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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.06

January 20, 2000

Mr. Andrew L. Fox
Chapel Hill, NC

Dear Andy:

This letter will stipulate the terms of your employment as a senior executive in
High Speed Net Solutions, Inc. (HSNS) in Raleigh, North Carolina, effective
August 25th, 1999. Your anticipated title will be Executive Vice President;
however, you will assume the role of Acting President and Chief Executive
Officer until such time as a new executive can be recruited by the Board of
Directors. This arrangement will not preclude the new CEO asking you to serve as
President and Chief Operating Officer.

The details of this offer are:

TITLE: Executive Vice President; Acting President and Chief Executive Officer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Board seat for a minimum of one year.

DESCRIPTION: As acting president and CEO, you are expected, with active
participation and support of the Board, to prepare the Form 10 filing for review
and approval of the board, develop a suitable business strategy, negotiate and
acquire the necessary technology or products license to perform the intended
business operation, establish and manage fiscal controls, recruit and direct an
appropriate management team, establish the appropriate procedures to manage
stockholder relations and secure the necessary operating capital. In this
connection, it is expected that you will commit support in the presentation of
HSNS to potential investors. A precise job description will be formulated
between you and the Board of Directors upon acceptance of this offer. This
agreement is with the understanding that this is an offer for at will employment
and does not constitute an employment agreement.

RELATIONSHIP WITH SUMMUS LTD: Acceptance of fulltime employment with HSNS
terminates your active relationship with Summus, Ltd. (Summus) and cancels any
and all stock grants, stock options or other compensation plans.

SALARY: $135,000 annually plus Performance Bonus as outlined below. During each
month you serve as the Acting President and CEO, you will receive additional
compensation of $2,500 per month.

REPORT TO: You will report to the Board of Directors or a Board designated
Executive in HSNS.

PERFORMANCE BONUS PROGRAM: You will be eligible to receive up to 1.0x your
annual salary based on specified performance goals to be jointly defined by you
and the President/CEO and approved by the Board of Directors. The bonus will be

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paid after receipt of the audited fiscal year end financial statements of HSNS
certified by Ernst & Young. Based on work done in 1999 for HSNS your bonus will
be $28.125 which has been based on performance and has been prorated for 1999.
You must be employed by HSNS on December 31, 2000 to be eligible to receive your
Year 2000 cash bonus.

STOCK OWNERSHIP: I will take all reasonably appropriate action to cause the HSNS
board of directors (or compensation committee, if appropriate) to confirm (if
necessary) a prior grant of stock options covering 240,000 shares of HSNS stock.
The terms of the option are that it will vest in full on August 25, 2006 if you
remain in the employment of the company (the seventh anniversary of the date of
grant); provided, however, that the options may vest sooner if HSNS attains
certain performance goals such as Revenue, EBITDA or other metrics to be
determined by the HSNS Board of Directors. Performance vesting will generally
occur in equal installments over a three year period beginning on August 25,
1999. The strike price for the options will be $4.38 (the FMV of the stock on
August 25, 1999) for 80,000 shares and $13.00/share for the remaining 160,000.
Any additional shares of stock issued by HSNS will be for reasonable business
purposes and for valid consideration. Other terms of these stock options
(including change of control) shall be governed in their entirety by the terms
and conditions of the Stock Option Plan to be adopted by the Board of Directors
and Shareholders, if necessary.

LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT: Your place of employment will be in Raleigh, North
Carolina.

PRE-TAX DEDUCTIONS: Any authorized payroll deductions are done under IRS Section
125.

SEVERANCE: If you are terminated from employment, you will receive six months of
salary paid monthly or in lump sum at the discretion of the company.

HEALTH INSURANCE: HSNS currently does not have a Healthcare plan; however, you
will receive reimbursement for COBRA payments or reimbursement directly to your
prior employer for maintaining coverage.

PERSONAL/SICK DAYS: You are provided 6 paid sick/personal days to be used as
necessary during the calendar year. These days may be used for personal or
family illnesses, death of a family member, or to attend to personal business.
Days are pro-rated during your first calendar year of employment. Sick/personal
days cannot be carried forward into the next calendar year, nor can they be used
in lieu of vacation time.

VACATION POLICY: Upon hiring, you will be entitled to four (4) weeks (or 20
working days) of vacation time annually. Your vacation is accrued throughout the
calendar year but is available to you upon you date of hire and the start of
each calendar year following. If you do not take all of your vacation during
this time, you may carry over up to 50% of the remaining time to the next year.
Your total may never be greater than 150% of the vacation time you are entitled
to.

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BENEFITS: You will also be entitled to other benefits generally available to the
executives of HSNS from time to time. Currently these benefits are:

CAR ALLOWANCE:  $600 per month.

Please sign and return this agreement. The offer will remain in effect for a
period of ten days. This entire agreement is subject to endorsement by the HSNS
Board of Directors.

Sincerely,                                           ACCEPTED AND AGREED
/s/ Rick Seifert                                      /s/ Andrew Fox
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Rick Seifert, Director                               Andrew L. Fox
On behalf of the
Board of Directors
High Speed Net Solutions, Inc.

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Addendum to Employment Agreement

Accelerated Vesting of Options: In the event of a change of control - defined as
a "merger or consolidation, tender offer for 50% of the shares of the
corporation or any other acquisition or reorganization of the corporate capital
structure - your options shall be immediately vested according to the following
schedule:

     50% of remaining unvested options

Approved:  /s/ Rick Reifert
           Rick Seifert, Director
           On behalf of the Board
           of Directors
           High Speed Net Solutions, Inc.
Dated:  Feb 26, 2000