Exhibit 32(b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of ALLTEL Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Sharilyn S. Gasaway, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

 and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of

operations of the Company.

/s/ Sharilyn S. Gasaway    

Sharilyn S. Gasaway

Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

November 8, 2006

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to ALLTEL Corporation and will be retained by ALLTEL Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.