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                                                                   Exhibit 10.32

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

               SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") made as of this 31st
day of January, 2000 between MJD Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation
with its principal offices at Morehead Place, 521 East Morehead Street, Suite
250, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 (the "Company") and the undersigned members
of the management of the Company and/or its subsidiaries listed on Schedule A
attached hereto (the "Subscribers").

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

               WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue, in the aggregate, the
number of shares of the Company's Class A Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value,
set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the "Shares") to the Subscribers on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and each Subscriber desires to
acquire that number of Shares set forth on the signature page hereof and
Schedule A attached hereto;

               NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the
mutual representations and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto
do hereby agree as follows:

        I.     SUBSCRIPTION FOR COMMON STOCK AND
               REPRESENTATIONS BY SUBSCRIBER

               1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth,
each Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company
for such Subscriber's own account such number of Shares as is set forth upon the
signature page hereof and Schedule A attached hereto at a price equal to $262.33
per Share and the Company agrees to sell such Shares to the Subscribers for said
purchase price. The purchase price is payable by wire transfer of cash or
certified or cashier's check made payable to the Company, contemporaneously with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement. The certificates for the Shares
will be delivered by the Company within five (5) business days following the
closing of this transaction.

               1.2 Each Subscriber represents that (i) such Subscriber is able
to bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an indefinite period and
(ii) such Subscriber can afford to suffer the complete loss of his investment in
the Shares.

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               1.3 Each Subscriber acknowledges that such Subscriber has prior
investment experience, including investment in non-listed and non-registered
securities, or that such Subscriber has employed the services of an investment
advisor, attorney and/or accountant to read all of the documents furnished or
made available by the Company both to such Subscriber and to all other
prospective investors in the Shares and to evaluate the merits and risks of such
an investment on such Subscriber's behalf; that such Subscriber recognizes the
highly speculative nature of this investment; and that such Subscriber is able
to bear the economic risk such Subscriber hereby assumes.

               1.4 Each Subscriber hereby represents that such Subscriber has
been furnished by the Company during the course of this transaction with all
information regarding the Company which such Subscriber had requested or desired
to know; that all documents which could be reasonably provided have been made
available for such Subscriber's inspection and review; that such Subscriber has
been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from duly
authorized officers or other representatives of the Company concerning the terms
and conditions of this investment, and any additional information which such
Subscriber had requested.

               1.5 Each Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the terms and
conditions of this transaction have not been reviewed by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any state regulatory
authority, since the transaction is intended to be a nonpublic transaction
pursuant to Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"). Each Subscriber represents that the Shares being purchased
by such Subscriber are being purchased for such Subscriber's own account, for
investment and not for distribution or resale to others. Each Subscriber agrees
that such Subscriber will not sell or otherwise transfer the Shares unless they
are registered under the Act or unless an exemption from such registration is
available.

               1.6 Each Subscriber understands that the Shares have not been
registered under the Act or any state securities or "blue sky" laws by reason of
claimed exemptions under the provisions thereof which depend, in part, upon such
Subscriber's investment intention and related representations, warranties and
agreements made herein. In this connection, each Subscriber understands that it
is the position of the Commission and state regulatory authorities that the
statutory basis for such exemptions would not be present if such Subscriber's
representation merely meant that such Subscriber's present intention was to hold
the Shares for a short period, such as the capital gains period of tax statutes,
for a deferred sale, for a market rise, assuming that a market develops, or for
any other fixed period. Each Subscriber realizes that, in the view of the
Commission and state regulatory authorities, a purchase now with an intent to
resell would represent a purchase with an intent inconsistent with such
Subscriber's representation to the Company, and the Commission and such state
regulatory authorities might regard such a sale or disposition as a deferred
sale for which the exemption is not available.

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               1.7 Each Subscriber understands that there is no market for the
Shares and that no market is expected to develop for the Shares. Each Subscriber
understands and hereby acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Shares under the Act or any state securities or "blue sky" laws.
Each Subscriber consents that the Company may, if it desires, permit the
transfer of the Shares, out of such Subscriber's name only when such
Subscriber's request for transfer is accompanied by an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Company that neither the sale nor the proposed
transfer results in a violation of the Act or any applicable state securities or
"blue sky" laws and only if such transfer is in compliance with the
Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2000, among the Company, Thomas
H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P., Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P., Kelso Equity
Partners V, L.P., the Subscriber and the various other stockholders party
thereto (the "Stockholders' Agreement"). Each Subscriber agrees to hold the
Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, controlling
persons, heirs, representatives, successors and assigns harmless and to
indemnify them against all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by them as a
result of any sale or distribution by the undersigned Subscriber in violation of
the Act, any applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws or the Stockholders'
Agreement.

               1.8 Each Subscriber consents to the placement of a legend on any
certificate or other document evidencing the Shares, stating that such Shares
have not been registered under the Act or any state securities or "blue sky"
laws and setting forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and
sale thereof including without limitation those set forth in the Stockholders'
Agreement. Each Subscriber is aware that the Company will make a notation in its
appropriate records with respect to the restrictions on the transferability of
such Shares.

               1.9 Each Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) such
Subscriber has duly executed and delivered this Agreement; (ii) this Agreement
constitutes and, upon execution thereof, the Stockholders' Agreement, will
constitute such Subscriber's legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable
against such Subscriber in accordance with their respective terms, (iii) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Stockholders'
Agreement will not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, or
constitute a default under, any lease, agreement, commitment or other
instrument, or any order, judgment or decree to which such Subscriber is a party
or by which such Subscriber is bound, (iv) no consent, approval, authorization,
order, filing, registration or qualification of or with any court, governmental
authority or third person is required to be obtained by such Subscriber in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Stockholders' Agreement or the performance of such Subscriber's obligations
hereunder or thereunder and (v) such Subscriber is a resident of the state set
forth below such Subscriber's signature on the signature page attached hereto.

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        II.    REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY

               2.1 The Company represents and warrants to each Subscriber as
follows:

               (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate
power to conduct the business which it proposes to conduct;

               (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
the Company will have been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company and all other actions required to authorize and effect the sale of the
Shares will have been duly taken and approved; and

               (c) the Shares purchased pursuant hereto have been duly and
validly authorized and when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms
hereof, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

        III.   MISCELLANEOUS

               3.1 Any notice or other communication given hereunder shall be
deemed sufficient if in writing and sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, or delivered by hand against written receipt therefor,
addressed to the Company, at its office, Morehead Place, 521 East Morehead
Street, Suite 250, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: Walter E. Leach,
Jr. and to the Subscribers at their respective addresses indicated on the
signature page of this Agreement. Notices shall be deemed to have been given on
the date of mailing, except notices of change of address, which shall be deemed
to have been given when received.

               3.2 This Agreement shall not be changed, modified or amended
except by a writing signed by the parties to be charged, and this Agreement may
not be discharged except by performance in accordance with its terms or by a
writing signed by the party to be charged.

               3.3 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties as to the subject matter thereof and merges
and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and
every nature among them.

               3.4 Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Subscribers, this Agreement shall become a binding obligation of the Subscribers
with

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respect to the purchase of the Shares as herein provided; subject, however, to
the right hereby reserved to the Company to enter into the same agreements with
other subscribers and to add and/or delete other persons as subscribers.

               3.5 Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement may be
executed by any of the parties hereto, the parties expressly agree that all the
terms and provisions hereof shall be construed in accordance with and governed
by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts
of law.

               3.6 The parties hereby waive trial by jury in any action or
proceeding involving, directly or indirectly, any matter (whether sounding in
tort, contract, fraud or otherwise) in any way arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement or the Shares issued hereunder.

               3.7 The holding of any provision of this Agreement to be invalid
or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect any other
provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

               3.8 It is agreed that a waiver by any party of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement shall not operate, or be construed, as a waiver of
any subsequent breach by that same party.

               3.9 The parties agree to execute and deliver all such further
documents, agreements and instruments and take such other and further action as
may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this
Agreement.

               3.10 This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.

               3.11 By execution of this Agreement, each Subscriber agrees to be
bound by the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement as a "Management Stockholder"
as required by Section 11 of the Stockholders' Agreement. Each Subscriber
represents and warrants that it has delivered a duly executed Spousal Waiver to
the Company to the extent required by the Stockholders' Agreement or is not
required to deliver such Spousal Waiver under the terms of the Stockholders'
Agreement.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first set forth above.

                                      MJD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                      By:    /s/ Walter E. Leach, Jr.
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                                           Name:   Walter E. Leach, Jr.
                                           Title:  Senior Vice President,
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                   and Secretary

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

[Counterparts of this page were executed by all parties listed on Schedule A
hereto]

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Signature of Subscriber

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Name of Subscriber

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Address of Subscriber

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Social Security or Taxpayer
Identification Number of Subscriber

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Number of shares of Common Stock
to be Subscribed For

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                                   SCHEDULE A

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                                             Number Of Shares
Subscriber                                     To Be Purchased
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<S>                                                  <C>
Richard Blumhagen                                    40
Brady Buckley                                        382
Ryan Cure                                            80
Whit Edwards                                         400
Pat Eudy                                             285
Dan Fine                                             80
Leon Frazier                                         55
Ross Fritz                                           40
Bob Gnaidek                                          40
Mike Harrington                                      40
Tim Henry                                            40
Lisa Hood                                            40
Tom Iachetta                                         40
Steve Lagasse                                        40
Jack Morfield                                        100
Pat Morse                                            100
Peter Nixon                                          160
Neil Torpey                                          880
City National Bank, Trustee, for the
        benefit Neil Torpey                          851
Jeff Tousa                                           100
Dana Twombly                                         1000
Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Co.
        for the benefit of Dana E. Twombly,
        GST exempt                                   100
Daniel Yamin                                         40
Darien Yamin                                         40
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                                                                   Exhibit 10.33

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of January 20, 2000, by and between MJD COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware
corporation (together with its successors and assigns permitted hereunder, the
"Company"), and JACK H. THOMAS (the "Executive").

                                    RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has
determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its subsidiaries
and stockholders to enter into this Agreement for purposes of the Company
employing the Executive on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective agreements and
covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1. EMPLOYMENT PERIOD. Subject to Section 3, the Company hereby agrees
to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to be employed by the
Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, for a
period (the "Employment Period") commencing on the date hereof and ending on
December 31, 2003. In the event the Executive continues to perform services
after the Employment Period, and pending agreement for extension of the
Employment Agreement, such services shall constitute employment for an
unspecified term, terminable at will, with or without cause or reason, with or
without advance notice, and with or without pay in lieu of advance notice.

         2.       TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT.

                  (a) POSITION AND DUTIES.

                      (i) During the term of the Executive's employment, the
Executive shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and, in so
doing, shall perform normal duties and responsibilities associated with such
position, subject to the general direction, approval and control of the Board of
Directors of the Company.

                      (ii) During the term of the Executive's employment, and
excluding any periods of vacation and other leave to which the Executive is
entitled, the Executive agrees to devote substantially all his business time to
the business and affairs of the Company and to use the

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Executive's best efforts to perform faithfully, effectively and efficiently his
duties and responsibilities.

                      (iii) During the term of the Executive's employment it
shall not be a violation of this Agreement for the Executive to (1) serve on
industry trade, civic or charitable boards or committees, (2) deliver lectures
or fulfill speaking engagements, and (3) manage personal investments, so long as
such activities do not interfere with the performance of the Executive's duties
and responsibilities as an employee of the Company.

                      (iv) Executive agrees to observe and comply with the
Company's rules and policies as adopted by the Company from time to time.

                  (b) COMPENSATION.

                      (i) BASE SALARY. During the term of the Executive's
employment, the Executive shall receive an annual base salary (the "Annual Base
Salary"), which shall be paid in accordance with the customary payroll practices
of the Company, in an amount to be determined by the Board.

                      (ii) BONUS. Executive shall receive an annual bonus in an
amount to be determined by the Board.

                      (iii) INCENTIVE SAVINGS, STOCK OPTION AND RETIREMENT
PLANS. During the term of the Executive's employment, the Executive shall be
entitled to participate in all incentive, savings stock option and retirement
plans, practices, policies and programs applicable generally to other employees
of the Company, as amended from time to time. In addition, the Executive shall
be entitled to participate in the MJD Communications, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Plan.

                      (iv) WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS. During the term of the
Executive's employment, the Executive and/or the Executive's family, as the case
may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits
under the welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by
the Company, including medical, prescription, dental, disability, salary
continuance, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident
insurance plans and programs, as amended from time to time, to the extent
applicable generally to other employees of the Company. In addition, the
Executive shall be entitled to payment of long term disability and term life
insurance premiums in an amount not to exceed $12,000 in the aggregate annually.

                      (v) PERQUISITES. During the term of the Executive's
employment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the
benefits described above, such perquisites and fringe benefits appertaining to
his position in accordance with any policies, practices and procedures
established by the Board, as amended from time to time, including, without
limitation reimbursement for automobile (import luxury or equivalent) expenses.

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                      (vi) EXPENSES. During the term of the Executive's
employment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for
all reasonable employment expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with
the Company's policies, practices and procedures, as amended from time to time.

         3.       TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

                  (a) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Executive's employment shall
terminate automatically upon the Executive's death during the Employment Period.
If the Disability (as defined below) of the Executive has occurred during the
Employment Period, the Company may give to the Executive written notice in
accordance with Section 11(b) of its intention to terminate the Executive's
employment. In such event, the Executive's employment with the Company shall
terminate effective on the 90th day after receipt of such notice by the
Executive (the "Disability Effective Date"), if, within the 90 days after such
receipt, the Executive shall not have returned to perform, with reasonable
accommodation, the essential functions of his position. For purposes of this
Agreement, at any time the Company or any of its affiliates sponsors a long-term
disability plan for the Company's employees, "Disability" shall mean disability
as defined in such long-term disability plan. The determination of whether the
Executive has a Disability shall be made by the person or persons required to
render disability determinations under the long-term disability plan. At any
time the Company does not sponsor a long-term disability plan for its employees,
"Disability" shall mean the Executive's inability to perform, with reasonable
accommodation, the essential functions of his position hereunder for a period of
180 consecutive days due to mental or physical incapacity, as determined by a
physician selected by the Company or its insurers.

                  (b) CAUSE OR WITHOUT CAUSE. The Company may terminate the
Executive's employment during the Employment Period for Cause or without Cause.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (a) misappropriating any
funds or any material property of the Company; (b) obtaining or attempting to
obtain any material personal profit from any transaction in which the Executive
has an interest which is adverse to the interest of the Company unless the
Company shall first give its consent to such transaction; (c) (i) the willful
taking of actions which directly impair the Employee's ability to perform the
duties required by the terms of his employment; or (ii) taking any action
detrimental to the Company's goodwill or damaging to the Company's relationships
with its customers, suppliers or employees; provided that such neglect or
refusal, action or breach shall have continued for a period of twenty (20) days
following written notice thereof; (d) being convicted of or pleading NOLO
CONTENDERE to any crime or offense constituting a felony under applicable law or
any crime or offense involving fraud or moral turpitude; or (e) any material
intentional failure to comply with applicable laws or governmental regulations
within the scope of employment as defined by this Agreement. For purposes of
this Agreement, "without Cause" shall mean a termination by the Company of the
Executive's employment during the Employment Period for any reason other than a
termination based upon Cause, death, Disability or upon a Change of Control, as
defined below.

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                  (c) CHANGE OF CONTROL. If a Change of Control (as defined
below) occurs during the Employment Period and the Board determines in good
faith that it is in the Company's best interests to terminate the Executive's
employment with the Company within one year of such Change of Control the
Company may terminate the Executive's employment by giving the Executive written
notice in accordance with Section 11(b) of its intention to terminate the
Executive's employment. Any such termination by the Company as contemplated in
this Section 3(d) is referred to herein as a termination "upon a Change of
Control."

                  For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred if: (a) the stockholders of the Company on the date
hereof (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Stock
Purchase Agreement; dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and
the other Parties thereto) no longer own, either directly or indirectly, shares
of capital stock of the Company entitling them to 51% in the aggregate of the
voting power for the election of the directors of the Company, as a result of a
merger or consolidation of the Company, a transfer of capital stock of the
Company or otherwise, or (b) the Company sells, assigns, conveys, transfers,
leases or otherwise disposes of, in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, all or substantially all of its property or assets to any other
person or entity.

               (d) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any termination by the Company for
Cause or without Cause or upon a Change of Control, shall be communicated by a
Notice of Termination to the Executive hereto given in accordance with Section
11(b). For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Notice of Termination" means a
written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of
the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the
Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such
notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall not be more than 15
days after the giving of such notice if the Executive is giving such notice).
The failure by the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or
circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause or a termination upon a
Change of Control shall not waive any right of the Company hereunder or preclude
the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Company's
rights hereunder.

               (e) DATE OF TERMINATION. The term "Date of Termination" means (i)
if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or upon a
Change of Control, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or any later
date specified therein pursuant to Section 3(e), as the case may be, (ii) if the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Executive 30 days from the date of
receipt of the Notice of Termination, (iii) if the Executive's employment is
terminated by the Company other than for Cause or upon a Change of Control, the
date on which the Company notifies the Executive of such termination and (iv) if
the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the
date of death of the Executive or the Disability, as the case may be.

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         4.       OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY UPON TERMINATION.

                  (a) FOR CAUSE; WITHOUT GOOD REASON; OTHER THAN FOR DEATH,
DISABILITY OR UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL. If, during the Employment Period, the
Company shall terminate the Executive's employment for Cause, the Executive
shall not be entitled to any benefits pursuant to this Agreement.

                  (b) WITHOUT CAUSE. In the event that the Executive's
employment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company is terminated without
"cause" and not as a result of a Change of Control, the Executive shall be
entitled to receive in a lump sum payment from the Company, an amount equal to
the Executive's Annual Base Salary as of the date of termination for a period of
twelve (12) months plus all accrued and unpaid base salary and benefits as of
the Date of Termination. In addition, the Company shall maintain the Executive's
long term disability and medical benefits for a period of twelve (12) months
following the Date of Termination.

                  (c) CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event that the Company
terminates the Executive's employment as Chief Executive Officer upon a Change
of Control (as defined below), the Executive shall be entitled to receive from
the Company in a lump sum payment, an amount equal to the Executive's Annual
Base Salary as of the Date of Termination for a period of twenty-four (24)
months. In addition, the Company shall maintain the Executive's long term
disability and medical benefits for a period of twenty-four (24) months
following the Date of Termination.

                  5. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to
be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws, such
provision shall be fully severable, this Agreement shall be construed and
enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never
comprised a part of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this
Agreement.

                  6. MISCELLANEOUS.

                     (a) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
         counterparts each of which is an original. This Agreement and any
         counterpart so executed shall be deemed to be one and the same
         instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement
         or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other
         counterparts.

                     (b) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENT; PARTIES-IN-INTEREST, ETC. This
         Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties regarding
         the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreements or understandings
         between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof are merged into
         and superseded by this Agreement. All representations, warranties,

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         covenants, terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall be
         binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
         respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted
         assigns of the Company and the Executive. Neither this Agreement nor
         any rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any
         party without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.

                     (c) NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
         CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
         YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

                     (d) SECTION HEADINGS. The section headings herein have been
         inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify
         or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

                     (e) NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other
         communications which are required or permitted hereunder shall be
         sufficient if given in writing and delivered personally or by
         registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile
         transmission (with a copy simultaneously sent by registered or
         certified mail, postage prepaid), as follows (or to such other address
         as shall be set forth in a notice given in the same manner):

                              (1)     If to the Company to:

                                      MJD Communications, Inc.
                                      521 East Morehead Street, Suite 250
                                      Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
                                      Facsimile: (704) 344-8150

                                      Attn:  Eugene B. Johnson

                                      Copies to:

                                      Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                                      399 Park Avenue
                                      New York, New York 10022-4697
                                      Facsimile: (212) 319-4090
                                      Attn: Neil A. Torpey, Esq.

                              (2)     If to the Executive, to:

                                      Jack H. Thomas
                                      18800 Peninsula Cove Lane
                                      Cornelius, North Carolina 28031
                                      Facsimile: (704) 333-1200

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                     (f) MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. Any of the terms or conditions
         of this Agreement may be waived in writing at any time by the party
         which is entitled to the benefits thereof, and this Agreement may be
         modified or amended at any time by the Company and the Executive. No
         supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be
         binding unless executed in writing by each of the parties hereto. No
         waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or
         shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof nor shall such
         waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

                     (g) THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except as otherwise
         expressly set forth herein, no individual or entity shall be a
         third-party beneficiary of the representations, warranties, covenants
         and agreements made by any party hereto.

                     (h) TERMINATION OF PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS. The parties hereto
         acknowledge and agree that this Agreement supersedes and terminates all
         existing severance agreements or arrangements between the Company or
         any of its affiliates and the Executive.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or have
caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

EXECUTIVE                             MJD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

/s/ Jack H. Thomas                    By: /s/ Walter E. Leach, Jr.
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Jack H. Thomas                            Name:  Walter E. Leach, Jr.
                                          Title: Senior VP & CFO

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