SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, DATED JANUARY 27, 2005

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Exhibit 4.4

TRITON PCS, INC.,

AWS NETWORK NEWCO, LLC,

SUNCOM WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL LLC,

SUNCOM WIRELESS PUERTO RICO OPERATING COMPANY LLC,

TRITON NETWORK NEWCO, LLC

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee


SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of January 27, 2005

TO

INDENTURE,
Dated as of January 19, 2001


9 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011

 


 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

     THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of January 27, 2005, is entered into by and among TRITON PCS, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Company”), AWS NETWORK NEWCO, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“AWS”), SUNCOM WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“SunCom International”), SUNCOM WIRELESS PUERTO RICO OPERATING COMPANY LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“SunCom Puerto Rico”), TRITON NETWORK NEWCO, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Triton Newco”, and together with AWS, SunCom International and SunCom Puerto Rico, hereinafter called the “Guarantors”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture (as defined below).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to that certain Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001 (the “Indenture”), relating to the Company’s 9 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011;

     WHEREAS, the Guarantors are Subsidiaries of the Company, and each Guarantor has become a guarantor of the Company’s obligations under a credit agreement among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as administrative agent, dated as of the date hereof;

     WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4.18 of the Indenture, the Company is required to cause each Guarantor, until such Guarantor ceases to be a direct or indirect obligor (including as guarantor) under, or in respect of all of the Company’s Senior Credit Facilities, to become a Guarantor under the Indenture by executing and delivering to the Trustee this Supplemental Indenture;

     WHEREAS, Section 10.01(x) of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities without notice to or consent of any Securityholder to add a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 4.18 of the Indenture;

     WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee desire to enter into, execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture; and

     WHEREAS, all things prescribed by law and by the terms of the Indenture necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture, when duly executed and delivered by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee a valid and binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and otherwise to effectuate the amendment of the Indenture, have been done and

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performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been in all respects duly authorized;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

Supplemental Indenture

     Section 1.01. This Supplemental Indenture is a supplement to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as a part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes, including but not limited to satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture as provided in Article Nine of the Indenture.

     Section 1.02. This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon execution and delivery by each of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee.

ARTICLE TWO

Unconditional Guarantee

     Section 2.01 Subject to section 11.04 of the Indenture, until a Guarantor ceases to be a direct or indirect obligor (including as guarantor) under, or in respect of all of the Company’s Senior Credit Facilities, such Guarantor hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns that: the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities will be promptly paid in full when due, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and interest on any overdue interest on the Securities and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or under the Securities will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and of the Securities. Each Guarantor hereby further agrees to be bound by all other provisions of the Indenture that are applicable to a “Guarantor” and the guarantees of each Guarantor set forth in this Supplemental Indenture shall be subject to release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

     Section 2.02. The Company hereby expressly ratifies, adopts, renews, confirms and continues in full force and effect, without limitation, except as hereby amended, each and every covenant, agreement, condition and provision applicable to it contained in the Indenture.

     Section 2.03. The Company and each Guarantor covenant that the recitals of fact and statements contained in this Supplemental Indenture are true and that, upon the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Company is not in default in any respect under any of the provisions of the Indenture or of the Securities.

ARTICLE THREE

Additional Provisions

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     Section 3.01. Except to the extent supplemented by Article Two of this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. It shall not be necessary in connection with any future reference to the Indenture to also make reference to this Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 3.02. The cover page of this Supplemental Indenture and all article and description headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be taken to be any part of this Supplemental Indenture or to control or affect the meaning, construction or effect of the same.

     Section 3.03. The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Supplemental Indenture without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

     Section 3.04. This Supplemental Indenture shall be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, and all such counterparts executed and delivered each as an original shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

         
    TRITON PCS, INC.
 
       
  By:   /s/ Daniel E. Hopkins
       
  Name:   Daniel E. Hopkins
  Title:   Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
                 
    GUARANTORS:
 
    AWS NETWORK NEWCO, LLC
    SUNCOM WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    SUNCOM WIRELESS PUERTO RICO
          OPERATING COMPANY LLC
    TRITON NETWORK NEWCO, LLC
 
               
        By:   TRITON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., as
            Manager
 
               
          By:   /s/ Daniel E. Hopkins
               
          Name:   Daniel E. Hopkins
          Title:   Senior Vice President of
Finance and Treasurer

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  THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
 
 
  By:   /s/ Joseph. A. Lloret    
    Name:   Joseph A. Lloret   
    Title:   Assistant Treasurer   
 

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