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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STEPHENS WARREN A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLTEL CORP [AT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 111 CENTER STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/21/2005 (Street) LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/21/2005   A   1,050 (1) A $ 57.13 53,427 I By trust Common Stock               10,732,199 (2) I By corporation Common Stock               10,000 I By spouse Common Stock               5,000 I By trust Common Stock               1,924 I By trust Common Stock               600 I By trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option

$ 57.13

04/21/2005

A

6,500

(3)

04/21/2015

Common Stock

6,500

$ 0

6,500

I

By trust

Non-Qualified Stock Option

$ 50.81

(3)

04/22/2014

Common Stock

6,500

6,500

I

By trust

Non-Qualified Stock Option

$ 46.32

(3)

04/24/2013

Common Stock

6,500

6,500

I

By trust

Non-Qualified Stock Option

$ 53.09

(3)

04/25/2012

Common Stock

6,500

6,500

I

By trust

Non-Qualified Stock Option

$ 58.46

(4)

01/24/2012

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

I

By trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STEPHENS WARREN A 111 CENTER STREET LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201	X

Signatures

Todd Ferguson, attorney in fact for Warren A. Stephens		04/25/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares issued under a directors stock compensation plan adopted on January 28, 1999, qualifying under Rule 16b-3(d), and are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture until April 19, 2006.
(2)	Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	These options were granted under a stock option plan qualifying under Rule 16b-3(d), and become exercisable on the earlier of (i) the day immediately preceding the date of the first issuer annual meeting of stockholders following the effective date of the grant of the option, (ii) the date of the death of the reporting person, (iii) the date of the disability of the reporting person, or (iv) the date a change in control of issuer is deemed to have occurred.
(4)	Options become exercisable on the day immediately preceding the date of the first issuer annual meeting of stockholders following January 24, 2002, the effective date of the option grant.

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