ALLTEL CORP
AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT - GARDNER
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
(10)(c)(5)(a)</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT
TO CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;">THIS AMENDMENT&#160; </font>(this
&#147;Amendment&#148;), effective as of October 23, 2003, by and between ALLTEL
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;), and Jeffery R. Gardner
(&#147;Executive&#148;), amends that certain Agreement, dated as of January 28, 1999, by
and between the Corporation and Executive (the &#147;Agreement&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In consideration
of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend the Agreement as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160; Section 1(C) of the Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting subsection (iv) in its entirety and changing subsection
(iii) to read as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .6in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii) The consummation of
(A) a merger or consolidation of the Corporation, statutory share exchange, or
other similar transaction with another corporation, partnership, or other
entity or enterprise in which either the Corporation is not the surviving or continuing
corporation or shares of common stock of the Corporation are to be converted
into or exchanged for cash, securities other than common stock of the
Corporation, or other property, (B) a sale or disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or (C) the dissolution of
the Corporation.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .6in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160; As amended
hereby, the Agreement shall be and remain in full force and effect.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.6in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Amendment as of the date first above written.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">ALLTEL CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Scott T. Ford</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXECUTIVE</font></b>:</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; /s/ Jeffery
  R. Gardner</font></p>
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