EXHIBIT 10.22
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                                ESCROW AGREEMENT
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      THIS ESCROW  AGREEMENT  (this  "Agreement") is made and entered into as of
November ___,  2002, by ADVANCED  COMMUNICATIONS  TECHNOLOGIES,  INC., a Florida
corporation  (the  "COMPANY");  the Buyer(s)  listed on the Securities  Purchase
Agreement, dated the date hereof, (the "INVESTOR(S)"),  and WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.,
a national banking association, as Escrow Agent hereunder (the "ESCROW AGENT").

                                   BACKGROUND
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      WHEREAS,  the Company and the  Investor(s)  have entered into a Securities
Purchase Agreement (the "SECURITIES PURCHASE  AGREEMENT"),  dated as of the date
hereof,  pursuant to which the  Company  proposes  to sell  secured  convertible
debentures  (the "SECURED  CONVERTIBLE  DEBENTURES")  which shall be convertible
into the Company's Common Stock, no par value per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), at
a price per share equal to the  Purchase  Price,  as that term is defined in the
Securities Purchase  Agreement.  The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that
the Investor(s) shall deposit the purchase amount in a segregated escrow account
to be held by Escrow Agent in order to effectuate a disbursement  to the Company
at a closing to be held as set forth in the Securities  Purchase  Agreement (the
"CLOSING").

      WHEREAS,  the Company intends to sell Secured Convertible  Debentures (the
"OFFERING").

      WHEREAS,  Escrow Agent has agreed to accept,  hold, and disburse the funds
deposited with it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

      WHEREAS,  in order to  establish  the  escrow of funds  and to effect  the
provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the parties hereto have entered
into this Agreement.

      NOW THEREFORE,  in consideration of the foregoing,  it is hereby agreed as
follows:

      1.   DEFINITIONS.  The following  terms shall have the following  meanings
when used herein:

           a.  "ESCROW  FUNDS" shall mean the funds  deposited with Escrow Agent
pursuant to this Agreement.

           b.  "JOINT WRITTEN DIRECTION" shall mean a written direction executed
by the Investor(s) and the Company  directing  Escrow Agent to disburse all or a
portion  of the  Escrow  Funds or to take or  refrain  from  taking  any  action
pursuant to this Agreement.

           c.  "ESCROW PERIOD" shall begin with the commencement of the Offering
and shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of the following dates:

               (i)    The date upon  which  Escrow  Agent  confirms  that it has
received in the Escrow  Account  all of the  proceeds of the sale of the Secured
Convertible Debentures;

               (ii)   The  expiration  of  twenty  (20)  days  from  the date of
commencement  of the  Offering  (unless  extended  by mutual  written  agreement
between the Company and the Investor(s)  with a copy of such extension to Escrow
Agent); or




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               (iii)  The date upon which a determination is made by the Company
and the  Investor(s)  to  terminate  the  Offering  prior to the sale of all the
Secured Convertible Debentures.

      1.   During the Escrow Period,  the Company and the  Investor(s) are aware
that they are not  entitled  to any funds  received  into  escrow and no amounts
deposited in the Escrow  Account shall become the property of the Company or the
Investor(s)  or any other  entity,  or be subject to the debts of the Company or
the Investor(s) or any other entity.

      2.   APPOINTMENT OF AND ACCEPTANCE BY ESCROW AGENT.  The  Investor(s)  and
the Company  hereby  appoint  Escrow Agent to serve as Escrow  Agent  hereunder.
Escrow Agent hereby accepts such  appointment and, upon receipt by wire transfer
of the Escrow Funds in accordance with Section 3 below,  agrees to hold,  invest
and disburse the Escrow Funds in accordance with this Agreement.

      3.   CREATION OF ESCROW FUNDS. On or prior to the date of the commencement
of the Offering,  the parties shall  establish an escrow account with the Escrow
Agent,   which   escrow   account   shall  be  entitled  as  follows:   Advanced
Communications  Technologies,  Inc./Cornell Capital Partners,  LP Escrow Account
for the deposit of the Escrow Funds. The Investor(s)  will instruct  subscribers
to wire funds to the account of the Escrow Agent as follows:

Bank:                                    Wachovia Bank, N.A. of New Jersey

Routing #:                               031201467

Account #:                               2020000659170

Name on Account:                         Butler Gonzalez LLP/First Union as
                                         Escrow Agent

Name on Sub-Account:                     Advanced Communications Technologies,
                                         Inc./Cornell Capital Partners, LP
                                         Escrow account

Reference Sub-Account #:                 2012-02

Attn:                                    Robert Mercado (732) 452-3005
                                         Carmela Agugliaro (732) 452-3005

Note:                                    Only wire transfers shall be accepted

      4.   DEPOSITS INTO THE ESCROW ACCOUNT.  The  Investor(s)  agrees that they
shall  promptly  deliver  funds  for  the  payment  of the  Secured  Convertible
Debentures to Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account.

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      5.   DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE ESCROW ACCOUNT.
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           a.  The Escrow Agent will  continue to hold such funds until  Cornell
Capital  Partners,  LP on behalf of the  Investor(s) and Company execute a Joint
Written  Direction  directing  the Escrow  Agent to  disburse  the Escrow  Funds
pursuant to Joint Written  Direction  signed by the Company and the Investor(s).
In  disbursing  such funds,  Escrow Agent is  authorized to rely upon such Joint
Written  Direction  from the  Company  and the  Investor(s)  and may  accept any
signatory  from the Company  listed on the signature  page to this Agreement and
any signature from the Investor(s) that the Escrow Agent already has on file.

           b.  In the event  Escrow  Agent  does not  receive  the amount of the
Escrow Funds from the Investor(s), Escrow Agent shall notify the Company and the
Investor(s). Upon receipt of payment instructions from the Company, Escrow Agent
shall refund to each subscriber  without  interest the amount received from each
Investor(s),  without  deduction,  penalty,  or expense to the  subscriber.  The
purchase  money returned to each  subscriber  shall be free and clear of any and
all claims of the Company, the Investor(s) or any of their creditors.

      6.   COLLECTION  PROCEDURE.  Escrow Agent is hereby  authorized to forward
each wire for  collection  and,  upon  collection  of the  proceeds of each wire
deposit the collected proceeds in the Escrow Account.

      Any wires  returned  unpaid  to  Escrow  Agent  shall be  returned  to the
Investor(s)and/or  the  subscriber.  In such cases,  Escrow Agent will  promptly
notify the Company of such return.

      If the Company  rejects any  subscription  for which the Escrow  Agent has
already  collected  funds,  Escrow Agent shall  promptly issue a refund check or
wire to the rejected  subscriber.  If the Company rejects any  subscription  for
which  Escrow  Agent  has  not  yet  collected   funds  but  has  submitted  the
subscriber's  wire for collection,  Escrow Agent shall promptly issue a check or
wire the amount of the subscriber's wire to the rejected subscriber after Escrow
Agent has cleared such funds.  If Escrow Agent has not yet  submitted a rejected
subscriber's  wire  for  collection,  Escrow  Agent  shall  promptly  remit  the
subscriber's wire directly to the subscriber.  The Company shall provide payment
instructions to Escrow Agent.

      7.   SUSPENSION OF PERFORMANCE:  DISBURSEMENT  INTO COURT. If at any time,
there  shall exist any dispute  between  the  Company and the  Investor(s)  with
respect to  holding or  disposition  of any  portion of the Escrow  Funds or any
other  obligations of Escrow Agent hereunder,  or if at any time Escrow Agent is
unable to determine, to Escrow Agent's sole satisfaction, the proper disposition
of any portion of the Escrow Funds or Escrow Agent's proper actions with respect
to its obligations hereunder, or if the parties have not within thirty (30) days
of the furnishing by Escrow Agent of a notice of resignation pursuant to Section
9 hereof, appointed a successor Escrow Agent to act hereunder, then Escrow Agent
may, in its sole discretion, take either or both of the following actions:

           a.  suspend  the  performance  of any of its  obligations  (including
without  limitation any  disbursement  obligations)  under this Escrow Agreement
until such dispute or uncertainty  shall be resolved to the sole satisfaction of
Escrow Agent or until a successor  Escrow Agent shall be appointed  (as the case


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may be);  provided  however,  Escrow  Agent shall  continue to invest the Escrow
Funds in accordance with Section 8 hereof; and/or

           b.  petition  (by  means  of an  interpleader  action  or  any  other
appropriate method) any court of competent  jurisdiction in any venue convenient
to Escrow Agent, for  instructions  with respect to such dispute or uncertainty,
and to the  extent  required  by law,  pay into  such  court,  for  holding  and
disposition in accordance with the instructions of such court, all funds held by
it in the Escrow Funds,  after deduction and payment to Escrow Agent of all fees
and expenses  (including  court costs and attorneys'  fees) payable to, incurred
by, or expected to be incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with performance of
its duties and the exercise of its rights hereunder.

           c.  Escrow  Agent  shall  have  no  liability  to  the  Company,  the
Investor(s), or any person with respect to any such suspension of performance or
disbursement  into  court,  specifically  including  any  liability  or  claimed
liability that may arise, or be alleged to have arisen, out of or as a result of
any delay in the  disbursement of funds held in the Escrow Funds or any delay in
with respect to any other action required or requested of Escrow Agent.

      8.   INVESTMENT  OF ESCROW  FUNDS.  Escrow Agent shall  deposit the Escrow
Funds in a non-interest bearing money market account.

      If Escrow  Agent has not  received a Joint  Written  Direction at any time
that an investment  decision must be made,  Escrow Agent shall invest the Escrow
Funds, or such portion thereof,  as to which no Joint Written Direction has been
received,  in investments  described above. The foregoing  investments  shall be
made by Escrow Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained, Escrow
Agent may, without notice to the parties, sell or liquidate any of the foregoing
investments at any time if the proceeds  thereof are required for any release of
funds permitted or required  hereunder,  and Escrow Agent shall not be liable or
responsible  for any  loss,  cost or  penalty  resulting  from any such  sale or
liquidation. With respect to any funds received by Escrow Agent for deposit into
the Escrow Funds or any Joint  Written  Direction  received by Escrow Agent with
respect to investment of any funds in the Escrow Funds after ten o'clock,  a.m.,
New Jersey  time,  Escrow Agent shall not be required to invest such funds or to
effect such  investment  instruction  until the next day upon which banks in New
Jersey are open for business.

      9.   RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF ESCROW AGENT. Escrow Agent may resign from
the performance of its duties  hereunder at any time by giving thirty (30) days'
prior written notice to the parties or may be removed, with or without cause, by
the parties,  acting jointly,  by furnishing a Joint Written Direction to Escrow
Agent,  at any time by the  giving of ten (10)  days'  prior  written  notice to
Escrow Agent as provided  herein below.  Upon any such notice of  resignation or
removal,  the  representatives  of the Investor(s) and the Company identified in
Sections 13a.(iv) and 13b.(iv),  below, jointly shall appoint a successor Escrow
Agent  hereunder,  which  shall be a  commercial  bank,  trust  company or other
financial  institution  with  a  combined  capital  and  surplus  in  excess  of
$10,000,000.00.  Upon the  acceptance  in writing of any  appointment  of Escrow
Agent hereunder by a successor  Escrow Agent,  such successor Escrow Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights,  powers,  privileges
and duties of the retiring Escrow Agent,  and the retiring Escrow Agent shall be


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discharged  from its duties and  obligations  under this Escrow  Agreement,  but
shall not be  discharged  from any  liability  for actions taken as Escrow Agent
hereunder  prior  to  such   succession.   After  any  retiring  Escrow  Agent's
resignation or removal,  the provisions of this Escrow  Agreement shall inure to
its  benefit as to any  actions  taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
Escrow  Agent under this  Escrow  Agreement.  The  retiring  Escrow  Agent shall
transmit all records pertaining to the Escrow Funds and shall pay all funds held
by it in the Escrow Funds to the successor Escrow Agent,  after making copies of
such records as the retiring  Escrow Agent deems  advisable and after  deduction
and payment to the retiring  Escrow  Agent of all fees and  expenses  (including
court costs and  attorneys'  fees)  payable to,  incurred  by, or expected to be
incurred by the retiring  Escrow Agent in connection with the performance of its
duties and the exercise of its rights hereunder.

      10.  LIABILITY OF ESCROW AGENT.
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           a.  Escrow Agent shall have no liability or  obligation  with respect
to the Escrow  Funds  except  for Escrow  Agent's  willful  misconduct  or gross
negligence.  Escrow Agent's sole  responsibility  shall be for the  safekeeping,
investment, and disbursement of the Escrow Funds in accordance with the terms of
this  Agreement.  Escrow Agent shall have no implied duties or  obligations  and
shall not be charged with  knowledge or notice or any fact or  circumstance  not
specifically  set forth herein.  Escrow Agent may rely upon any instrument,  not
only as to its due  execution,  validity and  effectiveness,  but also as to the
truth and accuracy of any information contained herein, which Escrow Agent shall
in good faith  believe to be genuine,  to have been signed or  presented  by the
person or parties  purporting to sign the same and conform to the  provisions of
this  Agreement.  In no event  shall  Escrow  Agent be  liable  for  incidental,
indirect, special, and consequential or punitive damages. Escrow Agent shall not
be obligated to take any legal action or commence any  proceeding  in connection
with the Escrow  Funds,  any account in which Escrow Funds are  deposited,  this
Agreement or the Purchase  Agreement,  or to appear in,  prosecute or defend any
such legal action or proceeding. Escrow Agent may consult legal counsel selected
by it in any event of any dispute or question as to  construction  of any of the
provisions hereof or of any other agreement or its duties hereunder, or relating
to any dispute  involving  any party  hereto,  and shall incur no liability  and
shall be fully indemnified from any liability whatsoever in acting in accordance
with  the  opinion  or  instructions  of  such  counsel.  The  Company  and  the
Investor(s)   jointly  and  severally  shall  promptly  pay,  upon  demand,  the
reasonable fees and expenses of any such counsel.

           b.  Escrow Agent is hereby  authorized,  in its sole  discretion,  to
comply with orders  issued or process  entered by any court with  respect to the
Escrow Funds, without determination by Escrow Agent of such court's jurisdiction
in the  matter.  If any  portion  of the Escrow  Funds is at any time  attached,
garnished  or  levied  upon  under  any  court  order,  or in case the  payment,
assignment,  transfer,  conveyance  or  delivery of any such  property  shall be
stayed or  enjoined  by any court  order,  or in any case any order  judgment or
decree shall be made or entered by any court affecting such property or any part
thereof,  then and in any such event,  Escrow Agent is  authorized,  in its sole
discretion, to rely upon and comply with any such order, writ judgment or decree
which it is advised by legal counsel  selected by it,  binding upon it,  without
the need for appeal or other action;  and if Escrow Agent complies with any such
order,  writ,  judgment or decree,  it shall not be liable to any of the parties
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such order,  writ  judgment or decree may be  subsequently  reversed,  modified,
annulled, set aside or vacated.

      11.  INDEMNIFICATION OF ESCROW AGENT. From and at all times after the date
of this  Agreement,  the parties  jointly and severally,  shall,  to the fullest
extent  permitted by law and to the extent provided  herein,  indemnify and hold
harmless Escrow Agent and each director, officer, employee,  attorney, agent and
affiliate of Escrow Agent (collectively,  the "Indemnified Parties") against any
and all actions,  claims (whether or not valid), losses,  damages,  liabilities,
costs  and  expenses  of  any  kind  or  nature  whatsoever  (including  without
limitation  reasonable  attorney's  fees,  costs and  expenses)  incurred  by or
asserted against any of the Indemnified  Parties from and after the date hereof,
whether direct, indirect or consequential,  as a result of or arising from or in
any way relating to any claim,  demand,  suit, action, or proceeding  (including
any inquiry or  investigation) by any person,  including without  limitation the
parties to this Agreement,  whether  threatened or initiated,  asserting a claim
for any legal or  equitable  remedy  against  any  person  under any  statute or
regulation, including, but not limited to, any federal or state securities laws,
or under any common law or  equitable  cause or  otherwise,  arising  from or in
connection with the negotiation,  preparation, execution, performance or failure
of performance of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein, whether
or not any such  Indemnified  Party is a party to any such action or proceeding,
suit or the target of any such inquiry or investigation; provided, however, that
no  Indemnified  Party  shall  have the right to be  indemnified  hereunder  for
liability finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, subject to no
further appeal, to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of such  Indemnified  Party.  If any such  action or claim  shall be  brought or
asserted against any Indemnified  Party,  such Indemnified  Party shall promptly
notify the Company and the Investor(s) hereunder in writing, and the Investor(s)
and the Company shall assume the defense  thereof,  including the  employment of
counsel and the payment of all expenses.  Such  Indemnified  Party shall, in its
sole discretion,  have the right to employ separate counsel (who may be selected
by such  Indemnified  Party in its sole  discretion)  in any such  action and to
participate and to participate in the defense thereof, and the fees and expenses
of such  counsel  shall  be paid by such  Indemnified  Party,  except  that  the
Investor(s) and/or the Company shall be required to pay such fees and expense if
(a) the  Investor(s) or the Company agree to pay such fees and expenses,  or (b)
the  Investor(s)  and/or the  Company  shall fail to assume the  defense of such
action or proceeding or shall fail, in the sole  discretion of such  Indemnified
Party, to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party in any
such action or proceeding, (c) the Investor(s) and the Company are the plaintiff
in any such action or  proceeding  or (d) the named or potential  parties to any
such action or proceeding  (including any potentially impleaded parties) include
both  the  Indemnified  Party,  the  Company  and/or  the  Investor(s)  and  the
Indemnified  Party shall have been  advised by counsel  that there may be one or
more legal  defenses  available to it which are different  from or additional to
those  available  to the Company or the  Investor(s).  The  Investor(s)  and the
Company  shall be  jointly  and  severally  liable to pay fees and  expenses  of
counsel  pursuant to the preceding  sentence,  except that any obligation to pay
under  clause (a) shall apply only to the party so  agreeing.  All such fees and
expenses payable by the Company and/or the Investor(s) pursuant to the foregoing
sentence  shall be paid from time to time as  incurred,  both in  advance of and
after the final  disposition  of such action or claim.  The  obligations  of the
parties under this section shall survive any termination of this Agreement,  and
resignation  or  removal  of  the  Escrow  Agent  shall  be  independent  of any
obligation of Escrow Agent.

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      The parties agree that neither  payment by the Company or the  Investor(s)
of any claim by Escrow Agent for indemnification  hereunder shall impair, limit,
modify,  or affect,  as between the Investor(s) and the Company,  the respective
rights and obligations of Investor(s),  on the one hand, and the Company, on the
other hand, under the Placement Agency Agreement.

      12.  EXPENSES  OF ESCROW  AGENT.  Except as set  forth in  Section  11 the
Company shall  reimburse  Escrow Agent for all of its  reasonable  out-of-pocket
expenses,  including  attorneys' fees, travel expenses,  telephone and facsimile
transmission  costs,  postage  (including  express mail and  overnight  delivery
charges),   copying  charges  and  the  like.  All  of  the   compensation   and
reimbursement  obligations  set forth in this  Section  shall be  payable by the
Company,  upon demand by Escrow Agent. The obligations of the Company under this
Section shall survive any  termination of this Agreement and the  resignation or
removal of Escrow Agent.

      13.  WARRANTIES.
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           a.  The   Investor(s)   makes  the  following   representations   and
warranties to Escrow Agent:

               (i)    The  Investor(s)  has full power and  authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.

               (ii)   This  Agreement  has been duly  approved by all  necessary
corporate  action  of  the  Investor(s),  including  any  necessary  shareholder
approval,  has been  executed by duly  authorized  officers of the  Investor(s),
enforceable in accordance with its terms.

               (iii)  The   execution,   delivery,   and   performance   of  the
Investor(s)  of this  Agreement  will not  violate,  conflict  with,  or cause a
default under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Investor(s), any
applicable law or regulation, any court order or administrative ruling or degree
to which the  Investor(s)  is a party or any of its property is subject,  or any
agreement, contract, indenture, or other binding arrangement.

               (iv)   Mark  Angelo  has  been  duly  appointed  to  act  as  the
representative of the Investor(s)  hereunder and has full power and authority to
execute,  deliver, and perform this Escrow Agreement, to execute and deliver any
Joint  Written  Direction,  to amend,  modify,  or waive any  provision  of this
Agreement,  and  to  take  any  and  all  other  actions  as  the  Investor(s)'s
representative  under this  Agreement,  all without further consent or direction
form, or notice to, the Investor(s) or any other party.

               (v)    No  party   other   than  the   parties   hereto  and  the
Investor(s)s  have, or shall have, any lien,  claim or security  interest in the
Escrow  Funds or any part  thereof.  No  financing  statement  under the Uniform
Commercial Code is on file in any jurisdiction  claiming a security  interest in
or describing  (whether  specifically or generally) the Escrow Funds or any part
thereof.

               (vi)   All  of  the   representations   and   warranties  of  the
Investor(s)  contained  herein are true and  complete  as of the date hereof and
will be true and complete at the time of any disbursement from the Escrow Funds.

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           b.  The Company makes the following representations and warranties to
the Escrow Agent:

               (i)    The  Company  is a  corporation  duly  organized,  validly
existing,  and in good  standing  under the laws of the State of Florida and has
full power and  authority to execute and deliver this  Agreement  and to perform
its obligations hereunder.

               (ii)   This  Agreement  has been duly  approved by all  necessary
corporate action of the Company,  including any necessary  shareholder approval,
has been executed by duly  authorized  officers of the Company,  enforceable  in
accordance with its terms.

               (iii)  The execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of
this Agreement is in accordance with the Securities  Purchase Agreement and will
not  violate,  conflict  with,  or cause a  default  under  the  certificate  of
incorporation  or bylaws of the Company,  any applicable law or regulation,  any
court order or  administrative  ruling or decree to which the Company is a party
or any of its property is subject,  or any agreement,  contract,  indenture,  or
other  binding  arrangement,  including  without  limitation  to the  Securities
Purchase Agreement, to which the Company is a party.

               (iv)   Wayne  Danson  has  been  duly  appointed  to  act  as the
representative  of the Company  hereunder  and has full power and  authority  to
execute,  deliver, and perform this Agreement,  to execute and deliver any Joint
Written Direction, to amend, modify or waive any provision of this Agreement and
to take all other actions as the Company's  Representative under this Agreement,
all without  further consent or direction from, or notice to, the Company or any
other party.

               (v)    No  party   other   than  the   parties   hereto  and  the
Investor(s)s  have, or shall have, any lien,  claim or security  interest in the
Escrow  Funds or any part  thereof.  No  financing  statement  under the Uniform
Commercial Code is on file in any jurisdiction  claiming a security  interest in
or describing  (whether  specifically or generally) the Escrow Funds or any part
thereof.

               (vi)   All of the  representations  and warranties of the Company
contained  herein are true and  complete  as of the date hereof and will be true
and complete at the time of any disbursement from the Escrow Funds.

      14.  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE. In the event that any party hereto
commences  a  lawsuit  or other  proceeding  relating  to or  arising  from this
Agreement,  the parties  hereto agree that the United States  District Court for
the District of New Jersey shall have the sole and exclusive  jurisdiction  over
any  such   proceeding.   If  all  such  courts  lack  federal   subject  matter
jurisdiction,  the  parties  agree  that the  state  courts  of the State of New
Jersey,  sitting in Hudson  County,  New Jersey,  shall have sole and  exclusive
jurisdiction.  Any of these courts shall be proper venue for any such lawsuit or
judicial  proceeding  and the parties  hereto waive any objection to such venue.
The parties hereto consent to and agree to submit to the  jurisdiction of any of
the courts  specified  herein and agree to accept the service of process to vest
personal jurisdiction over them in any of these courts.

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      15.  NOTICE.  All notices and other  communications  hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered five
(5) days after deposit in the United States mails, by certified mail with return
receipt requested and postage prepaid,  when delivered  personally,  one (1) day
delivered  to  any  overnight   courier,   or  when   transmitted  by  facsimile
transmission  and upon  confirmation of receipt and addressed to the party to be
notified as follows:

If to the Company, to:          Advanced Communications Technologies, inc.
                                c/o Danson Partners, LLC
                                420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2739
                                New York, New York 10170
                                Attention:  Wayne Danson, President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                Telephone:  (646) 227-1600
                                Facsimile:  (646) 227-1666

With a copy to:                 Levinson & Lichtman, LLP
                                120 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 100
                                Boca Raton, Florida 33431
                                Attention:  Jonathan J. Lichtman, Esq.
                                Telephone:  (561) 869-3600
                                Facsimile:  (561) 869-3601

With a copy to:                 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                                201 South Biscayne Boulevard - Suite 2000
                                Miami, FL  33131-2399
                                Attention:  Clayton E. Parker, Esq.
                                Telephone:  (305) 539-3300
                                Facsimile:  (305) 358-7095

If to the Investors:            At the address listed on Schedule I to the
                                Securities Purchase Agreement.


With a Copy to:
                                Butler Gonzalez LLP
                                1000 Stuyvesant Avenue
                                Union, NJ 07083
                                Attention:  David Gonzalez, Esq.
                                Telephone:  (908) 810-8588
                                Facsimile:  (908) 810-0973
                                Telephone:  (732) 452-3005

Or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.

      16.  AMENDMENTS  OR  WAIVER.  This  Agreement  may  be  changed,   waived,
discharged  or terminated  only by a writing  signed by the parties  hereto.  No
delay or omission by any party in exercising any right with respect hereto shall


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operate as waiver.  A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar
to, or waiver of, any right or remedy on any future occasion.

      17.  SEVERABILITY.  To the  extent  any  provision  of this  Agreement  is
prohibited  by  or  invalid  under  applicable  law,  such  provision  shall  be
ineffective  to  the  extent  of  such  prohibition,   or  invalidity,   without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.

      18.  GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement  shall be construed and  interpreted in
accordance  with the internal laws of the State of Florida without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

      19.  ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This Agreement  constitutes the entire  Agreement
between the parties relating to the holding, investment, and disbursement of the
Escrow Funds and sets forth in their entirety the  obligations and duties of the
Escrow Agent with respect to the Escrow Funds.

      20.  BINDING EFFECT.  All of the terms of this Agreement,  as amended from
time to time,  shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the respective heirs, successors and assigns of the Investor(s), the Company,
or the Escrow Agent.

      21.  EXECUTION  OF  COUNTERPARTS.  This  Agreement  and any Joint  Written
Direction  may be  executed  in  counter  parts,  which when so  executed  shall
constitute one and same agreement or direction.

      22.  TERMINATION.  Upon the  first to  occur  of the  disbursement  of all
amounts  in the  Escrow  Funds  pursuant  to  Joint  Written  Directions  or the
disbursement of all amounts in the Escrow Funds into court pursuant to Section 7
hereof,  this Agreement  shall  terminate and Escrow Agent shall have no further
obligation or liability  whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or the Escrow
Funds.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the
day and year above set forth.

                                      ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS
                                         TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                      By:
                                         --------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Wayne Danson
                                      Title: President & Chief Financial Officer


                                      WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.

                                      By:
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Robert Mercado
                                      Title: As Escrow Agent


                                      INVESTOR

                                      CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

                                      BY:   YORKVILLE ADVISORS, LLC
                                      ITS:  GENERAL PARTNER


                                      By:
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Mark Angelo
                                      Title: Portfolio Manager

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