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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D/A-3
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 3)
Powertel, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
45844L 10 8
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(CUSIP Number)
Deutsche Telekom AG
Kevin Copp, Head of International Legal Affairs
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
49-228-181-8000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
April 25, 2001
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box. [ ]
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Deutsche Telekom AG
IRS Identification Number: N/A
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
N/A
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Federal Republic of Germany
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES N/A
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY N/A
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EACH REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON N/A
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WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
N/A
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
N/A
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [X]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
N/A
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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This Amendment No. 3 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the
Schedule 13D filed on September 5, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto
filed on October 5, 2000 and further amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on
February 9, 2001 (the "Schedule 13D"), by Deutsche Telekom AG ("DT") with
respect to the Common Shares of Powertel, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"). All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the
following at the end of the third paragraph thereof:
Schedule I is hereby amended to reflect the fact that Dr. Hagen
Hultzsch and Detlav Buchal voluntarily left the Board of Management of DT as of
April 30, 2001 and that Dr. Max Hirschberger and Kai-Uwe Ricke have joined the
Board of Management of DT effective as of May 1, 2001. Dr. Max Hirschberger and
Kai-Uwe Ricke are principally employed by DT and their address is Deutsche
Telekom AG, Postfach 20 00, 53105 Bonn.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following at
the end thereof:
On April 25, 2001, the Federal Communications Commission (the "FCC")
granted the applications of DT, the Company and VoiceStream to transfer control
of the wireless licenses and other authorizations of the Company and
VoiceStream to DT subject to the condition that DT and VoiceStream will comply
with the agreement they have entered into with the Department of Justice and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to national security law
enforcement matters. The FCC also noted that DT will continue to be subject to
certain standard regulatory conditions with respect to its U.S. international
license, including various reporting, accounting, and separation requirements
with respect to the international routes where DT is a dominant carrier. The
FCC's decision is available at the FCC's website at www.fcc.gov.
On April 30, 2001, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United
States approved DT's acquisition of the Company and VoiceStream by
allowing the 30 day waiting period to expire without commencing an investigation
of the transactions. The transactions remain subject to the fulfillment of
customary closing conditions.
On April 13, 2001, DT, the Company and Bega II, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of DT, amended the Merger Agreement for the purpose of clarifying the
provision governing the conversion of Bega II, Inc. shares in the Merger.
Amendment No.1, dated April 13, 2001, to the Merger Agreement, Exhibit 11
hereto, is incorporated herein by reference.
The preceding summary of Amendment No.1 to the Merger Agreement, a copy
of which is filed as an exhibit hereto, is not intended to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement.
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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number Description
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11 Amendment No.1, dated as of April 13, 2001, to the Merger Agreement,
among Deutsche Telekom AG, Powertel, Inc. and Bega II, Inc.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
May 1, 2001 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
/s/ Kevin Copp
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By: Kevin Copp
Title: Head of International
Legal Affairs
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EXHIBIT LIST
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Exhibit Number Description
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11 Amendment No.1, dated as of April 13, 2001, to the Merger Agreement,
among Deutsche Telekom AG, Powertel, Inc. and Bega II, Inc.
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