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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 20, 2006
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NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-29633 91-1930918
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
4500 CARILLON POINT
KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON 98033
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(425) 576-3600
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
Effective April 20, 2006, Nextel Partners, Inc. terminated the
employment of James Ryder, its Chief Operating Officer.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.
By: /s/ Donald. J. Manning
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Name: Donald J. Manning
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: April 26, 2006
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