factors  as the  Initial  Purchasers  shall deem
relevant (it being understood that so long as the Bank Financing  Agreements are
entered into on terms and conditions  substantially  similar to the descriptions
thereof in the Offering  Memorandum,  and after giving due  consideration to the
surrounding  circumstances,  the  capital  necessary  to finance  the  Company's
business  plan and such  other  factors  as the  Initial  Purchasers  shall deem
relevant, the Initial Purchasers shall deem such Bank Financing Agreements to be
satisfactory).

               (n)  The  Company  shall  have  entered  into  Equity   Financing
Agreements  on  terms  and  conditions   deemed   satisfactory  by  the  Initial
Purchasers,  in their sole  discretion,  after giving due  consideration  to the
surrounding  circumstances,  the  capital  necessary  to finance  the  Company's
business  plan and such  other  factors  as the  Initial  Purchasers  shall deem
relevant (it being  understood that so long as the Equity  Financing  Agreements
are  entered  into  on  terms  and  conditions   substantially  similar  to  the
descriptions  thereof  in  the  Offering   Memorandum,   and  after  giving  due
consideration to the surrounding circumstances, the capital necessary to finance
the Company's  business  plan and such other  factors as the Initial  Purchasers


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shall deem relevant,  the Initial  Purchasers  shall deem such Equity  Financing
Agreements to be satisfactory).

               (o) The Company  shall have  received at least $ 126.5 million in
gross  proceeds  pursuant  to the  Equity  Financing  Agreements  and shall have
provided evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers.

               (p) The transactions  contemplated by that certain asset purchase
agreement,  dated May 22,  2000,  between  the Company and Sprint PCS shall have
been completed and the Company shall have provided  evidence thereof  reasonably
satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser.

               (q) Neither the Company nor the  Guarantors  shall have failed at
or prior to the  Closing  Date to perform or comply  with any of the  agreements
herein contained and required to be performed or complied with by the Company or
the Guarantors, as the case may be, at or prior to the Closing Date.

          10.  EFFECTIVENESS OF AGREEMENT AND TERMINATION.  This Agreement shall
become  effective  upon the  execution  and  delivery of this  Agreement  by the
parties hereto.

          This  Agreement  may be  terminated  at any  time on or  prior  to the
Closing Date by the Initial  Purchasers by written  notice to the Company if any
of the following has occurred:  (i) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or
other  national  or  international  calamity  or crisis  or  change in  economic
conditions or in the financial  markets of the United States or elsewhere  that,
in the Initial Purchasers' judgment, is material and adverse and, in the Initial
Purchasers'  judgment,  makes it  impracticable  to market the Securities on the
terms  and in the  manner  contemplated  in the  Offering  Memorandum,  (ii) the
suspension or material  limitation of trading in securities or other instruments
on the New York Stock Exchange,  the American Stock Exchange,  the Chicago Board
of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade
or the Nasdaq  National  Market or limitation on prices for  securities or other
instruments  on any such  exchange  or the  Nasdaq  National  Market,  (iii) the
suspension of trading, if any, of any securities of the Company or any Guarantor
on  any  exchange  or  in  the  over-the-counter  market,  (iv)  the  enactment,
publication,  decree or other  promulgation  of any  federal  or state  statute,
regulation,  rule or order of any court or other governmental authority which in
your opinion materially and adversely affects,  or will materially and adversely
affect, the business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of


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the Company and its  subsidiaries,  taken as a whole,  (v) the  declaration of a
banking  moratorium by either federal or New York State  authorities or (vi) the
taking of any  action by any  federal,  state or local  government  or agency in
respect of its monetary or fiscal  affairs  which in your opinion has a material
adverse effect on the financial markets in the United States.

          11.  MISCELLANEOUS.  Notices  given  pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement shall be addressed as follows: (i) if to the Company or any Guarantor,
to Horizon PCS, Inc., 68 East Main Street,  Chillicothe,  Ohio 45601, Attention:
President,  and  (ii) if to the  Initial  Purchasers,  c/o  Donaldson,  Lufkin &
Jenrette  Securities  Corporation,  277 Park Avenue,  New York,  New York 10172,
Attention:  Syndicate  Department,  or in any case to such other  address as the
person to be notified may have requested in writing.

          The respective indemnities, contribution agreements,  representations,
warranties and other  statements of the Company,  the Guarantors and the Initial
Purchasers  set  forth  in or made  pursuant  to  this  Agreement  shall  remain
operative and in full force and effect, and will survive delivery of and payment
for the Securities,  regardless of (i) any investigation, or statement as to the
results thereof, made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, the officers or
directors  of  the  Initial  Purchasers,  any  person  controlling  the  Initial
Purchasers, the Company, any Guarantor, the officers or directors of the Company
or any Guarantor,  or any person controlling the Company or any Guarantor,  (ii)
acceptance  of  the   Securities  and  payment  for  them  hereunder  and  (iii)
termination of this Agreement.

          If for any reason the  Securities are not delivered by or on behalf of
the Company as provided  herein  (other than as a result of any  termination  of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 10 or the default of the Initial Purchasers),
the Company and each  Guarantor,  jointly and severally,  agree to reimburse the
Initial Purchasers for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees
and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Initial Purchaser. Notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement,  the Company shall be liable for all expenses
which it has agreed to pay pursuant to Section 5(i) hereof. The Company and each
Guarantor also agree, jointly and severally, to reimburse the Initial Purchasers
and their respective  officers,  directors and each person, if any, who controls
such Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20
of the  Exchange  Act for  any and all  fees  and  expenses  (including  without
limitation  the  reasonable  fees and  expenses of counsel)  incurred by them in
connection with enforcing their rights under this Agreement  (including  without
limitation its rights under Section 8).

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          Except as  otherwise  provided,  this  Agreement  has been and is made
solely for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company, the Guarantors,
the Initial  Purchasers,  the Initial  Purchasers'  directors and officers,  any
controlling  persons  referred to herein,  the  directors of the Company and the
Guarantors and their respective successors and assigns, all as and to the extent
provided in this Agreement,  and no other person shall acquire or have any right
under or by virtue of this  Agreement.  The term  "successors and assigns" shall
not include a purchaser  of any of the  Securities  from the Initial  Purchasers
merely because of such purchase.

          This Agreement  shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.

          This  Agreement may be signed in various  counterparts  which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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          Please  confirm that the foregoing  correctly sets forth the agreement
among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.

                                 Very truly yours,
                                 HORIZON PCS, INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Pete Holland
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Pete Holland
                                    Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                 HORIZON PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Pete Holland
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Pete Holland
                                    Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                 BRIGHT PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, LLC

                                 By:  /s/ William A. McKell
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    Name:  William A. McKell
                                    Title: President

DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
SECURITIES CORPORATION

By:  /s/ Stanley W. Holtz
    -----------------------------------------
    Name:  Stanley W. Holtz
    Title: Senior Vice President

FIRST UNION SECURITIES, INC.

By:  /s/ W.A. Luther
    -----------------------------------------
    Name:  William A. Luther
    Title: SVP/Director



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                                   SCHEDULE 1

                               Material Contracts


1.   Sprint Agreements

     o    Sprint  PCS  Management  Agreement  between  Sprint  Spectrum,   L.P.,
          SprintCom, Inc. and PerCom dated June 8, 1998
          (a)  Addendum I to Management Agreement dated June 8, 1998
          (b)  Addendum II to Management Agreement dated August 12, 1999
          (c)  Addendum III to Management Agreement dated May 19, 2000

     o    Sprint PCS Services  Agreement between Sprint Spectrum L.P. and PerCom
          dated June 8, 1998

     o    Sprint  Trademark and Service Mark License  Agreement  between  Sprint
          Communications Company, L.P. and PerCom dated June 8, 1998

     o    Sprint Spectrum  Trademark and Service Mark License  Agreement between
          Sprint Spectrum, L.P. and PerCom dated June 8, 1998
          (a)  First Addendum dated June 8, 1998

     o    Sprint PCS Management Agreement between Wirelessco,  L.P.,  SprintCom,
          Inc., Sprint Spectrum, L.P. and Bright dated October 13, 1999
          (a)  Addendum I dated October 13, 1999

     o    Sprint PCS Services Agreement between Sprint Spectrum, L.P. and Bright
          Dated October 13, 1999

     o    Sprint  Trademark and Service Mark License  Agreement  between  Sprint
          Communications Company, L.P. and Bright dated October 13, 1999

     o    Sprint Spectrum  Trademark an Service mark License  Agreement  between
          Sprint Spectrum, L.P. and Bright dated October 13, 1999

     o    Asset Purchase  Agreement dated May 19, 2000 between Sprint  Spectrum,
          L.P., Sprint Spectrum Realty Company,  L.P., Sprint Spectrum Equipment
          Company, L.P., Phillieco,  L.P., Sprintcom,  Inc., Sprintcom Equipment
          Company, L.P. and PerCom


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2.   Non-Sprint Agreements

o    Loan  Agreement  by  and  between  PerCom  and  Rural   Telephone   Finance
     Cooperative, dated August 29, 1997

o    Loan  Agreement  by  and  between  Bright  and  Rural   Telephone   Finance
     Cooperative, dated April 28, 2000

o    Loan  Agreement  by  and  between  PerCom  and  Rural   Telephone   Finance
     Cooperative, dated May 31, 2000

o    Amendment to Loan Agreement dated June ____, 2000 by and between PerCom and
     Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative

o    Revolving  Line of Credit  Application  and  Agreement of Horizon  Personal
     Communications,  Inc.  (applicant)  dated March 23, 2000 and approved March
     29, 2000 by Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative.

o    Registration  Rights  Agreement,  dated  June 27,  2000,  by and  among the
     Company and those people listed as  shareholders of the Company on attached
     schedule (other than Horizon Telcom, Inc.)

o    Network Services Agreement by and between West Virginia PCS Alliance, L.C.;
     Virginia PCS Alliance, L.C. and PerCom dated August 12, 1999

o    Assignment and Agreement between SprintCom, Inc., PerCom, West Virginia PCS
     Alliance, L.C. and Virginia PCS Alliance, L.C. dated August 12, 1999

o    Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Motorola, Inc. and PerCom, dated
     May 2, 1997

o    Bridge  Note  Purchase  Agreement  by and  between  PerCom and First  Union
     Investors, Inc., dated February 15, 2000

o    13%  Subordinated  Promissory  Note from PerCom to First  Union  Investors,
     Inc., dated February 15, 2000

o    Conversion Agreement by and between PerCom and First Union Investors, Inc.,
     dated February 15, 2000

o    Letter  Agreement  dated  February 15, 2000 between First Union  Investors,
     Inc. and Horizon Personal Communications, Inc. regarding Bridge Note


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o    Site  Development  Agreement  by and between  PerCom and SBA Towers,  Inc.,
     dated August 17, 1999

o    Master Site  Agreement by and between SBA Towers,  Inc.  and PerCom,  dated
     August 17, 1999

o    Master Design Build  Agreement by and between PerCom and SBA Towers,  Inc.,
     dated August 17, 1999

o    Master Site  Agreement by and between  Bright and SBA Towers,  Inc.,  dated
     October 1, 1999

o    Master Design Build  Agreement by and between Bright and SBA Towers,  Inc.,
     dated October 1, 1999

o    Services Agreement, dated May 1, 2000, between PerCom and Horizon Services,
     Inc.

o    Lease  Agreement,  dated May 1, 2000,  between  The  Chillicothe  Telephone
     Company and PerCom

o    Amended and Restated Services  Agreement,  dated as of May 1, 2000, between
     PerCom and United Communications, Inc.

o    Amended and  Restated  Tax  Allocation  Agreement  dated May 1, 2000 by and
     among Horizon  Telecom,  Inc., the Chillicothe  Telephone  Company,  United
     Communications, Inc., Horizon Services, Inc., PerCom and the Company.



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                                   SCHEDULE A

                              [Insert information]


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                                   SCHEDULE B

                                  SUBSIDIARIES


                      Horizon Personal Communications, Inc.

                  Bright Personal Communications Services, LLC




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                                    EXHIBIT A

                   FORM OF NOTES REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT




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                                    EXHIBIT B

                 FORM OF WARRANT REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT




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