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                                                                   Exhibit 10.29


                        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         This AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is made this 7th

day of April, 2000 by and between AQUIS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. (the

"Company") and NICK T. CATANIA ("Employee").

                                   BACKGROUND

         Reference is made to the Employment Agreement dated as of January 4,

2000 between the Company and Employee (the "Agreement") in relation to

Employee's employment as President/CEO of the Company on terms and under the

conditions set forth therein.

         The Company and Employee wish to amend the timing and circumstances

under which certain stock options for 300,000 shares of the Company's common

stock granted to Employee in subparagraph 4.B(i) of the Agreement may be

exercised, all as provided for herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, and

for good and valid considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which is

hereby acknowledged, do hereby agree as follows:

         1.       AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT.

                  Section 4.C of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to

read in its entirety as follows:

                  Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary

                  (x) With respect to the 300,000 options granted under
                  subparagraph 4.B (i), Employee shall be vested without other
                  conditions on the on the earlier of (x) June 30, 2000 and (y)
                  the


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                  initial drawing of funds under equity financing obtained
                  through Ladenburg Thallman & Co.

                  (y) With respect to the 600,000 options granted under
                  subparagraphs 4.B(ii) and 4.B(iii), Employee must be employed
                  by the Company on December 31st of the year preceding vesting,
                  E.G., Employee must be so employed on December 21, 2001 to be
                  vested under subparagraph 4.B(ii), and on December 31, 2002 to
                  be vested under subparagraph 4.B(iii), provided, however, that
                  if the term of employment is terminated under subparagraphs
                  2.A.(1), (2) or (5), then Employee shall be vested at the rate
                  of 25,000 shares for each full month of employment during the
                  calendar year of termination, E.G., if Employee were
                  terminated under subparagraph 2.A.(5) on April 15, 2001, then
                  Employee would automatically be vested in 75,000 shares in
                  addition to the shares vested under subparagraph 4.B.(ii).

         2.       MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a)   All of the terms, conditions, provisions and covenants

in the Agreement shall remain unaltered and in full force and effect except as

modified by this Amendment.

                  (b)   This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in

accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

                  (c)   Each and every one of the terms and provisions of this

Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company

and Employee, their respective successors and assigns.

                  (d)   This Amendment may be executed in one or more

counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any

party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall constitute but one

and the same instrument.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be

executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day

and year first above written.


                                      AQUIS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

                                      By:______________________________
                                         Name:_________________________
                                         Title:________________________


                                      NICK T. CATANIA

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