[COPY OF HORIZON PCS, INC., CORPORATE LOGO]


NUMBER                                                                    SHARES
H
CLASS A
COMMON STOCK

             INCORPORATED UNDER THE
             LAWS OF THE                                       CUSIP 44043U 10 0
             STATE OF DELAWARE               SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS


             This Certifies that

             is the owner of

             FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF


[HORIZON
CORPORATE
SEAL]             Horizon  PCS,  Inc.  transferable  only  on the  books  of the
                  Corporation  by  the  holder  hereof  in  person  or  by  duly
                  authorized  attorney  upon the  surrender of this  Certificate
                  properly  endorsed.  This  Certificate  is  not  valid  unless
                  countersigned   by  the  Transfer   Agent  and  registered  by
                  Registrar.

                  WITNESS the facsimile  seal of the  Corporation  and facsimile
                  signatures of its duly authorized officers.


                                                 COUNTERSIGNED  AND  REGISTERED:
                                                    FIRST  UNION  NATIONAL  BANK
                                                                 (CHARLOTTE, NC)

                                                                  TRANSFER AGENT
                                                                   AND REGISTRAR



DATED:                                       AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

/s/  Peter M. Holland                        /s/  William A. McKell
- --------------------------------             -----------------------------------
SECRETARY AND TREASURER                      PRESIDENT






                                HORIZON PCS, INC.

THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS,
THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS,  PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING,  OPTIONAL OR
OTHER  SPECIAL  RIGHTS  OF  EACH  CLASS  OF  STOCK  OR  SERIES  THEREOF  OF  THE
CORPORATION,  AND  THE  QUALIFICATIONS,  LIMITATIONS  OR  RESTRICTIONS  OF  SUCH
PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.

     The following  abbreviations,  when used in the  inscription on the face of
this  certificate,  shall be  construed as through they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:


TEN COM - as tenants in common           UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- .....Custodian......
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties                      (Cust)       (Minor)
JT TEN  - as joint tenants with right                       under Uniform Gifts
          of survivorship and not as                        to Minors Act.......
          tenants in common                                              (State)


     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received, _________________   hereby sell, assign and transfer unto


PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE


____________________________


________________________________________________________________________________
  (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)

________________________________________________________________________________


_________________________________________________________________________ shares
of the  Common  Stock  represented  by the  within  Certificate,  and do  hereby
irrevocably  constitute and appoint

____________________________________________________________________ Attorney to
transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full
power of substitution in the premises.


Dated _____________________________


                                  _____________________________________________
                                  NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT
                                          MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS
                                          WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE
                                          CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR
                                          WITHOUT ALTERNATION OR
                                          ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER.

Signature Guaranteed:


__________________________________
The signatures must be guaranteed
by an eligible guarantor  institution
(banks, stockbrokers,  savings and loan
association and credit unions with
membership in an approved signature
guarantee  medallion program),
pursuant to S.E.C. rule 17 AD-15.

Keep this certificate in a safe place, if it is lost, stolen, or destroyed,  the
Corporation  may require a bond of indemnity as a condition to the issuance of a
replacement certificate.