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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.57

CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND SEPARATELY FILED
WITH THE COMMISSION

                           PHS AND PDC SUBSCRIBER UNIT
                            PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                       INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

                                       and

                                SHARP CORPORATION

              Dated and Effective March 19, 1998 ("Effective Date")

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                    SUBSCRIBER UNIT PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT

THIS IS A PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated March 19, 1998, (the
"Effective Date") between InterDigital Technology Corporation ("ITC"), a
Delaware corporation with a mailing address of [**], Wilmington, DE 19801,
and Sharp Corporation ("Licensee"), a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of Japan, with a mailing address [**] JAPAN.

                                    PREAMBLE

ITC owns and has the right to license the Licensed Patents (defined below) and
is willing to grant world-wide, non-exclusive licenses thereunder on the terms
set forth below. Licensee desires to obtain such a license.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and
intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:

                            ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS

1.1  "Affiliate" means IDC or a corporation or other legal entity of which more
     than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or control is owned, directly
     or indirectly, by Licensee, IDC, or ITC, as the case may be. An "Affiliate"
     may also include, subject to the mutual agreement of the parties, a company
     over whose senior management Sharp Corporation exercises substantial
     control.

1.2  "Covered Standards" mean PHS and PDC.

1.3  "Covered Subscriber Units" means Subscriber Units that are built to operate
     in accordance with one or more Covered Standards.

1.4  "Multi Mode Unit" means a Covered Subscriber Unit designed to operate in
     accordance with at least two Covered Standards.

1.5  "Essential Patents" means all patents (excluding Licensed Patents) that are
     essential to any practical implementation of a Covered Standard.

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1.6  "IDC" means InterDigital Communications Corporation, having an office at
     781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406.

1.7  "Infrastructure Equipment" means switching centers, base stations, base
     station controllers, digital transceivers, and like telephony equipment,
     which are used to interconnect a Subscriber Unit to the wired telephone
     network.

1.8  "Licensed Patents" means every issued TDMA-based digital wireless telephone
     related patent and patent application on file or filed within five (5)
     years of the Effective Date, which patents and patent applications are
     owned by ITC or for which ITC has the right to grant the licenses conveyed
     hereunder, (including utility models but excluding design patents and
     design registrations) in every country of the world. A listing of Licensed
     Patents as of the Effective Date is included as EXHIBIT A.

1.9  "Licensee" means the company identified as "Licensee" on page 2 of this
     Agreement, and its Affiliates.

1.10 "Net Selling Price" means (for royalty calculation purposes) the greater of
     (i) the amount actually invoiced to the customer for a Covered Subscriber
     Unit, less actual battery cost (as invoiced to Licensee by non-affiliated
     parties), packing, insurance and shipping costs, applicable import, export
     and excise duties (including VAT added by the Licensee to the completed
     Covered Subscriber Unit), returns, and trade discounts given, to the extent
     included in the amount invoiced to the customer, or (ii) 120% of the
     manufactured cost (consisting of direct product costs and factory overhead
     of Covered Subscriber Unit but excluding actual invoiced battery cost by
     non-affiliated third parties). As used in this Agreement, "factory
     overhead" may include standard cost components such as direct labor and
     supplies together with depreciation of manufacturing equipment but shall
     exclude, without limitation, sales and marketing, and general and
     administrative overhead and expenses.

1.11 "Patent Issuance Date" means the date on which the first patent issues to
     ITC based on Japanese patent application [**].

1.12 "PDC" means the RCR STD27B compatibility standard developed in Japan known
     as PDC, or Personal Digital Cellular (also Japan Digital Cellular) for TDMA
     digital wireless mobile radio communication systems, as amended from time
     to time.

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1.13 "Per Unit Royalty" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article III.

1.14 "PHS" means the RCR STD28 compatibility standard developed in Japan known
     as PHS or Personal Handy Phone System, as amended from time to time.

1.15 "Subscriber Unit" means a radiotelephone or other end-user terminal devise,
     whether fixed, mobile, transportable, vehicular, portable or hand-held,
     adapted for use by a single person. A Subscriber Unit shall include a
     Wireless Local Loop Subscriber Unit.

1.16 "TDMA" means time division multiple access.

1.17 "Wireless Local Loop Applications" means a digital wireless communications
     system that is primarily directed to providing fixed wireless telephone
     service in place of wireline service

1.18 "Wireless Local Loop Subscriber Unit" means a radiotelephone, designed
     generally in accordance with a Covered Standard, used in a Wireless Local
     Loop Application.

                           ARTICLE II - LICENSE GRANT

2.1  Grant. ITC hereby grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferrable
     (except as to pass-through rights as provided herein), worldwide,
     royalty-bearing license under the Licensed Patents to make, have made, use,
     sell and otherwise distribute Covered Subscriber Units. The license granted
     hereunder excludes the right to grant sublicenses. ITC hereby releases,
     acquits and forever discharges Licensee (and those Affiliates affiliated
     with Licensee on the Effective Date) from any and all claims or liability
     for infringement of any Licensed Patents by the making, selling or
     otherwise distributing of Covered Subscriber Units prior to the April 1,
     1998.

2.2  Limitations on License Grant. No license is granted directly or by
     implication to any Infrastructure Equipment used in connection with Covered
     Subscriber Units.

2.3  Additional Covered Standards. If and when Licensee requires a license under
     ITC's patents to manufacture and sell products under other TDMA-based
     standards, ITC and Licensee shall negotiate such a license in good faith.
     Any

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     disputes between the parties as to such license shall be resolved pursuant
     to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Article VII.

2.4  Cross-License. Licensee hereby grants to IDC and its Affiliates a
     royalty-free, worldwide, non-transferrable, irrevocable license under any
     and all patents in relation with Covered Subscriber Units and
     Infrastructure Equipment held or controlled by the Licensee as of the
     Effective Date or that issue from patent applications on file as of, or
     filed within five years of, the Effective Date to make, have made, use,
     sell or otherwise distribute Covered Subscriber Units and/or Covered
     Infrastructure.

                      ARTICLE III - ROYALTY RATES/CREDITS

3.1  Royalty Payments. In consideration for the license granted herein, Licensee
     shall pay to ITC a Per Unit Royalty on each sale by Licensee of a Covered
     Subscriber Unit (exclusive of returns and credits, and exclusive of the
     Covered Subscriber Unit released, acquitted or discharged under Section
     2.1). The Per Unit Royalty shall be as follows:

     (A)  Covered Subscriber Units (Non-Wireless Local Loop Applications):

                    (i)  PDC:                [**]

                    (ii) PHS:                [**]

     (B)  Covered Subscriber Units (Wireless Local Loop Applications):

                    (i)  PHS and PDC:        [**]

3.2  Timing of Payments. Licensee's obligation to make royalty payments to ITC
     hereunder shall commence:

     (A)  Upon April 1, 1998, for all Covered Subscriber Units sold on or after
          April 1, 1998 for which the manufacture, sale or use of such equipment
          (or components thereof) takes place outside of the country of Japan,

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     (B)  Upon the Patent Issuance Date, for all Covered Subscriber Units sold
          on or after April 1, 1998 for which the manufacture, sale and use of
          such equipment (or components thereof) shall occur within the country
          of Japan.

     In the event that the Patent Issuance has not occurred, ITC and Licensee
     shall negotiate in good faith the commencement of royalty payments
     hereunder based on other ITC Patents issued in Japan. Any disputes arising
     under this Section shall be subject to the Dispute Resolution procedures
     set forth in Article VII.

                          ARTICLE IV - LUMP SUM PAYMENT

4.1  Lump Sum Payment. In consideration for the rights granted herein, Licensee
     shall pay an Up-Front Fee to ITC in the amount of $US4,444,000. Licensee
     shall also pay the amount of $US1,111,000 as a Royalty Prepayment for
     Covered Subscriber Units sold on and after April 1, 1998. The above
     payments shall be irrevocable and non-refundable. The above-mentioned
     aggregated $US5,555,000 shall be paid by Licensee to ITC within thirty (30)
     days after the execution of this Agreement

                        ARTICLE V - PASS-THROUGH LICENSE

5.1  Pass-Through License. Provided Licensee is not in default of its
     obligations hereunder, Licensee's customers that are operators and
     end-users but who are not also suppliers (other than retail) will receive a
     pass-through license for sale (including lease) or use of Covered
     Subscriber Units. Neither this Agreement nor any payments made hereunder,
     are intended, nor should they be construed, as exhausting ITC's rights to
     royalties or damages from unlicensed purchasers.

                         ARTICLE VI - TERM/TERMINATION

6.1  Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and
     terminate five (5) years thereafter, unless sooner terminated as provided
     herein. Any extensions to this Agreement shall be made by mutual agreement
     of the parties, subject to each party's discretion.

6.2  Termination for Default. This Agreement may be canceled by either party,
     upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice, if the other party is in
     breach of any of its material obligations hereunder and the breach is not
     remedied within the notice period. During the term of this Agreement, if
     Licensee institutes or actively participates as an adverse party in, or
     otherwise provides material support to, any legal action anywhere in the
     world, the purpose of which is to invalidate or limit the validity or scope
     of the Licensed Patents, ITC shall have the right to consider

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     such action as a material breach of this Agreement. Licensee's other
     material obligations shall include, but shall not be limited to, its
     royalty reporting and payment obligations.

                        ARTICLE VII - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

7.1  Negotiation of Disputes. In the event of any dispute arising under this
     Agreement, senior executives of the parties with decision making authority
     will meet in Wilmington, Delaware, unless some other city as may be
     agreeable to the parties, as soon as reasonably possible (but no later than
     sixty (60) days after notice) and will enter into good faith negotiations
     aimed at resolving the dispute. If they are unable to resolve the dispute
     in a mutually satisfactory manner within an additional sixty (60) days, the
     matter may be submitted to mediation/arbitration as provided for in
     Sections 7.2 and 7.3 hereto

7.2  Mediation of Disputes. The parties agree to submit any unresolved dispute
     to a sole mediator selected by the parties as soon as reasonably possible
     (but no later than sixty (60) days after notice). Such mediation shall
     occur in Wilmington, DE. If not thus resolved, the parties will proceed as
     specified in Section 7.3 hereto.

7.3  Arbitration of Disputes. Any unresolved disputes arising under this
     Agreement shall be submitted to an arbitration proceeding which shall take
     place in Washington, D.C. The proceeding shall be conducted under the then
     prevailing rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration
     Association, by a panel of three (3) arbitrators, one of whom must have
     substantial experience in the field of telecommunications. Each party shall
     select one arbitrator and the two arbitrators will select the third
     arbitrator. The arbitrators shall have the authority to permit limited
     discovery to the extent required by a party in order to establish its case.
     The decision of the arbitrators shall be final and binding and may be
     entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any monetary
     award shall be payable in U.S. dollars, free of any tax, offset or other
     deduction. Any determination of the arbitration shall be confidential to
     the parties hereto and binding solely on the parties hereto.

                          ARTICLE VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

8.1  Payments. Payments made pursuant to Sections 4.1 shall be made by wire
     transfer in U.S. dollars at License Agreement execution. All other payments
     required under this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer in U.S.
     dollars on a semi-annual basis by February 28 for the preceding six-month
     period ending December 31 and August 31 for the preceding six-month period
     ending June 30.

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     Regardless of whether payment is made, Licensee shall provide ITC (at the
     same times as noted above) with a written report and associated
     certification setting forth the quantity of each type of Covered Subscriber
     Units sold, and additional information sufficient to determine the
     royalties payable for such Covered Subscriber Units. All such reports shall
     be held in confidence by ITC.

8.2  Taxes. All royalties payable hereunder are net of and free and clear from
     any applicable taxes (whether based on income or otherwise), which taxes
     shall be paid by Licensee on a grossed up basis, except any applicable
     Japanese source withholding taxes which shall be deducted by Licensee from
     amounts payable to ITC hereunder. On the basis of such deduction, Licensee
     agrees that it shall be responsible for and pay, on ITC's behalf, the
     withholding tax associated with the payments set forth under Section 3.1
     and 4.1 hereto. Licensee will furnish ITC with appropriate documentation
     evidencing the payment of such tax as issued by the appropriate authority
     of such government.

8.3  Most Favored Licensee Rights. Provided Licensee is not in default of its
     obligations hereunder, the Licensee shall be treated as a most favored
     licensee ("MFL") under the Licensed Patents with regard to Covered
     Subscriber Units. If, subsequent to the Effective Date, ITC enters into an
     agreement with a third party comparable to the license granted in this
     Agreement but containing commercial terms which, in the aggregate (i.e.,
     not on a clause by clause basis), are more favorable to the third party
     than the commercial terms in this Agreement, ITC will notify Licensee of
     such agreement. Licensee shall have the right to substitute for this
     Agreement the more favorable license agreement in its entirety (the
     "Substitute Agreement") and such substitution shall constitute a novation
     of this entire Agreement. MFL rights shall not extend to (i) TDMA License
     Agreements executed as part of broad-based strategic alliance partnerships,
     (ii) to any agreements executed prior to the Effective Date, or (iii) other
     Agreements amended subsequent to the Effective Date pursuant to executory
     amendment provisions entered into prior to the Effective Date. If Licensee
     elects a Substitute Agreement, Licensee shall, as a condition precedent to
     the effectiveness of the Substitute Agreement, pay all royalties owed (or
     credit prepayments) based on this Agreement for Covered Subscriber Unit
     sales made prior to the date Licensee executes the Substitute Agreement. To
     the extent that Licensee continues to have pre-payments available, the
     remaining pre-payment shall apply under the Substitute Agreement.

8.4  No Other Royalty Adjustment. The royalties set forth herein are based on a
     variety of factors, among them the breadth of ITC's patent portfolio, the
     avoidance of litigation costs related to challenges to the validity and
     scope of such patents, and the reasonable expectations of TDMA market
     growth.

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     Because (i) the parties have considered a variety of factors in developing
     the royalty rates, and (ii) those rates are already the subject of multiple
     discounts, credits and readjustment as provided herein, the parties
     irrevocably agree that neither will seek to alter, through negotiation,
     arbitration, litigation or otherwise, the royalty rates except as provided
     herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there are drastic economic
     changes in the market for Covered Subscriber Units such that the royalty
     payments required hereunder present a substantial impediment for Licensee
     to successfully compete for sales, Licensee may request that ITC modify the
     royalty rates hereunder on a reasonable basis.

8.5  Confidentiality. Unless otherwise required by law or court order, the
     parties shall maintain as confidential the License Agreement and any
     proprietary information disclosed under, or as a result of the negotiation
     of, the License Agreement.

8.6  Audit. Licensee shall keep books and records adequate to accurately
     determine the payments due under this Agreement. The books and records must
     be retained for at least five (5) years after the delivery of the royalty
     report to which they relate. ITC shall have the right, no more than once
     per calendar year, to have an independent certified public accountant, who
     shall enter into an appropriate nondisclosure agreement with Licensee,
     inspect all relevant books and records of Licensee on seven (7) business
     days notice and during regular business hours to verify the reports and
     payments required to be made hereunder. The auditor shall disclose no more
     information than is reasonably necessary to determine the royalties owed
     hereunder and to assess the average Net Selling Price. Should an
     underpayment in excess of [**] percent ([**]) be discovered, Licensee shall
     pay the cost of the audit. In any event, Licensee shall promptly pay any
     underpayment together with interest at the compounded annual rate of [**]
     percent ([**]). All information obtained through such audit shall be held
     in confidence by Licensee.

8.7  Governing Law/Venue. The validity and interpretation of this Agreement
     shall be governed by Delaware law, without regard to conflict of laws
     principles. The parties further irrevocably consent to exclusive
     jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware.
     Process shall be deemed sufficient if served on either party by courier
     service or recognized mail delivery service (e.g. U.S. Mail), postage
     prepaid, certified or registered, return receipt requested, and addressed
     as indicated on page 1 of this Agreement. The parties hereby waive any
     objection as to the sufficiency of the method of service provided such
     service is made as set forth herein.

8.8  Limited Warranty. ITC represents and warrants that it has the right to
     license the Licensed Patents. ITC makes no other representation or warranty
     with regard to

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      the validity of the Licensed Patents or the Licensee's ability to use,
      manufacture, have manufactured or sell Covered Subscriber Units free of
      infringement of third party intellectual property rights. ITC shall have
      no obligation to maintain or prosecute Licensed Patents.

8.9   Waivers. The failure of any party to insist upon the performance of any of
      the terms or conditions of this Agreement or to exercise any right
      hereunder, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishments of the
      future performance of any such term or condition.

8.10  Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable, and if
      any of them are held invalid or unenforceable, then that provision shall
      be construed to the maximum extent permitted by law. The invalidity or
      unenforceability of one provision shall not necessarily affect any other.

8.11  No Set Off. Licensee agrees and acknowledges that it has no right to, and
      shall not, attempt to set off amounts claimed to be owed based on any
      claim that it has or may have in the future against IDC or its Affiliates
      other than ITC, against amounts owed hereunder.

8.12  Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted under
      this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by personal
      delivery, registered mail, return receipt requested, or a qualified "Next
      Day Air" delivery service addressed as indicated on page 2of this
      Agreement.

8.13  Limitation. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as: (a) an
      agreement to bring or prosecute actions against third party infringers of
      the Licensed Patents; (b) conferring any license or right under any patent
      other than the Licensed Patents; or (c) conferring any right to use the
      Licensed Patents outside the field of use defined by the license grant of
      this Agreement.

8.14  Personal Agreement. This Agreement is personal to Licensee and may not be
      assigned or transferred, nor may any license granted hereunder be assigned
      or transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and any attempt
      to make any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void; provided,
      however, this Agreement may be transferred in connection with the sale of
      all or substantially all of the business or assets of Licensee to which
      this Agreement relates. ITC, may in its sole discretion, limit application
      of this license to the permitted transferee to the transferred business.
      The licenses granted hereunder to Licensee shall survive any transfer by
      operation of law or otherwise of the Licensed Patents or this Agreement by
      ITC. Licensee hereby guarantees the

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      performance of, and shall be liable to ITC for any failure to perform by,
      LicenseeAffiliates hereunder.

8.15  Entire Agreement/Amendment. This Agreement contains the complete and final
      agreement between the parties, and supersedes all previous understandings
      relating to the subject matter hereof whether oral or written. This
      Agreement may only be modified by a written agreement signed by duly
      authorized representatives of the parties.

8.16  Survival. The following provisions of this Agreement shall survive
      expiration or termination of this Agreement: Section 2.1 (only as to the
      release provision), 4.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.5, 8.7, and 8.13

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their duly
authorized representatives.

INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION              SHARP CORPORATION

By: /s/ Howard E. Goldberg                       By:[**]
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Dated: March 19, 1998________________________            Dated: March 10, 1998__

     ** Material has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.

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                                 Index Of Exhibits

Exhibit A:
LIST OF TDMA PATENTS
Exhibit B: LIST OF SHARP AFFILIATES AS OF EFFECTIVE DATE

                                       12SUBCONTRACTOR
AGREEMENT

    
    This Subcontractor Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into between Techniki Informatica, Inc. a division
of Network Staffing Services, Inc. ("NSSI") and JITsource, LLC ("JIT"), as of the
8th day of March, 2000.

    
    WHEREAS,
NSSI and MCI Telecommunications (MCI) have entered into Primary Vendor Master
Agreement (the “Master Agreement”), whereby NSSI has agreed to supply
MCI with personnel to perform Work for MCI. A copy of the Master Agreement is
attached hereto as Exhibit A and in incorporated by reference. 

        WHEREAS,
under the Master Agreement NSSI may perform such Work for MCI with its own
employees and employees of approved subcontractor firms; 

    
    
WHEREAS, MCI has approved JIT as a subcontractor firm;

    
    NSSI
and JIT therefore agree as follows: 

    
    1.          
Definitions.     
Defined terms in the Master Agreement shall have the same
meaning in this Agreement, unless a different meaning is articulated
or otherwise required by the context.

    
    2.          
Term.     This Agreement shall be effective as of March 8, 2000, and shall remain
in full force and effect until December 31, 2000, unless properly terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement obligates NSSI to offer JIT the opportunity to perform any Work or JIT to accept
any request to perform Work.  However, all terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain in force during any and
all periods for which JIT performs Work and for any other periods before and/or after as stated herein.

        Prior
to the commencement of any Work, NSSI and JIT will execute a Purchase Order on
the form attached as Exhibit II to the Agreement which shall be considered part
of this Agreement and binding on th parties. JIT’s services under any such
Purchase Order will terminate at the end of the minimum time requirement covered
by the Purchase Order and any renewals or extensions therefore (the “End
Date”), or upon twenty-four hours written notice if for any reason MCI no
longer desires the services of JIT. JIT may not voluntarily terminate its
services under any Purchase Order before the End Date unless, as stated in
writing by MCI, the Work has been completed or the services are no longer
required. 

    
    3.          
Relationship of parties.     
All JIT personnel at MCI shall be subcontracted
through NSSI for the term of this Agreement.  The parties acknowledge and agree that JIT may provide services to clients
other than MCI through other vendors.  Each party hereto shall act as an independent contractor without authority to bind
the other party.  The parties' relationship under this Agreement shall not constitute a joint venture, partnership, or any
other form of business arrangement other than that of independent contractor.

	 	 	3.1	
JIT shall devote its best efforts, attention, knowledge and skill to the
performance of this Agreement. Without notification of any obligation of JIT
under this Agreement, JIT will provide day to day management and supervision of
the Work performed by JIT personnel, including without limitation determining in
its reasonable discretion the time, scheduling, manner, method and place of
performance of the Work performed by JIT personnel.

	 	 	3.2	
JIT represents and warrants that pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
the regulations promulgated therein and applicable provisions of the common law,
all JIT personnel will be independent contractors in relation to NSSI and MCI.
Accordingly, JIT will file all required forms and necessary payments appropriate
to the status of JIT personnel as independent contractors in relation to NSSI
and MCI. In the event such independent contractor status is denied or changed
and any JIT personnel are declared to have “employee” status with
respect to NSSI or MCI, JIT agrees to hold NSSI and MCI harmless from all costs,
including any interest, penalties, and legal fees, which NSSI or MCI may incur
as a result of such change in status. JIT is providing the Work under this
Agreement as an independent contractor. JIT shall file all forms and make all
payments necessary or appropriate to preserve or support such independent
contractor tax status.

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	 	 	3.3	
JIT is responsible for all employee-related benefits applicable to JIT personnel
performing Work under this Agreement. NSSI and MCI shall not be obligated to
provide JIT personnel with employee benefits of any type unless otherwise
required by law. JIT is responsible for withholding JIT’s personnel portion
of Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA”) taxes, and for
withholding income taxes for federal and state income tax purposes in the manner
required by law. JIT will, in a timely manner, pay over all amounts withheld to
the Internal Revenue Service or to the appropriate state authorities as the case
may be, and will timely pay its shares of all FICA and Federal Unemployment Tax
Act (“FUTA”) taxes for all JIT personnel performing Work under this
Agreement. NSSI and MCI shall not have any responsibility for these
employee-related tax items and shall be indemnified and held harmless by JIT
from any liability, cost or expense, including any interest, penalties and legal
fees, that may be assessed against or incurred by NSSI or MCI in connection with
JIT’s failure to make any such payment.

	 	 	3.4	
JIT shall at all times remain liable to performance of Work by all JIT personnel
in conformity with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 

	 	 	3.5	
JIT shall at all times remain solely responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of JIT
personnel.

	 	 	3.6	
JIT agrees to restrict marketing its services to MCI, whether pursuant to this
Agreement or otherwise, only to personnel within MCI’s Contractor Services
Office or MCI’s Procurement Department. Specifically, JIT shall discuss
prospective Projects under this Agreement only with personnel in MCI’s
Procurement Department and shall discuss prospective Work involving Individual
Consultants only with personnel in MCI’s Contractor Service Office.
Conversely, in the event any JIT personnel are contracted by any MCI personnel
who are not a member of either MCI’s Procurement Department or Contractor
Service Office regarding prospective Work, JIT shall immediately notify NSSI and
the MCI Procurement Department. In this regard, JIT specifically represents that
it has read the Consultant Submittal and Registration Process attached hereto as
Exhibit C, and agrees to abide by its terms.

    
    4.          
Invoicing.     Invoicing and payment will take place pursuant to the MCI Vendor
Partner Program Monthly Billing Procedures which are attached hereto as Exhibit IV.  In the event NSSI does not receive
the required information from JIT in time to be included in the master invoice to MCI, such information will be included
by NSSI in the next month's master invoice.  NSSI does not accept any responsibility for delays in payment to JIT by
the failure of NSSI to receive the required information from JIT in a timely fashion.

    
    5.          
Management fee.     NSSI shall charge JIT a management fee (also known as a
partner fee) of three dollars per billable hour for all JIT individuals placed at MCI billed through Techniki.  The
management fee will be deducted from the amounts paid to JIT after effect is given to any discounts to which MCI, under
MCI's Master Agreement attached hereto, may be entitled, whether because of early payment, volume, or otherwise.
This fee shall remain in effect for the duration of such individual's contract at MCI.  NSSI shall charge JIT a management
fee (also known as a partner fee) of seventy-five cents per billable hour for all JIT's "rebilling" for individuals placed
at MCI.  NSSI reserves the right to charge JIT a different rate for any future JIT personnel placed at MCI.

    
    6.          
Payment.      NSSI shall have no obligation to make payments to JIT under this  Agreement unless and
until such amounts are received by NSSI and MCI.  Any amounts owed by JIT to NSSI under this Agreement, including
management fees, wire fees, and any refunds due to MCI or NSSI (whether under Article II of the Master Agreement
or otherwise) may be deducted by NSSI from the amounts paid to JIT.

    
    7.          
Orders.     For any orders received by NSSI from MCI Contractor/Vendor
Services for JIT personnel, NSSI will distribute such order to JIT within 24 hours of receipt of such order by NSSI.
From time to time, NSSI may receive generic order for personnel from MCI. NSSI may, in its sole discretion, attempt
to fill such generic orders with its own personnel, with JIT personnel, or with personnel from any other source.  JIT
acknowledges that it has read and will abide by the Consultant Submittal and Registration Process which is attached
hereto as Exhibit III.  Because MCI requires that all personnel placed at MCI be registered with MCI Contractor/Vendor
Services prior to their start date, all communications regarding the placement of JIT personnel at MCI MUST be

coordinated with NSSI. JIT
specifically acknowledges that MCI will “no bill” and thus will not
pay for, the first month’s billing for any personnel who report to work
prior to being registered with MCI Contractor/Vendor Services. JIT agrees to
bear the risk of any such “no bill”, and in the event MCI “no
bills” any month’s billings for JIT personnel, NSSI shall have no
obligation to pay any amount to JIT. 

    
    8.          
Insurance.     JIT shall maintain in full force and effect insurance which is
equivalent to that required of Contractor by 14.3 of the Master Agreement and Exhibit E thereto.  MCI and NSSI shall
be named as ADDITIONAL INSUREDS on each such policy.  All tangible property furnished to JIT by NSSI or MCI
shall be kept insured by JIT at JIT's expense in an amount equal to the replacement cost with loss payable to NSSI or
MCI, as appropriate.  JIT will provide copies of the binder, the policy, and/or a certificate of insurance to NSSI or MCI
upon request.

    
    9.          
MCI guidelines.      JIT has read the Master Agreement and agrees to abide by and
be bound by its terms.  JIT agrees to abide by any guidelines which MCI may require during the term of this Agreement.

    
    10.          
Non-solicitation.      The parties hereto agree that they will not hire or solicit for
hire any employee known to the other party because of MCI during the term of this Agreement and for six (6) months
following its termination.  This provision may not be waived except, in any specific instance, by prior written agreement
signed by both parties.  A waiver of this prohibition in any specific instance shall not be deemed a waiver in any other
instance, and a written agreement is required for each such waiver to be effective.

    
    11.          
Proprietary and confidential information.     The parties acknowledge that they
may acquire certain technical and other information under this agreement which is proprietary and confidential to the
other party.  The terms, purpose, and subject matter of this Agreement, and any performance by either party, are
confidential information and shall not be disclosed to any third party other than MCI by any party in any manner without
the prior written approval of the other party.  The party receiving such proprietary information will take reasonable
precautions to prevent the disclosure of such information to any other person, firm or organization.  That parties agree
that damages may not be an adequate remedy in the case of such a disclosure, and that the other party may obtain
injunction relief, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies or damages, to prevent the disclosure of proprietary
information by the other party.  Proprietary information does not include the following:

	 	a.	
information known to the other party prior to receipt from the disclosing party;
	 	b.	
information that is obtained from a third party without breach of this Agreement;
	 	c.	
information within the public domain;
	 	d.	
information developed independently; or
	 	e.	
information released without restriction by the disclosing party to anyone including the
federal government.

This provision shall
survive the termination of this Agreement. 

    
    12.          
Warranties.

	 	 	12.1	
JIT makes each of the representations and warranties of Contractor in Article 12
of the Master Agreement. JIT shall be responsible for, indemnify and hold NSSI
and MCI harmless from any damages, costs, liabilities, and/or expenses
(including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees and costs),
arising out of the breach of any such warranties. JIT shall, at not additional
cost to NSSI or MCI, within seven (7) days after notice from NSSI or MCI,
correct and redeliver to NSSI or MCI, as th case may be, any Work not in
compliance with any such warranties.

	 	 	12.2	
JIT represents and warrants that the Work shall not infringe upon or violate any
patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right
of any third party. 

	 	 	12.3	
JIT will defend at its expense and indemnify and hold harmless NSSI, MCI,
MCI’s affiliated and MCI’s third party users of any of the Work and
its and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisers
(each, as to JIT, and “Indemnified Party”) from and against any
action, suit or other proceeding, to settlement thereof, to the extent that such
action, suit

	 	
or
proceeding claims against the Indemnified Party that intellectual property
rights of the claimant are infringed by use by an Indemnified Party of any of
the Work. JIT shall pay those losses, damages, expenses and costs, including
without limitation attorney’s feed and expenses, awarded against, or
incurred by, any Indemnified Party in, or as a result of any such action, suit
or proceeding, or settlement thereof that are attributable to such claim,
provided that (1) the Indemnified Party or NSSI or MCI reasonably promptly
notifies JIT in writing of any such claim, (2) JIT shall be accorded control of
the defense and of all negotiations for settlement or compromise of such claim,
and (3) NSSI and the Indemnified Party if other than NSSI cooperate with JIT in
the defense and settlement of such claim, including providing to JIT, at
JIT’s expense, such information and assistance as JIT may reasonably
requires. The Indemnified Party may, at its own expense, be represented in such
defense.

	 	 	12.4	
JIT agrees that should the Work or any portion of the Work provided by JIT
become, or in MCI’s opinion be likely to become, the subject of a claim of
infringement, or should use of the Work be finally enjoined, JIT shall, at its
expense: 

	 	A.	
Procure for MCI the right to continue using, relying upon and receiving the Work;
	 	 	 
	 	B.	
Replace or modify the Work to make it non-infringing while still complying with
the applicable specifications or other requirements of this Agreement and the
relevant Statement of Work and/or Purchase order; or
	 	 	 
	 	C.	
Only of neither of the foregoing can be accomplished without impacting the
economic viability of JIT, JIT shall reimburse NSSI and/or MCI any amounts
received by JIT for the Work.

	 	 	12.5	
JIT will further defend at its expense and indemnify and hold harmless the
Indemnified Parties from and against any action, suit, or other proceeding, or
settlement thereof, to the extent that such action, suit or proceeding arises
out of results from any one of the following:

	 	A.	
Damage to property and injuries, including without limitation death, to all persons,
arising from any occurrence caused by any act or omission of JIT or JIT personnel
related to the performance of this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	B.	
JIT's material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
obligations contained in this Agreement;
	 	 	 
	 	C.	
JIT's independent contractor status being denied or changed or JIT or its personnel
are declared to have "common law" or "employee" status with respect to the Work
performed under this Agreement;
	 	 	 
	 	D.	
JIT's failure (1) to provide any employee-related benefits applicable to JIT
personnel performing Work under this Agreement, or (2) to withhold and/or remit
all amounts required by applicable law, rule, regulation, JIT benefits plan or JIT
policy, including but not limited to withholdings for FICA, FUTA, unemployment
insurance, disability, pension, income tax and health insurance purposes.

	 	
JIT shall pay those losses, damages, expenses and costs, including without limitation interest,
penalties, and feed of attorneys and accountants (including expenses), awarded against, or incurred by, any Indemnified
Party in, or as a result of, any such suit, action or other proceeding, or any settlement thereof, provided that (a) the
Indemnified Party or NSSI or MCI reasonably promptly notifies JIT in writing of any such claim, (b) JIT shall be
accorded control of the defense and of all negotiations for settlement or compromise of such claim, and (c) NSSI and
the Indemnified Party if other than NSSI cooperate with JIT in the defense and settlement fo such claim, including
providing to JIT, at JIT's expense such information and assistance as JIT may reasonably request.  The Indemnified Party
may, at its own expense, be represented in such defense.

    
    13.          
Termination.

	 	 	13.1	
If no Purchase Orders between NSSI and JIT are in place, then either party may
terminate this Agreement for any reason, with or without cause, upon written
notice to the other party. Such termination shall be effective immediately
unless a different date is set forth in the notice.

	 	 	13.2	
If one or more Purchase Orders are in place, then either party may terminate
this Agreement, except with respect to such Purchase Orders, for any reason,
with or without cause, upon written notice to the other party. In such case,
this Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect with respect to
such Purchase Orders until the End Date of each such Purchase Order, and the
Agreement shall terminate as of the End Date of the last such Purchase Order.

	 	 	13.3	
Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause in the event of a
substantial and material breach of the Agreement but the other party, provided
that the terminating party gives written notice to the other party of such
breach in specific detail and refers to it as a “substantial and material
breach.” The non-terminating party must be provided thirty (30) days from
receipt of such notice to cure the breach. If the breach is not cured by the
thirtieth (30th) day, the terminating party must give written notice
(the “Second Notice”) to the other party, within five (5) days after
the thirtieth (30th) day, that the breach has not been cure dn that
the terminating party is terminating the Agreement. In such a case, the
termination shall be effective immediately upon receipt of the Second Notice,
unless a different date is specified in the Second Notice.

	 	 	13.4	
NSSI may terminate this Agreement upon twenty-four (24) hours written notice if
for any reason MCI terminates the Master Agreement, and Purchase Order (as
defined in the Master Agreement), or Contractor request, or MCI decides for any
reason that it no longer desires the services of NSSI or JIT. 

	 	 	13.5	
NSSI may terminate this Agreement upon twenty-four (24) hours written notice in
the event JIT applies for or consents to the appointment of or the taking of
possession by a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of all
or a substantial part of its property, makes a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, commences a voluntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy
Code (as now or hereinafter in effect), or fails to contest in a timely or
appropriate manner or acquiesces in writing to any petition filed against it in
an involuntary case under such Bankruptcy Code or any application for the
appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidation of itself or of
all or a substantial part of its property, or its liquidation, reorganization,
or dissolution.

	 	 	13.6	
JIT acknowledges that MCI may not allow JIT to perform services through another
primary vendor within twelve (12) months of the termination date of this
Agreement without a release from NSSI. In the event this Agreement is properly
terminated, NSSI agrees to provide such a release provided that JIT does not owe
NSSI any amounts under this Agreement, JIT is not otherwise in breach of this
Agreement, and MCI consents to such release.

    
    14.          
Mandatory arbitration.     The parties agree to arbitrate any disputes between
them, including any controversy arising out of, or involving the construction or application of any of the terms,
covenants, provisions, or conditions of, this Agreement.  Such arbitration shall be mandatory upon the written notification
of either party to the other, and shall take place exclusively in Dallas County, Texas.  Such arbitration shall comply with
and be governed by the provisions of the Texas General Arbitration Act, Tex. Civ. Prac. &Rem. Code 171.001 et seq.,
which provisions (except for 171.022) are incorporated by reference herein.  The arbitrator shall have no power or
authority to make any award that provides for or includes punitive, exemplary or multiple damages.

    
    15.          
Choice of law and forum.     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
according to Texas law without giving effect to the choice of law provisions thereof.  The parties expressly agree that,
in the event of any dispute between them, whether or not based on this Agreement, neither party will seek or be entitled

    
              
to recover any award that
includes punitive, exemplary or multiple damages. Exclusive venue shall be in
the state of federal courts of Dallas County, Texas, and the parties hereto
expressly submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts. This provision is
not meant in any way to limit the foregoing provision requiring mandatory
arbitration upon written notification of either party. 

    
    16.          
Complete agreement.     This Agreement, together with the Master Agreement
and the other Exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supercedes any prior oral or written agreements.  This agreement may not be modified except by
written agreement signed by both parties.  In the event any provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal, invalid,
or unenforceable for any reason, such illegality, invalidity, or unenforceability shall not affect the legality, validity, or
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.  Headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not be construed as altering the meaning of this Agreement or any of its parts.

    
    17.          
Authority.      Each person executing this Agreement as an agent or in a
representative capacity warrants that he or she is duly authorized to do so.

	
Techniki Informatica, a division of NSSI

By:  /s/   
Jason Skinner

Name: Jason Skinner, Director
of Technical Services

Date:   03/14/00	
Jitsource, LLC

By:  /s/   
Reza Rahman

Name: Reza Rahman

Date:    03/14/00

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