Document:

ESCROW AGREEMENT

         THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into as of the
_____ day of October, 2000, by and among Alpine Entertainment, Inc., a
California corporation ("Issuer"), RH Investments Corporation ("Placement
Agent"), and City National Bank ("Escrow Agent")

                                R E C I T A L S:

         A.  Issuer propose to offer for sale to subscribers an aggregate of
1,250,000 shares of the capital stock of Issuer, having no par value (the
"Shares") at a price of $6.00 per Share, payable at the time of subscribing for
a Share. 250,000 shares and the proceeds therefrom shall be subject to this
Agreement. The payment of $1,500,000 for at least 250,000 Shares will be paid
into the escrow created by this Agreement.

         B.  Issuer intends to sell the Shares on a best-efforts "minimum or
none" basis in a public offering (the "Offering") by delivering to each
subscriber a Prospectus (the "Prospectus") describing the Offering.

         C.  Issuer desires to establish an escrow account in which funds
received from subscribers would be deposited pending completion of the period
during which the Escrow Account shall be open (the "Escrow Period"). City
National Bank, serve as Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth herein.

                                   AGREEMENT:

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:

         1.  Issuer hereby appoints City National Bank, as Escrow Agent and
Escrow Agent shall establish an escrow account (the "Escrow Account") on its
books styled "Alpine Entertainment Subscription Account." Commencing upon the
execution of this Agreement, Escrow Agent shall act as Escrow Agent and hereby
agrees to receive and disburse the proceeds from the offering of the Shares in
accordance with the terms here of. Issuer agrees to notify the Escrow Agent
promptly of the closing of the offering and sale of the Shares.

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         2.  Issuer or Placement Agent shall cause all checks received from
subscribers for Shares to be promptly deposited into the Escrow Account. Issuer
or Placement Agent shall deliver to the Escrow Agent checks of the subscribers
made payable to the Alpine Entertainment Subscription Account or endorsed to the
Alpine Entertainment Subscription Account. Any checks that are received by
Escrow Agent that are not made payable or endorsed to the Alpine Entertainment
Escrow Account shall be returned to the Issuer. Issuer or Placement Agent shall
furnish to the Escrow Agent at the time of each deposit of the above-mentioned
funds a list containing the name of each subscriber, the subscriber's address,
the number of Shares subscribed for, and the amount of the check being delivered
to the Escrow Agent. Prior to the receipt of the Minimum (as described below),
the Issuer is aware and understands that it is not entitled to any proceeds from
subscriptions deposited into the Escrow Account and no amounts deposited in the
Escrow Account during the Escrow Period shall become the property of the Issuer
or any other entity, or be subject to the debts of the Issuer or any other
entity.

         3.  The Escrow Period shall commence on the date hereof and shall
terminate ten (10) Business Days (as defined below) following the earlier to
occur of the following dates:

             (a)     The date upon which Escrow Agent confirms upon
                     written request of the Issuer that it has received
                     into the Escrow Account and collected gross
                     subscription proceeds from the sale of 250,000 Shares
                     aggregating $1,500,000 in deposited funds (the
                     "Minimum") assuming that, prior to such date, the
                     SB-2 Registration Statement as amended, File Number
                     333-73213 has been declared effective by the
                     Securities and Exchange Commission; or

             (b)     The "Cessation Date," which for the purposes of this
                     Agreement shall be May ___, 2001, except as extended
                     in writing by the agreement of parties for a period
                     not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days.

             (c)     The date upon which a determination is made by the
                     Issuer to terminate the Offering prior to the sale of
                     the Minimum, as communicated to Escrow Agent in
                     writing.

             Upon the occurrence of any of the events described in (a), (b) or
(c) above, the Escrow Period shall continue for such ten (10) Business-Day
period solely for the limited purposes of collecting subscribers' checks that
have been deposited prior to such event and disbursing funds from the Escrow
Account as provided herein. Escrow Agent will not accept deposits of
subscribers' checks after notice that any of the events described in
subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) has occurred.

             "Business Day" shall mean a day on which commercial banks in
Los Angeles, California, are open for the general transaction of business. If
any action or time for performance pursuant to this Agreement is to occur on any
Saturday, Sunday or holiday, such time for action or performance shall be
extended to the next Business Day.

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         4.  The Escrow Agent will deposit the subscribers' checks for
collection and credit the proceeds to the Escrow Account to be held by it under
the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, Escrow Agent is under no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of
any checks delivered to Escrow Agent hereunder. The Escrow Agent hereby is
authorized to forward each check for collection and deposit the proceeds in the
Escrow Account. As an alternative, the Escrow Agent may telephone the bank on
which the check is drawn to confirm that the check has been paid. Additionally,
to insure that such funds have cleared normal banking channels for collection,
Escrow Agent is authorized to hold for ten (10) Business Days funds to be
released. Issuer shall immediately reimburse Escrow Agent any monies paid to it
if thereafter the subscriber's check is returned unpaid. Any item returned
unpaid to the Escrow Agent on its first presentation for payment shall be
returned to Issuer and need not be again presented by the Escrow Agent for
collection. Issuer agrees to reimburse Escrow Agent for the cost incurred with
any returned check. The Escrow Agent shall not be required to invest any funds
deposited in the Escrow Account and shall in no event be liable for any
investment loss. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "collected funds" or
the term "collected" when referring to the proceeds of subscribers' checks shall
mean all funds received by Escrow Agent that have cleared normal banking
channels and are in the form of cash

         5.  If prior to the Cessation Date, subscribers' checks in an amount of
at least the Minimum have been deposited in the Escrow Account, upon request
from Issuer, Escrow Agent will confirm the amounts collected by it from
subscribers' checks. If such amount is at least equal to the Minimum, the Issuer
may send Escrow Agent a written notice providing a list of all accepted
subscribers, specifying the total amount of their subscription to be remitted to
Issuer, and containing a request to terminate the Escrow Period and remit such
amount, less any fees or other amounts then owing from Issuer to Escrow Agent
hereunder, to the Issuer as promptly as possible, but in no event later than ten
(10) Business Days after such termination, by issuing its bank check payable to
the Issuer or by depositing such amount directly into the account of Issuer if
maintained with City National Bank, as designated in writing by Issuer to Escrow
Agent. The Escrow Period shall not terminate upon receipt by Escrow Agent of
such notice, but shall continue for such (10) Business-Day period solely for the
limited purposes of collecting subscribers' checks that have been deposited
prior to Escrow Agent's receipt of such notice and disbursing funds from the
Escrow Account as provided herein. Escrow Agent will not accept deposits of
subscribers' checks after receipt of such notice.

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             If, on the Cessation Date, the Minimum Amount has not been
deposited with the Escrow Agent and collected, or if Issuer notifies the Escrow
Agent in writing that Issuer elects to terminate the Offering as provided in
paragraph 3(c) above, the Escrow Agent shall then issue and mail its bank checks
to the subscribers in the amount of the subscribers' respective checks, without
deduction, penalty or expense to the subscriber, and shall, for this purpose, be
authorized to rely upon the names and addresses of subscribers furnished it as
contemplated above. No subscriber shall be paid interest with respect to such
deposited funds. The purchase money returned to each subscriber shall be free
and clear of any and all claims of the Issuer and any of its creditors. For each
subscription for which the Escrow Agent has not collected funds but has
submitted the subscriber's check for collection, the Escrow Agent shall promptly
issue a check to such subscriber in the amount of the collected funds from such
subscriber's check after the Escrow Agent has collected such funds. If Escrow
Agent has not yet submitted such subscriber's check for collection, the Escrow
Agent shall promptly remit the subscriber's check directly to such subscriber.

             At such time as Escrow Agent shall have made the payments and
remittances provided in the Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall be completely
discharged and released of any and all further liabilities and responsibilities
hereunder.

         6.  As consideration for its agreement to act as Escrow Agent as herein
described, Issuer agrees to pay the Escrow Agent an administration fee of
$_______ upon execution of this Agreement, plus the fees described on the
attached fee schedule. Further, Issuer agrees to pay all disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Escrow Agent in performance of its duties
hereunder, including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of its counsel,
all in accordance with the attached fee schedule or the other provisions of this
Agreement. No such fees or reimbursements shall be paid out of or chargeable to
the funds on deposit in the Escrow Account until such time as the Minimum has
been collected.

             If the Issuer rejects any subscription for which Escrow Agent has
already collected funds, the Escrow Agent shall promptly issue a refund check to
the rejected subscriber in the amount of the subscriber's check. If the Issuer
rejects any subscription for which the Escrow Agent has not yet collected funds
but has submitted the subscriber's check for collection, the Escrow Agent shall
promptly issue a check in the amount of the collected funds from the
subscriber's check to the rejected subscriber after the Escrow Agent has cleared
such funds. If Escrow Agent has not yet submitted a rejected subscriber's check
for collection, the Escrow Agent shall promptly remit the subscriber's check
directly to the subscriber.

         7.  This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earlier of
(i) twenty (20) days after the Cessation Date or (ii) twenty (20) days after the
date upon which the Escrow Agent has delivered the final portion of Escrow
Account funds pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

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         8.  It is understood that the Escrow Agent reserves the right to resign
as Escrow Agent at any time by giving written notice of its resignation,
specifying the effective date thereof, to each other party hereto. Within thirty
(30) days after receiving the aforesaid notice, the other party or parties
hereto shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent to which the Escrow Agent may
distribute the property then held hereunder, less its fees, costs and expenses
(including counsel fees and expenses) which may remain unpaid at that time. If a
successor Escrow Agent has not been appointed and has not accepted such
appointment by the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Escrow Agent may
apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Escrow Agent and the fees, costs and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees
and expenses) which it incurs in connection with such a proceeding shall be paid
by the Company.

         9.  The parties hereto agree that the following provisions shall
control with respect to the rights, duties, liabilities, privileges and
immunities of the Escrow Agent:

             (a)     Escrow Agent shall have no obligation to invest the Escrow
                     Account.

             (b)     The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility except for
                     the safekeeping and delivery of the amounts deposited in
                     the Escrow Account in accordance with this Agreement. The
                     Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any act done or
                     omitted to be done under this Agreement or in connection
                     with the amounts deposited in the Escrow Account, except as
                     a result of the Escrow Agent's gross negligence or willful
                     misconduct. The Escrow Agent is not a party to nor is it
                     bound  by, nor need it give consideration to the terms of
                     provisions of, even though it may have knowledge of, (i)
                     any agreement or undertaking by, between or among the
                     Issuer and any other party, except this Agreement, (ii) any
                     agreement or undertaking that may be evidenced by this
                     Agreement, (iii) any other agreements that may now or in
                     the future be deposited with the Escrow Agent in connection
                     with this Agreement. The Escrow Agent is not a party to, is
                     not responsible for, and makes no representation with
                     respect to the offer, sale or distribution of the Shares
                     including, but not limited to, matters set forth in any
                     offering documents prepared and distributed in connection
                     with the offer, sale and  distribution  of the  Shares. The
                     Issuer covenants that it will not commence any action
                     against the Escrow Agent at law, in equity, or otherwise as
                     a result of any action taken or thing done by the Escrow
                     Agent pursuant to this Agreement, or for any disbursement
                     made as authorized herein upon failure of the Issuer to
                     give the notice within the times herein prescribed. The
                     Escrow Agent has no duty to determine or inquire into any
                     happening or occurrence of or of any performance or failure
                     of performance of the Issuer or of any other party with
                     respect to agreements or arrangements with any other party.
                     If any question, dispute or disagreement arises among the
                     parties hereto and/or any other party with respect to the
                     funds deposited in the Escrow Account or the proper
                     interpretation of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall
                     not be required to act and shall not be held liable for
                     refusal to act until the question or dispute is settled,
                     and the Escrow Agent has the absolute right at its
                     discretion to do either or both of the following:

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                     (i)      withhold and/or stop all further performance
                              under this Agreement until the Escrow Agent
                              is satisfied, by receipt of a written
                              document in form and substance satisfactory
                              to the Escrow Agent and executed and binding
                              upon all interested parties hereto (who may
                              include the subscribers), that the question,
                              dispute, or disagreement had been resolved;
                              or

                     (ii)     file a suit in interpleader and obtain by
                              final judgment, rendered by a court of
                              competent jurisdiction, an order binding all
                              parties interested in the matter. In any
                              such suit, or should the Escrow Agent become
                              involved in litigation in any manner
                              whatsoever on account of this Agreement or
                              the Escrow Account, the Escrow Agent shall
                              be entitled to recover from the Issuer its
                              attorneys' fees and costs.

                     The Escrow Agent shall never be required to post a
                     bond in connection with any services hereunder. The
                     Escrow Agent may consult with counsel of its own
                     choice and shall have full and complete authorization
                     and protection for and shall not be liable for any
                     action taken or suffered by it hereunder in good
                     faith and believed by it to be authorized hereby, nor
                     for action taken or omitted by it in accordance with
                     the advice of such counsel (who shall not be counsel
                     for the Issuer).

             (c)     The Escrow Agent shall be obligated only for the
                     performance of such duties as are specifically set
                     forth in this Agreement and may rely and shall be
                     protected in acting or refraining from acting upon
                     any written notice, instruction or request furnished
                     to it hereunder and believed by it to be genuine and
                     to have been signed or presented by the proper party
                     or parties and to take statements made therein as
                     authorized and correct without any affirmative duty
                     of investigation.

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             (d)     The Issuer hereby agrees to indemnify the Escrow Agent for,
                     and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, or
                     expense (including, without limitation, all legal expenses
                     incurred in enforcing any of the provisions of this
                     Agreement or otherwise in connection herewith) incurred
                     without gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part
                     of the Escrow Agent, arising out of or in connection with
                     its entering into this Agreement and carrying out its
                     duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of
                     defending itself against any claim of liability hereunder
                     or arising out of or in connection with the sale of the
                     Shares. This covenant shall survive the termination of this
                     Agreement.

             (e)     The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any
                     modification, amendment, termination, cancellation,
                     rescission or supersession of this Agreement unless
                     the same shall be in writing and signed by all of the
                     other parties hereto and, if its duties as Escrow
                     Agent hereunder are affected thereby, unless it shall
                     have given prior written consent thereto.

             (f)     Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any damage,
                     loss, liability, or delay caused by accidents,
                     strikes, fire, flood, war, riot, equipment breakdown,
                     electrical or mechanical failure, acts of God or any
                     cause which is reasonably unavoidable or beyond its
                     reasonable control.

         10. Notices required to be sent hereunder shall be delivered by hand,
sent by an express mail service or sent via United States mail, postage prepaid,
certified, return receipt requested, or via facsimile: to the following address:

             If to Placement Agent:   RH Investment Corporation
                                      15760 Ventura Boulevard
                                      Suite 1732
                                      Encino, CA 91436
                                             Attention:  Stuart Greenberg
                                                         Bruce C. Haapala

             If to Issuer:            Alpine Entertainment, Inc.
                                      6919 Valjean Ave
                                      Van Nuys, CA 91406
                                             Attention:  Greg Cozine

             If to Escrow Agent       City National Bank
                                      Corporate Trust Services
                                      400 North Roxbury Drive
                                      Beverly Hills, CA   90210
                                             Attention:
                                             Phone: 310-888-6283
                                             Fax:   310-888-6288

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             No notice to the Escrow Agent shall be deemed to be delivered until
actually received by the Escrow Agent. From time to time any party hereto may
designate an address other than the address listed above by giving the other
parties hereto not less than five (5) days advance notice of such change in
address in accordance with the provisions hereof.

         11. This Agreement shall be construed, enforced and administered in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.

         12. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of
which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not
sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
page were an original thereof.

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EXECUTED on the date first written above.

                                           ISSUER:
                                           Alpine Entertainment, Inc.

                                           By:      /S/ Ryan Carroll
                                                    ----------------
                                           Name:    Ryan Carroll
                                           Title:   President

                                           ESCROW AGENT:
                                           City National Bank

                                           By:
                                                    -------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                           PLACEMENT AGENT:
                                           RH Investment Corporation

                                           By:      /S/ Stuart Greenberg
                                                    --------------------
                                           Name:    Stuart Greenberg
                                           Title:   Managing Director

                                       9EuroTelecom Communications Inc.
                          F4 Mexborough Business Centre
                                  College Road
                                   Mexborough
                             South Yorkshire S64 9JP

                            LETTER OF APPOINTMENT OF
                             NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

                                                                  9th March 2000

         Dear Chris

         I am authorised by the Board of Directors ("the Board") to record the
         terms of your appointment as a director of e-linking Inc ("the
         Company") as follows:

1        TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

1.1      Your appointment is as a non-executive director of the Company, with
         such appointment being subject to Admission of the share capital of the
         Company to the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock
         Exchange by no later than 30 April 2000, and for a term expiring when
         the first of the following events occurs:

         (a)      if you are not re-appointed or deemed to have been
                  re-appointed a director by shareholders following your
                  retirement at any time in accordance with the Company's
                  Articles of Association;

         (b)      if you are otherwise removed as a director or vacate office
                  pursuant to the law or the Company's Articles of Association;

         (c)      if you resign or do not offer yourself for re-election by
                  shareholders, either for your own reasons or at the request of
                  the Board; or

         (d)      either you or the Company terminate the appointment by giving
                  the other three months' notice in writing.

1.2      The Board's recommendation for your re-election by shareholders is not
         automatic. In advance of each relevant occasion, whilst you remain a
         non-executive director, the Board will normally discuss at a board
         meeting whether or not to recommend your re-election: you will be
         advised of the decision following the conclusion of the meeting.

2        DUTIES

         As a non-executive director you should:

         (a)      bring an independent judgment to bear on issues of Company
                  strategy, performance, resources (including key appointments)
                  and standards of conduct, INTER ALIA as outlined in the
                  Principles of Good Governance and Code of Best Practice ("the
                  Combined Code") prepared by the Hampel Committee on Corporate
                  Governance, bearing in mind the size of the Company and the
                  nature of its business;

         (b)      fulfil your general duties as a director (pursuant to the
                  Company's Articles of Association, the law and all relevant
                  regulations); and

         (c)      attend meetings of the Board and any committees of which you
                  are from time to time a member (including the Remuneration and
                  Audit Committees) and shareholders meetings.

3        INFORMATION

         You will be supplied with all information (including financial
         information) which in the Company's view you reasonably require in
         order to carry out your duties and such information will be provided in
         sufficiently good time to enable you to give it proper consideration
         prior to any decision which may have to be made. In particular, the
         Company will provide you with the papers for Board meetings not less
         than seven days prior to such meetings (unless such meetings are held
         at short notice to which you consent) and the monthly management
         accounts as soon as possible after they become available.

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4        RESPONSIBILITIES

         You should accept responsibilities when required to do so in accordance
         with the law, the requirements of the London Stock Exchange and the
         City Code on Take-overs and Mergers US securities laws, federal laws
         and laws of the state of Delaware, and should comply with the following
         codes (as amended from time to time):

         (a)      the Combined Code (to the extent expected of companies whose
                  shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market);

         (b)      the Statement of Best Practice on the role and duties of
                  directors by the Institutional Shareholders Committee;

         (c)      the role of the non-executive director produced by the
                  Promotion of Non-Executive Directors (PRONED);

         (d)      the report by the Institute of Directors on the disclosure of
                  directors' remuneration; and

         (e)      the Model Code for AIM companies, as appended to the rules of
                  the London Stock Exchange

         copies of which, as applicable to directors, have been provided to you.
         As referred to in the Combined Code, you are responsible, along with
         the rest of the Board, for preparing the annual report and accounts of
         the Company on the bases set out therein.

5        REMUNERATION

5.1      You are entitled to be paid directors' fees at the rate of
         (pound)50,000 per annum (or such higher rate as the Company may from
         time to time notify in writing to you) which shall accrue from day to
         day and be payable by equal quarterly instalments in arrears.

5.2      You are not entitled to receive any other benefits and, upon ceasing to
         be a director, shall not be entitled to receive any payment except
         accrued directors' fees for past services.

5.3      You hereby authorise the Company to deduct from any remuneration
         accrued and due hereunder (whether or not actually paid during the
         period of directorship) any tax or social security contributions which
         the Company is obligated to deduct in respect of such remuneration.

6        EXPENSES

         Any expenses reasonably incurred on Company business will be reimbursed
         within 14 days of receipt by the Company of a written claim in
         accordance with the Company's normal expenses policy supported by
         proper vouchers or other documentation.

7        CONFIDENTIALITY

         You shall at all times keep entirely confidential all information
         relating to the Company and its subsidiaries which is not in the public
         domain, and shall not disclose to any party or use any such information
         unless required to do so by law or with the agreement of the Chairman
         except in BONA FIDE discharge of your duties. All intellectual property
         rights relating to the business of the Company shall remain the
         property of the Company.

8        CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

         You will not, without the consent of the Board, accept any other
         appointment or enter into any arrangement which might reasonably be
         expected to lead to a conflict of interest arising. In any event of
         doubt, please consult me in advance.

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9        INDEPENDENT ADVICE

         The Board has agreed that any director may, if necessary in the
         furtherance of his or her duties, take independent professional advice
         at the Company's expense, subject to having first notified me. Any such
         payment by the Company would, of course, be subject to any restriction
         under company law.

10       INSURANCE

         The Company may effect liability insurance which covers directors and
         officers of the Company and any subsidiary company of the Company,
         subject to such policy's terms, conditions and exclusions as the Board
         decides.

11       ENTIRE AGREEMENT

         This letter, read in conjunction with the Memorandum and Articles of
         Association of the Company, contains the entire agreement between you
         and the Company concerning your appointment as a non-executive director
         and it supersedes all previous agreements, whether written, oral or
         implied.

         Please confirm your agreement to the contents of this letter by signing
         and returning the accompanying copy to me.

         Yours sincerely

         Graham Ford

         For and on behalf of EuroTelecom Communications Inc

         I have read and agree the terms of my appointment as non-executive
         director of the Company as set out in the Company's letter dated 2000.

         Dated..........................................

         Signed.........................................

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