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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>5. Spectrum Licenses</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Owned and leased spectrum licenses consisted of the following (in thousands):
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>December 31, 2009</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Wtd Avg</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net Carrying</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net Carrying</b></td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Indefinite-lived
owned spectrum
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">Indefinite</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">3,107,344</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">3,107,344</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">3,082,401</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">3,082,401</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Definite-lived owned
spectrum
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">16-20 years</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">100,720</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(6,317</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">94,403</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">118,069</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(6,268</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">111,801</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Spectrum leases and
prepaid spectrum
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">26 years</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,320,743</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(91,047</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,229,696</td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,323,405</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,260,468</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Pending spectrum and
transition costs
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">N/A</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">26,457</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">26,457</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">40,464</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">40,464</td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total spectrum licenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">4,555,264</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">(97,364</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">4,457,900</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">4,564,339</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">(69,205</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">4,495,134</td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>2010</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>2009</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>2010</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>2009</b></td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Supplemental Information (in thousands):</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prepaid spectrum licenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">13,960</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">14,706</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">28,110</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">29,419</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of definite-lived owned spectrum
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,018</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,354</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">2,099</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">2,371</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cash paid relating to owned spectrum licenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">790</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">7,139</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">11,050</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">11,731</td>
<td> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Based on the definite-lived spectrum licenses and favorable spectrum leases as of June 30,
2010, future amortization of spectrum licenses, spectrum leases and prepaid spectrum lease costs
(excluding pending spectrum and spectrum transition costs) is expected to be as follows (in
thousands):
</div>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Spectrum</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Definite-</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Leases and</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Lived Owned</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Prepaid Spectrum</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Spectrum</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Total</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2010
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">27,014</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">2,850</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">29,864</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">53,682</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,699</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">59,381</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">53,125</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,699</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">58,824</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">52,626</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,699</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">58,325</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">52,250</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,699</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">57,949</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Thereafter
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">990,999</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">68,757</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,059,756</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,229,696</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">94,403</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,324,099</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     We expect that all renewal periods in our spectrum leases will be renewed by us, and that the
costs to renew will be immaterial, except for future lease payment obligations.
</div>
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