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                     Amendment No. 1 dated November 12, 2003
                                       To
                  Employment Agreement dated November 12, 2002

         Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") dated November 12, 2003 to
Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") dated November 12, 2002 between EasyLink
Services Corporation ("EasyLink") and Gerald Gorman (the "Executive").

         WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend the Agreement on
the terms and conditions set forth herein;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective
covenants and agreements herein set forth, the Company and the Executive hereby
agree as follows:

         1. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined herein shall have
the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

         2. The parties hereto hereby agree as that the Agreement is amended as
follows:

         a.       Section 4(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its
                  entirety as follows:

                  "(d)Termination Without Cause. If the Company terminates the
                  Executive's employment without Cause, the Executive will be
                  entitled to receive continuation of his base salary plus his
                  target bonus for the year in which the termination has
                  occurred (assuming performance at the 100% level for all
                  applicable measures) and participation in the Company's
                  standard health insurance and 401(k) plans for 12 months after
                  the date of termination. Thereafter, except for the
                  obligations under Section 4(g) and (h), the Company shall have
                  no further obligation to the Executive under this Agreement."

         b.       The last two sentences of Section 4(f) of the Agreement are
                  hereby amended to read in their entirety as follows:

                  "In the event of a resignation for Good Reason, the Executive
                  will be entitled to receive continuation of his base salary
                  plus his target bonus for the year in which the termination
                  has occurred (assuming performance at the 100% level for all
                  applicable measures) and participation in the Company's
                  standard health insurance and 401(k) plans for 12 months after
                  the date of termination. Thereafter, except for the
                  obligations under Sections 4(g) and (h), the Company shall
                  have no further obligation to the Executive under this
                  Agreement."



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         c.       Section "4(i)" is re-lettered to be Section "4(h)".

         d.       Section 8(b) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
                  follows:

                  "(b)Notice. All notices of termination and other
                  communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in
                  writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
                  delivered by hand or mailed by United States registered mail,
                  return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

                           If to the Company:

                                    EasyLink Services Corporation
                                    33 Knightsbridge Road
                                    Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
                                    Attention: Compensation Committee


                           If to the Executive:

                                    Gerald Gorman
                                    EasyLink Services Corporation
                                    33 Knightsbridge Road
                                    Piscataway, New Jersey 08854

                  or to such other address as either party may designate by
                  notice to the other, which notice shall be deemed to have been
                  given upon receipt."


         3. Except as amended hereby, all of the provisions of the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.

         4. The provisions of Section 8 of theAgreement shall apply, mutatis
mutandis, to this Amendment.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have executed this
Agreement as of the date first written above.


EXECUTIVE                           EASYLINK SERVICES CORPORATION

/s/ Gerald Gorman                   By: /s/ Thomas Murawski
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Gerald Gorman                       Name: Thomas Murawski
                                    Title: Chief Executive Officer and
                                           President


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