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                                 EXHIBIT 10.12

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     Employment Agreement made as of January 17,2000, effective as of January 1,
2000, between TIME WARNER TELECOM INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and the employee whose name appears on the last page hereof (the "Employee").
The Company shall employ the Employee on the following terms and conditions:

     1. Term. The Company hereby employs Employee and Employee hereby accepts
such employment upon the terms and conditions hereof for an initial term
commencing on January 1, 2000 (the "Effective Date") and ending, subject to
renewal or termination as provided herein, on the December 31 immediately prior
to the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the "Initial Term"); provided,
however, that this Agreement shall automatically continue for successive one
month periods thereafter (each such period being an "Additional Term") unless
either party has delivered written notice of termination to the other party no
later than six months prior to the end of the Initial Term or 60 days prior to
the end of any Additional Term. Sections 8, 10 through 22 and 24 through 28
shall survive any termination of Employee's employment under this Agreement. The
Employee hereby covenants that as of the Effective Date any agreement between
Employee and the Company, Time Warner Cable, US WEST, Inc. or MediaOne Group,
Inc., respectively, or any of their affiliates, entered into prior to the date
hereof, relating to Employee's employment with such entity, shall terminate as
of, or have been terminated prior to, the Effective Date.

     2. Duties. Employee shall serve as Senior Vice President, Technical
Operations or subject to Section 5, in such other senior management position as
the Company shall determine. Subject to the foregoing, Employee shall perform
such duties as may be assigned by the Company to Employee from time to time, and
shall travel for business purposes to the extent reasonably necessary or
appropriate in the performance of such duties.

     Employee shall perform such duties on a full time basis (subject to the
Company's written
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policies on vacations, illness, government service, etc. applicable to employees
at Employee's level in effect from time to time), provided, however, that
Employee shall not be precluded from devoting such time to personal affairs as
shall not interfere with the performance of his or her duties hereunder. In
performing his or her duties hereunder, Employee shall comply with the Company's
policies and procedures in effect from time to time. Unless Employee otherwise
consents, the headquarters for the performance of Employee's services shall be
the principal executive offices of the Company in the Denver, Colorado area,
subject to such reasonable travel as may be appropriate or required in the
performance of Employee's duties in the business of the Company.

     3. Compensation. The Company shall pay or cause to be paid to Employee,
during the term of employment, an annual salary in respect of each calendar year
at the rate of not less than $172,291.57 per annum. The Company may increase,
but not decrease, such annual salary at any time and from time to time during
the term of employment. In addition to annual salary, Employee may be entitled
to receive an annual bonus in respect of each calendar year based on a target
percentage of the salary paid to Employee during such calendar year of 50%.
Subject to Section 5, and the second paragraph of this Section 3, Employee
acknowledges that his or her actual annual bonus may vary and range from 0% to
150% of the target amount, depending on actual performance of the Company and
Employee.

     Subject to Section 5 and the second sentence of this Section 3, the Company
shall determine, in its sole discretion, the amount of any salary increase, the
amount of any annual bonus and whether to increase the target percentage of
Employee's annual bonus. The payment of any bonus compensation shall be made in
accordance with the Company's then current practices and policies, including
without limitation, less the usual required payroll deductions and withholding.

     The Company shall pay or reimburse Employee, in accordance with Company
policies applicable to employees at Employee's level, for all travel,
entertainment and other business expenses actually incurred or paid by Employee
in the performance of his or her duties hereunder,
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if properly substantiated and submitted.

     4. Benefits. Employee shall be eligible to participate in any pension,
profit-sharing, employee stock ownership, vacation, insurance, hospitalization,
medical, health, disability and other employee benefit or welfare plan, program
or policy whether now existing or established hereafter (collectively, the
"Benefit Plans"), to the extent that employees at Employee's level are generally
deemed eligible under the general provisions thereof The Company reserves the
right to amend or cancel any such Benefit Plan in its sole discretion.

     5. Termination by Employee Following a Change in Control.
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         (a) Provided that notice of termination has not previously been given
under any other Section hereof, Employee shall have the right to terminate his
or her employment with the Company under this Agreement for cause upon 30 days
prior written notice delivered to the Company at any time within 180 days after
Employee has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following events
following a Change in Control, indicating in such notice which event has
occurred:

                  A. A change in the location of Employee's office or of the
Company's principal executive offices to a place which is more than 50 miles
from the location of Employee's office or the location of the Company's
principal executive offices immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in
Control;

                  B. A material reduction in Employee's decision-making,
budgetary, operating, staff and other responsibilities, taken as a whole, from
such responsibilities immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in
Control, or a change in the person or persons to whom Employee reported
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, to a person or
persons of lesser rank, title or responsibility; or

                  C. Any material breach of this Agreement by the Company.

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          (b) Upon the expiration of the 30-day notice period provided in
Section 5(a), Employee shall be relieved of his or her management position with
the Company and his or her duties hereunder. In the notice delivered by Employee
to the Company pursuant to Section 5(a), Employee shall elect either (A) to
terminate his or her employment with the Company, in which case Employee shall
receive: (x) subject to the terms thereof, all benefits which may be due to
Employee under the provisions of any Benefit Plan; and (y) in a lump sum
severance payment, within 30 days following the effective date of such
termination, the present value (using the discount rate described below) of an
amount equal to the sum of the annual salary at the rate in effect on the date
of termination of employment or immediately prior to the Change in Control,
whichever is greater, plus an annual bonus in a minimum amount equal to
Employee's then applicable target bonus amount or the Employee's applicable
target bonus amount in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control,
whichever is greater, for the remainder of the existing term of this Agreement,
without any further renewal or continuation, provided that such amount shall be
not less than the sum of such salary and bonus pro rated for an 18-month period;
or (B) to remain an employee of the Company for a period (as determined by
Employee) of up to 18 months following the date notice of termination is given
by Employee pursuant to Section 5(a), in which case Employee shall be relieved
of his or her management position with the Company and his or her duties
hereunder, and shall (i) continue to receive both salary, based on a rate equal
to his or her annual rate in effect on the date of giving notice of termination
of employment or immediately prior to the Change in Control, whichever is
greater, and annual bonuses in respect of such period (in each case payable
within 30 days after the end of the respective calendar year and prorated for
any portion of a year), each such bonus to be based on an amount equal to
Employee's then applicable target bonus amount or the Employee's applicable
target bonus amount in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control,
whichever is greater, and (ii) receive a discounted lump sum payment pursuant to
Section 5(b)(A)(y) for any portion of the Initial Term remaining after such
period; provided, however, that if Employee accepts full-time employment with
any other corporation, partnership, trust, government or other
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entity ("Entity") during such period or notifies the Company in writing of his
or her intention to terminate his or her employment during such period, Employee
shall cease to be an employee of the Company effective upon the commencement of
such employment, or the effective date of such termination as specified by
Employee in such notice, and shall be entitled to receive, subject to the terms
thereof, all benefits due to Employee under the provisions of any Benefit Plan
and a discounted lump sum cash payment for the balance of the salary and bonuses
Employee would have been entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 5(b)(B)
had Employee remained on the Company's payroll until the end of the Initial Term
or such 18 month period, whichever is greater; provided, further, however, that
Employee shall not be entitled to receive any such lump sum cash payment if he
or she accepts full-time employment with any subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Affiliate" shall mean an
Entity which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with, the Company or Time Warner Inc. ("TWI").

          In addition, whether Employee elects 5(b)(A) or 5(b)(B), for a period
of the earlier of one year from the date of termination of employment or the
date Employee is eligible to receive health benefits by virtue of other
employment, Employee shall receive continued eligibility and enrollment
(including family coverage, if any), without a premium charge therefor, in
hospital, medical and dental insurance plans providing substantially equivalent
benefit coverage to those plans in which Employee was enrolled immediately prior
to the Change in Control unless waived in writing by Employee (or, in the event
such coverage cannot be provided, substantially similar benefits).

          Any lump sum payments required to be made pursuant to this Section
5(b) shall be discounted to present value from the times at which such amounts
would have been paid absent any such termination at an annual discount rate for
the relevant period equal to the "applicable Federal rate" (within the meaning
of Section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code")),
compounded semi-annually, in effect on the date of such termination, the use of
which rate
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is hereby elected by the Company and Employee pursuant to Treas. Reg. (S)
1.280G-1Q/A32 (provided that in the event such election is not permitted, such
other rate determined as of such other date as is applicable for determining
present value under Section 280G of the Code shall be used).

     6. Termination by Company.
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         (a) For Cause. Provided that notice of termination has not previously
been given under any other Section hereof, the Company shall have the right to
terminate Employee's employment for cause upon written notice to Employee at any
time. In such event, Employee's employment with the Company shall terminate
immediately and Employee shall be entitled to receive (i) any earned and unpaid
salary accrued through the date of such termination, and (ii) subject to the
terms thereof, any benefits which may be due to Employee under the provisions of
any Benefit Plan. Employee hereby disclaims any right to receive a pro rata
portion of his or her annual bonus with respect to the year in which such
termination occurs. For purposes hereof, "cause" shall mean termination by
action of the Company's Board of Directors or any committee thereof because of
Employee's conviction (treating a nolo contendere plea as a conviction) of a
felony (whether or not any right to appeal has been exercised) or willful
refusal without proper cause to perform his or her obligations under this
Agreement or because of Employee's material breach of the covenants provided for
in Sections 10, 11 and 12 of this Agreement. In the event (i) such termination
is because of the Employee's willful refusal without proper cause to perform any
one or more of his obligations under this Agreement, (ii) such notice is the
first such notice of termination for any reason delivered by the Company to the
Employee under this Section 6(a), and (iii) within 10 days following the date of
such notice the Employee shall cease his or her refusal and shall use his or her
best efforts to perform such obligations, the termination shall not be
effective.

         (b) Other. Provided that notice of termination has not previously been
given under any other Section hereof, the Company shall have the right at any
time to terminate Employee's employment under this Agreement without cause, by
giving written notice thereof to Employee.
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          (1)  If such notice is so given to Employee, Employee shall be
entitled to receive, subject to the terms thereof, all benefits which may be due
to Employee under the provisions of any Benefit Plan and to elect, within 30
days after receiving such notice, to receive either a lump sum severance payment
in the amount, and upon the terms and conditions, provided in Section 5(b)(A)
and calculated as set forth in the last paragraph of Section 5(b), or to remain
an employee of the Company upon the terms and conditions provided in Section
5(b)(B); provided, however, that (i) any reference therein to Section 5(a) shall
be deemed for purposes of this Section 6(b) to be a reference to this Section
6(b)(i), and (ii) if a Change in Control has not occurred, then (x) Employee's
salary shall be determined with reference to his or her then current annual
salary and (y) Employee's annual bonus shall equal at least the Employee's
target amount immediately prior to Employee's termination under this Section
6(b)(i).

          (ii) For the period beginning when Employee receives notice of
termination from the Company pursuant to this Section 6(b), and ending six
months thereafter, Employee will, without charge to Employee, have use of
reasonable office space and reasonable office facilities at Employee's principal
job location immediately prior to his or her termination of employment, or other
location reasonably close to such location, together with reasonable secretarial
services in each case appropriate to an employee of Employee's position and
responsibilities prior to such termination of employment but taking into account
Employee's reduced need for such office space and secretarial services. Employee
will continue to be eligible to participate in the Company's Benefit Plans and
to receive, subject to the terms thereof, all benefits, which are received by
other employees at Employee's level thereunder other than options or similar
equity-based or incentive awards.
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          (iii) In the event that Employee's employment is terminated prior to
the occurrence of a Change in Control, or more than three years following a
Change in Control, then, in partial consideration for the Company's obligation
to make the payments described in this Section 6(b), Employee shall execute and
deliver to the Company a release in the form as set forth in Exhibit A. The
Company shall deliver such release to Employee at the time the Company delivers
notice of termination pursuant to this Section 6(b). Employee shall execute and
deliver such release to the Secretary of the Company within 21 days of receipt
of notice of termination. If Employee shall fail to execute and deliver to the
Company such release within 30 days of Employee's receipt thereof from the
Company, Employee's employment with the Company shall terminate effective at the
end of such 30-day period and Employee shall receive, in lieu of the severance
arrangements described in Section 6(b), a lump sum cash payment in an amount
determined in accordance with the personnel policies of the Company then
applicable.

     7. Death, Disability.
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         (a) Death. If Employee shall die while employed by the Company,
Employee's employment under this Agreement shall thereupon terminate and
Employee's estate or beneficiaries, as the case may be, shall be entitled to
receive as promptly as practicable but in any event within 30 days after
reasonably satisfactory evidence of Employee's death is received by the Company
(1) any earned and unpaid salary accrued to Employee through the period ending
30 days following the date of Employee's death and a pro rata portion of the
target annual bonus amount in effect immediately prior to Employee's death; and
(ii) subject to the terms thereof, any benefits which may be due to Employee's
estate or beneficiaries under the provisions of any Benefit Plan.

         (b) Disability. Provided that notice of termination has not previously
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been given under any Section hereof, if employee becomes ill or is injured or
disabled during the term of this Agreement such that Employee fails to perform
all or substantially all the duties to be rendered hereunder and such failure
continues for a period in excess of 26 consecutive weeks (a "Disability"),
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the Company may terminate the employment of Employee under this Agreement upon
written notice to Employee at any time and thereupon Employee shall be entitled
to receive (i) any earned and unpaid salary accrued through the date of such
termination; (ii) subject to the terms thereof, any benefits which may be due to
Employee under the provisions of any Benefit Plan; and (iii) a lump sum cash
payment equal to the sum of 75% of Employee's then current annual salary and
then applicable target annual bonus amount prorated for an 18-month period, less
the amount of any disability insurance proceeds payable to Employee under any
disability insurance policy or program covering Employee.

     8. Stock Options and Other Incentive Awards. Upon Employee's termination of
employment with the Company for any reason, Employee's rights to benefits and
payments under any stock options, restricted shares or other incentive plans
shall be determined in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans
and any agreements under which such stock options, restricted shares or other
awards were granted.

     9. Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control"
of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as TWI, MediaOne
Group, Inc. and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (and their respective affiliates)
(collectively, the "Founding Stockholders") as a group cease to have the ability
to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (other than the
chief executive officer of the Company and independent directors; provided that
independent directors shall be included in calculating whether the foregoing
majority requirement is satisfied if the directors nominated by the Founding
Stockholders (and their respective affiliates) do not constitute a majority of
the committee that selects the Board of Directors' nominees for independent
representatives) and a "person" or "group" (within the meaning of Sections 13(d)
and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act")) (other than the Founding Stockholders and their respective affiliates)
has become the ultimate "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule l3d-3 under the
Exchange Act) of more than 35% of the total voting
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power of the voting interests of the Company on a fully diluted basis and such
ownership represents a greater percentage of the total voting power of the
voting interests of the Company, on a fully diluted basis, than is held by the
Founding Stockholders (and their respective affiliates) as a group on such date.

     10. Trade Secrets; Work Products, Etc. Except in connection with the
performance of his or her duties hereunder, Employee hereby expressly covenants
and agrees that Employee will not at any time while employed by the Company or
thereafter, exploit, use, sell, publish, disclose, communicate or divulge to any
person or Entity, other than the Company and its subsidiaries, either directly
or indirectly, any trade secrets or confidential information, knowledge or data
regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or any of their
respective officers, directors or employees including, without limitation, the
existence and terms of this Agreement, other than such information, knowledge or
data which has been released by the Company or such subsidiaries, Affiliates or
others to the public (except that with respect to the terms of this Agreement
Employee may communicate such terms to Employee's spouse and Employee's
attorneys and financial advisors). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee may
disclose such trade secrets or confidential information, knowledge, data or
terms when required to do so by a court or government agency or legislative body
of competent jurisdiction, provided Employee first notifies the Company orally
and in writing as promptly as possible of such requirement so that the Company
may either seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the
provisions of this Section, and provided further that if, in the absence of
such protective order or waiver, Employee is nevertheless, in the written
opinion of his or her counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Company, addressed
to and delivered to the Company, otherwise required to disclose such information
to any such court, government agency or legislative body or else stand liable
for contempt or suffer other material penalty, Employee may disclose such
information in such case without liability hereunder so long as such disclosure
does not exceed that required by such court, government agency or legislative
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body.

     Employee hereby grants and assigns to the Company all rights (including,
without limitation, any copyright or patent) in the results and proceeds of all
services provided by Employee hereunder and all such services shall be subject
in all respects to the supervision, control and direction of the Company. Any
work in connection with such services shall be considered "work made for hire"
under the Copyright Law of 1976 or any successor thereof, and the Company shall
be the owner of such work as if the Company were the author of such work.

     11. Non-Compete; Solicitation. Employee hereby expressly covenants and
agrees that:

         (a) Employee will not at any time during the Term of employment and for
a period of one year following the date a notice of termination of Employee's
employment is terminated Employee is no longer considered an employee for
payroll purposes) as provided herein, be or become an officer, director, partner
or employee of or consultant to or act in any managerial capacity with or own
any equity interest in any Entity (an "Affiliated Person") which is a
"Competitive Business Entity" (as such term is defined on Exhibit B hereto);
provided , however, that (i) ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding equity
securities of any Entity listed on any national securities exchange or traded on
the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System shall
not be prohibited hereby, and (ii) in the event Employee is terminated pursuant
to Section 6(b) and notice of termination is so given to Employee following the
occurrence of a Change in Control, Employee is hereby permitted to accept
employment with any Founding Stockholder and such employment shall not violate
the provisions of this Section 11.

         (b) Employee will not at any time during the Term of employment and for
a period of one year after the date Employee's employment is terminated as
provided herein, solicit (or assist or encourage the solicitation of) any
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates to work for
Employee or for any Entity in which Employee owns or expects to own more than a
1 % equity interest or for which Employee serves or expects to serve as an
Affiliated Person.
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         For the purposes of this Section 11(b), the term "solicit any
employee" shall mean Employee's contacting, or providing information to others
who may be expected to contact, any employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or Affiliates regarding their employment status, job satisfaction,
interest in seeking employment with Employee or any Affiliated Person or any
related matter, but shall not include general print advertising for personnel or
responding to an unsolicited request for a personal recommendation for or
evaluation of an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
Affiliates.

         12. Documents; Conduct. Employee hereby expressly covenants and
agrees that:

             (a) Following termination of Employee's employment with the
Company for any reason or at any time upon the Company's request, Employee will
promptly return to the Company all property of the Company and its subsidiaries
and Affiliates in his or her possession or control (whether maintained at his or
her office, home or elsewhere), including, without limitation, all copies of all
management studies, business or strategic plans, budgets, notebooks and other
printed, typed or written materials, documents, diaries, calendars and data of
or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries or Affiliates or their respective
personnel or affairs; and

             (b) Employee will not at any time denigrate, ridicule or
intentionally criticize the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or
any of their respective products, properties, employees, officers or directors,
including, without limitation, by way of news interviews, or the expression of
personal views, opinions or judgments to the news media.

         13. Breach by Employee. Employee hereby expressly covenants and
agrees that the Company will suffer irreparable damage in the event any
provisions of Sections 10, 11 and 12 are not performed or are otherwise breached
and that the Company shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction or
injunctions and other relief to prevent a breach or violation by Employee and to
secure its enforcement of Section 10, 11 and 12 resort to such equitable relief,
however, shall not constitute a waiver of any other rights or remedies which the
Company may have.
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     14. Representations.
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         (a) Employee represents and warrants to the Company that this Agreement
is legal, valid and binding upon Employee and Employee is not a party to any
agreement or understanding which would prevent the fulfillment by Employee of
the terms of this Agreement. Employee has consulted with his or her legal, tax,
financial and other advisors, to the extent desired, prior to execution and
delivery of this Agreement.

         (b) The Company represents and warrants to Employee that this Agreement
is legal, valid and binding upon the Company and the Company is not a party to
any agreement or understanding which would prevent the fulfillment by the
Company of the terms of this Agreement.

     15. Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be
in writing (except where required to be given orally) and shall be sufficiently
given or sent by registered or certified mail or delivered, in person, if to
Employee at the address set forth on the last paragraph hereof, or at such other
address as Employee shall designate by written notice to the Company, and if to
the Company at 10475 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO 80124, attention of the
Secretary or at such other address as the Company shall designate by written
notice to Employee.

     16. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is personal in its nature and
neither of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or
transfer this Agreement or any right or obligations hereunder; provided however,
that the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
any successor of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, transfer of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or otherwise.

     17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, irrespective of
its conflicts of law rules, except for the By-laws referred to in Section 26,
which shall be governed by and construed and
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enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

         To the extent that any applicable state or Federal law, rule or
regulation confers upon Employee any greater benefit or right than that set
forth in this Agreement, such law, rule or regulation shall control in lieu of
the provisions hereof relating to such benefit or right.

     18. Mitigation. Employee shall have no obligation to mitigate damages in
the event of termination of Employee's employment under this Agreement under
Section 5(a), 6(b) or 7, other than as necessary to prevent the Company from
losing any tax deductions to which it otherwise would have been entitled for any
payments deemed to be "contingent on a change" under the Code and any payments
received by Employee hereunder shall not be offset or reduced in any way by any
other earnings or payments which may be received by Employee from any source,
except as provided by this Section 18. It is acknowledged and agreed that any
payment which may be made by the Company to Employee under Section 5(b), 6(b) or
7 is in the nature of severance and is not a penalty payment.

     19. Withholding. All payments required to be paid by the Company to
Employee under this Agreement will be paid in accordance with the payroll
practices of the Company or the terms of the Benefit Plans, as the case may be,
and will be subject to withholding taxes, social security and other payroll
deductions in accordance with the Company's policies applicable to employees at
Employee's level and the terms of the Benefit Plan.

     20. Complete Understanding. This Agreement supersedes any prior contracts,
understandings, discussions and agreements relating to employment between
Employee, on the one hand, and the Company and its subsidiaries and Affiliates,
on the other, and constitutes the complete understanding between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation,
warranty or covenant has been made by either party with respect thereto except
as expressly set forth herein.
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     21. Modification, Waiver. This Agreement cannot be changed, modified or
amended and no provision or requirement hereof may be waived without the consent
in writing of both the parties hereto. No waiver by either party at any time of
any breach by the other party of any condition or provision of this Agreement
shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at
the same or at any prior or subsequent time. Subject to Section 28, no policy,
procedure or practice of the Company whether now or hereafter in effect shall be
deemed to modify, amend or supersede any provision of this Agreement except as
contemplated or provided otherwise in this Agreement.

     22. Heading . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of
this Agreement.

     23. Use of Likeness. The Company and TWI shall have the right to use
Employee's name, biography and likeness in connection with their respective
businesses and that of their subsidiaries and Affiliates, but not for use as a
direct endorsement.

     24. Validity . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

     25. Set-off. The Company and its subsidiaries and Affiliates shall have no
right to set-off payments owed to Employee hereunder against amounts owed or
claimed to be owed by Employee to the Company or its subsidiaries or Affiliates
under this Agreement or otherwise.

     26. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify Employee to no lesser
extent than provided in the Company's By-laws on the date hereof (the provisions
of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein), notwithstanding any
changes or amendments to such By-laws after the date hereof adversely affecting,
limiting or reducing such indemnification.
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     27. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     28. Changes. Subject to Section 5, the Company and its subsidiaries and
Affiliates are entitled to amend, modify, terminate or otherwise change at any
time or from time to time any and all Benefit Plans and policies, practices or
procedures referred to in this Agreement, and all references herein to such
Benefit Plans and policies, practices and procedures shall be to such as from
time to time in effect prior to a Change in Control except as otherwise
specifically herein provided.

     29. Beneficiaries. Whenever this Agreement provides for any payment to the
Employee's estate, such payment may be made instead to such beneficiary or
beneficiaries as the Employee may designate in writing (using the form of
Beneficiary Designation attached hereto as Exhibit C) and file with the Company.
The Employee shall have the right to revoke such Beneficiary Designation and
redesignate a beneficiary by filing with the Company (and any applicable
insurance company) a later dated Beneficiary Designation to such effect.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee and the Company have caused this Agreement

to be executed as of the date first above written.

                                      TIME WARNER TELECOM INC.

                                      By:  /s/Larissa L. Herda
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                                         Name:  Larissa L. Herda
                                         Title: President & Chief Executive
                                                Officer

Agreed to and accepted as of
the date first above written

    /s/Raymond Whinery
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Name:  Raymond Whinery
Title: Senior Vice President,
       Technical Operations

Address for Notices:
1147 E. Jesse Court
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Highlands Ranch, Co
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80126
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                                   EXHIBIT B
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     "Competitive Business Entity" shall mean any Entity which is engaged,
either directly or indirectly, in the ownership, operation or management of any
business that provides to customers at any location within the United States (or
its territories and dependencies) any telecommunications, any internet access
services or any other transport or network services for internet protocol based
information.

     All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings provided in the
Employment Agreement to which this Exhibit B is attached.<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.95

                                PROMISSORY NOTE

                                    2/19/99
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                                     (Date)

      4411 S. 40th Street, Suite D-11, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ 85040

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                               (Address of Maker)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc. ("Maker") promises, jointly
and severally if more than one, to pay to the order of General Electric Capital
Corporation or any subsequent holder hereof (each, a "Payee") at its office
located at One Lincoln Centre, 5400 LBJ Freeway Suite 1280, L.B. 3, Dallas, TX
75240 or at such other place as Payee or the holder hereof may designate, the
principal sum of Two hundred seventy-eight thousand two hundred fifty and no/100
Dollars ($278,250.00), with interest on the unpaid principal balance, from the
date hereof through and including the dates of payment, at a fixed, simple
interest rate of Seven and 15/100 percent (7.15%) per annum, to be paid in
lawful money of the United States, in Sixty (60) consecutive monthly
installments of principal and interest as follows:

   Periodic
   Installment      Amount
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   1 thru 59        $ 5,529.40

each ("Periodic Installment") and a final installment which shall be in the
amount of the total outstanding principal and interest. The first Periodic
Installment shall be due and payable on March 15, 1999 and the following
Periodic Installments and the final installment shall be due and payable on the
same day of each succeeding period (each, a "Payment Date"). All payments shall
be applied first to interest and then to principal. The acceptance by Payee of
any payment which is less than payment in full of all amounts due and owing at
such time shall not constitute a waiver of Payee's right to receive payment in
full at such time or at any prior or subsequent time. Interest shall be
calculated on the basis of a 365 day year (366 day leap year). The payment of
any Periodic Installment after its due date shall result in a corresponding
decrease in the portion of the Periodic Installment credited to the remaining
unpaid principal balance. The payment of any Periodic Installment prior to its
due date shall result in a corresponding increase in the portion of the Periodic
Installment credited to the remaining unpaid principal balance.

The Maker hereby expressly authorizes the Payee to insert the date value is
actually given in the blank space on the face hereof and on all related
documents pertaining hereto.

This Note may be secured by a security agreement, chattel mortgage, pledge
agreement or like instrument (each of which is hereinafter called a "Security
Agreement").

Time is of the essence hereof. If any installment or any other sum due under
this Note or any Security Agreement is not received within ten (10) days after
its due date, the Maker agrees to pay, in addition to the amount of each such
installment or other sum, a late payment charge of five percent (5%) of the
amount of said installment or other sum, but not exceeding any lawful maximum.
If (i) Maker fails to make payment of any amount due hereunder within ten (10)
days after the same becomes due and payable; or (ii) Maker is in default under,
or fails to perform under any term or condition contained in any Security
Agreement, then the entire principal sum remaining unpaid, together with all
accrued interest thereon and any other sum payable under this Note or any
Security Agreement, at the election of Payee, shall immediately become due and
payable, with interest thereon at the lesser of eighteen percent (18%) per annum
or the highest rate not prohibited by applicable law from the date of such
accelerated maturity until paid (both before and after any judgment).

The Maker may prepay in full, but not in part, its entire indebtedness hereunder
upon payment of the entire indebtedness plus an additional sum as a premium
equal to the following percentages of the original principal balance for the
indicated period:

Prior to the first annual anniversary date of this Note:

                                        One percent           (1%)

and zero percent (0%) thereafter, plus all other sums due hereunder or under any
Security Agreement.

It is the intention of the parties hereto to comply with the applicable usury
laws; accordingly, it is agreed that, notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary in this Note or any Security Agreement, in no event shall this Note or
any Security Agreement require the payment or permit the collection of interest
in excess of the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. If any such excess
interest is contracted for, charged or received under this Note or any Security
Agreement, or if all of the principal balance shall be prepaid, so that under
any of such circumstances the amount of interest contracted for, charged or
received under this Note or any Security Agreement on the principal balance
shall exceed the maximum amount of interest permitted by applicable law, then in
such event (a) the provisions of this paragraph shall govern and control, (b)
neither Maker nor any other person or entity now or hereafter liable for the
payment hereof shall be obligated to pay the amount of such interest to the
extent that it is in excess of the maximum amount of interest permitted by
applicable law, (c) any such excess which may have been collected shall be
either applied as a credit against the then unpaid principal balance or refunded
to Maker, at the option of the Payee, and (d) the effective rate of
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interest shall be automatically reduced to the maximum lawful contract rate
allowed under applicable law as now or hereafter construed by the courts having
jurisdiction thereof. It is further agreed that without limitation of the
foregoing, all calculations of the rate of interest contracted for, charged or
received under this Note or any Security Agreement which are made for the
purpose of determining whether such rate exceeds the maximum lawful contract
rate, shall be made, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by amortizing,
prorating, allocating and spreading in equal parts during the period of the full
stated term of the indebtedness evidenced hereby, all interest at any time
contracted for, charged or received from Maker or otherwise by Payee in
connection with such indebtedness; provided, however, that if any applicable
state law is amended or the law of the United States of America preempts any
applicable state law, so that it becomes lawful for the Payee to receive a
greater interest per annum rate than is presently allowed, the Maker agrees
that, on the effective date of such amendment or preemption, as the case may be,
the lawful maximum hereunder shall be increased to the maximum interest per
annum rate allowed by the amended state law or the law of the United States of
America.

The Maker and all sureties, endorsers, guarantors or any others (each such
person, other than the Maker, an "Obilgor") who may at any time become liable
for the payment hereof jointly and severally consent hereby to any and all
extensions of time, renewals, waivers or modifications of, and all substitutions
or releases of, security or of any party primarily or secondarily liable on this
Note or any Security Agreement or any term and provision of either, which may be
made, granted or consented to by Payee, and agree that suit may be brought and
maintained against any one or more of them, at the election of Payee without
joinder of any other as a party thereto, and that Payee shall not be required
first to foreclose, proceed against, or exhaust any security hereof in order to
enforce payment of this Note. The Maker and each Obligor hereby waives
presentment, demand for payment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of
protest, notice of dishonor, and all other notices in connection herewith, as
well as filing of suit (if permitted by law) and diligence in collecting this
Note or enforcing any of the security hereof, and agrees to pay (if permitted by
law) all expenses incurred in collection, including Payee's reasonable
attorneys' fees.

THE MAKER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM
OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THIS
NOTE, ANY OF THE RELATED DOCUMENTS, ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN MAKER AND PAYEE
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS,
AND/OR THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED BETWEEN MAKER AND PAYEE. THE
SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES
THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS,
TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY
CLAIMS.) THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER
ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,
RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS NOTE, ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS, OR
TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THIS TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED
TRANSACTION. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS NOTE MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN
CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

This Note and any Security Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the
Maker and Payee with respect to the subject matter hereof and supercedes all
prior understandings, agreements and representations, express or implied.

No variation or modification of this Note, or any waiver of any of its
provisions or conditions, shall be valid unless in writing and signed by an
authorized representative of Maker and Payee. Any such waiver, consent,
modification or change shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the specific purpose given.

Any provision in this Note or any Security Agreement which is in conflict with
any statute, law or applicable rule shall be deemed omitted, modified or altered
to conform thereto.

                                        Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc.

 /s/ Nicole Smith                       By: Gary W. Burnell
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 (Witness)                              (Signature)

 Nicole Smith                           Gary W. Burnell
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 (Print name)                           Print name (and title, if applicable)

 3926 E. Kimberly Way                   880171959
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 (Address) Phoenix AZ, 85050            (Federal tax identification number)
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                           COLLATERAL SCHEDULE NO. 4

THIS COLLATERAL SCHEDULE NO. 4 is annexed to and made a part of that certain
Master Security Agreement dated as of November 17, 1997 between General Electric
Capital Corporation, together with its successors and assigns, if any, as
Secured Party and Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc. as Debtor and describes
collateral in which Debtor has granted Secured Party a security interest in
connection with the Indebtedness (as defined in the Security Agreement)
including without limitation that certain Promissory Note dated 2/14/99 in
the original principal amount of $278,250.00.

Quantity   Manufacturer      Serial Number     Year/Model and Type of Equipment
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1          CMI               505106            ER-1000    Excavator/Reclaimer

  and including all additions, attachments, accessories and accessions thereto,
  and any and all substitutions, replacements or exchanges therefor, and all
  insurance and/or other proceeds thereof.

Equipment immediately listed above is located at: 1206 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso,
Lincoln County, NM 88355

SECURED PARTY:                          DEBTOR:

General Electric Capital Corporation    Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc.

By: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]^^                   By: /s/ Gary W. Burnell
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Title:  Senior Risk Analyst             Title: VP/CFO
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Date: 2/19/99                           Date: 2-11-99
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