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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D/A-1
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Powertel, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
45844L 10 8
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(CUSIP Number)
Deutsche Telekom AG
Kevin Copp, Head of International Legal Affairs
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
49-228-181-8000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 28, 2000
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box. [ ]
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Deutsche Telekom AG
IRS Identification Number: N/A
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
N/A
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Federal Republic of Germany
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES N/A
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY N/A
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EACH REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON N/A
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WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
N/A
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
N/A
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [X]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
N/A
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
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This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the
Schedule 13D filed on September 5, 2000 (the "Schedule 13D") by Deutsche Telekom
AG ("DT") with respect to the Common Shares of Powertel, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"). All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and
not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Schedule 13D.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following at
the end thereof:
On September 28, 2000, DT, the Company and Bega II, Inc., a Delaware
corporation formed by DT, amended and restated the Merger Agreement for the
purpose of making Bega II, Inc. a party to the Merger Agreement and making other
technical changes. The Merger Agreement, as amended and restated on September
28, 2000, Exhibit 9 hereto, is incorporated herein by reference.
The preceding summary of certain provisions of the Merger Agreement, as
amended and restated, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit hereto, is not
intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
full text of such agreement.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number Description
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9 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August
26, 2000, as amended and restated on September 28,
2000, among DT, the Company and Bega II, Inc., a
Delaware corporation formed by DT, incorporated by
reference herein from Exhibit 2.2 to DT's
registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4,
2000 (Registration No. 333-47294). Schedules or
similar attachments to this Exhibit have not been
filed; upon request, DT will furnish
supplementally to the Commission a copy of any
omitted schedule.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
October 5, 2000 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
/s/ Kevin Copp
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By: Kevin Copp
Title: Head of International Legal
Affairs
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EXHIBIT LIST
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Exhibit Number Description
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9 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August
26, 2000, as amended and restated on September 28,
2000, among DT, the Company and Bega II, Inc., a
Delaware corporation formed by DT, incorporated by
reference herein from Exhibit 2.2 to DT's
registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4,
2000 (Registration No. 333-47294). Schedules or
similar attachments to this Exhibit have not been
filed; upon request, DT will furnish
supplementally to the Commission a copy of any
omitted schedule.
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