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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.4.1

                                 FIRST AMENDMENT
                                     TO THE
                               U.S. REALTEL, INC.
                       1999 EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

         U.S. RealTel, Inc. (the "Company") hereby promulgates the following
First Amendment to the U.S. RealTel, Inc. 1999 Employee Equity Incentive Plan
(the "Plan") as previously adopted by the Company on April 20, 1999.

         Effective as of March 20, 2002, the Plan shall be amended as follows:

         (1)      Section 3(a) shall be amended by substituting the number
                  3,200,000 for the number 484,655 in each place said number
                  appears in Section 3(a), in order that Section 3(a) of the
                  Plan provide as follows:

         (a)      3,200,000 shares of Stock are hereby made available and are
                  reserved for delivery on account of the exercise of Awards
                  (including stock appreciation rights) and payment of benefits
                  in connection with Awards under the Plan. Stock appreciation
                  rights may be granted under the Plan with respect to 3,200,000
                  shares of Stock. Performance Units may be granted under the
                  Plan based on 3,200,000 shares of Stock. No more than
                  3,200,000 shares shall be cumulatively available for the grant
                  of Bonus Shares and Restricted Stock under the Plan. Such
                  shares may be treasury shares or newly issued shares, as may
                  be determined from time to time by the Board or the Committee.

         (2)      A Section 3(c) shall be added to the Plan as follows:

                  (c)      The number of shares of Stock available and reserved
                           for delivery on account of the exercise of Awards and
                           payment of benefits in connection with Awards, as
                           specified in Section 3(a) (including with respect to
                           stock appreciation rights, Performance Units, Bonus
                           Shares and Restricted Stock) shall automatically be
                           increased on the first day of each calendar year,
                           commencing on January 1, 2003, to that number of
                           shares equal to (i) thirty percent (30%) of the
                           Diluted Shares Outstanding as of the particular
                           January 1st less (ii) the number of shares specified
                           in Section 3(a); provided that such annual automatic
                           increases shall not cumulatively exceed 1,800,000
                           shares of Stock, so that the maximum number of shares
                           of Stock which may become available and reserved for
                           delivery on account of the exercise of Awards and
                           payment of benefits in connection with Awards shall
                           be 5,000,000. For purposes of this Section 3(c),
                           "Diluted Shares Outstanding"
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                           shall mean, as of any January 1st, the sum of (i) the
                           number of outstanding shares of common stock of the
                           Company on such date, (ii) the number of shares of
                           common stock issuable on such date assuming the
                           conversion of all outstanding preferred stock and
                           convertible debt securities of the Company, (iii) the
                           exercise of all outstanding stock purchase warrants
                           and (iv) the additional number of dilutive common
                           stock equivalent shares outstanding as the result of
                           options or other Awards outstanding on such date.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf by the undersigned officer of the Company, as duly
authorized by its Board of Directors, as of the 20th day of March, 2002.

                                      U.S. REALTEL, INC.

                                      By:
                                         ---------------------------------
                                                     Chairman

ATTEST:

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.57

                                 March 13, 2000
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
1549 Ringling Boulevard
3rd Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236

Attn: Mr. Steve Day

         Re:      Limited and Conditional Waiver for $520,000,000 Fifth Amended
                  and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 17, 1999,
                  as amended, among Bank of America, N.A., for itself and as
                  Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent"), the Lenders
                  party thereto and Pinnacle Towers Inc. (the "Borrower") (as
                  further amended. substituted or replaced from time to time,
                  the "Credit Agreement")

  Dear Steve:

         This Limited and Conditional Waiver ("Limited Waiver") is entered into
among the Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the Lenders. All capitalized terms
used in this Limited Waiver but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Credit Agreement.

         The Borrower has informed the Administrative Agent that the Parent
intends to issue up to $255,000,000 Convertible Subordinated Notes (the
"Subordinated Notes") which are convertible to common stock of the Parent. The
Borrower seeks a waiver of compliance with respect to Section 2.05(b) and
Section 2.11(c)(ii) (so that any prepayments using proceeds of the Subordinated
Notes will not reduce the Commitment), Section 8.02 (with respect to the
issuance by the Parent of the Subordinated Notes and the Parent's becoming and
remaining liable and obligated on the Subordinated Notes), Section 8.05 (with
respect to the amendment of the Parent's certificate of incorporation to permit
the issuance by the Parent of common stock upon the conversion of the
Subordinated Notes), Section 8.08 (with respect to the Restricted Payments by
the Borrower to the Parent for the payment by the Parent in cash to the holders
of the Subordinated Notes of regularly scheduled accrued interest on the
Subordinated Notes at an annual rate not to exceed 6%), Section 8.11 (with
respect to the issuance of common stock by the Parent upon the conversion of the
Subordinated Notes), and Section 8.14 (with respect to the indenture for the
Subordinated Notes). The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby grant the
following waivers under the Credit Agreement, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth below.

         The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby waive compliance with
the terms of (i)Section 2.05(b) and Section 2.11(c)(ii)(so that any prepayments
using proceeds of the Subordinated

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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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Notes will not reduce the Commitment), (ii) Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement
with respect to the issuance by the Parent of the Subordinated Notes and the
Parent's becoming and remaining liable and obligated on the Subordinated Notes
(provided that the basket provided in Section 8.02(c)(i) shall be reduced by the
principal amount of the Subordinated Notes), (iii) Section 8.05 with respect to
the amendment of the Parent's certificated of incorporation to permit the
issuance by the Parent of common stock upon the conversion of the Subordinated
Notes, (iv) Section 8.08 with respect to the Restricted Payments made by the
Borrower to the Parent for the payment by the Parent in cash to the holders of
the Subordinated Notes of regularly scheduled accrued interest on the
Subordinated Notes at an annual rate not to exceed 6%, provided that at least
five Business Days prior thereto the Borrower has delivered to the Lenders a
letter certifying pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in
the Credit Agreement immediately following any such payment and certifying that
no Default or Event exists or would result therefrom (other than any Default or
Event of Default specifically waived hereby), (v) Section 8.11 with respect to
the issuance by the Parent of the common stock upon the conversion of the
Subordinated Notes, and (vi) Section 8.14 with respect to the indenture for the
Subordinated Notes.

         The occurrence of any of the following shall result in an Event of
Default under the Credit Agreement and the Loan Papers:

         (i)      the issuance by the Parent of Subordinated Notes in excess of
                  $255,000,000;

         (ii)     the use of the net proceeds of the Subordinated Notes for any
                  purpose other than prepaying the Revolver Loan;

         (iii)    the interest rate on the Subordinated Notes exceeds 6%;

         (iv)     the scheduled maturity date for the Subordinated Notes is
                  earlier than September 15, 2007;

         (v)      any changes are made to add any financial covenants or any
                  changes that materially and adversely affect the Lenders are
                  made to the subordination provisions in the description of the
                  Subordinated Notes contained in the most recent offering
                  memorandum reviewed by the Administrative Agent and the
                  Lenders prior to the date hereof; or

         (vi)     the Borrower fails to deliver to the Lenders the letter
                  certifying compliance described in the immediately preceding
                  paragraph.

         The Limited Waiver set forth in the preceding paragraph is subject to
the further conditions that the Borrower has delivered to the Lenders a
compliance certificate certifying pro forma compliance with the financial
covenants contained in the Credit Agreement immediately following the issuance
of the Subordinated Notes, and certifying that no Default or Event of Default
exists or would result from the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, except as
specifically waived by this Limited Waiver.
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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         The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that
(a) this Limited Waiver constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligations,
enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof (subject as to enforcement of
remedies to any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws
or principles of equity affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally), (b) there exists no Event of Default or Default under the Credit
Agreement and none that would result from the issuance of the Subordinated Notes
(other than as specifically waived hereby), (c) its representations and
warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and other Loan Papers are true and
correct on the date hereof and after giving effect to this Limited Waiver, (d)
it has complied with all agreements and conditions to be complied with by it
under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Papers by the date hereof except
as waived hereby, and (e) the Credit Agreement, as waived hereby, and the other
Loan Papers remain in full force and effect.

         The Borrower acknowledges that this Limited Waiver is a limited and
conditional continuing waiver of specific provisions of the Credit Agreement,
except as waived hereby, and does not constitute a waiver by any Lender of any
of its rights or remedies now or at any time in the future. The Borrower
acknowledges that this Limited Waiver constitutes a "Loan Paper" as defined in
the Credit Agreement.

         THIS LIMITED WAIVER AND THE LOAN PAPERS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO
UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EXCEPT AS MODIFIED OR
SUPPLEMENTED HEREBY, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN PAPERS AND ALL OTHER
DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT.

         This Limited Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts, all
of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In making
proof hereof, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for any
counterpart other than one signed by the party against which enforcement is
sought.

         THIS LIMITED WAIVER AND ALL LOAN PAPERS SHALL BE DEEMED CONTRACTS MADE
IN DALLAS, TEXAS AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF TEXAS, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT FEDERAL LAWS GOVERN THE
VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF ALL OR ANY PART OF
THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL LOAN PAPERS. WITHOUT EXCLUDING ANY OTHER JURISDICTION,
THE BORROWER AGREES THAT THE COURTS OF TEXAS WILL HAVE JURISDICTION OVER
PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.

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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Limited Waiver is executed as of the date
first set forth above.

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:                 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
                                      Administrative Agent

                                      /s/  Roselyn M Drake
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: Roselyn M Drake
                                      Its: Managing Director

LENDERS:

                                      BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., individually as
                                    a Lender

                                      /s/  Roselyn M Drake
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: Roselyn M Drake
                                      Its: Managing Director
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      FLEET NATIONAL BANK
                                      (formerly known as BankBoston, N.A.)

                                      /s/ Amy B. Peden
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:    Amy B. Peden
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:   Assistant Vice President
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      BANKERS TRUST COMPANY

                                      /s/ GREGORY SHEERIN
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:    GREGORY SHEERIN
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: PRINCIPAL
                                           -------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      SOCIETE GENERALE

                                                    /s/ Mark Vigil
                                      ------------------------------------------

                                      By:             Mark Vigil
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:             Director
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.

                                             /s/ Craig R. Cappal
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:        Craig R. Cappal
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:     Assistant Vice President
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      KEY CORPORATE CAPITAL INC.

                                      /s/ Amy Ciano
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: Amy Ciano
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: Vice President
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      COBANK,ACB

                                                 /s/ Anita Youngblut
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:           Anita Youngblut
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:           Vice President
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                                        CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK
                                                        BRANCH

                                                        ------------------------

                                                        By: --------------------

                                                        Its: -------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

                                      /s/ VINCENT J. FITZGERALD, JR.
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:       VINCENT J. FITZGERALD, JR.
                                          --------------------------------------
                                      Its:        AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      DRESDNER BANK AG NEW YORK &
                                      GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES

                                                /s/ JANE A. MAJESKI
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:          JANE A. MAJESKI
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:      FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
                                          --------------------------------------

                                                /s/ HELEN NG, P.E.
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:  HELEN NG, P.E.
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
                                           -------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      MERCANTILE BANK NATIONAL
                                      ASSOCIATION

                                                /s/ Michael J. Homeyer
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:           MICHAEL J. HOMEYER
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:           VICE PRESIDENT
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                      /s/ Thomas G. Gunder
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:   Thomas G. Gunder
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:  Vice President
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                                    CREDIT LOCAL DE FRANCE - NEW
                                                    YORK AGENCY

                                                    ----------------------------

                                                    By: ------------------------

                                                    Its: -----------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                                         IBM CREDIT CORPORATION

                                                         -----------------------

                                                         By: -------------------

                                                         Its: ------------------

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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT
                                      FINANCING, INC.

                                      /s/ DANIEL E. A. NICHOLS
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: DANIEL E. A. NICHOLS
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      ALLFIRST BANK

                                      /s/ Christopher L. Smith
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: Christopher L. Smith
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: Senior Vice President
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      CITY NATIONAL BANK

                                      /s/ PATRICK M. DRUM
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: PATRICK M. DRUM
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: VICE PRESIDENT
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      RAYMOND JAMES BANK, FSB

                                      /s/ John D. Hallstrom
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: John D. Hallstrom
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:  Vice President
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.

                                      /s/ Scott Ziemke
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: Scott Ziemke
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: Assistant Vice President
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      PILGRIM PRIME RATE TRUST

                                      By:     Pilgrim Investment, Inc.,
                                              as its investment manager

                                      /s/ ELIZABETH O. MACLEAN
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: ELIZABETH O. MACLEAN
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:  VICE PRESIDENT
                                          --------------------------------------
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Mr. Steve Day
Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                              PPM SPYGLASS FUNDING TRUST

                                              ---------------------

                                              By: -----------------

                                              Its: ----------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                                      MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER
                                                      PRIME INCOME TRUST

                                                      --------------------------

                                                      By: ----------------------

                                                      Its: ---------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      KZH ING-1 LLC

                                      /s/ Peter Chin
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:  Peter Chin
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: Authorized Agent
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      KZH ING-2 LLC

                                      /s/ Peter Chin
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:  Peter Chin
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: Authorized Agent
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      SEQUILS-ING I (HBDGM), LTD.

                                      By:      ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                               As Collateral Manager

                                      By:  /s/ MICHAEL J. CAMPBELL
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                               MICHAEL J. CAMPBELL
                                               SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT &
                                               PORTFOLIO MANAGER
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      TORONTO DOMINION (NEW YORK),
                                      INC.

                                      /s/ JORGE A. GARCIA
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By: JORGE A. GARCIA
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:  VICE PRESIDENT
                                      ------------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      SEQUILS-PILGRIM I, LTD.
                                      By:  Pilgrim Investments, Inc.,
                                           as its investment manager

                                      /s/ ELIZABETH O. MACLEAN
                                      ------------------------------------------

                                      By:  ELIZABETH O. MACLEAN
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:  VICE PRESIDENT
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      WEBSTER BANK

                                      /s/  Barbara E. Hillmeyer
                                      ------------------------------------------

                                      By:  Barbara E. Hillmeyer
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its:  VICE PRESIDENT
                                          --------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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                                      ARCHIMEDES FUNDING III, LTD.

                                      By: ING Capital Advisors LLC
                                          as Collateral Manager

                                      /s/ MICHAEL J. CAMPBELL
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      By:  MICHAEL J. CAMPBELL
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Its: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT &
                                           PORTFOLIO MANAGER
                                           -------------------------------------
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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
Page 33

Accepted and Agreed as
of March   , 2000:

PINNACLE HOLDINGS, INC.

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

COVERAGE PLUS ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC.

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

TOWER SYSTEMS, INC.

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

RADIO STATION WGLD, INC.

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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ICB TOWERS, LLC

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

AIRCOMM OF AVON, LLC

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

HIGH POINT MANAGEMENT CO., INC.

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

TOWER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION OF JACKSONVILLE

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

COASTAL ANTENNA'S INC.

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

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Pinnacle Towers Inc.
March 13, 2000
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MARMAC INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

PINNACLE TOWERS III INC.

 /s/ Steven R. Day
------------------------------------
By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

SHAFFER & ASSOCIATES, INC.

 /s/ Steven R. Day
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By:
   ---------------------------------
Its:
    --------------------------------

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