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                                                                   Exhibit 10.14

                         AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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     This Amended Employment Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of June 30,
2000, to be effective as of January 1, 2000, is entered into by and between
CABLETEL MANAGEMENT, INC., a Colorado corporation with principal offices located
at 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 355, Englewood, Colorado 80111 (the "Company"),
and JAMES E. DOVEY, a resident of the State of Colorado ("Employee").

     A.   The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of CompleTel LLC ("LLC"), for
which the Company provides management and consulting personnel.  LLC and its
subsidiaries and affiliates, collectively, are referred to herein as
"CompleTel."

     B.   The Company wishes to continue to employ Employee and Employee wishes
to continue to be employed by the Company in key management positions of the
Company and CompleTel.

     C.   The Company and Employee, respectively, desire to modify the terms of
Employee's Employment Agreement dated May 18, 1998 (the "Original Agreement")
and to enter into this Amended Employment Agreement under the terms and
conditions contained herein.

                                   AGREEMENT
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     In consideration of the rights and obligations created hereunder, the
parties agree as follows:

     1.   Employment.  This Agreement is made between the Company, as employer,
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and the Employee and replaces and voids any and all prior employment agreements
made between the Company and Employee.  Employee's employment commenced January
1, 1998 pursuant to the Original Agreement and will continue for an indefinite
period subject to termination as specified in Section 5.

     2.   Title and Duties.  Employee shall be employed by the Company and shall
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serve as Chairman of the Board and Secretary of the Company and of LLC.
Employee also shall serve in such capacities for LLC's European subsidiaries as
LLC's boards and the managers of its European subsidiaries shall designate from
time to time.  Employee shall perform, on a fulltime basis, such duties and bear
such  responsibilities, as may be determined from time to time by the Board of
Managers of LLC (the "Board"), commensurate with his position and shall serve
the Company and LLC faithfully and to the best of his ability under the
direction of the Board; provided, that Employee shall be entitled to continue
his involvement in personal business and in the business and operations of
NewTel Holdings, Ltd., Jersey Cable, Ltd. and NewTel, Ltd., each a Channel
Islands company (collectively, the "NewTel Business"), it being understood such
involvement may from time to time require services on his part, but will not in
any event materially interfere with the performance of Employee's duties
hereunder.

     3.   Compensation.
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          (a) Salary.  For all services rendered by Employee hereunder, Employee
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shall receive a base salary, payable semimonthly in arrears, at the annual rate
for the 1998 calendar year of $175,000.  The Board shall review Employee's
salary annually at the end of each calendar year and shall provide for such
increases to Employee's base salary as the Board may determine to be appropriate
taking into account both CableTel's and Employee's performance.


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          (b)  Benefits.  In addition to salary payments as provided in Section
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3(a), the Company shall provide Employee with the benefits of such insurance
plans, hospitalization plans, 401(k) and supplemental retirement plans and other
employee fringe benefit plans as are approved by the Board, it being understood
that such benefits shall be comparable to those customarily provided to
executive management personnel of companies in the telecommunications industry
of comparable size and value as CableTel.  In addition, Employee shall be
reimbursed for the reasonable costs of his advisors with respect to the
negotiation of this Agreement.  Employee shall be entitled to sick leave and
vacation in accordance with the Company's established policies applicable to its
employees generally, provided that Employee shall be entitled to a minimum of
four weeks vacation each year.  Benefits to be provided by the Company under
Sections 5(d), (e) and (f) after termination of this Agreement for the periods
specified therein shall include health insurance and long term disability
insurance providing substantially the same health insurance and long term
disability insurance as was provided to Employee at the time of the termination
of this Agreement.

          (c)  Bonuses. At the end of each calendar year, Employee shall be
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eligible to receive an incentive bonus as authorized by the Board pursuant to
objectives set by the Board, in an amount up to 55% of Employee's base salary
for such year, subject to Employee's having met the performance targets
established by the Board.

     4.   Office Space and Expenses; Personal Residence.  The Company shall
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provide Employee with appropriate office facilities in the greater Denver,
Colorado metropolitan area, executive secretarial support and other staff
personnel as may reasonably be required, in the reasonable discretion of
Employee, to accomplish the Company's business plan.  The Company agrees that
Employee may continue to maintain his principal residence in the greater Denver,
Colorado metropolitan area.  If Employee and the Board determine it to be
necessary in order to properly fulfill his responsibilities under this Agreement
to maintain another office in any location in which the Company is then doing
business ("Location"), the Company shall provide adequate housing for Employee
in the form of an apartment or other rental unit in the Location.  The Company
shall reimburse Employee for the reasonable amount of hotel, travel,
entertainment and other expenses reasonably incurred by Employee in the
discharge of his duties hereunder, including but not limited to costs incurred
by Employee for living expenses while in, and travel to and from, any Location
on Company business; it being agreed that all international travel shall and all
hotel accommodations and other expenses shall be at levels customary for a
chairman of the board of a company in the telecommunications industry of
comparable size and value as CableTel.

     5.   Termination.  Employee's employment hereunder shall terminate on the
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following terms and conditions:

          (a)  Death.  If Employee dies during the term of this Agreement, this
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Agreement shall terminate as of the date of Employee's death.  The Company
shall, within 180 days after the date of Employee's death, make a cash lump sum
payment (less applicable withholding taxes) to his estate in an amount equal to
the salary (at the level payable in the year of Employee's death) that would
have been payable either for the period of time extending from the date of death
to the date 18 months after May 18, 1998, or for the six months next following
the date of death, whichever period of time is longer.

          (b)  Disability. If during the term of this Agreement Employee becomes
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disabled, the Company may terminate this agreement 30 days after receipt by
Employee or his duly appointed legal representative of Notice of Termination (as
defined below).  For purposes of this Section 5(b), Employee shall be "disabled"
if he is unable effectively to perform his duties hereunder by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than 12 months.  If this Agreement is terminated under this
Section 5(b), Employee shall continue to receive his base salary (at the level


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payable in the year of termination) either for the period of time extending from
the date of termination of employment to the date 18 months after May 18, 1998,
or for the six months next following the date of termination, whichever period
of time is longer.

     For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means a written
notice from the Company which (a) indicates the specific termination provision
in this Agreement relied upon, (b) to the extent applicable, sets forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of Employee's employment under the provision so indicated and (c) to
the extent applicable, sets forth the date of termination.

          (c)  Cause.  The Company may terminate this Agreement for "cause" upon
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receipt by Employee, or on such later date as shall be specified, of Notice of
Termination stating that termination is pursuant to this Section 5(c).  For
purposes of this agreement, "cause" shall be defined as any of the following:
(i) any act by Employee, where in respect of such act Employee is ultimately
convicted or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony; (ii)
Employee's willful misconduct, gross negligence,  perpetration of or
participation in a fraud, in each case where such acts are materially injurious
to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any affiliate thereof,  or (iii)
Employee's material breach of Sections 5 (Confidentiality) or Section 6
(Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation) of the Executive Securities Agreement dated
as of May 18, 1998 by and between LLC and Employee, in each case where
Employee's acts are materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or an
Affiliate (as defined below).  If this Agreement is terminated for cause,
Employee's rights hereunder shall cease immediately on the date of such
termination.

               For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Affiliate" means a
person, firm or corporation that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the
Company.

          (d)  Nonperformance.  The Company may terminate Employee's employment
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in the event of Nonperformance. The term "Nonperformance" shall mean the
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occurrence of any of the following:

               (i)   the repeated failure or refusal in any material respect of
     Employee to perform his duties hereunder or to follow, in a manner
     reasonably acceptable to the Board, policies or directives established by
     the Board;

               (ii)  the failure of the Company and its subsidiaries to achieve
     financial, operating or other performance objectives formally established
     by the Board in an approved business plan or operating budget (which may be
     embodied in any board resolution or in any document approved by the Board
     such as a business plan or budget) together with a determination by the
     Board that Employee's performance or failure to perform has been a material
     factor in the failure of the Company and its subsidiaries to achieve such
     performance objectives; or

               (iii) the failure of Employee to achieve specific, formally
     adopted performance objectives established by the Board after consultation
     with employee and good faith consideration by the Board of Employee's
     expressed view of the objectives.

          Prior to any termination of Employee's employment for Nonperformance,
the Board shall meet in formal session (but without the attendance of Employee)
upon proper notice to consider the matter of Employee's performance after which
the Board may deliver to Employee written notice (a "Nonperformance Notice")
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stating that the Board believes Nonperformance has occurred.  Employee shall
have at least 15 calendar days to prepare for a meeting with the Board, at which
time Employee may


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present any information on market and competitive conditions and any other
factors bearing upon his performance. In assessing Employee's performance, the
Board shall give due consideration to such conditions and such other factors and
shall work with Employee in good faith to establish criteria which, if satisfied
by Employee within 35 days or such longer time as may reasonably be necessary in
view of the criteria (the "Cure Period") after such meeting, will prevent the
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Company from terminating Employee for Nonperformance (until such time as another
Nonperformance Notice shall be given and the procedures set forth in this
Section 6(d) shall be followed). It is understood, however, that if Employee and
the Board fail to agree on such criteria, such criteria, and the length of the
Cure Period if longer than 35 days, shall be those established in good faith by
the Board.

         If Employee has failed to resolve the Nonperformance to the
satisfaction of the Board by the end of the Cure Period, Employee's employment
will be subject to termination at anytime thereafter immediately upon adoption
of a resolution to that effect by a majority of the entire Board and upon
delivery by the Company or the Board to Employee of written Notice of
Termination stating that termination is pursuant to this Section 5(d), which
notice shall set forth the date of termination and specifically identify the
basis for the Board's belief that Nonperformance has occurred and not been
cured.

         If Employee is discharged pursuant to this Section 5(d), this Agreement
shall immediately terminate at the date set forth in the Notice of Termination
and Employee shall be entitled to receive (i) within thirty days after the date
of termination, a cash lump sum severance payment equal to the amount of his
base salary (at the level payable in the year of termination) that would have
been payable either for the period of time extending from the date of
termination of employment to the date 18 months after May 18, 1998, or for the
six months next following the date of termination of employment, whichever
period of time is longer, and (ii) a continuation of his benefits as specified
in Section 3(b) for such period.

         (e)  Without Cause.  The Company may terminate Employee's employment
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without cause by delivering to Employee a Notice of Termination stating that
termination is pursuant to this Section 5(e).  If Employee is discharged without
cause, this Agreement shall immediately terminate at the date set forth in the
Notice of Termination and Employee shall be entitled to received (i) within
thirty days after the date of termination, a cash lump sum severance payment
equal to the amount of his base salary and bonus (at the level payable in the
year of termination) that would have been payable for the 24 months next
following the date of termination of employment and (ii) a continuation of his
benefits as specified in Section 3(b) for such period.

         (f)  Change of Control.  If Employee's employment is terminated by the
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Company or if Employee resigns after his salary, benefits or any other required
payments (including without limitation any payments pursuant to this Section 5)
are reduced below the minimum levels required by this Agreement or after being
assigned to a position of lesser title, authority or responsibility, or if
Employee is required to move his principal residence from the greater Denver,
Colorado metropolitan area, in any such case within a six-month period after the
occurrence of a Change of Control, this Agreement shall immediately terminate as
of the later of (i) the date next following the date the Change of Control was
effective or (ii) the date Employee resigned or his employment is terminated.
Any such termination shall be treated in the same manner as a termination
without cause pursuant to Section 5(e).  Employee agrees that payment of the
amounts due in that event shall constitute liquidated damages or severance pay
or both.

              A "Change in Control" will be deemed to have occurred if a person
(as defined in Section 18-101(12) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company
Act), who does not beneficially own (as defined below) any equity interest in
LLC entitled to vote in the election of Representatives to LLC's Board of
Managers ("Membership Interest") as of May 18, 1998, becomes the beneficial
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Membership Interest with 51% of the voting power of all Membership Interests. A
"beneficial owner" is any person who, directly or indirectly, through any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares
(i) the power to vote or direct the voting of such equity interest or (ii) the
power to dispose, or direct the disposition of, such equity interest.

          (g)  By Employee.  Employee may resign from his employment with the
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Company at any time.  In such event, this Agreement shall terminate immediately.
Such resignation shall have the same effect under this agreement as a
termination of this Agreement by the Company for cause, i.e., Employee's rights
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hereunder shall cease immediately upon such termination.

     6.   Full Settlement.   In no event shall the Employee be obligated to seek
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other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts
payable to Employee under any of the provisions of this Agreement, but such
amounts shall be reduced by the amount Employee obtains from other employment.
The Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all
legal fees and expenses which Employee may reasonably incur as a result of any
contest by the Company or Employee of the validity or enforceability of, or
liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance
thereof (including as a result of any contest by Employee about the amount of
any payment pursuant to this Agreement), but only if Employee is successful on
the merits of any such contest plus in each case interest on any delayed payment
at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

     7.   Limitation on Payments.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
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the contrary, if the total payments or distributions by the Company to or for
the benefit of Employee would be subject to the excise tax  ("Excise Tax")
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the cash amounts payable to Employee
hereunder shall be reduced, in the manner agreed by the Company and the
Executive, to the extent necessary so that the total of all such payments shall
be $1.00 less than the amount that would trigger the imposition of the Excise
Tax.

     8.   Waiver of Breach.  A waiver by either party of a breach of any
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provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not be construed as a
waiver of any breach of another provision or subsequent breach of the same
provision.

     9.   Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability in any application
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of any provision in this Agreement will not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision or of such provision in any other
application.

     10.  Notices.  All communications, requests, consents and other notices
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provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if
and when delivered personally by hand, sent by telecopy at the appropriate
number indicated below with electronic confirmation of receipt, or mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

          (a)       If to the Company:

                    CableTel Management, Inc.
                    6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 355
                    Englewood, CO 80111
                    Facsimile No.: 303-741-4823
                    Att.:  Chief Executive Officer


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                    with a copy to:

                    Madison Dearborn Partners
                    Three First National Plaza
                    Chicago, IL 60602
                    Facsimile No.: (312) 895-1206
                    Attn:  Paul Finnegan

                    and to:

                    Lawrence F. DeGeorge
                    LPL Investment Group
                    140 Intracoastal Pointe Drive, Suite 410
                    Jupiter, FL 33477
                    Facsimile No.: 561-745-2299

          (b)  If to Employee:

                    Mr. James E. Dovey
                    6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 355
                    Englewood, CO 80111
                    Facsimile No.:  303-741-4823

or to such other address or telecopy number as either party may designate by
notice pursuant to this Section 10.

     11.  Jurisdiction; Venue; Limitation.  The District Court of the County of
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Arapahoe Colorado, United States of America, shall have exclusive jurisdiction,
including personal jurisdiction, and shall be the exclusive venue for any
controversies or claims arising out of Employee's employment by the Company or
out of this Agreement, except as otherwise agreed by the parties.  Any action or
proceeding to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, or to recover damages
from the alleged breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall be commenced
within six months of a party's first notice of a breach by the other party.

     12.  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, without reference to the
principles of conflict of laws.

     13.  Assignment.  The Company may, with the written consent of Employee,
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assign its rights and delegate its obligations under this Agreement to any
Affiliate or, with the express waiver by Employee of the provisions of Section
6(e) to any acquire of substantially all of the business of the Company whether
through merger, purchase of assets or otherwise.  Otherwise, neither party may
assign any rights or delegate any duties under this Agreement.  This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective legal representatives, heirs, and permitted successors and assigns.

     14.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
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understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements
or representations by the parties, written or oral, that relate to the subject
matter of this Agreement.


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     15.  Amendments.  No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived
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except by an instrument in writing signed by the Employee and the Company (after
obtaining Board approval).

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above, to be effective as of January 1, 2000.


                                   COMPANY:

                                   CABLETEL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                   a Colorado corporation


                                   By:     /s/ William H. Pearson
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                                          William H. Pearson
                                          President & Chief Executive Officer



                                   EMPLOYEE:



                                          /s/ James E. Dovey
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                                   James E. Dovey


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