ALLTEL CORP
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO ALLTEL PENSION PLAN
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
(10)(k)(9)</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AMENDMENT NO. 4</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TO</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ALLTEL CORPORATION
PENSION PLAN</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(January&nbsp;1,
2001 Restatement)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, ALLTEL
Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) maintains the ALLTEL Corporation Pension Plan, as
amended and restated effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2001, and as subsequently
amended, (the &#147;Plan&#148;); and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:68.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the Company
desires further to amend the Plan;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOW
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Company hereby amends the Plan, effective
as set forth herein, in the respects hereinafter set forth:</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1. Effective as of January&nbsp;1, 1989,
Section&nbsp;1.37(c) of the Plan is amended to provide as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160; <u>Break in Service</u></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A Plan Year or
Eligibility Computation Period during which an Employee fails to complete more
than 500 Hours of Service.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2. Effective for limitation
years beginning on and after January&nbsp;1, 2001, a new Section&nbsp;7.03 is
added to the Plan to provide as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 52.55pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.03 <u>CRA Model
Amendment</u></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For limitation years
beginning on and after January&nbsp;1, 2001, for purpose of applying the
limitations in Sections 7.01 and 7.02, compensation paid or made available
during such limitation years shall include elective amounts that are not
includible in the gross income of the employee by reason of
Section&nbsp;132(f)(4) of the Code.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company, by its duly authorized officer, has caused this Amendment No. 4 to
ALLTEL Corporation Pension Plan (January&nbsp;1, 2001 Restatement) to be
executed on this 27<sup>th</sup> day of May, 2004</font></p>

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