UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Nelson, Jonathan M.
c/o Providence Ventures
50 Kennedy Plaza
Providence, RI 02903
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation
VSTR
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/31/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |12/22/|G |28,538 |D | |194,989 |D | |
|2000 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/22/|G |28,538 |A | |28,538 |I |By Foundation (1) |
|2000 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |720 |I |By Providence (2) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Stock Option - Right to |$112.687|1/14/|A |1,000 |A |(3) |1/14/|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |I |By Providenc|
Buy |5 |2000 | | | | |2010 | | | | | |e (2) |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. The shares referenced are held in the Jonathan M Nelson Family Foundation,
of which, Mr. Nelson is President. Mr. Nelson disclaims beneficial ownership
of these shares.
2. Mr. Nelson's options are held for the benefit of Providence Media Services,
Inc.
3. The option grant vests in four equal annual increments beginning one year
from the date of grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Jonathan M. Nelson
DATE
February 7, 2001