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**SECURITIES      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington,      D.C. 2054**

**___________**

**FORM      10-K/A**

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| x                                                                           | **ANNUAL                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                ACT OF                1934**     |
|  **For                the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005**   |
|                                                                        | **OR**                                                                                                                                    |
|  o                                                                     | **TRANSITION                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                ACT OF                1934** |
|  **For                the transition period from _____ to _____** |
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**Commission      file number 000-02249**

**THE      ALPINE GROUP, INC.**

| **Delaware**(State                or other jurisdiction ofincorporation                or organization)                                       | **22-1620387**(I.R.S.                Employer Identification No.) |
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| **One                Meadowlands Plaza****East                Rutherford, New Jersey**(Address                of principal executive offices) | **07073**(Zip                code)                                |
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**201-549-4400**

**___________**

**Securities      registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None**

**Securities      registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: **

| Common                Stock, par value $.10 per share |
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| [Title                of class]                       |

No 

Indicate      by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to      Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

No

No 

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**DOCUMENTS      INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

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**EXPLANATORY      NOTE: This Annual Report on Form 10K/A has been filed by the Registrant to      amend      the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Registrant on March 31, 2006 to      include the information required to be disclosed by Items 10-14 of Part III      of      Form 10-K.**

**PART      III**

**Item 10.      Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant **

**Directors**

| **Name**                             |   | **Age** |   | **Year First****Elected****Director** |   | **Position                with the Company and Other Business Experience**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|--------------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                 |   |    |   |                                       |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Kenneth                G. Byers, Jr. |   | 62      |   | 1993                                       |   | President                of Byers Engineering Company, a telecommunications technical services                and                software firm, since 1971.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Steven                S. Elbaum      |   | 57      |   | 1980                                       |   | Chairman                of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company                since                1984. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Superior Cables Ltd.                (formerly                known as Cables of Zion United Works, Ltd.), an Israel-based, publicly                traded wire and cable manufacturer and an affiliate of the Company.                Chairman of the Board of Directors of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:                SFN), a                provider of staffing, recruiting and workforce solutions. |
| Randolph                Harrison     |   | 73      |   | 1980                                       |   | Private                investor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| John                C. Jansing       |   | 80      |   | 1978                                       |   | Private                investor. Lead director of Vestaur Securities, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| James                R. Kanely       |   | 64      |   | 1993                                       |   | Private                investor. As of August 2005, member of Board of Directors of Verso                Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSO), a provider of packet-based                communications solutions for service providers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Bragi                F. Schut        |   | 65      |   | 1983                                       |   | Retired.                Executive Vice President of the Company from 1986 until his retirement                in                February 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

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**Executive      Officers**

| **Name**                            |   | **Age** |   | **Position                with the Company and Other Business Experience**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-------------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                |   |    |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Steven                S. Elbaum     |   | 57      |   | Chairman                of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company                since                1984. From 1996 through 2002, Mr. Elbaum was Chairman and Chief Executive                Officer of Superior TeleCom Inc. (“Superior TeleCom”) and Chairman of its                Board of Directors until November 10, 2003.                                                                                                                       |
| K.                Mitchell Posner   |   | 56      |   | Executive                Vice President of the Company since March 2003. From June 2000 through                October 2002, a managing director of UBS Global Management, Inc.,                a global                investment and money management firm and a subsidiary of UBS AG.                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| David                A. Owen        |   | 60      |   | Chief                Financial Officer of the Company since May 2003. Senior Vice President                -                Finance of Essex Electric Inc. (“Essex Electric”), a subsidiary of the                Company, since December 2002. From November 1998 until December 11,                2002,                Mr. Owen was Executive Vice President - Finance of Superior                TeleCom.                                                                        |
| Harold                M. Karp       |   | 50      |   | Senior                Vice President of the Company since April 27, 2006 and President                of Essex                Electric since December 2002. President of the Electrical Group of                Superior TeleCom from January 2001 until December 11, 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Stewart                H. Wahrsager |   | 56      |   | Senior                Vice President and General Counsel of the Company from January 1996                until                April 2001, and since January 2004. Corporate Secretary of the Company                since January 1996. Senior Vice President and General Counsel of                Superior                TeleCom from April 2001 through December 31, 2003 and Corporate Secretary                of Superior TeleCom from October 1996 through December                2003. |
| Dana                P. Sidur        |   | 54      |   | Vice                President and Corporate Treasurer of the Company since March 16,                2005.                Vice President - Corporate Development of the Company from September                1997                through December 2001, and from November 2003 until March 15, 2005.                Vice                President - Corporate Development of Superior TeleCom from January                2002                through October 2003.                              |

**Code      of Ethics**

**Section 16(a)      Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance**

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**Item 11.      Executive Compensation **

**SUMMARY      COMPENSATION TABLE**

|                                                                                                   |   |               |   |  **Annual                Compensation (1)** |   | **Long-Term****Compensation                Awards** |   |                                                                           |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Name                and Principal Position**                                                         |   | **Fiscal****Year** |   | **Salary                (2)**                    |   | **Bonus                (3)**                        |   | **Other Annual****Compensation**                                          |   | **Restricted****Stock                (4)** |   | **Option****Shares** |   | **Other                (5)** |
|                                                                                                   |   |               |   |                                             |   |                                                |   |                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Steven                S. ElbaumChairman                and ChiefExecutive                Officer  |   | 200520042003       |   | $621,920621,920621,920                           |   | $497,000373,152186,576                              |   | $                48,163 (6) 48,163                (6)48,163                (6) |   | --$114,000 |   | --450,000 |   | $                62,174 53,66643,589 |
| K.                Mitchell PosnerExecutive                Vice President                               |   | 200520042003  |   | $250,008250,008206,038                           |   | $125,000150,00062,250                               |   | --$39,588                (7)                                                   |   | --$76,000 |   | --300,000 |   | $                36,68235,532147,543  |
| David                A. OwenChief                Financial Officer                           |   | 200520042003       |   | $248,820247,596247,596                           |   | $125,00095,00094,279                                |   | ---                                                                            |   | --$15,200 |   | --55,000 |   | $                36,03627,35222,827 |
| Harold                M. KarpPresident                of Essex Electric Inc.                 |   | 200520042003       |   | $250,008250,008                250,008           |   | $110,000131,250131,252                              |   | ---                                                                            |   | --$15,200 |   | --125,000 |   | $                50,38934,19934,920 |
| Stewart                H. WahrsagerSenior                Vice President and General Counsel (8)   |   | 200520042003       |   | $220,000161,000                                  |   | $110,00060,000                                      |   | $9,885                (9)133,224                (9)                            |   | -$36,400 |   | -90,000 |   | $                41,83129,180 |

| (1) | The                aggregate dollar value of all perquisites and other personal benefits,                securities or property earned by or paid to any of the named individuals                did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total annual salary                and                bonus set forth for such individual during any of the last three                fiscal                years. |
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| (2) | 40%                percent of the amount shown for 2003 was not paid to Mr. Elbaum in                cash                but rather in deferred shares of the common stock, par value $.10                per                share, of the Company (“Alpine Common Stock”). See the description of Mr.                Elbaum’s employment agreement under “Employment Agreements”. |
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| (3) | Pursuant                to the terms of each executive’s employment agreement with Essex Electric,                (i) Mr. Karp received a retention bonus of $112,500, payable in two                equal installments, the first and the second installments are included                in                the amount shown for the years ended December 31, 2003 and December                31,                2004, respectively, and (ii) Mr. Owen received a retention bonus                of                $40,000 payable in two equal installments, the first and the second                installments are included in the amount shown for the years ended                December                31, 2003 and December 31, 2004,                respectively. |
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| (4)   | The                amounts indicated in this column are calculated based on the closing                market price of Alpine Common Stock on the date of each restricted                stock                award (for 2004, $0.91 per share on January 20, 2004, for 2003, $0.76                per                share on June 20, 2003). Restrictions in respect of these restricted                stock                awards are released automatically in installments of one-third of                the                total award granted to each named executive on each of the first                three                anniversaries of the respective grants. The aggregate number of unreleased                restricted shares of Alpine Common Stock held at December 31,                2005                and the value of such holdings based on the market price therefor                of $2.69                per share, determined as of December 31, 2005, was as follows: 50,000                shares and $134,500 for Mr. Elbaum; 33,334 shares and $89,668 for                Mr.                Posner; 6,667 shares and $17,934 for each of Messrs. Karp and Owen;                and                26,667 shares and $71,734 for Mr. Wahrsager. Pursuant to the Company’s                Deferred Stock Account Plan (the “Deferred Stock Plan”), Messrs. Elbaum,                Posner, Karp and Owen in December 2003, and Mr. Wahrsager in March                2004,                elected to defer all such shares of restricted Common Stock into                each such                individual’s respective participant account under such Plan. |
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| (5)   | The                amounts set forth include: (i) medical reimbursement with respect                to                Messrs. Elbaum and Posner for 2003, 2004 and 2005, Mr. Wahrsager                for 2004                and 2005, and Messrs. Karp and Owen for 2005, (ii) an automobile                allowance                or personal use of company vehicle with respect to Messers. Elbaum,                Posner, Owen and Karp for 2003, 2004 and 2005, and with respect to                Mr.                Wahrsager for 2004 and 2005, (iii) with respect to Mr. Elbaum, imputed                premium costs of endorsement split dollar life insurance, and                reimbursement for club membership and annual dues in the amount of                $20,383, $21,825 and $28,153 in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively,                in                accordance with his employment agreement, (iv) with respect to Mr.                Karp,                reimbursement for club membership dues for 2003 and 2005, (v) with                respect                to Mr. Posner in 2003, a relocation allowance and reimbursement of                expenses of $122,036 in connection with his relocation to New Jersey                in                2003 pursuant to his employment arrangement with the Company, (vi)                group                health insurance premiums and imputed premium costs of term life                insurance                for all of the named executive officers, and (vii) for 2003, 2004                and                2005, with respect to Messrs. Posner, Owen and Karp, and for 2005                with                respect to Mr. Wahrsager, the standard employer matching contribution                under the Company’s defined contribution                plan. |
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| (6)   | Represents                the contractual forgiveness of loans made to Mr. Elbaum prior to                the                effective date of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                in connection with the tax consequences of certain restricted stock                awards                and the exercise of certain stock                options. |
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| (7)   | Represents                payment to Mr. Posner for the tax consequences of a relocation allowance                and reimbursement of relocation expenses,                as described in footnote 5 above. |
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| (8)   | Upon                his resignation from Superior TeleCom on December 31, 2003, Mr. Wahrsager                was reemployed by the Company on January                1, 2004. |
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| (9)   | Represents,                (i) the contractual forgiveness of loans made to Mr. Wahrsager prior                to                the effective date of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                of 2002 in connection with the tax consequences of certain restricted                stock awards to him in the amount of $8,224, for each                of 2004 and 2005, (ii) for 2004 a distribution in the amount of $125,000                from the rabbi trust which was established by the                Company for his benefit under the terms of and in connection with                the                cessation in 2001 of all benefit accruals under The Alpine                Group, Inc. Senior Executive Retirement Plan, as amended (the “SERP”), and                (iii) for 2005, the dollar value of the matching                contribution of stock earned on vested Alpine Common Stock previously                deferred in Mr. Wahrsager’s account under                the Deferred Stock Plan. |
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**STOCK      OPTION GRANTS DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005**

**AGGREGATED      OPTION EXERCISES AND YEAR-END OPTION VALUES**

|                                |   | **Exercised                During****2005**                      |   | **Number                of Shares Underlying****Unexercised                Options** |   | **Value                of Unexercised****In-the-Money                Options (1)** |
|-------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Name**                            |   | **Shares                Acquired****on                Exercise** |   | **Value****Realized**                                                                |   | **Exercisable**                                                                    |   | **Unexercisable** |   | **Exercisable** |   | **Unexercisable** |
| Steven                S. Elbaum     |   | 150,000                                                          |   | $268,500                                                                             |   | —                                                                            |   | 150,000 |   | — |   | $289,500 |
| K.                Mitchell Posner   |   | —                                                          |   | —                                                                              |   | 133,333                                                                            |   | 100,001 |   | $257,333 |   | 193,002 |
| Harold                M. Karp       |   | —                                                          |   | —                                                                              |   | 41,667                                                                             |   | 41,667 |   | 80,417 |   | 80,417 |
| David                A. Owen        |   | —                                                          |   | —-                                                                             |   | 18,333                                                                             |   | 18,334 |   | 35,383 |   | 35,385 |
| Stewart                H. Wahrsager |   | —                                                          |   | —                                                                              |   | 46,500                                                                             |   | 60,000 |   | 53,400 |   | 106,800 |

**PENSION      PLAN **

**Compensation      of Directors **

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**Employment      Agreements**

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**Compensation      Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation**

**Item 12.      Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related      Stockholder Matters**

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| **Name                and Address of****Beneficial                Owner (1)**                                                                |   | **Number                of Shares of Alpine****Common Stock** |   | **Percent                of****Class                (2)** |   | **Number                of Shares of Series****A                Preferred**** ****Stock** |                      | **Percent                of****Class** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Steven                S. Elbaum                                                                                                              |   | 3,207,876                (3)                                  |   |                                                      | 27.8%  |                                                                                           | 4,426                (17) |                                   | 35.7% |
| Merriman                Curhan Ford & Co.600                California 9th                FloorSan                Francisco, CA 94108    |   | 832,000                (4)                                    |   |                                                      | 7.3%   |                                                                                           | ---                       |                                   | 0.0% |
| A.                Alex Porter and Paul OrlinPorter                Orlin LLC 666                Fifth AvenueNew                York, NY 10103 |   | 717,400                (5)                                    |   |                                                      | 6.3%   |                                                                                           | ---                       |                                   | 0.0% |
| Kenneth                G. Byers, Jr.                                                                                                         |   | 505,016                (6)                                    |   |                                                      | 4.4%   |                                                                                           | 500                       |                                   | 4.0% |
| Bragi                F. Schut                                                                                                                |   | 394,610(7)                                                    |   |                                                      | 3.5%   |                                                                                           | 322                (17)   |                                   | 2.6% |
| K.                Mitchell Posner                                                                                                            |   | 300,784                (8)                                    |   |                                                      | 2.6%   |                                                                                           | 1,316                     |                                   | 10.6% |
| John                C. Jansing                                                                                                               |   | 295,997                (9)                                    |   |                                                      | 2.6%   |                                                                                           | 620                       |                                   | 5.0% |
| Stewart                H. Wahrsager                                                                                                          |   | 161,884                (10)                                   |   |                                                      | 1.4%   |                                                                                           | 265                       |                                   | 2.1% |
| Randolph                Harrison                                                                                                             |   | 127,185                (11)                                   |   |                                                      | 1.1%   |                                                                                           | 265                       |                                   | 2.1% |
| Dana                P. Sidur                                                                                                                 |   | 92,000(12)                                                    |   |                                                      | *      |                                                                                           | 40                        |                                   | * |
| David                A. Owen                                                                                                                 |   | 59,001                (13)                                    |   |                                                      | *      |                                                                                           | 80                        |                                   | * |
| Harold                M. Karp                                                                                                                |   | 45,492                (14)                                    |   |                                                      | *      |                                                                                           | 53                        |                                   | * |
| James                R. Kanely                                                                                                               |   | 19,539                (15)                                    |   |                                                      | *      |                                                                                           | 400                       |                                   | 3.2% |
|                                                                                                                                         |   |                                                          |   |                                                      |   |                                                                                           |                      |                                   |   |
| All                directors and executive officers as a group                                                                               |   | 4,892,933                (16)                                 |   |                                                      | 40.5%  |                                                                                           | 8,287                     |                                   | 66.9% |

| * | Less                than one percent |
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| (1)   | Unless                otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o                The                Alpine Group, Inc., One Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 801, East                Rutherford, New Jersey 07073. |
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| (2)   | All                holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, including the Company’s executive                officers and directors, are entitled to vote their shares of Series                A                Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis, together with the Alpine                Common                Stock. Each                share of Series A Preferred Stock is currently convertible into 743.01                shares of Alpine Common Stock. Accordingly,                the Company’s executive officers and directors have combined voting power,                giving effect to both their interests in the Alpine Common Stock                (but                excluding shares credited to their respective accounts under the                Company’s                Deferred Stock Account Plan, as to which they do not have voting                power)                and Series A Preferred Stock, as follows: Mr. Elbaum - 4,666,673                votes or                22.5%; Mr. Posner - 1,144,468 votes or 5.5%; Mr. Byers - 876,521                votes or                4.2%; Mr. Jansing - 756,663 votes or 3.7%; Mr. Schut - 633,859 votes                or                3.1%; Mr. Harrison - 324,082 votes or 1.6%; Mr. Kanely - 316,743                votes or                1.5%; Mr. Wahrsager - 304,114 votes or 1.5%; Ms. Sidur - 79,720 votes                or                less than 1%; Mr. Owen - 77,774 votes or less than 1%; Mr. Karp -                39,871                votes or less than 1%; and all executive officers and directors as                a group                - 11,050,251 votes or 51.9%. |
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| (3)   | Includes                (i) 1,262 shares owned by Mr. Elbaum’s wife as custodian for                their son, as to which shares Mr. Elbaum disclaims beneficial                ownership, (ii) 5,000 shares owned by Mr. Elbaum as custodian for his                daughter, as to which shares Mr. Elbaum disclaims beneficial ownership,                (iii) 150,000 shares issuable upon exercise of certain stock options,                (iv)                1,829,763 shares in Mr. Elbaum’s account under the Company’s Deferred                Stock Account Plan, which provides that such shares shall be voted                by                action of the Board and (v) 316,451 shares in the accounts of certain                other officers of the Company under the Company’s Deferred Stock Account                Plan, which provides that Mr. Elbaum has the sole power to vote such                shares. |
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| (4)   | Based                on a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December 9, 2005. Merriman                Curhan                Ford & Co. is a California corporation and broker dealer and has sole                power to vote and dispose of such shares. |
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| (5)   | Based                on a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission                on November 15, 2001. Messrs. Porter and Orlin, as general                partners or principals of certain entities, have sole power to vote,                direct the vote, dispose and direct the disposition of such                shares. |
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| (6)   | Includes                172,635 shares issuable upon exercise of certain stock                options. |
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| (7)   | Includes 10,305                shares owned by Mr. Schut’s wife, as to which shares Mr. Schut                disclaims beneficial ownership and 32,055 shares of restricted                stock. |
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| (8)   | Includes                166,667 shares issuable upon exercise of certain stock options and                134,117                shares in Mr. Posner’s account under the Company’s Deferred Stock Account                Plan, which provides that Mr. Elbaum has the sole power to vote such                shares. |
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| (9)   | Includes                96,081 shares of restricted stock. |
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| (10)   | Includes                60,000 shares issuable upon exercise of certain stock options and                54,667                shares in Mr. Wahrsager’s account under the Company’s Deferred Stock                Account Plan, which provides that Mr. Elbaum has the sole power to                vote                such shares. |
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| (11)   | Includes                58,050 shares issuable upon exercise of certain stock                options. |
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| (12)   | Includes                50,000 shares issuable upon exercise of certain stock options and                42,000                shares in Ms. Sidur’s account under the Company’s Deferred Stock Account                Plan, which provides that Mr. Elbaum has the sole power to vote such                shares. |
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| (13)   | Includes                40,667 shares in Mr. Owen’s account under the Company’s Deferred Stock                Account Plan, which provides that Mr. Elbaum has the sole power to                vote                such shares. |
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| (14)   | Includes                45,000 shares in Mr. Karp’s account under the Company’s Deferred Stock                Account Plan, which provides that Mr. Elbaum has the sole power to                vote                such shares. |
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| (15)   | Includes                19,539 shares issuable upon exercise of certain stock                options. |
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| (16)   | Includes                (i) 695,225 shares issuable upon exercise of certain stock options,                (ii)                1,829,763 shares in Mr. Elbaum’s account under the Company’s Deferred                Stock Account Plan, which provides that such shares shall be voted                by                action of the Board, and (iii) 16,567 shares as to which the officers                and                directors disclaim beneficial                ownership. |
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| (17)   | Includes                in the case of Mr. Elbaum, and excludes in the case of Mr. Schut,                1,052                shares owned by a limited liability company, in which Messrs. Elbaum                and                Schut are the sole members. Mr. Elbaum has an economic interest in                574 of                such shares, and Mr. Schut has an economic interest in 478 of such                shares,                but Mr. Elbaum, as sole manager of such limited liability company,                has                sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all such shares.                In                addition, the other shares of Series A Preferred Stock beneficially                owned                by Mr. Elbaum are either held directly by Mr. Elbaum or through                family-owned entities. |
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**Information      about the Company’s equity compensation plans at December 31, 2005 was as      follows:**

|                                                                                   |   |                                      |      |                                      |   | **Number                  of securities**     |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                   |   | **Number                  of securities** |      |                                      |   | **remaining                  available**      |   |
|                                                                                   |   | **to                  be issued upon**    |      |                                      |   | **for                  future issuance**      |   |
|                                                                                   |   | **exercise                  of**          |      | **Weighted-average**                      |   | **under                  equity**             |   |
|                                                                                   |   | **outstanding**                           |      | **exercise                  price of**    |   | **compensation                  plans**       |   |
|                                                                                   |   | **options,                  warrants**    |      | **outstanding                  options,** |   | **(excluding                  securities**    |   |
| **Plan                  Category**                                                     |   | **and                  rights**           |      | **warrants                  and rights**  |   | **reflected                  in column (a))** |   |
|                                                                                   |   | **(a)**                                   |      | **(b)**                                   |   | **(c)**                                       |   |
| Equity                  Compensation plans approved by security holders                |   |                                      |      |                                      |   |                                          |   |
| -                  1987 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan                                |   |                                      | 16,500    |                                      | $      | 3.7500                                        |   |   | N/A                  (4 | ) |
| -                  1997 Stock Option Plan                                              |   |                                      | 717,699   |                                      | $      | 0.8810                                        |   |   | 19,436 |   |
| -                  1984 Restricted Stock Plan .                                        |   |                                      | 29,670    |                                      | $      | 1.6549                                        |   |   | 25,895 |   |
|                                                                                   |   |                                      |      |                                      |   |                                          |   |   |   |   |
| Subtotal                  – security holder approved plans                       |   |                                      | 763,869   |                                      |   |                                          |   |   | 45,331 |   |
|                                                                                   |   |                                      |      |                                      |   |                                          |   |   |   |   |
| Equity                  Compensation plans not approved by security holders            |   |                                      |      |                                      |   |                                          |   |   |   |   |
| -                  Stock Compensation Plan for Non-                                    |   |                                      |      |                                      |   |                                          |   |   |   |   |
| Employee                  Directors (1)                                                |   |                                      | 600,939   |                                      | $      | 1.4804                                        |   |   | (5 | ) |
| -                  Deferred Stock Account Plan (2)                                     |   |                                      | 628,672   |                                      | $      | 1.3085                                        |   |   | (5 | ) |
| -                  Individual Stock Option and Restricted                              |   |                                      |      |                                      |   |                                          |   |   |   |   |
| Stock                  Grants (3)                                                      |   |                                      | 100,000   |                                      | $      | 0.7600                                        |   |   | (5 | ) |
| Subtotal                  – security holder non-approved plans                   |   |                                      | 1,329,611 |                                      |   |                                          |   |   | ---- |   |
|                                                                                   |   |                                      |      |                                      |   |                                          |   |   |   |   |
| Total                  – Equity Compensation Plans ............. |   |                                      | 2,093,480 |                                      |   |                                          |   |   | 45,331 |   |

| (1)   | The                Company adopted the Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors                (the “Stock Compensation Plan”) in January 1999. Under the Stock                Compensation Plan, each non-employee director of the Company automatically                receives 50% of the annual retainer in either restricted common stock                or                non-qualified stock options, as elected by the director. In addition,                each                non-employee director may also elect to receive all or a portion                of the                remaining annual retainer and any meeting fees in the form of restricted                common stock or non-qualified stock options in lieu of cash payment.                Each                stock option granted under the Stock Compensation Plan expires on                the                tenth anniversary of the date of grant. Awards of restricted stock                and                stock options under the Stock Compensation Plan vest upon the earliest                of                the following to occur: (i) the third anniversary of the date of                the                grant; (ii) a non-employee director’s death; and (iii) a change in control                of the Company, as defined in the Stock Compensation Plan. Any shares                issued pursuant to the Stock Compensation Plan will be issued from                the                Company’s treasury stock. |
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| (2)   | The                Company adopted the Deferred Stock Account Plan (the “Deferred Stock                Account Plan”) in March 1999, an unfunded deferred compensation plan                whereby certain key management employees are permitted to defer the                receipt of all, or a portion of, bonuses and other compensation paid                in                shares of common stock of the Company (including shares of restricted                stock) and shares issued upon stock option exercises. The Deferred                Stock                Account Plan also provides for matching contributions by the Company                in                various percentages upon shares of common stock deferred therein.                Shares                issued pursuant to the deferred stock component of this plan are                held in                irrevocable grantor trusts. Any shares issued pursuant to the Deferred                Stock Account Plan will be issued from the Company’s treasury                stock. |
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| (3)   | In                2003, the Compensation Committee granted non-qualified stock options                to                purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under individual option                agreements to one executive, exercisable at the fair market value                of the                common stock on the date of grant. Any shares issued upon exercise                of                these options will be issued from the Company’s treasury stock. |
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| (4)   | Pursuant                to the express terms of the 1987 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan,                no                additional awards may be issued under this plan after                1997. |
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| (5)   | The                plans not approved by stockholders do not contain a specified maximum                number of shares that can be issued to participants. The number of                shares                issued for matching contributions under the Deferred Stock Account                Plan                depends generally upon the individual elections made by the participants                in the plan. In respect of the Individual Stock Option, the number                of                shares granted is determined at the date of grant by the Compensation                Committee. Any shares issued pursuant to these arrangements will                be issued                from the Company’s treasury stock. |
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**Item      13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions**

**Item      14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services**

|                                  |   |   | **Year                Ended**      |   |
|---------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                  |   |   | **December                31,****2005** |   |   | **December                31,****2004** |   |
| Audit                Fees (a)         |   | $      | 504,000                                 |   | $ | 480,000 |   |
| Audit-related                Fees (b) |   |   | -                                       |   |   | 35,000 |   |
| Tax                Fees (c)           |   |   | 155,000                                 |   |   | 205,000 |   |
| All                Other Fees (d)     |   |   | 2,000                                   |   |   | 14,000 |   |
| Total                                 |   | $      | 661,000                                 |   | $ | 734,000 |   |

|  | - | Audit                of the Company’s annual financial statements, including $87,000 related to                the 2004 audit |
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|  | - | Review                of the Company’s quarterly financial                statements |
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|  | - | Consultation                regarding financial information of the Company relative to the Company                proxy statement |
|--|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|  | - | Audit                of the Company’s annual financial statements, including $143,000 relative                to the 2003 audit |
|--|---|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|  | - | Review                of the Company’s quarterly financial                statements |
|--|---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|  | - | Consultation                regarding financial information of the Company relative to the Company                proxy statement |
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|  | - | Audits                for 2003 of the two defined contribution plans and a defined benefit                plan                of the Company |
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|  | - | Services                    related to the preparation of the Company’s 2004 Federal and State Income                    tax returns and 2005 quarterly estimated tax                    payments |
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|  | - | Consultation                on tax planning matters |
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|  | - | Services                    related to the preparation of the Company’s 2003 Federal and State Income                    tax returns and 2004 quarterly estimated tax                    payments |
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|  | - | Consultation                in connection with tax issues, principally in relation to the disposition                of DNE Systems Inc. |
|--|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|  | - | Subscription                to Deloitte & Touche LLP on-line research                tool |
|--|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|  | - | Company                employee attendance at Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404                seminars |
|--|---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|  | - | Consultation                related to benefit calculation for a certain                executive |
|--|---|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|  | - | Subscription                to Deloitte & Touche LLP on-line research                tool |
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**Item      15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, And Reports On      Form 8-K**

|   | (a)(3)                Exhibits as required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in Item                15(c) below. |
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|   | (c)                Exhibits |
|--------|-----------------------------|

| **Exhibit****Number** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2(a)                  | Purchase                Agreement, dated October 31, 2002, by and among Superior Telecom                Inc.,                Superior Telecommunications Inc., Essex International Inc., Essex                Group,                Inc., The Alpine Group, Inc. and Alpine Holdco Inc. (incorporated                herein                by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q                of                Alpine for the quarter ended September 30, 2002). |
| 3(a)                  | Certificate                of Incorporation of Alpine (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit                3(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpine for the year ended                April                30, 1995 (the "1995 10-K")).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3(b)                  | Amendment                to the Certificate of Incorporation of Alpine (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 3(aa) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the                Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-53434) of                Alpine,                as filed with the Commission on May 12, 1993).                                                                                                                          |
| 3(c)                  | Certificate                of the Powers, Designations, Preferences and Rights of the 9% Cumulative                Convertible Preferred Stock of Alpine (incorporated herein by reference                to                Exhibit 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Alpine for the                quarter                ended January 31, 1989).                                                                                                                                     |
| 3(d)                  | Certificate                of the Powers, Designations, Preferences and Rights of the 9% Cumulative                Convertible Senior Preferred Stock of Alpine (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit(c)to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpine                for the                fiscal year ended April 30, 1992 ("1992 10-K")).                                                                                                                 |
| 3(e)                  | Certificate                of the Powers, Designations, Preferences and Rights of the 8.5% Cumulative                Convertible Senior Preferred Stock of Alpine (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 3(e) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpine                for                the fiscal year ended April 30, 1994).                                                                                                                          |
| 3(f)                  | Certificate                of the Powers, Designations, Preferences and Rights of the 8% Cumulative                Convertible Senior Preferred Stock of the Company (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 3(f) to the 1995                10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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| 3(g)  | By-laws                of Alpine (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(g) to the                1995                10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 3(h)  | Certificate                of the Powers, Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series                A                Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Alpine (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10Q of Alpine                for                the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (the "June 30, 2003                10-Q”))                                                                                         |
| 4(a)  | Rights                Agreement, dated as of February 17, 1999, between Alpine and American                Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated herein                by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-A of Alpine, as filed with                the                Commission on February 18, 1999).                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4(b)  | Amendment                No. 1, dated March 10, 2003, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of                February                17, 1999, between The Alpine Group, Inc. and American Stock Transfer&                Trust Company, as rights agent (incorporated herein by reference                to                Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpine filed on                March 11,                2003).                                                                          |
| 4(c)  | Indenture                dated as of August 4, 2003 between Alpine and American Stock Transfer                & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to Alpine 6% junior subordinated                notes (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the June                30,                2003 10-Q).                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10(a) | Amended                and Restated 1984 Restricted Stock Plan of Alpine (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4                (Registration No. 33-9978) of Alpine, as filed with the Commission                on                October 5, 1993 (the "S-4 Registration Statement")).                                                                                                                                            |
| 10(b) | Amended                and Restated 1987 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan of Alpine (incorporated                herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the S-4 Registration                Statement).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 10(c) | Employee                Stock Purchase Plan of Alpine (incorporated herein by reference to                Exhibit                B to the proxy statement of Alpine dated August 22,                1997).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10(d) | 1997                Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(tt)                to                the 1997 10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10(e) | Stock                Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Alpine (incorporated                herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form                10-Q                of Alpine for the quarter ended January 30, 1999).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10(f) | Lease                Agreement by and between ALP(TX)QRS 11-28, Inc., and Superior TeleTec                Transmission Products, Inc., dated as of December 16, 1993 (incorporated                herein by reference to Exhibit (i) to the Quarterly Report on Form                10-Q of                Alpine for the quarter ended January 31, 1994).                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10(g) | First                Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of May 10, 1995, by and between                ALP                (TX)QRS 11-28, Inc. and Superior TeleTec Inc. (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 10(o) to the 1995 10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10(h) | Second                Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1995, by and between                ALP(TX)QRS 11-28, Inc. and Superior Telecommunications Inc. (incorporated                herein by reference to Exhibit 10(x)to the 1995 10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10(i) | Third                Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of October 2, 1996, by and                between                ALP(TX)QRS 11-28, Inc. and Superior Telecommunications Inc. (incorporated                herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registration Statement                on Form                S-1 (Registration No. 333-09933)of Superior TeleCom Inc., as filed                with                the Commission on August 9, 1996, as amended (the "TeleCom                S-1")). |
| 10(j) | First                Amendment to Guaranty and Surety Agreement, dated as of October 2,                1996,                among the Company, Superior TeleCom Inc. and ALP (TX)QRS 11-28, Inc.                (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the TeleCom                S-1).                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 10(k) | Employment                Agreement, dated as of April 26, 1996, by and between Alpine and                Steven S.                Elbaum (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(q) Annual                Report on                Form 10-K of Alpine for the year ended April 30, 1996 (the "1996                10-K").                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10(l) | Amendment                No. 1, dated as of March 15, 1999, to The Alpine Group, Inc. 1997                Stock                Option Plan (incorporated herein                by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for Alpine for year                ended                December 31, 1999 (“1999 10-K”)).                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10(m) | Amendment                No. 2, dated as of April 1, 1999, to The Alpine Group, Inc. 1997                Stock                Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(mm)to                the 1999                10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10(n) | Amendment                No. 3, dated as of May 14, 1999, to The Alpine Group, Inc. 1997 Stock                Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(nn) to                the                1999 10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10(o) | Fourth                Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of November 27, 1998, between                ALP                (TX)QRS 11-28, Inc. and Superior Telecommunications Inc. (incorporated                herein by reference to Exhibit 10(x)to the Annual Report on Form                10-K of                Superior Telecom Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Superior                1999 10-K").                                                                                       |
| 10(p) | Second                Amendment to Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement, dated as of November                27,                1998, among ALP (TX)QRS 11-28, Inc., Superior TeleCom Inc. and Alpine                (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(y)to the Superior                1999                10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10(q) | The                Alpine Group, Inc. Deferred Stock Account Plan (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 10(ss) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of                the                Company for the year ended December 31, 2000 (the "2000                10-K").                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10(r) | Amendment                Number One to The Alpine Group, Inc. Senior Executive Retirement                Plan                (Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2001) (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 10(ggg) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of                Alpine                for the year ended December 31, 2001 (the "2001                10-K")).                                                                                                        |
| 10(s) | Fifth                Amendment to Lease Agreement and Waiver, dated as of December 27,                2001,                between ALP (TX) QRS 11-28, Inc. and Superior Telecommunications                Inc.                (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(yy) to the Annual                Report                on Form 10-K of Superior Telecom Inc. for the year ended December                31, 2001                ("the Superior 2001 10-K")).                                           |

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| 10(t)                  | Amendment,                dated January 3, 2003, to the Employment Agreement, dated as of April                26,                1996, by and between Alpine and Steven S. Elbaum (incorporated herein                by                reference to Exhibit 10(ll) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of                Alpine                for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the "2002                10-K")). |
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| 10(u)                  | Amended                and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2002,                between Essex Electric Inc. and Harold M. Karp (incorporated herein                by reference to Exhibit 10(mm) to the 2002 10-K).                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10(v)                  | Management                agreement dated December 11, 2002, between Alpine and Alpine Holdco                Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(nn) to the 2002                10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10(w)                  | Consent,                Amendment and Waiver to Lease Agreement, dated as of December 11,                2002, between ST (TX) LP and Superior Telecommunications Inc.                (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(oo) to the 2002                10-K).                                                                                                                                       |
| 10(x)                  | Employment                Arrangement between The Alpine Group, Inc. and K. Mitchell Posner,                dated                March 24, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (dd) to the                Annual                Report on Form 10-K of Alpine for the year ended December 31, 2003                (“the                2003 10-K”)).                                             |
| 10(y)                  | Employment                Agreement between the Essex Electric Inc. and David A. Owen dated                May 13,                2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (ee) to the 2003                10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10(z)                  | Employment                Agreement, dated as of April 26, 1996, by and between Alpine and                Bragi F.                Schut (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(s) to the 1996                10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                (aa) | Employment                Agreement, dated as of November 10, 1993, by and between Alpine and                James                R. Kanely (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(v) to the                1995                10-K).                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                (bb) | Form                of subscription agreement entered into on June 23, 2003 by certain                officer                and directors of Alpine in connection with the private placement                of the                Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit                10(ii) of the 2003 10-K).                                                                      |
| 10                (cc) | Stock                Purchase Agreement between Alpine Holdco Inc. and Ultra Electronics                Defense, Inc., dated as of June 18, 2004 (incorporated herein by                reference                to Exhibit 10 (gg) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Alpine                for the                period ended June 30, 2004.)                                                                  |
| 10                (dd) | Amendment                Number One to The Alpine Group, Inc. Stock Compensation Plan for                Non-Employee Directors, dated July 1, 2004 (incorporated herein by                reference to Exhibit 10(jj) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q                of Alpine                for the period ended September 30, 2004 (the “September 30, 2004                10-Q”).                |
| 10                (ee) | Amendment                Number One to The Alpine Group, Inc. Deferred Stock Account Plan,                dated                July 30, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 (kk)                to the                September 30, 2004 10-Q).                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10(ff)                 | Asset                Purchase Agreement dated as of September 30, 2005 between Essex Electric                Inc. and Southwire Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit                10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpine filed on October                6,                2005).                                                                                                          |
| 10(gg)                 | Guaranty,                dated September 30, 2005 of The Alpine Group, Inc. (incorporated                herein by                reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form on 8-K of                Alpine                filed on October 6, 2005).                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10(hh)                 | The                Alpine Group, Inc. Deferred Cash Account Plan, dated December 30,                2005                (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(qq) of Annual Report                on                Form 10-K of Alpine for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005                10-K”)).                                                                                  |
| 10(ii)                 | Non-Competition                Agreement among The Alpine Group, Inc., Essex Electric Inc. and Southwire                Company dated January 31, 2006 incorporated herein by reference to                Exhibit                10(rr) of the 2005 10-K.                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10(jj)                 | Share                Purchase Agreement by and among Alpine Holdco Inc., Superior Cables                Ltd.                and Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies Ltd. dated February 22, 2006                (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current                Report on                Form 8-K of Alpine as filed with the Commission on February 23,                2006).             |
| 10(kk)                 | Shareholders                Agreement by and among Alpine Holdco Inc., Superior Cables Ltd. and                Shrem                Fudim Kelner Technologies Ltd. dated February 22, 2006 (incorporated                herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form                8-K of                Alpine as filed with the Commission on February 23,                2006.                |
| 21                     | List                of Subsidiaries incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 21 of                the 2005                10-K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 23(a)                  | Consent                of Deloitte & Touche LLP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 23(a)                on the 2005 10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 31.1*                  | Certification                of the Company's Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section                1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                of                2002.                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 31.2*                  | Certification                of the Company's Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section                1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                of                2002.                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 32                     | Certification                pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section                906 of                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed with the 2005 10-K).                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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**SIGNATURES**

|                              |                                                                           |                              |
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                              | The                Alpine Group, Inc.                                          |
|                         |                                                                      |                         |
| Dated:                May 1, 2006 | By:                                                                  | /s/              Steven S. Elbaum |
|                              | Steven                S. Elbaum                                                |
|                              | Chairman                of the Board andChief                Executive Officer |

| **Name**                                 |   | **Title**                                                                                                     |   | **Date**                   |
|------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------|
|                                     |   |                                                                                                          |   |                       |
| /s/                Steven S. Elbaum      |   | Chairman                of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive                officer) |   | May                1, 2006 |
|                                     |   |                                                                                                          |   |                       |
| /s/                David A. Owen         |   | Chief                Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting                officer)            |   | May                1, 2006 |
|                                     |   |                                                                                                          |   |                       |
| /s/                Kenneth G. Byers, Jr. |   | Director                                                                                                      |   | May                1, 2006 |
|                                     |   |                                                                                                          |   |                       |
| /s/                Randolph Harrison     |   | Director                                                                                                      |   | May                1, 2006 |
|                                     |   |                                                                                                          |   |                       |
| /s/                John C. Jansing       |   | Director                                                                                                      |   | May                1, 2006 |
|                                     |   |                                                                                                          |   |                       |
| /s/                James R. Kanely       |   | Director                                                                                                      |   | May                1, 2006 |
|                                     |   |                                                                                                          |   |                       |
| /s/                Bragi F. Schut        |   | Director                                                                                                      |   | May                1, 2006 |

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