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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
[ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
LONGER SUBJECT TO Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
SECTION 16. FORM 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the HOURS PER RESPONSE.........0.5
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ------------------------------
MAY CONTINUE. SEE or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
INSTRUCTION 1(b). Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
Nelson Jonathan M. VoiceStream Wireless Corporation (VSTR) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
c/o Providence Ventures Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (specify
50 Kennedy Plaza Person (Voluntary) 4/2001 ---- title below) --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Providence RI 02903 Date of Original ------------------------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
USA ------------------- (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by More than
---- One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at (D) or Ownership
(Month/ End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ --------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 4)
(D)
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Common Stock 4/19/2001 S(2) 1,500.00 D $105.00 D
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Common Stock 4/24/2001 S(2) 1,997.00 D $105.00 D
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Common Stock 4/25/2001 S(2) 29,000.00 D $105.1707 98,466.00 D
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Common Stock 4/19/2001 S(2) 150,416.00 D $105.00 I By Providence(1)
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Common Stock 4/24/2001 S(2) 31,962.00 D $105.00 I By Providence(1)
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Common Stock 4/25/2001 S(2) 350,000.00 D $105.38 I By Providence(1)
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Common Stock 4/27/2001 S(2) 1,597.00 D $105.00 1,638,219.00 I By Providence(1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Code V (A) (D) Date Expira- Title Amount or
Exer- tion Number of
cisable Date Shares
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Mr. Nelson is (i) President of Providence Media Services Inc., (ii) a member and a managing director of Providence Equity
Partners III, L.L.C. which controls Providence Equity Partners III L.P. and Providence Equity Operating Partners III L.P. and
(iii) a managing general partner of Providence Ventures L.P., which controls Providence Media Partners L.P. Mr. Nelson disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Providence Media Services Inc., Providence Equity Partners III L.P., Providence Equity
Operating Partners III L.P. and Providence Media Partners L.P. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
2. The sale is pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan on file with the Company.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ JONATHAN M. NELSON 5/10/01
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. ------------------------------- ---------------
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Jonathan Nelson
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information Page 2
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form SEC 1474 (7-96)
displays a currently valid OMB Number.