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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24

                                  TELECT, INC.
                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

       1.      ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN.

               1.1 ESTABLISHMENT. The Telect, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the "PLAN") is hereby established effective as of the effective date of
the initial registration by the Company of its Stock under Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EFFECTIVE DATE").

               1.2 PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests
of Company and its stockholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and
reward Eligible Employees of the Participating Company Group and by motivating
such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Participating
Company Group. The Plan provides such Eligible Employees with an opportunity to
acquire a proprietary interest in the Company through the purchase of Stock. The
Company intends that the Plan qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under
Section 423 of the Code (including any amendments or replacements of such
section), and the Plan shall be so construed.

               1.3 TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall continue in effect until the
earlier of its termination by the Board or the date on which all of the shares
of Stock available for issuance under the Plan have been issued.

        2.     DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

               2.1 DEFINITIONS. Any term not expressly defined in the Plan but
defined for purposes of Section 423 of the Code shall have the same definition
herein. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective
meanings set forth below:

                      (a) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
If one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the
Plan, "Board" also means such Committee(s).

                      (b) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

                      (c) "COMMITTEE" means a committee of the Board duly
appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers as specified by the
Board. Unless the powers of the Committee have been specifically limited, the
Committee shall have all of the powers of the Board granted herein, including,
without limitation, the power to amend or terminate the Plan at any time,
subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable limitations imposed by law.

                      (d) "COMPANY" means Telect, Inc., a Washington
corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.

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                      (e) "COMPENSATION" means, with respect to any Offering
Period, base salary and commissions, including any base salary or commissions
deferred under any program or plan established by a Participating Company,
including, without limitation, any plan described in Section 401(k) or Section
125 of the Code. Compensation shall be limited to amounts actually payable in
cash directly to the Participant or deferred by the Participant during the
Offering Period. Compensation shall not include overtime, bonuses, annual
awards, profit sharing, other incentive payments, shift premiums, long-term
disability, workers' compensation, moving allowances, payments pursuant to a
severance agreement, termination pay, relocation payments, sign-on bonuses,
expense reimbursements, the cost of employee benefits paid by a Participating
Company, tuition reimbursements, imputed income arising under any benefit
program, contributions made by a Participating Company under any employee
benefit plan, income directly or indirectly received pursuant to the Plan or any
other stock purchase or stock option plan, or any other compensation not
included in base salary and commissions.

                      (f) "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE" means an Employee who meets the
requirements set forth in Section 5 for eligibility to participate in the Plan.

                      (g) "EMPLOYEE" means a person treated as an employee of a
Participating Company for purposes of Section 423 of the Code. A Participant
shall be deemed to have ceased to be an Employee either upon an actual
termination of employment or upon the corporation employing the Participant
ceasing to be a Participating Company. For purposes of the Plan, an individual
shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an Employee while on any military
leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company
of ninety (90) days or less. If an individual's leave of absence exceeds ninety
(90) days, the individual shall be deemed to have ceased to be an Employee on
the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave unless the individual's right to
reemployment with the Participating Company Group is guaranteed either by
statute or by contract.

                      (h) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date:

                           (i) If the Stock is then listed on a national or
regional securities exchange or market system or is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer, the closing sale price of a share of Stock (or the
mean of the closing bid and asked prices if the Stock is so quoted instead) as
quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market or such other
national or regional securities exchange or market system constituting the
primary market for the Stock, or by such recognized securities dealer, as
reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems
reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock has
traded on such securities exchange or market system or has been quoted by such
securities dealer, the date on which the Fair Market Value is established shall
be the last day on which the Stock was so traded or quoted prior to the relevant
date, or such other appropriate day as determined by the Board, in its
discretion.

                           (ii) If, on the relevant date, the Stock is not then
listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system or
regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer, the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock shall be as determined in good faith by the Board.

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                           (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fair Market
Value of a share of Stock on the Effective Date shall be deemed to be the public
offering price set forth in the final prospectus filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the Company's initial public offering of
the Stock.

                      (i) "OFFERING" means an offering of Stock as provided in
Section 6.

                      (j) "OFFERING DATE" means, for any Offering, the first day
of the Offering Period.

                      (k) "OFFERING PERIOD" means a period established in
accordance with Section 6.

                      (l) "PARENT CORPORATION" means any present or future
"parent corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

                      (m) "PARTICIPANT" means an Eligible Employee who has
become a participant in an Offering Period in accordance with Section 7 and
remains a participant in accordance with the Plan.

                      (n) "PARTICIPATING COMPANY" means the Company or any
Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation designated by the Board as a
corporation the Employees of which may, if Eligible Employees, participate in
the Plan. The Board shall have the sole and absolute discretion to determine
from time to time which Parent Corporations or Subsidiary Corporations shall be
Participating Companies.

                      (o) "PARTICIPATING COMPANY GROUP" means, at any point in
time, the Company and all other corporations collectively which are then
Participating Companies.

                      (p) "PURCHASE DATE" means, for any Offering, the last day
of the Offering Period; provided, however, that the Board in its discretion may
establish one or more additional Purchase Dates during any Offering Period.

                      (q) "PURCHASE PRICE" means the price at which a share of
Stock may be purchased under the Plan, as determined in accordance with Section
9.

                      (r) "PURCHASE RIGHT" means an option granted to a
Participant pursuant to the Plan to purchase such shares of Stock as provided in
Section 8, which the Participant may or may not exercise during the Offering
Period in which such option is outstanding. Such option arises from the right of
a Participant to withdraw any accumulated payroll deductions of the Participant
not previously applied to the purchase of Stock under the Plan and to terminate
participation in the Plan at any time during an Offering Period.

                      (s) "STOCK" means the common stock of the Company, as
adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.2.

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                      (t) "SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement in
such form as specified by the Company, stating an Employee's election to
participate in the Plan and authorizing payroll deductions under the Plan from
the Employee's Compensation.

                      (u) "SUBSCRIPTION DATE" means the last business day prior
to the Offering Date of an Offering Period or such earlier date as the Company
shall establish.

                      (v) "SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION" means any present or future
"subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.

               2.2 CONSTRUCTION. Captions and titles contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the
singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use
of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly
requires otherwise.

        3.     ADMINISTRATION.

               3.1 ADMINISTRATION BY THE BOARD. The Plan shall be administered
by the Board. All questions of interpretation of the Plan, of any form of
agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the
Plan, or of any Purchase Right shall be determined by the Board and shall be
final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or the
Purchase Right. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine
all of the relevant terms and conditions of Purchase Rights; provided, however,
that all Participants granted Purchase Rights pursuant to an Offering shall have
the same rights and privileges within the meaning of Section 423(b)(5) of the
Code in such Offering. All expenses incurred in connection with the
administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.

               3.2 AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS. Any officer of the Company shall have
the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right,
obligation, determination or election that is the responsibility of or that is
allocated to the Company herein, provided that the officer has apparent
authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or
election.

               3.3 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPANY. The
Company may, from time to time, consistent with the Plan and the requirements of
Section 423 of the Code, establish, change or terminate such rules, guidelines,
policies, procedures, limitations, or adjustments as deemed advisable by the
Company, in its discretion, for the proper administration of the Plan,
including, without limitation, (a) a minimum payroll deduction amount required
for participation in an Offering, (b) a limitation on the frequency or number of
changes permitted in the rate of payroll deduction during an Offering, (c) an
exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than United
States dollars, (d) a payroll deduction greater than or less than the amount
designated by a Participant in order to adjust for the Company's delay or
mistake in processing a Subscription Agreement or in otherwise effecting a
Participant's election under the Plan or as advisable to comply with the
requirements of Section 423 of the Code, and

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(e) determination of the date and manner by which the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock is determined for purposes of administration of the Plan.

               3.4 INDEMNIFICATION. In addition to such other rights of
indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or officers or
employees of the Participating Company Group, members of the Board and any
officers or employees of the Participating Company Group to whom authority to
act for the Board or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the
Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and
necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of
them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in
connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all
amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved
by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in
satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in
relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or
proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or
intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days
after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall
offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle
and defend the same.

        4.     SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.

               4.1 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUABLE. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 4.2, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that
may be issued under the Plan shall be Six Million Four Hundred Fifty-Eight
Thousand Five Hundred (6,458,500), and shall consist of authorized but unissued
or reacquired shares of Stock, or any combination thereof. If an outstanding
Purchase Right for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled, the shares
of Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of that Purchase Right shall again
be available for issuance under the Plan.

               4.2 ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE. In the event of
any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization,
combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the
Company, or in the event of any merger (including a merger effected for the
purpose of changing the Company's domicile), sale of assets or other
reorganization in which the Company is a party, appropriate adjustments shall be
made in the number and class of shares subject to the Plan, each Purchase Right,
and in the Purchase Price. If a majority of the shares of the same class as the
shares subject to outstanding Purchase Rights are exchanged for, converted into,
or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event)
shares of another corporation (the "NEW SHARES"), the Board may unilaterally
amend the outstanding Purchase Rights to provide that such Purchase Rights are
exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the number of
shares subject to, and the Purchase Price of, the outstanding Purchase Rights
shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner, as determined by the Board, in
its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional share resulting
from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be rounded down to the
nearest whole number, and in no event may the Purchase Price be decreased to an
amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to the Purchase
Right. The

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adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be final,
binding and conclusive.

        5.     ELIGIBILITY.

               5.1 EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE. Each Employee of a
Participating Company is eligible to participate in the Plan and shall be deemed
an Eligible Employee, except any Employee who is either: (a) customarily
employed by the Participating Company Group for twenty (20) hours or less per
week or (b) customarily employed by the Participating Company Group for not more
than five (5) months in any calendar year.

               5.2 EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS. Notwithstanding any
provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee shall be treated as an
Eligible Employee and granted a Purchase Right under the Plan if, immediately
after such grant, the Employee would own or hold options to purchase stock of
the Company or of any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation possessing
five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all
classes of stock of such corporation, as determined in accordance with Section
423(b)(3) of the Code. For purposes of this Section 5.2, the attribution rules
of Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply in determining the stock ownership of
such Employee.

               5.3 DETERMINATION BY COMPANY. The Company shall determine in good
faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or
has ceased to be an Employee or an Eligible Employee and the effective date of
such individual's attainment or termination of such status, as the case may be.
For purposes of an individual's participation in or other rights, if any, under
the Plan as of the time of the Company's determination, all such determinations
by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that the
Company or any governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination.

        6.     OFFERINGS.

               The Plan shall be implemented on and after the Effective Date by
sequential Offerings of approximately six (6) months duration or such other
duration as the Board shall determine (an "OFFERING PERIOD"); provided, however,
that the first Offering Period (the "INITIAL OFFERING PERIOD") shall commence on
the Effective Date and end on or about January 1, 2001. Subsequent Offering
Periods shall commence on or about August 1 (excluding August 1, 2000) and
February 1 of each year and end on or about the last days of the next January
and July, respectively, occurring thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Board may establish a different duration for one or more Offering Periods or
different commencing or ending dates for such Offering Periods; provided,
however, that no Offering Period may have a duration exceeding twenty-seven (27)
months. If the first or last day of an Offering Period is not a day on which the
national securities exchanges or Nasdaq Stock Market are open for trading, the
Company shall specify the trading day that will be deemed the first or last day,
as the case may be, of the Offering Period.

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        7.     PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN.

               7.1 INITIAL PARTICIPATION. An Eligible Employee may become a
Participant in an Offering Period by delivering a properly completed
Subscription Agreement to the office designated by the Company not later than
the close of business for such office on the Subscription Date established by
the Company for that Offering Period. An Eligible Employee who does not deliver
a properly completed Subscription Agreement to the Company's designated office
on or before the Subscription Date for an Offering Period shall not participate
in the Plan for that Offering Period or for any subsequent Offering Period
unless the Eligible Employee subsequently delivers a properly completed
Subscription Agreement to the appropriate office of the Company on or before the
Subscription Date for such subsequent Offering Period. An Employee who becomes
an Eligible Employee after the Offering Date of an Offering Period shall not be
eligible to participate in that Offering Period but may participate in any
subsequent Offering Period provided the Employee is still an Eligible Employee
as of the Offering Date of such subsequent Offering Period.

               7.2 CONTINUED PARTICIPATION. A Participant shall automatically
participate in the next Offering Period commencing immediately after the
Purchase Date of each Offering Period in which the Participant participates
provided that the Participant remains an Eligible Employee on the Offering Date
of the new Offering Period and has not either (a) withdrawn from the Plan
pursuant to Section 12.1 or (b) terminated employment as provided in Section 13.
A Participant who may automatically participate in a subsequent Offering Period,
as provided in this Section, is not required to deliver any additional
Subscription Agreement for the subsequent Offering Period in order to continue
participation in the Plan. However, a Participant may deliver a new Subscription
Agreement for a subsequent Offering Period in accordance with the procedures set
forth in Section 7.1 if the Participant desires to change any of the elections
contained in the Participant's then effective Subscription Agreement.

        8.     RIGHT TO PURCHASE SHARES.

               8.1 GRANT OF PURCHASE RIGHT. Except as set forth below, on the
Offering Date of each Offering Period, each Participant in that Offering Period
shall be granted automatically a Purchase Right consisting of an option to
purchase the lesser of (a) that number of whole shares of Stock determined by
dividing Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($13,000) by the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on such Offering Date or (b) one thousand (1,000) shares of Stock. No
Purchase Right shall be granted on an Offering Date to any person who is not, on
such Offering Date, an Eligible Employee.

               8.2 PRO RATA ADJUSTMENT OF PURCHASE RIGHT. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 8.1, if the Board establishes an Offering Period of any
duration other than six months, then (a) the dollar amount in Section 8.1 shall
be determined by multiplying $2,166.67 by the number of months (rounded to the
nearest whole month) in the Offering Period and rounding to the nearest whole
dollar, and (b) the share amount in Section 8.1 shall be determined by
multiplying 166.67 shares by the number of months (rounded to the nearest whole
month) in the Offering Period and rounding to the nearest whole share.

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               8.3 CALENDAR YEAR PURCHASE LIMITATION. Notwithstanding any
provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted a
Purchase Right which permits his or her right to purchase shares of Stock under
the Plan to accrue at a rate which, when aggregated with such Participant's
rights to purchase shares under all other employee stock purchase plans of a
Participating Company intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the
Code, exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) in Fair Market Value (or
such other limit, if any, as may be imposed by the Code) for each calendar year
in which such Purchase Right is outstanding at any time. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the Fair Market Value of shares purchased during a given
Offering Period shall be determined as of the Offering Date for such Offering
Period. The limitation described in this Section shall be applied in conformance
with applicable regulations under Section 423(b)(8) of the Code.

        9.     PURCHASE PRICE.

               The Purchase Price at which each share of Stock may be acquired
in an Offering Period upon the exercise of all or any portion of a Purchase
Right shall be established by the Board; provided, however, that the Purchase
Price shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the lesser of (a) the
Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Offering Date of the Offering
Period or (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Purchase Date.
Unless otherwise provided by the Board prior to the commencement of an Offering
Period, the Purchase Price for that Offering Period shall be eighty-five percent
(85%) of the lesser of (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the
Offering Date of the Offering Period, or (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of
Stock on the Purchase Date.

        10.    ACCUMULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTION.

               Shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of all or any
portion of a Purchase Right may be paid for only by means of payroll deductions
from the Participant's Compensation accumulated during the Offering Period for
which such Purchase Right was granted, subject to the following:

               10.1 AMOUNT OF PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. Except as otherwise provided
herein, the amount to be deducted under the Plan from a Participant's
Compensation on each payday during an Offering Period shall be determined by the
Participant's Subscription Agreement. The Subscription Agreement shall set forth
the percentage of the Participant's Compensation to be deducted on each payday
during an Offering Period in whole percentages of not less than one percent (1%)
(except as a result of an election pursuant to Section 10.3 to stop payroll
deductions effective following the first payday during an Offering) or more than
fifteen percent (15%). The Board may change the foregoing limits on payroll
deductions effective as of any Offering Date.

               10.2 COMMENCEMENT OF PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. Payroll deductions shall
commence on the first payday following the Offering Date and shall continue to
the end of the Offering Period unless sooner altered or terminated as provided
herein.

               10.3 ELECTION TO CHANGE OR STOP PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. During an
Offering Period, a Participant may elect to increase or decrease the rate of or
to stop deductions from his

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or her Compensation by delivering to the Company's designated office an amended
Subscription Agreement authorizing such change on or before the Change Notice
Date, as defined below. A Participant who elects, effective following the first
payday of an Offering Period, to decrease the rate of his or her payroll
deductions to zero percent (0%) shall nevertheless remain a Participant in the
current Offering Period unless such Participant withdraws from the Plan as
provided in Section 12.1. The "CHANGE NOTICE DATE" shall be the day immediately
prior to the beginning of the first pay period for which such election is to be
effective, unless a different date is established by the Company and announced
to the Participants.

               10.4 ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION OF PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. The Company
may, in its sole discretion, suspend a Participant's payroll deductions under
the Plan as the Company deems advisable to avoid accumulating payroll deductions
in excess of the amount that could reasonably be anticipated to purchase the
maximum number of shares of Stock permitted (a) under the Participant's Purchase
Right or (b) during a calendar year under the limit set forth in Section 8.3.
Payroll deductions shall be resumed at the rate specified in the Participant's
then effective Subscription Agreement at the beginning, respectively, of (a) the
next Offering Period, provided that the individual is a Participant in such
Offering Period or (b) the next Offering Period the Purchase Date of which falls
in the following calendar year, unless the Participant has either withdrawn from
the Plan as provided in Section 12.1 or has ceased to be an Eligible Employee.

               10.5 PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS. Individual bookkeeping accounts shall
be maintained for each Participant. All payroll deductions from a Participant's
Compensation shall be credited to such Participant's Plan account and shall be
deposited with the general funds of the Company. All payroll deductions received
or held by the Company may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose.

               10.6 NO INTEREST PAID. Interest shall not be paid on sums
deducted from a Participant's Compensation pursuant to the Plan.

               10.7 VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM PLAN ACCOUNT. A Participant may
withdraw all or any portion of the payroll deductions credited to his or her
Plan account and not previously applied toward the purchase of Stock by
delivering to the Company's designated office a written notice on a form
provided by the Company for such purpose. A Participant who withdraws the entire
remaining balance credited to his or her Plan account shall be deemed to have
withdrawn from the Plan in accordance with Section 12.1. Amounts withdrawn shall
be returned to the Participant as soon as practicable after the Company's
receipt of the notice of withdrawal and may not be applied to the purchase of
shares in any Offering under the Plan. The Company may from time to time
establish or change limitations on the frequency of withdrawals permitted under
this Section, establish a minimum dollar amount that must be retained in the
Participant's Plan account, or terminate the withdrawal right provided by this
Section.

        11.    PURCHASE OF SHARES.

               11.1 EXERCISE OF PURCHASE RIGHT. On the Purchase Date of an
Offering Period, each Participant who has not withdrawn from the Plan and whose
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Offering has not otherwise terminated before such Purchase Date shall
automatically acquire pursuant to the exercise of the Participant's Purchase
Right the number of whole shares of Stock determined by dividing (a) the total
amount of the Participant's payroll deductions accumulated in the Participant's
Plan account during the Offering Period and not previously applied toward the
purchase of Stock by (b) the Purchase Price. However, in no event shall the
number of shares purchased by the Participant during an Offering Period exceed
the number of shares subject to the Participant's Purchase Right. No shares of
Stock shall be purchased on a Purchase Date on behalf of a Participant whose
participation in the Offering or the Plan has terminated before such Purchase
Date.

               11.2 PRO RATA ALLOCATION OF SHARES. If the number of shares of
Stock which might be purchased by all Participants in the Plan on a Purchase
Date exceeds the number of shares of Stock available in the Plan as provided in
Section 4.1, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the remaining
shares in as uniform a manner as practicable and as the Company determines to be
equitable. Any fractional share resulting from such pro rata allocation to any
Participant shall be disregarded.

               11.3 DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES. As soon as practicable after each
Purchase Date, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each Participant of a
certificate representing the shares acquired by the Participant on such Purchase
Date; provided that the Company may deliver such shares to a broker designated
by the Company that will hold such shares for the benefit of the Participant.
Shares to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan shall be registered in
the name of the Participant, or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of
the Participant and his or her spouse, or, if applicable, in the names of the
heirs of the Participant.

               11.4 RETURN OF CASH BALANCE. Any cash balance remaining in a
Participant's Plan account following any Purchase Date shall be refunded to the
Participant as soon as practicable after such Purchase Date. However, if the
cash balance to be returned to a Participant pursuant to the preceding sentence
is less than the amount that would have been necessary to purchase an additional
whole share of Stock on such Purchase Date, the Company may retain the cash
balance in the Participant's Plan account to be applied toward the purchase of
shares of Stock in the subsequent Offering Period.

               11.5 TAX WITHHOLDING. At the time a Participant's Purchase Right
is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time a Participant disposes of some
or all of the shares of Stock he or she acquires under the Plan, the Participant
shall make adequate provision for the federal, state, local and foreign tax
withholding obligations, if any, of the Participating Company Group which arise
upon exercise of the Purchase Right or upon such disposition of shares,
respectively. The Participating Company Group may, but shall not be obligated
to, withhold from the Participant's compensation the amount necessary to meet
such withholding obligations.

               11.6 EXPIRATION OF PURCHASE RIGHT. Any portion of a Participant's
Purchase Right remaining unexercised after the end of the Offering Period to
which the Purchase Right relates shall expire immediately upon the end of the
Offering Period.

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               11.7 PROVISION OF REPORTS AND STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION TO
PARTICIPANTS. Each Participant who has exercised all or part of his or her
Purchase Right shall receive, as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date, a
report of such Participant's Plan account setting forth the total payroll
deductions accumulated prior to such exercise, the number of shares of Stock
purchased, the Purchase Price for such shares, the date of purchase and the cash
balance, if any, remaining immediately after such purchase that is to be
refunded or retained in the Participant's Plan account pursuant to Section 11.4.
The report required by this Section may be delivered in such form and by such
means, including by electronic transmission, as the Company may determine. In
addition, each Participant shall be provided information concerning the Company
equivalent to that information provided generally to the Company's common
stockholders.

        12.    WITHDRAWAL FROM PLAN.

               12.1 VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PLAN. A Participant may
withdraw from the Plan by signing and delivering to the Company's designated
office a written notice of withdrawal on a form provided by the Company for this
purpose. Such withdrawal may be elected at any time prior to the end of an
Offering Period; provided, however, that if a Participant withdraws from the
Plan after a Purchase Date, the withdrawal shall not affect shares of Stock
acquired by the Participant on such Purchase Date. A Participant who voluntarily
withdraws from the Plan is prohibited from resuming participation in the Plan in
the same Offering from which he or she withdrew, but may participate in any
subsequent Offering by again satisfying the requirements of Sections 5 and 7.1.
The Company may impose, from time to time, a requirement that the notice of
withdrawal from the Plan be on file with the Company's designated office for a
reasonable period prior to the effectiveness of the Participant's withdrawal.

               12.2 RETURN OF PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. Upon a Participant's voluntary
withdrawal from the Plan pursuant to Section 12.1, the Participant's accumulated
payroll deductions which have not been applied toward the purchase of shares
shall be refunded to the Participant as soon as practicable after the
withdrawal, without the payment of any interest, and the Participant's interest
in the Plan shall terminate. Such accumulated payroll deductions to be refunded
in accordance with this Section may not be applied to any other Offering under
the Plan.

        13.    TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR ELIGIBILITY.

               Upon a Participant's ceasing, prior to a Purchase Date, to be an
Employee of the Participating Company Group for any reason, including
retirement, disability or death, or upon the failure of a Participant to remain
an Eligible Employee, the Participant's participation in the Plan shall
terminate immediately. In such event, the Participant's accumulated payroll
deductions which have not been applied toward the purchase of shares shall, as
soon as practicable, be returned to the Participant or, in the case of the
Participant's death, to the Participant's legal representative, and all of the
Participant's rights under the Plan shall terminate. Interest shall not be paid
on sums returned pursuant to this Section 13. A Participant whose participation
has been so terminated may again become eligible to participate in the Plan by
satisfying the requirements of Sections 5 and 7.1.

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        14.    CHANGE IN CONTROL.

               14.1 DEFINITIONS.

                      (a) An "OWNERSHIP CHANGE EVENT" shall be deemed to have
occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company: (i) the
direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related
transactions by the stockholders of the Company of more than fifty percent (50%)
of the voting stock of the Company; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the
Company is a party; (iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (iv) a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.

                      (b) A "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean an Ownership Change
Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the
"TRANSACTION") wherein the stockholders of the Company immediately before the
Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock
immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations to
which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "TRANSFEREE
CORPORATION(s)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest
resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which,
as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee
Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more
subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether
multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple
Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive.

               14.2 EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL ON PURCHASE RIGHTS. In the event
of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing
corporation or parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the "ACQUIRING
CORPORATION"), may assume the Company's rights and obligations under the Plan.
If the Acquiring Corporation elects not to assume the Company's rights and
obligations under outstanding Purchase Rights, the Purchase Date of the then
current Offering Period shall be accelerated to a date before the date of the
Change in Control specified by the Board, but the number of shares of Stock
subject to outstanding Purchase Rights shall not be adjusted. All Purchase
Rights which are neither assumed by the Acquiring Corporation in connection with
the Change in Control nor exercised as of the date of the Change in Control
shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the date of the
Change in Control.

       15. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF PURCHASE RIGHTS.

               Neither payroll deductions credited to a Participant's Plan
account nor a Participant's Purchase Right may be assigned, transferred, pledged
or otherwise disposed of in any manner other than as provided by the Plan or by
will or the laws of descent and distribution. (A beneficiary designation
pursuant to Section 20 shall not be treated as a disposition for this purpose.)
Any such attempted assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be
without

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effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
from the Plan as provided in Section 12.1. A Purchase Right shall be exercisable
during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant.

        16.    COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW.

               The issuance of shares under the Plan shall be subject to
compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law
with respect to such securities. A Purchase Right may not be exercised if the
issuance of shares upon such exercise would constitute a violation of any
applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations
or the requirements of any securities exchange or market system upon which the
Stock may then be listed. In addition, no Purchase Right may be exercised unless
(a) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall
at the time of exercise of the Purchase Right be in effect with respect to the
shares issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Right, or (b) in the opinion of
legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Purchase
Right may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from
the registration requirements of said Act. The inability of the Company to
obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any,
deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
sale of any shares under the Plan shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the exercise of a
Purchase Right, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any
qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with
any applicable law or regulation, and to make any representation or warranty
with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

        17.    RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER AND EMPLOYEE.

               A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder by virtue of
the Participant's participation in the Plan until the date of the issuance of a
certificate for the shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the
Participant's Purchase Right (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books
of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No
adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which
the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued, except as
provided in Section 4.2. Nothing herein shall confer upon a Participant any
right to continue in the employ of the Participating Company Group or interfere
in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the
Participant's employment at any time.

        18.    LEGENDS.

               The Company may at any time place legends or other identifying
symbols referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law
restrictions or any provision convenient in the administration of the Plan on
some or all of the certificates representing shares of Stock issued under the
Plan. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to
the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to a
Purchase Right in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the
provisions of this

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Section. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, legends placed on such
certificates may include but shall not be limited to the following:

               "THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED BY THE
CORPORATION TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER UPON THE PURCHASE OF SHARES UNDER AN
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 423 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY
SHALL NOTIFY THE CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY OF ANY TRANSFER OF THE SHARES BY THE
REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF. THE REGISTERED HOLDER SHALL HOLD ALL SHARES PURCHASED
UNDER THE PLAN IN THE REGISTERED HOLDER'S NAME (AND NOT IN THE NAME OF ANY
NOMINEE)."

        19.    NOTIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OF SHARES.

               The Company may require the Participant to give the Company
prompt notice of any disposition of shares acquired by exercise of a Purchase
Right. The Company may require that until such time as a Participant disposes of
shares acquired upon exercise of a Purchase Right, the Participant shall hold
all such shares in the Participant's name (or, if elected by the Participant, in
the name of the Participant and his or her spouse but not in the name of any
nominee) until the later of two years after the date of grant of such Purchase
Right or one year after the date of exercise of such Purchase Right. The Company
may direct that the certificates evidencing shares acquired by exercise of a
Purchase Right refer to such requirement to give prompt notice of disposition.

        20.    DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

               20.1 DESIGNATION PROCEDURE. A Participant may file a written
designation of a beneficiary who is to receive (a) shares and cash, if any, from
the Participant's Plan account if the Participant dies subsequent to a Purchase
Date but prior to delivery to the Participant of such shares and cash or (b)
cash, if any, from the Participant's Plan account if the Participant dies prior
to the exercise of the Participant's Purchase Right. If a married Participant
designates a beneficiary other than the Participant's spouse, the effectiveness
of such designation shall be subject to the consent of the Participant's spouse.
A Participant may change his or her beneficiary designation at any time by
written notice to the Company.

               20.2 ABSENCE OF BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. If a Participant dies
without an effective designation pursuant to Section 20.1 of a beneficiary who
is living at the time of the Participant's death, the Company shall deliver any
shares or cash credited to the Participant's Plan account to the Participant's
legal representative.

        21.    NOTICES.

               All notices or other communications by a Participant to the
Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received in the form

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specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the
Company for the receipt thereof.

        22.    AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

               The Board may at any time amend or terminate the Plan, except
that (a) such termination shall not affect Purchase Rights previously granted
under the Plan, except as permitted under the Plan, and (b) no amendment may
adversely affect a Purchase Right previously granted under the Plan (except to
the extent permitted by the Plan or as may be necessary to qualify the Plan as
an employee stock purchase plan pursuant to Section 423 of the Code or to obtain
qualification or registration of the shares of Stock under applicable federal,
state or foreign securities laws). In addition, an amendment to the Plan must be
approved by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months of the
adoption of such amendment if such amendment would increase the maximum
aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except by
operation of the provisions of Section 4.1 or Section 4.2) or would change the
definition of the corporations that may be designated by the Board as
Participating Companies.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Secretary of the Company certifies
that the foregoing Telect, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was duly
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on ___________, 2000.

                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Secretary

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                                  PLAN HISTORY

________, 2000       Board of Telect, Inc., a Washington corporation ("Telect")
                     adopts Plan, with an initial reserve of 6,458,500 shares.

________, 2000       Shareholders of Telect approve the Plan.

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                                  TELECT, INC.
                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

NAME (Please print):
                    ------------------------------------------------------------
                      (Last)               (First)               (Middle)

(TM) Original application for the Offering Period beginning (date):
                                                                   -------------
(TM) Change in payroll deduction rate effective with the pay period ending
     (date):
            ------------------------------
(TM)    Change of beneficiary.

I.      SUBSCRIPTION

        I elect to participate in the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"PLAN") of Telect, Inc. (the "COMPANY") and to subscribe to purchase shares of
the Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and
the Plan.

        I authorize payroll deductions of __________ percent (in whole
percentages not less than 1%, unless an election to stop deductions is being
made, or more than 15%) of my "COMPENSATION" on each payday throughout the
"OFFERING PERIOD" in accordance with the Plan. I understand that these payroll
deductions will be accumulated for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the
applicable purchase price determined in accordance with the Plan. Except as
otherwise provided by the Plan, I will automatically purchase shares on each
"PURCHASE DATE" unless I withdraw from the Plan by giving written notice on a
form provided by the Company or unless my eligibility or employment terminates.

        I understand that I will automatically participate in each subsequent
Offering that commences immediately after the last day of an Offering in which I
am participating until I withdraw from the Plan by giving written notice on a
form provided by the Company or my eligibility or employment terminates.

        Shares I purchase under the Plan should be issued in the name(s) set
forth below. (Shares may be issued in the participant's name alone or together
with the participant's spouse as community property or in joint tenancy.)

        NAME(S) (please print):
                               -------------------------------------------------

        ADDRESS:
                ----------------------------------------------------------------

        MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
                                  ----------------------------------------------

        I agree to make adequate provision for the federal, state, local and
foreign tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon my purchase of
shares under the Plan and/or my disposition of shares. The Company may withhold
from my compensation the amount necessary to meet such withholding obligations.

        I agree that, unless otherwise permitted by the Company, until I dispose
of shares I purchase under the Plan, I will hold such shares in the name(s)
entered above (and not in the name of any nominee) until the later of (i) two
years after the first day of the Offering Period in which I purchased the shares
and (ii) one year after the Purchase Date on which I purchased the shares.

        I AGREE THAT I WILL NOTIFY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE COMPANY IN
WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER ANY SALE, GIFT, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF
ANY KIND PRIOR TO THE END OF THE PERIODS REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH
(A "DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION") OF ANY SHARES I PURCHASED UNDER THE PLAN. IF I
DO NOT RESPOND WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF A DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION SURVEY

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DELIVERED TO ME BY CERTIFIED MAIL, THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO TREAT MY
NONRESPONSE AS MY NOTICE TO THE COMPANY OF A DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION AND TO
COMPUTE AND REPORT TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE THE ORDINARY INCOME I MUST
RECOGNIZE UPON SUCH DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION.

II.     BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

        In the event of my death, I designate the following as my beneficiary to
receive all payments and shares then due me under the Plan:

        BENEFICIARY'S NAME (please print):
                                          --------------------------------------
                                            (First)       (Middle)       (Last)

        RELATIONSHIP:                              SOC. SEC. NO.:
                     -------------------------                   ---------------

        ADDRESS:
                ----------------------------------------------------------------

        If you are married and your beneficiary is someone other than your
spouse, then your spouse must sign and date this form as indicated below. If you
are not married when you designate a beneficiary and you later become married,
or if you later become married to a different person, the beneficiary
designation previously made will be automatically revoked. Payments and shares
then due you upon your death will be delivered to your then spouse unless you
have completed a new beneficiary designation and it is consented to by your then
spouse.

III.    CONSENT OF SPOUSE

        I am the spouse of _____________________________. I consent to the above
designation of a beneficiary other than me to receive payments and shares due my
spouse under the Plan.

Date:
     --------------------------         ----------------------------------------
                                        Signature of Participant's Spouse

IV.     PARTICIPANT DECLARATION

        Any election I have made on this form revokes all prior elections with
regard to this form.

        I am familiar with the provisions of the Plan and agree to participate
in the Plan subject to all of its provisions. I understand that the Board of
Directors of the Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan or to amend
the Plan and my right to purchase stock under the Plan to the extent provided by
the Plan. I understand that the effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is
dependent upon my eligibility to participate in the Plan.

Date:
     --------------------------         ----------------------------------------
                                        Signature of Participant

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                                  TELECT, INC.
                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

NAME (Please print):
                    ------------------------------------------------------------
                      (Last)                  (First)                  (Middle)

(TM) Withdrawal from Plan in full.

(TM) Partial withdrawal of payroll deductions from Plan account.

I.      WITHDRAWAL IN FULL

        I elect to withdraw from the Telect, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the "Plan") and the Offering which began on (date) ____________________
and in which I am participating (the "CURRENT OFFERING").

        ELECT EITHER A OR B BELOW:

(TM)    A.    IMMEDIATE TERMINATION. I elect to terminate immediately my
              participation in the Current Offering and the Plan. I request that
              the Company cease all further payroll deductions under the Plan
              (provided I have given sufficient notice before the next payday).
              My payroll deductions not previously used to purchase shares
              should not be used to purchase shares in the Current Offering.
              Instead, I request that all such amounts be paid to me as soon as
              practicable. I understand that this election immediately
              terminates my interest in the Current Offering and in the Plan.

(TM)   B.     TERMINATION AFTER NEXT PURCHASE. I elect to terminate my
              participation in the Plan following my purchase of shares on the
              next Purchase Date of the Current Offering. I request that the
              Company cease all further payroll deductions under the Plan
              (provided I have given sufficient notice before the next payday).
              All payroll deductions credited to my Plan account should be used
              to purchase shares on the next Purchase Date of the Current
              Offering to the extent permitted by the Plan. I understand that
              this election will terminate my interest in the Plan immediately
              following such purchase. I request that any cash balance remaining
              in my Plan account after my purchase of shares be paid to me as
              soon as practicable.

        I understand that I am terminating my interest in the Plan and that no
further payroll deductions will be made (provided I have given sufficient notice
before the next payday), unless I elect to become a participant in another
Offering by filing a new Subscription Agreement with the Company. I understand
that I will receive no interest on the amounts paid to me from my Plan account,
and that I may not apply such amounts to any other Offering under the Plan or
any other employee stock purchase plan of the Company.

II.     PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

        Amount of withdrawal requested: $
                                         -----------------

        I request that the above amount not previously used to purchase shares
under the Plan be withdrawn from my Plan account and paid to me as soon as
practicable. If the amount requested constitutes the entire balance of my Plan
account, I understand that I will be treated as having elected to withdraw in
full from the Plan in accordance with alternative A above. I understand that I
will receive no interest on the amounts paid to me from my Plan account, and
that I may not apply such amounts to any other Offering under the Plan or any
other employee stock purchase plan of the Company.

Date:                                       Signature:
     ----------------------------------               --------------------------

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.25

                           INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

        THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into
effective as of July __, 2000, between Telect, Inc., a Washington corporation
(the "Company"), and ________________, a director and/or officer of the Company
("Indemnitee").

                                 R E C I T A L S

        A. Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company and in such
capacity is performing valuable services for the Company.

        B. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
("Articles") provide for the indemnification of the directors and officers of
the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Washington Business
Corporation Act (the "Statute").

        C. The Articles and the Statute are not exclusive, and thereby contracts
may be entered into between the Company and the members of its Board of
Directors (the "Board") and its officers with respect to indemnification of such
directors and officers.

        D. The Articles provide that the Company may purchase and maintain a
policy or policies of insurance on behalf of an individual who is a director or
an officer ("D&O Insurance"), covering certain liabilities which may be incurred
by its officers or directors in the performance of their obligations to the
Company.

        E. As a result of recent developments affecting the terms, scope and
availability of D&O Insurance there exists general uncertainty as to the extent
of protection afforded Company officers and directors by such D&O Insurance and
said uncertainty also exists under statutory indemnification provisions.

        F. In order to induce Indemnitee to serve or to continue to serve as a
director and/or officer of the Company, the Company has agreed to enter into
this Agreement with Indemnitee.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals above, the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and Indemnitee's service
as a director and/or officer after the date hereof, the Company and Indemnitee
agree as follows:

1.      INDEMNIFICATION

        1.1 SCOPE. The Company agrees to and shall hold harmless and indemnify
Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by law against any Damages (as defined
in Section 1.5) incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding (as
defined in Section 1.6) to which Indemnitee is or is threatened to be made a
party or witness, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically
authorized by this Agreement, the Company's Articles, the Company's Amended and
Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"), the Statute or otherwise. Such right to
indemnification shall be without regard to any limitations found in RCW
23B.08.510 through 23B.08.550; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Indemnitee shall have no
right to indemnification on account of (a) acts or omissions of Indemnitee
finally adjudged to be intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (b)
conduct of Indemnitee finally adjudged in a final judgment, not

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subject to appeal, by a court of proper jurisdiction to be in violation of RCW
23B.08.310; or (c) any transaction with respect to which it is finally adjudged,
not subject to appeal, by a court of proper jurisdiction that Indemnitee
personally received a benefit in money, property or services to which Indemnitee
was not legally entitled. In the event of any change, after the date of this
Agreement, in any applicable law, statute or rule issued pursuant to such law or
statute regarding the right of a Washington corporation to indemnify a member of
its board of directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent that they
would expand Indemnitee's rights hereunder, shall be within the scope of
Indemnitee's rights and the Company's obligations hereunder, and, to the extent
that they would narrow Indemnitee's rights hereunder, shall be excluded from
this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any change that is found in a final
judgment, not subject to appeal, by a court of proper jurisdiction to be
required by applicable laws, statutes or rules issued pursuant to such law or
statute to be applied to this Agreement shall be so applied regardless of
whether the effect of such change is to narrow Indemnitee's rights hereunder.

        1.2 PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO OFFICER'S FAILURE TO DISCHARGE DUTIES. If
Indemnitee is an officer of the Company, the indemnification and other rights
and benefits provided to Indemnitee by this Agreement shall apply fully with
respect to any Proceeding in which it is claimed or adjudicated that Indemnitee
is liable to the Company by reason of having failed to discharge the duties of
Indemnitee's office, which claims and liabilities are hereby released; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the foregoing indemnification and release obligations of the
Company shall have no application with respect to claims and liabilities by or
to the Company to the extent that they are based upon or arise out of
Indemnitee's actions or omissions described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) of
Section 1.1.

        1.3 NONEXCLUSIVITY. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall
not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled (and
any failure to qualify for indemnification under this Agreement shall not be
determinative of any rights) under the Company's Articles or the Company's
Bylaws, any vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, the Statute or
otherwise, whether as to actions or omissions by Indemnitee in Indemnitee's
official capacity or otherwise.

        1.4 ADVERSE AMENDMENTS. Subject to applicable law, the Company agrees
that the Articles or Bylaws shall not be amended in a manner that adversely
affects the indemnification rights provided thereunder to the Indemnitee.

        1.5 INCLUDED COVERAGE. If Indemnitee is made a party (or is threatened
to be made a party) to, or is otherwise involved (including, but not limited to,
as a witness) in any Proceeding, the Company shall hold harmless and indemnify
Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities
incurred in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to
attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, amounts paid
in settlement and other expenses (collectively, "Damages").

        1.6 DEFINITION OF PROCEEDING. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Proceeding" shall mean any actual, pending, threatened or completed action,
suit, claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative and whether formal or informal) in which Indemnitee is, has been
or becomes involved by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or has been a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or that, being or having
been such a

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director, officer, employee or agent, Indemnitee is or was serving at the
request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of
another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise (collectively, a "Related Company"), including but not limited to
service with respect to any employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such
action, suit, claim or proceeding is alleged action or omission by Indemnitee in
an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent or in
any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, trustee or
agent; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, except with respect to an action to enforce this
Agreement, "Proceeding" shall not include any action, suit, claim or proceeding
instituted by or at the direction of Indemnitee unless such action, suit, claim
or proceeding is or was authorized by the Board.

        1.7 NOTIFICATION. As promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt by
Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee will, if
a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this
Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that failure to so notify the Company will relieve the Company from any
liability that it may otherwise have to Indemnitee under this Agreement only if,
and then solely to the extent that, such failure can be shown to have materially
prejudiced the Company's ability to defend the Proceeding.

        1.8 DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT. If a determination of Indemnitee's
entitlement to indemnification is required pursuant to RCW 23B.08.550 or a
successor statute or pursuant to other applicable law, the appropriate decision
maker shall make such determination; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (a) Indemnitee
shall initially be presumed in all cases to be entitled to indemnification, and
(b) unless the Company shall deliver to Indemnitee written notice of a
determination that Indemnitee may not be entitled to indemnification within
thirty (30) days after the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's notice pursuant to
Section 1.7, Indemnitee shall conclusively be deemed to be entitled to such
indemnification and the Company hereby agrees not to assert otherwise.
Indemnitee may establish a conclusive presumption of any fact necessary to such
a determination by delivering to the Company a declaration made under penalty of
perjury that such fact is true.

        1.9    PRESUMPTION AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.

               (a) If a Change of Control shall have occurred, in making a
determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the
person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has
submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with this Agreement, and
the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in
connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination
contrary to that presumption.

               (b) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under
this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification
shall not have made a determination within 30 days after receipt by the Company
of Indemnitee's request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to
indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be
entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a
material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee's
statements not

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materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or
(ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided,
however, that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to
exceed an additional 30 days, if the person, persons or entity making the
determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith
requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation
and/or information relating thereto and gives notice to Indemnitee thereof; and
provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.9 shall not
apply if (i) the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made
by the stockholders pursuant to this Agreement and (A) within 15 days after
receipt by the Company of the request for such determination the Board has
resolved to submit such determination to the stockholders for their
consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such
receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of
stockholders is called within 15 days after such receipt for the purpose of
making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within 30 days
after having been so called and such determination is made thereat, or (ii) the
determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent
Counsel pursuant to this Agreement.

               (c) The settlement or termination of any Proceeding or of any
claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of
Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not
act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any
criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that
Indemnitee's conduct was lawful.

               (d) "Change in Control" means a change in control of the Company
occurring after the Effective Date of a nature that would be required to be
reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in
response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), whether or not the Company is
then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without
limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if after
the Effective Date (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
outstanding securities without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the
members of the Board in office immediately prior to such person attaining such
percentage interest, (ii) the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation,
sale of assets or other reorganization, or a proxy contest, as a consequence of
which members of the Board in office immediately prior to such transaction or
event constitute less than a majority of the Board thereafter, or (iii) during
any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such
period constituted the Board (including for this purpose any new director whose
election or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved
by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were
directors at the beginning of such period) cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board.

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        1.10 SURVIVAL. The indemnification and release provided under this
Agreement shall apply to any and all Proceedings, notwithstanding that
Indemnitee has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of
the Company or a Related Company.

2.      EXPENSE ADVANCES

        2.1 GENERALLY. The right to indemnification conferred by Section 1 shall
include the right to have the Company pay Indemnitee's attorneys' fees and other
expenses in any Proceeding as such expenses are incurred and in advance of such
Proceeding's final disposition (such right is referred to hereinafter as an
"Expense Advance").

        2.2 CONDITIONS TO EXPENSE ADVANCE. The Company's obligation to provide
an Expense Advance is subject to the following conditions:

               (a) UNDERTAKING. Indemnitee or his representative shall have
executed and delivered to the Company a written undertaking, which need not be
secured and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee's financial
ability to make repayment, by or on behalf of Indemnitee, to repay all Expense
Advances if and to the extent that it shall ultimately be determined, by a final
decision not subject to appeal rendered by a court having proper jurisdiction,
that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such Expense Advance under
this Agreement or otherwise.

               (b) AFFIRMATION. If required under applicable law, Indemnitee
shall furnish a written affirmation of Indemnitee's good faith belief that
Indemnitee has met all applicable standards of conduct.

3.      PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT

        3.1 ENFORCEMENT. If a claim for indemnification made by Indemnitee
hereunder is not paid in full within thirty (30) days, or a claim for an Expense
Advance made by Indemnitee hereunder is not paid in full within thirty (30)
days, after written notice of such claim is delivered to the Company, Indemnitee
may, but need not, at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to
recover the unpaid amount of the claim (an "Enforcement Action").

        3.2 PRESUMPTIONS IN ENFORCEMENT ACTION. In any Enforcement Action the
following presumptions (and limitations on presumptions) shall apply:

               (a) The Company shall conclusively be presumed to have entered
into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed hereunder in order to
induce Indemnitee to serve or to continue to serve as an director and/or officer
of the Company;

               (b) The failure of the Company (including but not limited to the
Board, independent or special legal counsel or the Company's shareholders) to
make a determination prior to the commencement of the Enforcement Action that
indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances shall not be a
defense to the Enforcement Action or create a presumption that Indemnitee is not
entitled to indemnification hereunder; and

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               (c) If Indemnitee is or was serving as a director, officer,
employee, trustee or agent of a corporation of which a majority of the shares
entitled to vote in the election of its directors is held or controlled by the
Company or in which the Company has otherwise made an investment or in an
executive or management capacity in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise of which the Company or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company is a
general partner or has a majority ownership or control position or in which the
Company has otherwise made an investment, then such corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or enterprise shall conclusively be deemed a Related
Company and Indemnitee shall conclusively be deemed to be serving such Related
Company at the request of the Company.

        3.3 ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION. If Indemnitee
is required to bring an Enforcement Action, the Company shall hold harmless and
indemnify Indemnitee against all of Indemnitee's attorneys' fees and expenses in
bringing and pursuing the Enforcement Action (including but not limited to
attorneys' fees at any stage, and on appeal).

4.      DEFENSE OF CLAIM. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee
has provided notice to the Company pursuant to Section 1.7:

        4.1 The Company may participate therein at its own expense.

        4.2 If the Company agrees, in writing, to hold the Indemnitee harmless
with respect to the proceeding and is able to demonstrate, in Indemnitee's
reasonable judgment, that it is financially capable of holding the Indemnitee
harmless, then the Company, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
notified, may assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to so
assume the defense thereof, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under
this Agreement for any legal fees or other expenses (other than reasonable costs
of investigation) subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the
defense thereof unless (a) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee or the
incurring of such expenses has been authorized by the Company, (b) Indemnitee
shall have reasonably concluded that there is or may be a conflict of interest
between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such
Proceeding, or (c) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume
the defense of such Proceeding, in each of which cases the legal fees and other
expenses of Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall
not be entitled to assume the defense of a Proceeding brought by or on behalf of
the Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have reached the conclusion
described in clause (b) above.

        4.3 The Company shall not be liable for any amounts paid in settlement
of any Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld.

        4.4 The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner which
would impose any penalty, costs or Damages on Indemnitee without Indemnitee's
written consent.

5.      D&O INSURANCE

        5.1 To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or
policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or
agents or fiduciaries of the

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Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise which such person serves at the request of the
Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance
with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any
such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies.

        5.2 In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall
be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of
Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary
to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to
enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

        5.3 The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any
payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that
Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance
policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

6.      LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION; MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

        6.1 LIMITATION ON INDEMNITY. No indemnification pursuant to this
Agreement shall be provided by the Company:

               (a) On account of any suit in which a final, unappealable
judgment for which there is no further right of appeal is rendered by a court
having proper jurisdiction against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made
from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in
violation of the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and amendments thereto; or

               (b) For Damages or Expense Advances that have been paid directly
to Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a policy of D&O Insurance or other
insurance maintained by the Company.

        6.2 MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that,
in certain instances, federal law or public policy may override applicable state
law and prohibit the Company from indemnifying Indemnitee under this Agreement
or otherwise if found by a final, unappealable judgment rendered by a court
having proper jurisdiction.

7.      SEVERABILITY. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall
be construed as requiring the Company to take or fail to take any action in
violation of applicable law. The Company's inability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement pursuant to court order shall not constitute a breach of
this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable, as provided
in this Section 7. If a court of competent jurisdiction should decline to
enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee
agree that such provisions shall be deemed to be reformed to provide Indemnitee
indemnification by the Company to the maximum extent permitted by the other
portions of this Agreement that are not unenforceable, and the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected, and this Agreement shall continue in force.

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8.      GOVERNING LAW; BINDING EFFECT; ASSUMPTION BY SUCCESSORS; AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION

        8.1 This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Washington.

        8.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon Indemnitee and upon the
Company, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of
Indemnitee, his or her spouse and marital community Indemnitee's heirs, personal
representatives and assigns and to the benefit of the Company, its successors
and assigns.

        8.3 In the event the Company or any successor (i) consolidates with or
merges into any other person or entity and shall not be the continuing or
surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii)
liquidates, dissolves or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to any
person or entity, then, and in each case, proper provisions shall be made so
that the successors of the Company assume the obligations set forth in this
Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under the law of such person's or
entity's jurisdiction of incorporation, if such entity is a corporation, or
under other applicable law.

        8.4 No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both parties hereto.

        8.5 No amendment, modification, repeal, termination or replacement of
any part or all of the Company's Bylaws or Articles shall operate in any way to
limit Indemnitee's rights under this Agreement.

        8.6 Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon Indemnitee the right to
continue to serve as a director and\or officer of the Company. If Indemnitee is
an officer of the Company, then, unless otherwise expressly provided in a
written employment agreement between the Company and Indemnitee, the employment
of Indemnitee with the Company shall be terminable at will by either party.

        8.7 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as
Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company, or is serving at the request
of the Company in any of the capacities specified in Section 1.6. Rights arising
pursuant to that Agreement with respect to any such office or position held
prior to the termination hereof shall survive the termination of such office or
position.

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

"Company"                                   TELECT, INC.

                                   By
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                                   Its
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"Indemnitee"

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