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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                          FORM OF STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

     STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT, dated as of January ___, 2002 (this "Agreement"), by
and among [             ] (the "Stockholder"), Astral Point Communications,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Alcatel, a French corporation
("Alcatel"), and Apples Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary
of Alcatel ("Merger Sub"). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Merger
Agreement referred to below.

     WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Stockholder owns of record and
beneficially shares of Company Capital Stock, Options, Warrants and/or other
securities of the Company which are convertible into or exercisable for, shares
of Company Capital Stock, as set forth on Schedule I hereto (such securities,
together with any other securities of the Company hereafter acquired by the
Stockholder (including through the exercise of Options, Warrants or conversion
of convertible securities) prior to the Termination Date (as hereinafter
defined), are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Securities");

     WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
Alcatel, the Company and Merger Sub are entering into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which,
among other things, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, and the
Company will be the surviving corporation (the "Merger");

     WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Alcatel's willingness to enter
(and to cause Merger Sub to enter) into the Merger Agreement, Alcatel has
required that the Company and the Stockholder enter into this Agreement;

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

        1. Differential Payment.

        (a) In the event that a transaction resulting from an Applicable
Takeover Proposal (as hereinafter defined) is consummated during the Restricted
Period (as hereinafter defined), then the Stockholder shall pay to Alcatel an
amount (the "Differential Payment"), equal to 90% of the difference between (x)
the Takeover Transaction Consideration (as hereinafter defined) paid to the
Stockholder pursuant to the terms of such Applicable Takeover Proposal minus (y)
the fair market value of the Merger Consideration which would have been payable
to the Stockholder pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

        (b) For purposes of this Agreement:

                (i)     The Merger Consideration shall be valued (A) for the
                        portion that is comprised of ADSs, based on the average
                        closing prices for ADSs on the NYSE, and (B) for any
                        portion that is comprised of Alcatel Shares, based on
                        the average closing prices of Alcatel Shares on the
                        Euronext, each for

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                        the 20 consecutive trading days ending on and including
                        the third trading day prior to the date hereof.

                (ii)    "Applicable Takeover Proposal" shall mean a Takeover
                        Proposal that is proposed or offered during the
                        Restricted Period.

                (iii)   "Restricted Period" shall mean (A) a twelve (12) month
                        period beginning on the Termination Date if the Merger
                        Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 9.01 (e),
                        (f), or (h) of the Merger Agreement or (B) a three (3)
                        month period beginning on the Termination Date if the
                        Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
                        9.01(d) by Alcatel due to a Terminating Breach which is
                        a willful breach of the Company.

                (iv)    "Takeover Proposal" shall mean (i) any proposal for a
                        merger, share exchange, consolidation or other business
                        combination concerning the Company or any of its
                        subsidiaries, (ii) any proposal or offer to the Company
                        or any of its stockholders to acquire in any manner,
                        directly or indirectly, any part of the assets or more
                        than 10% of any equity securities of the Company or any
                        of its subsidiaries, (iii) any proposal or offer with
                        respect to any recapitalization or restructuring
                        concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
                        (iv) any proposal or offer with respect to any other
                        transaction similar to any of the foregoing relating to
                        the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

                (v)     "Takeover Transaction Consideration" means the aggregate
                        fair market value of all consideration payable directly
                        or indirectly to the Stockholder in connection with any
                        Applicable Takeover Proposal (including any equity
                        awards or options that are outstanding as of the
                        Termination Date and are assumed by the buyer), other
                        than base salary, performance-based bonus, newly-issued
                        equity incentive awards that are subject to a vesting
                        period of more than one year and benefits, in each case,
                        solely related to the Stockholder's employment.

                (vi)    "Termination Date" shall mean the date on which the
                        Merger Agreement shall have been terminated.

        (c) The Company shall notify Alcatel in writing, as promptly as
practicable, and in any event not later than the first business day following
the execution of a definitive agreement involving an Applicable Takeover
Proposal or the launching of a tender offer that constitutes an Applicable
Takeover Proposal, of such execution or launching. In addition, the Company
shall provide Alcatel with a copy of all documents regarding such Applicable
Takeover Proposal as shall be reasonably necessary for Alcatel to determine the
aggregate Takeover Transaction Consideration and which shall not be used by
Alcatel for any other purpose (other than in connection with any disputes
arising hereunder). Such documents shall be deemed to be subject to the terms of
the Confidentiality Agreement.

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        (d) Within three business days of the consummation of the transaction
resulting from an Applicable Takeover Proposal (the "Applicable Takeover
Proposal Closing"), the Stockholder shall transfer the Differential Payment, by
wire transfer in immediately available funds, to Alcatel at such account as may
be designated by Alcatel, provided, however, that if any portion of the Takeover
Transaction Consideration shall be payable to the Stockholder at any time
following the Applicable Takeover Transaction Closing (the "Post-Closing
Payment"), the portion of the Differential Payment that is attributable to the
Post-Closing Payment shall be paid by the Stockholder to Alcatel within three
business days of the date that it is paid or distributed to the Stockholder. In
the event that pursuant to the terms of the Applicable Takeover Proposal any
portion of the Takeover Transaction Consideration shall be payable to the
Stockholder in any form other than in cash (the "Non-Cash Consideration") the
Stockholder shall have the option of paying Alcatel the Non-Cash Consideration
portion of the Differential Payment in cash in an amount equal to the fair
market value of the Non-Cash Consideration portion of the Differential Payment,
as mutually determined in good faith by the Stockholder and Alcatel.

        2. Voting of Securities.

        (a) The Stockholder covenants and agrees that at any meeting of the
stockholders of the Company, however called, including, without limitation, the
Company Stockholders' Meeting, and in any action by written consent of the
stockholders of the Company, the Stockholder will vote, or cause to be voted,
all of his/her/its Securities (to the extent that such Securities carry voting
rights) (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of
the Merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including, without limitation,
in favor of the Company Stockholders' Proposal), as the Merger Agreement may be
modified or amended from time to time (except to the extent that any amendments
or modification to the Merger Agreement amends or modifies the Exchange Ratios
in Section 2.06(c) in a manner that adversely affects such Stockholder), (ii)
against any Takeover Proposal, and (iii) in favor of any amendment to the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation or the Company By-Laws in order to carry
out the terms provided in the Merger Agreement and to consummate the Merger,
including any amendment to Article IV.A.4 (entitled "Liquidation") of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, to give effect to the Exchange Ratios
set forth in the Merger Agreement.

        (b) The Stockholder agrees not to deposit any of the Securities into a
voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to the
Securities or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto.

        (c) The Stockholder hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints, Paul
Wensel and Pascal Durand-Barthez, and any individual designated in writing by
it, and each of them individually, as its proxy and attorney-in-fact upon
execution of the Irrevocable Proxy attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Stockholder
understands and acknowledges that Alcatel is entering into the Merger Agreement
in reliance upon the Stockholder's execution and delivery of this Agreement. The
Stockholder hereby affirms that the Irrevocable Proxy is given in connection
with the execution of the Merger Agreement, and that such Irrevocable Proxy is
given to secure the performance of the duties of the Stockholder under this
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the Stockholder hereby (i)
affirms that the Irrevocable Proxy is coupled with an interest and may under no
circumstances be revoked, (ii) ratifies and confirms all that the proxies
appointed in the Irrevocable Proxy may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof and

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(iii) affirms that such Irrevocable Proxy is executed and intended to be
irrevocable in accordance with the provisions of Section 212(e) of the Delaware
Law.

        3. Transfer of Securities.

        (a) The Stockholder covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of (i)
the consummation of the Merger, and (ii) the end of the Restricted Period, the
Stockholder will not directly or indirectly (x) sell, assign, transfer, pledge,
encumber or otherwise dispose of any of the Securities, or (y) enter into any
contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to the direct
or indirect sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any Securities;
provided, however, that the Stockholder may take the actions described in
clauses (x) or (y) of this Section 3(a) in connection with an Applicable
Takeover Proposal so long as the obligations under Section 1 hereof shall
continue in full force and effect and shall not be adversely impacted by the
taking of such action.

        (b) The Stockholder agrees to submit to the Company contemporaneously
with the execution of this Agreement all certificates representing the
Securities (to the extent certificated) so that the Company may place the
following legend on the Securities:

                "These Securities are subject to an Irrevocable Proxy in favor
                of Alcatel and to such additional restrictions as are set forth
                in that certain Stockholder Agreement dated January, ___ 2002 by
                and among Alcatel, the Stockholder, the Company and Merger Sub."

        (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may
(i) make a Special Distribution (as hereinafter defined), and (ii) transfer the
Securities to such Stockholder's spouse, a member of such Stockholder's
Immediate Family (as hereinafter defined) or a trust for the benefit of the
Stockholder or a member of such Stockholder's Immediate Family (each transferee
under clauses (i) and (ii) is hereinafter referred to as a "Permitted
Transferee"); provided that, as a condition of such transfer, any Permitted
Transferee delivers to Alcatel, prior to such transfer, a written agreement to
be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. For purposes of
this Section 3(c), (x) a Stockholder's "Immediate Family" shall mean such
Stockholder's grandparents, parents, spouse, siblings, children, nieces and
nephews, and (y) a "Special Distribution" shall mean a distribution by a
Stockholder that is a private equity fund to its partners, members and equity
holders that is either (1) required (without discretion) by the terms of the
applicable governing documents and agreements of such Stockholder, or (2) made
in connection with the dissolution, termination or winding-up of the
Stockholder.

        4. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholder. The Stockholder
represents and warrants to Alcatel that the statements contained in this Section
4 are true and correct, except as set forth herein or in the disclosure schedule
delivered by the Stockholder to Alcatel concurrently herewith (the "Stockholder
Disclosure Schedule"), whether or not a reference to the Stockholder Disclosure
Schedule appears in the representation or warranty. The Stockholder Disclosure
Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the lettered
paragraphs in this Section 4 and the disclosure in any paragraph shall qualify
other paragraphs in this Section 4 only to the extent that it is specifically
indicated in such paragraph.

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        (a) Ownership of Securities. The Stockholder is, and (subject to any
modification resulting solely from the exercise of Options or Warrants, or the
conversion of convertible securities, listed on Schedule 1 hereto) immediately
prior to the Effective Time will be, the record and beneficial owner of the
number, class and series of shares of Company Capital Stock, Options and
Warrants and other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for
the shares of Company Capital Stock set forth on Schedule I hereto, free and
clear of any and all Encumbrances.

        (b) Organization; Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Stockholder
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite power and authority
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, lease or
operate and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement , the Irrevocable Proxy and any certificates and
documents contemplated hereby by the Stockholder (the "Stockholder Ancillary
Agreements") and the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Stockholder, and no other proceedings on the
part of the Stockholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the
Stockholder Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the transactions so
contemplated. The Stockholder has all necessary power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and the Stockholder Ancillary Agreements and to
perform the Stockholder's obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and
the Stockholder Ancillary Agreements will be, duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Stockholder and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Stockholder Ancillary Agreements by each of
the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in
accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other Laws of general application affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally now or hereafter in effect and (ii) general
principles of equity, regardless of whether asserted in a proceeding in equity
or at law.

        (c) No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Stockholder Ancillary Agreements by the
Stockholder do not, and the performance of this Agreement and the Stockholder
Ancillary Agreements by the Stockholder and the consummation by the Stockholder
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, (i) conflict with
or violate the organizational documents of the Stockholder, (ii) conflict with
or violate any Law applicable to the Stockholder or by which any of the
Stockholder's properties is bound or affected or (iii) conflict with, result in
any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default) under, or impair the Stockholder's rights
or alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result
in the creation of an Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of the
Stockholder pursuant to any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract,
agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation
to which the Stockholder is a party or by which the Stockholder or any of the
Stockholder's properties is bound or affected except, in the case of clauses
(ii) and (iii), for such conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults, impairments
or alterations that would not prevent or

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delay consummation of the Merger, or otherwise prevent or delay the Stockholder
from performing his, her or its obligations under this Agreement. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the Stockholder Ancillary Agreements by the
Stockholder do not, and the performance of this Agreement and the Stockholder
Ancillary Agreements by the Stockholder and the consummation by the Stockholder
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, require any
waiver, consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or
notification to, any Governmental Entity or other third party, except where the
failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to
make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or delay consummation of
the Merger, or otherwise prevent or delay the Stockholder from performing his,
her or its obligations under this Agreement.

        (d) Convertible Promissory Notes. If the Stockholder holds Convertible
Promissory Notes, the Stockholder hereby waives his/her/its right to demand
repayment or to convert such Convertible Promissory Notes into shares of Company
Capital Stock or any other equity interest in the Company (whether in whole or
in part) on or prior to the Closing, and if the Merger Agreement is terminated,
until such termination becomes effective. The right to convert the Convertible
Promissory Notes, as provided therein, shall terminate upon the Effective Time
of the Merger.

        (e) Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of the Stockholder, in his/her/its capacity as such.

        (f) Stockholders' Representative. The Stockholder hereby ratifies the
appointment of the Stockholders' Representative as the Stockholder's true and
lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact pursuant to Section 10.16 of the Merger
Agreement.

        (g) Escrow Indemnity Account. The Stockholder hereby acknowledges and
consents to the delivery and holding of a portion of the Pro Rata Interest of
the Stockholder in the Merger Consideration in the Escrow Indemnity Account
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and the Merger Agreement
including, without limitation, Section 2.07 of the Merger Agreement.

        (h) Approval of Options. The Stockholder hereby acknowledges and
consents to the grant to employees of the Company, on January 15, 2002, of
options to purchase an aggregate of 5,200,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Company at an exercise price of $0.55 per share.

        5. Notice to Alcatel. The Stockholder shall give prompt notice to
Alcatel of (i) the occurrence, or non-occurrence, of any event the occurrence,
or non-occurrence, of which would be likely to cause any representation or
warranty of the Stockholder contained in this Agreement to be untrue or
inaccurate and (ii) the failure of the Stockholder materially to comply with or
satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by
it hereunder, provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to
this Section shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available
hereunder to Alcatel.

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        6. Indemnification.

        (a) Indemnification of Alcatel. In addition to, and not in limitation
of, the indemnification obligations of the Company contained in the Merger
Agreement, the Stockholder hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Alcatel Indemnitees from and against any Losses, as and when incurred, based
upon, arising out of or otherwise in respect of:

          (i) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty by the Stockholder
contained herein or in any Stockholder Ancillary Agreement, or any claim by a
third party which would constitute such a misrepresentation or breach; or

          (ii) any breach of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement by
the Stockholder contained herein or in any Stockholder Ancillary Agreement, or
any claim by a third party which would constitute such a breach or failure.

        (b) Reliance not an Element. The parties hereto acknowledge that
reliance shall not be an element of any claim by any Alcatel Indemnitee for
breach of warranty or misrepresentation under this Agreement.

        (c) General Indemnification Provisions.

          (i) For the purposes of this Section 6(c), the term "Indemnitee" shall
refer to the Alcatel Indemnitee indemnified or entitled, or claiming to be
entitled, to be indemnified pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(a) of this
Agreement.

          (ii) The Indemnitee shall promptly give the Stockholder notice of any
matter which the Indemnitee has determined has given or could give rise to a
right of indemnification under this Agreement, stating the amount of the Losses
(whether actual or reasonably estimated), the method of computation thereof and
the basis for the claim, all with reasonable particularity. Failure to give
timely notice of a matter which may give rise to an indemnification claim shall
not affect the rights of the Indemnitee to collect such claim from the
Stockholder so long as such failure to so notify does not materially adversely
affect the Stockholder's ability to defend such claim against a third party. The
obligations and liabilities of the Stockholder under this Section 6 with respect
to Losses arising from claims of any third party that are subject to the
indemnification provided for in this Section 6 ("Third-Party Claims") shall be
governed by and contingent upon the following additional terms and conditions:

              (1) if the Indemnitee shall receive notice of any Third-Party
Claim, the Indemnitee shall give the Stockholder prompt notice of such
Third-Party Claim and shall permit the Stockholder, at its option, to assume and
control the defense and/or management of such Third-Party Claim at the
Stockholder's expense and through counsel of its choice if the Stockholder gives
prompt notice of its intention to do so to the Indemnitee and does so promptly
thereafter;

              (2) if the Stockholder exercises its right to undertake the
defense and/or management of any such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnitee shall
cooperate with the Stockholder in such defense and/or management and make
available to the Stockholder all

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witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in the Indemnitee's
possession or under its control relating thereto as is reasonably required by
the Stockholder;

              (3) if the Stockholder does not exercise its right to undertake
the defense and/or management of any Third-Party Claim as provided above, the
Indemnitee may, directly or indirectly, conduct the defense and/or management of
any such Third-Party Claim in any manner it reasonably may deem appropriate and
at the expense of the Stockholder, and the Stockholder shall cooperate with the
Indemnitee in such defense and/or management and make available to the
Indemnitee all witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in the
Stockholder's possession or under its control relating thereto as is reasonably
required by the Indemnitee;

              (4) the Stockholder will not consent to the entry of any judgment
or enter into any settlement with respect to a Third-Party Claim (x) without the
prior written consent of the Indemnitee (not to be unreasonably withheld),
unless the judgment or proposed settlement involves only the payment of money
damages, does not impose an injunction or other equitable relief upon the
Indemnitee and could not otherwise reasonably be expected to have an adverse
effect on the Indemnitee and (y) unless the consent or settlement includes as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the
Indemnitee of an unconditional release from all liability in respect of the
Third-Party Claim;

              (5) the Indemnitee will not consent to the entry of any judgment
or enter into any settlement with respect to a Third-Party Claim without the
prior written consent of the Stockholder (not to be unreasonably withheld),
unless the Stockholder fails to assume the defense and/or management of the
Third-Party Claim in accordance with this Section 6(c) and then only if such
consent or settlement includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by
the claimant or plaintiff to the Stockholder of an unconditional release from
all liability in respect of the Third-Party Claim; and

              (6) if there is a reasonable probability that a Third-Party Claim
may materially and adversely affect the Indemnitee other than as a result of
money damages or other monetary payments, the Indemnitee shall have the right,
at its own cost and expense, to participate in the defense of the Third-Party
Claim.

        (d) Certain Limits on Indemnification.

          (i) For purposes of this Section 6, the amount of any Losses shall be
determined (A) without giving effect to any other materiality or similar
qualification contained in any representation, warranty or covenant herein and
(B) net of any tax benefits realized by the Alcatel Indemnitees as a direct
result of such Loss.

          (ii) Each Alcatel Indemnitee shall have the obligation to take
commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any Losses.

          (iii) Subject to the clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 6(d)(iii), no
claim under this Section 6 shall be made after the expiration of the Survival
Period, provided, however, that (x) if written notice of a claim is made prior
to the expiration of the Survival Period, then the

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relevant representation, warranty or covenant shall survive as to such claim
only until the claim has been finally resolved, and (y) claims on account of a
misrepresentation or breach of a warranty contained in Section 4(a) hereof (a
"Title Breach") may be made indefinitely.

          (iv) If there is a final determination that an indemnity payment made
pursuant to this Section 6 is taxable to the Alcatel Indemnitee, the Alcatel
Indemnitee shall be entitled to such additional amounts as will result in the
Alcatel Indemnitee receiving on an after-tax basis the amount of indemnity to
which it is entitled.

        (e) The indemnification provided in this Section 6 shall be the sole and
exclusive remedy following the consummation of the Merger available to the
Alcatel Indemnitees against the Stockholder or any of his/her/its respective
affiliates for any claim under this Agreement or any of the Stockholder
Ancillary Agreements, other than in connection with claims (x) for fraud or
intentional misrepresentation, or (y) as provided in the Merger Agreement.

        (f) Satisfaction of Indemnification Obligations.

          (i) The sole recourse and exclusive remedy that the Alcatel
Indemnitees have to satisfy post-Closing claims for indemnification pursuant to
Section 6(a) shall be the Escrow Indemnity Account established pursuant to the
Escrow Agreement, other than for a Title Breach or in connection with claims for
fraud or intentional misrepresentation.

          (ii) Subject to Section 6(d) and in compliance with the terms of the
Escrow Agreement, the Alcatel Indemnitees shall, in satisfaction of any claims
for indemnification arising under Section 6(a) above as a result of a Title
Breach, be entitled to receive and, as applicable, shall first seek to recover
any Loss (x) from the Escrow Indemnity Account, such number of ADSs, using the
valuation which is set forth in Section I.3(d) of that certain form of Escrow
Agreement attached as Exhibit E to the Merger Agreement (provided, however, that
the amount of ADSs recoverable from the Escrow Indemnity Account with respect to
such Loss under this clause (x) shall in no event exceed the Stockholder's Pro
Rata Interest of the Escrow Indemnity Account), calculated using the same
convention used to calculate the value of Losses in clause (x) above, and (y)
following the termination of the time period during which claims can be made
against the Escrow Indemnity Account, following the depletion of the Escrow
Indemnity Account or after reaching the maximum amount payable from the Escrow
Indemnity Account as provided in the parenthetical in clause (x) immediately
above (whichever occurs first), and with respect to satisfaction of any
indemnification obligation of the Stockholder arising under Section 6(a) with
respect to a Title Breach, cash from the Stockholder; provided, further, that
the aggregate amount of the indemnification payable by the Stockholder under
Section 6(f)(ii)(y) shall be limited to an amount equal to (A) the value of the
aggregate Merger Consideration that the Stockholder is entitled to receive under
the Merger Agreement (valued pursuant to Section 1(b)(i) of this Agreement,
minus (B) the value of any ADSs which shall have been actually received by the
Alcatel Indemnitees with respect to a Title Breach by the Stockholder under
Section 6(f)(ii)(x)).

        7. Public Announcements. The Stockholder shall not make any press
release or otherwise make any public statement with respect to the Merger or
this Agreement without the prior consent of Alcatel, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,

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however, that the Stockholder may, without the prior consent of Alcatel, issue
such press release or make such public statement as may upon the advice of
counsel be required by law or applicable stock exchange regulation if it has
used all commercially reasonable efforts to consult with Alcatel.

        8. Specific Performance and Injunction. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached or threatened to be breached. It is accordingly agreed that
the parties shall be entitled to a preliminary and permanent injunction or
injunctions to prevent breaches, or threatened breaches, of this Agreement and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the
United States or any state having jurisdiction, without the need to post bond or
other security, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are
entitled at law or in equity.

        9. Covenants as to Convertible Promissory Notes and Preferred Stock.

        (a) At or promptly following the Closing, Alcatel shall pay, or cause to
be paid, the aggregate amount of principal and interest of the Convertible
Promissory Notes held by such Stockholder in ADSs in such number as is equal to
the result of (x) the aggregate amount of principal and interest of the
Convertible Promissory Notes divided by (y) the average of the last reported
sales prices of the ADSs on the NYSE during the (20) consecutive trading days
ending on and including the third trading day prior to the Effective Time.

        (b) The Stockholder agrees not to (i) convert any of the Securities,
which are either Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, into shares of common
stock of the Company on or prior to June 30, 2002, or (ii) elect to exercise, on
or prior to June 30, 2002, any of its rights to receive any of the benefits of
Section 6G of Article Fourth of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, as amended from time to time.

        10. Fiduciary Duties. The Stockholder is signing this Agreement solely
in the Stockholder's capacity as an owner of his/her/its Securities, and nothing
herein shall prohibit, prevent or preclude the Stockholder from taking or not
taking any action in his or her capacity as an officer or director of the
Company, to the extent permitted by the Merger Agreement.

        11. Termination. This Agreement and the Irrevocable Proxy, other than
Sections 1, 3, 4, 6 (only to the extent provided below), 7, 8 and 12 hereof,
shall terminate and be of no further force or effect simultaneously with the
earlier of (1) such time as the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated
pursuant to the terms thereof, or (2) the date on which the Company Board shall
have (i) withdrawn, qualified or modified or proposed to withdraw, qualify or
modify, in a manner adverse to Alcatel, its approval or recommendation of the
Company Stockholders' Proposal by the Company Board, (ii) approved or
recommended, or proposed to approve or recommend, a Superior Proposal, or (iii)
caused the Company to enter into a letter of intent, agreement in principle,
acquisition agreement or other similar agreement with respect to any Superior
Proposal, each in accordance with the terms of Section 6.03(c) of the Merger
Agreement. Section 1 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
until the obligations thereunder are satisfied; Section 3 shall remain in effect
until the earlier of (x) the end of the Restricted Period, (y) the consummation
of the Merger and (z) the termination of the

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Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, other than pursuant to Sections
9.01(d), (e), (f) or (h) thereof; Section 4 and, if the Merger is consummated,
Section 6, shall remain in full force and effect until the expiration of the
Survival Period or for as long as a claim for Losses is pending so long as such
claim had been made during the Survival Period, subject to clauses (x) and (y)
of Section 6(d)(iii) of this Agreement; and Section 12 shall remain in full
force and effect until all the Sections of this Agreement are terminated.

        12. Miscellaneous.

        (a) All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made as of
the date received if delivered personally, sent by nationally recognized
overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid,
return receipt requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such
other address for a party as shall be specified by like changes of address,
which shall be effective upon receipt), or sent by electronic transmission, with
confirmation received, to the telecopy numbers specified below:

                             If to Alcatel or Merger Sub:
                                      Alcatel
                                      54, rue la Boetie
                                      75008 Paris, France
                                      Fax No.:  011-331-4076-1435
                                      Attention:  General Counsel

                             With a copy to:

                                      Proskauer Rose LLP
                                      1585 Broadway
                                      New York, New York 10036
                                      Fax No.:  (212) 969-2900
                                      Attention: Stanley Komaroff, Esq.

                             If to the Stockholder:

                                      Fax No.:
                                      Attention:

        (b) The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.

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        (c) This Agreement, including the Stockholder Disclosure Schedule and
the Stockholder Ancillary Agreements, constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties
with respect thereto. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or rescinded
except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto stating
that it constitutes an amendment hereto.

        (d) If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal
or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other
conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full
force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the terms of this
Agreement remain as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

        (e) Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in
part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties hereto without the
prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment without such
prior written consent shall be null and void, except that Alcatel may assign
this Agreement to any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Alcatel
without consent of any other party.

        (f) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

        (g) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING
OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

        (h) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.

        (i) Each of the parties hereto (i) consents to submit itself to the
non-exclusive personal jurisdiction of any federal court located in the State of
New York in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) agrees that it will not
attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request
for leave from any such court.

                           [Signature Page to follow]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to
be signed individually or by its respective duly authorized officer as of the
date first written above.

                                     ALCATEL

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

                                     ASTRAL POINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

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

                                     [                     ]

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

                                     APPLES ACQUISITION CORP.

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

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                                   SCHEDULE I

                          DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES

<TABLE>
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Security                                                     Number of Shares
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<S>                                                          <C>

</TABLE>

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                         STOCKHOLDER DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

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                                IRREVOCABLE PROXY

     Reference is made to the Stockholder Agreement (the "Stockholder
Agreement"), by and among the undersigned, Astral Point Communications, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Alcatel, a French corporation ("Alcatel")
and Apples Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of
Alcatel. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Stockholder Agreement.

     The Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes each of Pascal
Durand-Barthez and Paul Wensel, who are duly authorized representatives of
Alcatel, and each of them (collectively, the "Proxyholders"), the agents and
proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
to the full extent of the Stockholder's rights with respect to the Securities,
on or after the date hereof and prior to the date this proxy terminates, to vote
the Securities as follows.

     The agents and proxies named above are empowered at any time prior to
termination of this proxy to exercise all voting and other rights (including,
without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written consents with
respect to the Securities) of the undersigned at every annual, special or
adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Company, and in every written
consent in lieu of such a meeting, or otherwise (to the extent that such
Securities carry voting rights) (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger
Agreement and the approval of the Merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement
(including, without limitation, in favor of the Company Stockholders' Proposal
(as hereinafter defined)), as the Merger Agreement may be modified or amended
from time to time, (ii) against any Takeover Proposal, and (iii) in favor of any
amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or the Company By-Laws
in order to carry out the terms provided in the Merger Agreement and to
consummate the Merger, including any amendment to Article IV.A.4 (entitled
"Liquidation") of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to give effect to
the Exchange Ratios set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Proxyholders may not
exercise this proxy on any other matter. The Stockholder may vote the Securities
(to the extent that such Securities carry voting rights) on all such other
matters. For purposes of this proxy, the "Company Stockholders' Proposal" shall
mean the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Merger, any
ancillary agreements delivered in connection therewith and the other
transactions contemplated thereby by the stockholders of the Company in
accordance with applicable law and the Company's Certificate of Incorporation.

     The proxy granted by the Stockholder to the Proxyholders hereby is granted
as of the date of this proxy in order to secure the obligations of the
Stockholder set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, and is
irrevocable and coupled with an interest in such obligations and in the
interests in the Company held by Stockholder. This proxy will terminate as set
forth in Section 11 of the Stockholder Agreement.

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     Upon the execution hereof, all prior proxies given by the undersigned with
respect to the Securities on or after the date hereof are hereby revoked and no
subsequent proxies will be given until such time as this proxy shall be
terminated in accordance with its terms.

     Any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the
successors and assigns of the undersigned. The Stockholder authorizes the
Proxyholders to file this proxy and any substitution or revocation of
substitution with the Secretary of the Company and with any Inspector of
Elections at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company.

                                                 [Signature Page to follow]

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     This proxy is irrevocable and shall survive the insolvency, incapacity,
death or liquidation of the undersigned.

Dated:  January   , 2002

                                           [               ]

                                           By:
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                                    FORM OF
                                ESCROW AGREEMENT

                                  BY AND AMONG

                                    ALCATEL,

                                ROBERT CONEYBEER

                                       AND

                                 [ESCROW AGENT]

                           Dated as of _________, 2002

                                 ACCOUNT NUMBER:

        SHORT TITLE OF ACCOUNT: Astral Point Communications, Inc. Escrow

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     ESCROW AGREEMENT made as of this ___ day of _____, 2002 (this "Agreement")
by and among Alcatel, a French corporation ("Alcatel"), Robert Coneybeer (the
"Stockholders' Representative") and [____________________] (the "Escrow Agent").
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Merger Agreement referred to below.

     WHEREAS, Alcatel, Astral Point Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and Apples Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly
owned subsidiary of Alcatel ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan
of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of January 18, 2002, pursuant to
which, among other things, at the Effective Time Merger Sub will be merged with
and into the Company, and the Company will be the surviving corporation
following the Merger;

     WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger
Agreement, Alcatel, the Company and each of the Principal Stockholders entered
into Stockholder Agreements, dated as of January 18, 2002 (each, a "Stockholder
Agreement");

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company and _________ (the
"Trustee") entered into a Trust Agreement, dated as of ___________ 2002 (the
"Trust Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, at the Effective Time the Trustee will direct Alcatel to deliver
certain ADSs to the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms hereof;

     NOW, THEREFORE, Alcatel, the Stockholders' Representative and the Escrow
Agent hereby agree that, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, the Escrow Agent shall hold in escrow and shall distribute the
Escrow Property (as defined herein) in accordance with and subject to the
following Instructions and Terms and Conditions:

                                I. INSTRUCTIONS:

            1. ESCROW PROPERTY.

               (a) APPOINTMENT. Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative
          hereby appoint and designate the Escrow Agent as the escrow agent
          hereunder, and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment and
          agrees to serve hereunder for the purposes and on the terms set forth
          herein.

               (b) DEPOSIT OF ESCROW PROPERTY. Contemporaneously with the
          execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Trustee will direct
          Alcatel to deliver to the Escrow Agent, on behalf of the Company
          Stockholders and in accordance with their respective Pro Rata
          Interests as set forth on EXHIBIT A hereto (the "Pro Rata Interests")
          (x) an American depositary receipt representing 900,000 ADSs (the
          "Initial Indemnification Escrow Property" and, collectively with the
          Additional Escrow Property (as hereinafter defined) relating thereto,
          the "Indemnification Escrow Property"), and (y) an American depositary
          receipt representing 100,000 ADSs (the "Initial Section 6.10 Escrow
          Property" and, collectively with the Additional Escrow Property
          relating thereto, the "Section 6.10

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          Escrow Property"; the Indemnification Escrow Property and the Section
          6.10 Escrow Property are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
          "Escrow Property").

               (c) ACCEPTANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF ESCROW PROPERTY. The Escrow
          Agent hereby accepts the Initial Indemnification Escrow Property and
          the Initial Section 6.10 Escrow Property (collectively, the "Initial
          Escrow Property"), agrees to accept any Additional Escrow Property and
          agrees to hold and release the Escrow Property in accordance with the
          terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each of Alcatel and the
          Stockholders' Representative hereby agrees that the Escrow Property
          will be held in escrow pending the delivery and release thereof
          pursuant and subject to this Agreement. The Escrow Property shall be
          maintained by the Escrow Agent with the same level of care with which
          the Escrow Agent maintains its own property. The Escrow Agent shall
          have no responsibility to keep the Escrow Property insured for loss,
          damage, theft or other hazard.

               (d) RECAPITALIZATION TRANSACTIONS. In the event of a stock
          dividend, stock split, reverse stock-split, reclassification or
          combination of shares or exchange of shares, recapitalization or
          merger, consolidation or other similar event affecting the ADSs
          (collectively, a "Recapitalization Transaction") the number and kind
          of ADSs referred to herein shall be appropriately adjusted and
          references in this Agreement to ADSs shall refer, as applicable, to
          the stock, securities, cash, property or other consideration received
          in exchange for or with respect to such ADSs pursuant to the terms of
          the Recapitalization Transaction, as applicable.

               (e) DIVIDENDS, VOTING AND RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP. Any ADSs or other
          stock, securities, cash, property or other consideration of any kind
          issued, as a result of, or issued upon the conversion or exercise of
          any security issued as a result of, any dividend, Recapitalization
          Transaction or other events occurring with respect to the Escrow
          Property, while such Escrow Property is held in escrow under this
          Agreement (the "Additional Escrow Property") shall be deemed to have
          been received by the Company Stockholders and deposited into escrow by
          such Company Stockholders and shall be held in escrow in the same
          manner as the Escrow Property relating thereto, and be considered to
          be Escrow Property. Each Company Stockholder will have the right to
          vote such whole number of ADSs that constitute the Escrow Property
          deposited in the Escrow Account in accordance with such Company
          Stockholder's Adjusted Pro Rata Interest (as defined below) in the
          Escrow Property, so long as such Escrow Property is held in escrow,
          and the Escrow Agent shall take all reasonable steps necessary to
          allow the exercise of such right. "Adjusted Pro Rata Interest" shall
          mean, with respect to any Company Stockholder, an amount, determined
          jointly by Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative, equal to such
          Company Stockholder's Pro Rata Interest in the Escrow Property reduced
          (but in no event to a number less than zero) by any amounts actually
          received by Alcatel hereunder solely as a result of such Company
          Stockholder's Title Breach (as defined in the Stockholder Agreements).

               (f) INVESTMENT OF ESCROW PROPERTY. The Escrow Agent shall have no
          obligation to pay interest on or to invest or reinvest any Escrow
          Property deposited or received hereunder, except that (i) any cash
          included in the Escrow Property shall be

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          deposited in U.S. Treasury Notes or Bills or certificates of deposit,
          interest bearing accounts or "money market" accounts of banks or trust
          companies organized in the United States having a minimum net worth of
          $1 billion, in each case with maturity dates not later than 30 days
          after the date of investment, and (ii) the Escrow Agent shall pay to
          the party or parties entitled to delivery of the Escrow Property the
          amount of interest actually earned, if any, on any cash included in
          Escrow Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

            2. DISTRIBUTION OF ESCROW PROPERTY. The Escrow Agent is directed to
hold and distribute the Escrow Property in the following manner:

               (a) DISTRIBUTION TO THE STOCKHOLDERS.

                    (i) As soon as practicable as Alcatel is reasonably
          satisfied that all expenses of the Company with respect to the Merger
          that are the obligation of the Company Stockholders, as described in
          Section 6.10 of the Merger Agreement (the "Section 6.10 Expenses")
          have been presented to the Company and for which Alcatel has received
          reimbursement thereon pursuant and subject to Section I.3(b) hereof,
          but in no event later than [______________, 2002] [the expiration of
          the 90 day period commencing at the Effective Time], the Escrow Agent
          shall deliver to the transfer agent for the ADSs an American
          depositary receipt for such number of ADSs as shall constitute the
          entire amount of ADSs as shall be included in the Section 6.10 Escrow
          Property at such time, in order to deliver to the Company
          Stockholders, in accordance with their respective Adjusted Pro Rata
          Interests, all of the Section 6.10 Escrow Property, LESS: any Section
          6.10 Escrow Property delivered to Alcatel in accordance with Section
          I.3(b) hereof in satisfaction of claims made by Alcatel for amounts to
          satisfy the Section 6.10 Expenses (a "Section 6.10 Claim").

                    (ii) Upon the termination of the Survival Period (the
          "Indemnification Escrow Release Date"), prior written notice of which
          date will be provided by Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative
          to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall deliver to the transfer
          agent for the ADSs an American depositary receipt for such number of
          ADSs as shall constitute the entire amount of ADSs as shall be
          included in the Indemnification Escrow Property at such time in order
          to deliver to the Company Stockholders, in accordance with their
          respective Adjusted Pro Rata Interests, all of the Indemnification
          Escrow Property, LESS:

                    (1) any Indemnification Escrow Property delivered to (x)
                    Alcatel in accordance with Section I.3(a) hereof in
                    satisfaction of claims against the Indemnification Escrow
                    Property by Alcatel Indemnitees for Losses pursuant and
                    subject to Article VIII of the Merger Agreement or Section 6
                    of any of the Stockholder Agreements (an "Alcatel
                    Indemnification Claim), or (y) the Stockholders'
                    Representative in accordance with Section I.3(c)

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                    hereof in satisfaction of SR Indemnification Claims (as
                    hereinafter defined) against the Indemnification Escrow
                    Property, and

                    (2) any Indemnification Escrow Property that may be subject
                    to delivery to Alcatel in accordance with Section I.2(c)
                    hereof with respect to any pending but unresolved Alcatel
                    Indemnification Claim for which an Alcatel Notice of Claim
                    (as hereinafter defined) shall have been delivered pursuant
                    to Section I.2(d) hereof.

                (b) The Stockholders' Representative shall have the right to
        satisfy claims and third-party expenses incurred by the Stockholders'
        Representative relating in any way to the Stockholders' Representative
        capacity as such (including, without limitation, any amounts payable by
        the Stockholders' Representative in connection with Sections II.4(d),
        II.9, II.10(b) and II.22 hereof, and excluding any claims and expenses
        incurred by the Escrow Agent or the Stockholders' Representative arising
        from or relating to the gross negligence or the willful misconduct of
        the Stockholders' Representative) (each, an "SR Indemnification Claim"
        and, collectively with an Alcatel Indemnification Claim, an
        "Indemnification Claim"; the Indemnification Claims and the Section 6.10
        Claims are hereinafter referred to as "Claims"), from the
        Indemnification Escrow Property up to an aggregate maximum amount of
        $250,000. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
        Agreement or in any other document, the Stockholders' Representative
        expressly acknowledges and agrees that the number of ADSs that the
        Stockholders' Representative may be entitled to receive under this
        Agreement shall not, under any circumstances, exceed such number of ADSs
        as shall have an aggregate value of $250,000, as reasonably determined
        by the Stockholders' Representative, in accordance with the methodology
        set forth in Section I.3(d) hereof.

                (c) Any Indemnification Escrow Property held by the Escrow Agent
        with respect to an unresolved Alcatel Indemnification Claim as a result
        of clause I.2(a)(ii)(2) above, will be delivered to the Company
        Stockholders (in accordance with their respective Adjusted Pro Rata
        Interests) or to Alcatel, as set forth in the applicable Release
        Document (as hereinafter defined), no later than ten (10) business days
        after the Escrow Agent shall have received such Release Document, in
        accordance with Section I.3(a) hereof.

                (d) Each notice of an Alcatel Indemnification Claim or a Section
        6.10 Claim will be in the form of an executed certificate delivered by
        Alcatel to the Escrow Agent and the Stockholders' Representative, and
        will contain (in the case of an Alcatel Indemnification Claim) a good
        faith estimate of the reasonably foreseeable maximum amount of Losses
        (whether actual or reasonably estimated) or (in the case of a Section
        6.10 Claim) the applicable Section 6.10 Expenses relating thereto, the
        number of ADSs that an Alcatel Indemnitee would be entitled to receive
        in connection therewith, as reasonably determined by Alcatel in
        accordance with the methodology set forth in Section I.3(d) hereof, and
        a brief description, in reasonable detail, (i) in the case of an Alcatel
        Indemnification Claim, of the facts, circumstances or events giving rise
        to the alleged Losses incurred or that may be incurred by the Alcatel
        Indemnitees and copies of

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        formal demands or complaints, if any, or (ii) in the case of a Section
        6.10 Claim, of the Section 6.10 Expenses (each of the notices described
        in clauses (i) and (ii) are hereinafter referred to as an "Alcatel
        Notice of Claim"). Such Alcatel Notice of Claim shall be given, in the
        case of a notice relating to an Alcatel Indemnification Claim,
        simultaneously with the notice described in Section 8.03(b) of the
        Merger Agreement or Section 6(c)(ii) of the Stockholder Agreements, as
        applicable.

                (e) Each notice of an SR Indemnification Claim (a "SR Notice of
        Claim" and, collectively with an Alcatel Notice of Claim, a "Notice of
        Claim") will be in the form of an executed certificate delivered by the
        Stockholders' Representative to the Escrow Agent and Alcatel, and will
        contain the amount of such SR Indemnification Claim, the number of ADSs
        that the Stockholders' Representative is entitled to receive in
        connection therewith, as reasonably determined by the Stockholders'
        Representative in accordance with the methodology set forth in Section
        I.3(d) hereof, and a brief description, in reasonable detail, of such SR
        Indemnification Claim.

            3. TRANSFER OF ESCROW PROPERTY FOLLOWING NOTICE OF CLAIM. Any Notice
of Claim received pursuant to Section I.2 above shall be resolved as follows:

                (a) Upon receipt of an Alcatel Notice of a Claim (on or prior to
        the expiration of the Survival Period), relating to an Alcatel
        Indemnification Claim, the Escrow Agent will set aside and continue to
        hold in escrow (notwithstanding the expiration of the Indemnification
        Escrow Release Date), such number of ADSs (or such other property as
        shall be included in the Indemnification Escrow Property at such time)
        as set forth in the Alcatel Notice of Claim until the Escrow Agent
        receives (i) a written notice jointly delivered by Alcatel and the
        Stockholders' Representative, (ii) a written notice signed by Alcatel
        requesting funds to conduct the defense and/or management of a Third
        Party Claim pursuant and subject to Section 8.03(b)(iii) of the Merger
        Agreement or Section 6(c)(ii)(3) of the Stockholder Agreements, or
        (iii) a settlement agreement, a binding arbitration award or a
        non-appealable order or final appellate decision of a court of competent
        jurisdiction setting forth a resolution of the Alcatel Indemnification
        Claim (each of the items in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) shall be referred
        to as a "Release Document"), in each case, setting forth the number of
        ADSs that Alcatel shall be entitled to receive in connection with such
        Alcatel Indemnification Claim. To the extent that the Release Document
        states that Alcatel shall be entitled to receive a number of ADSs which
        is less than the number of ADSs which the Escrow Agent had set aside
        pursuant to an Alcatel Notice of Claim, such excess ADSs shall (x)
        remain with the Escrow Agent and continue to constitute Escrow Property
        if such Alcatel Indemnification Claim is paid on or prior to the
        expiration of the Survival Period, and (y) be delivered by the Escrow
        Agent to the transfer agent for the ADSs in order to deliver to the
        Company Stockholders in accordance with their Adjusted Pro Rata
        Interests, if such Alcatel Indemnification Claim is paid following the
        expiration of the Survival Period.

                    (i) In the event that Alcatel shall be entitled to receive
          any Indemnification Escrow Property hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall
          deliver to the transfer agent for the ADSs an American depositary
          receipt for such number of ADSs as shall constitute the entire amount
          of ADSs as shall be included in the

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          Indemnification Escrow Property at such time (the "Indemnification ADS
          Amount"), together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and
          such other documents as may reasonably be required by such transfer
          agent, and the Escrow Agent shall cause such transfer agent to deliver
          to (x) Alcatel, a certificate representing the number of ADSs to which
          Alcatel is entitled to receive in connection with the applicable
          Alcatel Indemnification Claim, as set forth in the applicable Release
          Document ("Reimbursed ADS Amount"), and (y) the Escrow Agent, a
          certificate representing such number of ADSs as is equal to (1) the
          Indemnification ADS Amount, minus (2) the Reimbursed ADS Amount,
          provided, however, that in the event that the Alcatel Indemnification
          Claim is based on a Title Breach, the Loss recoverable from the
          Indemnification Escrow Property with respect to such Alcatel
          Indemnification Claim shall in no event exceed the breaching Company
          Stockholder's Pro Rata Interest of the Indemnification Escrow
          Property.

                (b) In the event that the Escrow Agent shall receive from
        Alcatel an Alcatel Notice of Claim with respect to any Section 6.10
        Claim, the Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver to the transfer agent for
        the ADSs an American depositary receipt for such number of ADSs as shall
        constitute the entire amount of ADSs as shall be included in the Section
        6.10 Escrow Property at such time (the "Section 6.10 ADS Amount"),
        together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other
        documents as may reasonably be required by such transfer agent, and the
        Escrow Agent shall cause such transfer agent to deliver to (x) Alcatel,
        a certificate representing the number of ADSs to which Alcatel is
        entitled to receive in connection with the applicable Section 6.10
        Claim, calculated by Alcatel in the applicable Alcatel Notice of Claim
        in accordance with Section I.3(d) hereof (the "Reimbursed Section 6.10
        ADS Amount"), and (y) the Escrow Agent, a certificate representing such
        number of ADSs as is equal to (1) the Section 6.10 ADS Amount, minus (2)
        the Reimbursed Section 6.10 ADS Amount.

                (c) In the event that the Escrow Agent shall receive (prior to
        the expiration of the Survival Period) from the Stockholders'
        Representative an SR Notice of Claim, the Escrow Agent shall promptly
        deliver to the transfer agent for the ADSs an American depositary
        receipt for the Indemnification ADS Amount, together with such letter of
        transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may reasonably
        be required by such transfer agent, and the Escrow Agent shall cause
        such transfer agent to deliver to (x) the Stockholders' Representative,
        a certificate representing the number of ADSs to which the Stockholders'
        Representative is entitled to receive in connection with the applicable
        SR Indemnification Claim, calculated by the Stockholders' Representative
        in the SR Notice of Claim in accordance with Section I.3(d) hereof (the
        "Reimbursed SR Indemnification ADS Amount"), and (y) the Escrow Agent, a
        certificate representing such number of ADSs as is equal to (1) the
        Indemnification ADS Amount, minus (2) the Reimbursed SR Indemnification
        ADS Amount.

                (d) Any amount owed to Alcatel or to the Stockholders'
        Representative hereunder, as determined pursuant to this Section 3, will
        be promptly payable to Alcatel or to the Stockholders' Representative,
        as the case may be, by distributions of whole numbers of ADSs (or, if
        the Escrow Property shall include cash or other property, in cash

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        or in such other property) on behalf of the Company Stockholders, as set
        forth in this Section I.3(d). The number and value of ADSs to be set
        aside and payable with respect to any Claim shall equal the value of
        such Claim divided by the average of the closing prices for ADSs on the
        NYSE, or any subsequent principal exchange or quotation system on which
        ADSs are traded or quoted (i) in the case of any Section 6.10 Claim or
        an SR Indemnification Claim, for the twenty (20) trading days ending on
        and including the third trading day prior to the date on which the
        applicable Notice of Claim is delivered to the Escrow Agent or, (ii) in
        the case of an Alcatel Indemnification Claim, for the twenty (20)
        trading days ending on and including the third trading day prior to the
        date of the Release Document related thereto. In the event that the
        Escrow Property shall (x) include any publicly-traded securities other
        than ADSs, the value of such securities shall be determined based on the
        average of the closing prices for such securities on the principal
        exchange or quotation system on which such securities are traded or
        quoted, in accordance with the methodology set forth in the immediately
        preceding sentence, and (y) include any property other than publicly
        traded securities, ADSs or cash, the value of such property shall be
        computed at the fair market value thereof, as reasonably determined in
        good faith by Alcatel (in the case of a Section 6.10 Claim) or by the
        Stockholder Representative (in the case of an SR Indemnification Claim)
        as of the third business day prior to the date on which the applicable
        Notice of Claim is delivered to the Escrow Agent or, in the case of an
        Alcatel Indemnification Claim, for the twenty (20) trading days ending
        on and including the third trading day prior to the date of the Release
        Document related thereto.

            4. ADDRESSES. Notices, instructions and other communications shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made as of the date
received if delivered personally, sent by nationally recognized overnight
courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return
receipt requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other
address for a party as shall be specified by like changes of address, which
shall be effective upon receipt), or sent by electronic transmission, with
confirmation received, to the Escrow Agent, ___________________________,
Attention: Mr. ___________, facsimile number ( ___ ) ___-____, and to Alcatel
and Stockholders' Representative as follows:

Stockholders' Representative:               Alcatel:

Robert Coneybeer                            Alcatel
                                            54, rue la Boetie
                                            75008 Paris, France
                                            Fax No.:  011-331-4076-1435
                                            Attention:  General Counsel

                                            With a copy to:

                                            Proskauer Rose LLP
                                            1585 Broadway
                                            New York, New York 10036
                                            Fax No.:  (212) 969-2900

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                                            Attention:  Stanley Komaroff, Esq.

            5. COMPENSATION.

                (a) Alcatel shall pay to the Escrow Agent a fee of $_________,
        upon execution of this Agreement and thereafter on each anniversary date
        of this Agreement. The annual fee shall not be pro-rated for any portion
        of a year.

                (b) Subject to the provisions of Sections II.4(d), II.9,
        II.10(b) and II.22 hereof, Alcatel shall be responsible for and shall
        reimburse the Escrow Agent upon demand for all reasonable expenses,
        disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Escrow Agent in
        connection with this Agreement.

            6. TAXES. For purposes of federal and other Taxes based on income,
the Company Stockholders shall be treated as the owners of the Escrow Property
in accordance with their Adjusted Pro Rata Interests and they shall report all
income, if any, that is earned on, or derived from, the Escrow Property as their
income (in accordance with their Adjusted Pro Rata Interests) in the taxable
year or years in which such income is properly includable and pay any Taxes
attributable thereto.

                            II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

            1. The duties, responsibilities and obligations of the Escrow Agent
shall be limited to those expressly set forth herein and no duties,
responsibilities or obligations shall be inferred or implied. The Escrow Agent
shall not be subject to, nor required to comply with, any other agreement
between or among Alcatel or the Stockholders' Representative or to which Alcatel
or the Stockholders' Representative is a party, even though reference thereto
may be made herein, or to comply with any direction or instruction (other than
those contained herein or delivered in accordance with this Agreement) from
Alcatel, the Stockholders' Representative or any entity acting on their behalf.
The Escrow Agent shall not be required to, and shall not, expend or risk any of
its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of
any of its duties hereunder.

            2. This Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors hereunder, and shall not be deemed to give,
either express or implied, any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim to any
other entity or person whatsoever.

            3. If at any time the Escrow Agent is served with any judicial or
administrative order, judgment, decree, writ or other form of judicial or
administrative process which in any way affects the Escrow Property (including
but not limited to orders of attachment or garnishment or other forms of levies
or injunctions or stays relating to the transfer of Escrow Property), the Escrow
Agent is authorized to comply therewith in any manner as it or its legal counsel
of its own choosing deems appropriate; and if the Escrow Agent complies with any
such judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, writ or other form of
judicial or administrative process, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any
of the parties hereto or to any other person or entity even though such order,
judgment, decree, writ or process may be subsequently modified or vacated or
otherwise determined to have been without legal force or effect.

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            4. (a) The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action
reasonably taken or omitted or for any loss or injury resulting from its actions
or its performance or lack of performance of its duties hereunder in the absence
of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part. In no event shall the
Escrow Agent be liable for (i) acting in accordance with or relying upon any
written instruction, notice, demand, certificate or document from Alcatel, the
Stockholders' Representative or any entity acting on their behalf, (ii) any
consequential, punitive or special damages, (iii) the acts or omissions of its
nominees, correspondents, designees, subagents or subcustodians, or (iv) an
amount in excess of the value of the Escrow Property, valued as of the date of
deposit; provided, with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the Section
II.4(a), that the Escrow Agent complies with such instructions and the terms of
this Agreement.

                (b) If any fees, expenses or costs incurred by, or any
        obligations owed to, the Escrow Agent hereunder are not promptly paid
        when due, the Escrow Agent may reimburse itself therefor from the Escrow
        Property and may sell, convey or otherwise dispose of any Escrow
        Property for such purpose.

                (c) As security for the due and punctual performance of any and
        all of Alcatel's and the Stockholders' Representative's obligations to
        the Escrow Agent hereunder, now or hereafter arising, Alcatel and the
        Stockholders' Representative, individually and collectively, hereby
        pledge, assign and grant to the Escrow Agent a continuing security
        interest in, and a lien on, the Escrow Property and all distributions
        thereon or additions thereto (whether such additions are the result of
        deposits by Alcatel or the Stockholders' Representative or the
        investment of Escrow Property). The security interest of the Escrow
        Agent shall at all times be valid, perfected and enforceable by the
        Escrow Agent against Alcatel, or the Stockholders' Representative and
        all third parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

                (d) The Escrow Agent may consult with legal counsel at the
        expense of Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative (shared on an
        equal basis as between Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative) as
        to any reasonable matter relating to this Agreement, and the Escrow
        Agent shall not incur any liability in acting in good faith in
        accordance with any advice from such counsel.

                (e) The Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability for not
        performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility
        hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the control of the Escrow
        Agent (including but not limited to any act or provision of any present
        or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or
        war, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or
        other wire or communication facility).

                (f) Nothing in this Section II.4 shall affect Alcatel's
        obligation to pay the fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent as set forth
        in Section I.5 (subject to the limitations contained in Section I.5(b).

            5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, the Escrow Agent
shall proceed as soon as practicable to collect any checks or other collection
items at any time deposited

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hereunder. All such collections shall be subject to the Escrow Agent's usual
collection practices or terms regarding items received by the Escrow Agent for
deposit or collection. The Escrow Agent shall not be required, or have any duty,
to notify anyone of any payment or maturity under the terms of any instrument
deposited hereunder, nor to take any legal action to enforce payment of any
check, note or security deposited hereunder or to exercise any right or
privilege which may be afforded to the holder of any such security.

            6. The Escrow Agent shall provide to Alcatel and the Stockholders'
Representative monthly statements identifying transactions, transfers or
holdings of Escrow Property and each such statement shall be deemed to be
correct and final upon receipt thereof by Alcatel and the Stockholders'
Representative unless the Escrow Agent is notified in writing to the contrary
within thirty (30) business days of the date of such statement.

            7. The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible in any respect for the
form, execution, validity, value or genuineness of documents or securities
deposited hereunder, or for any description therein, or for the identity,
authority or rights of persons executing or delivering or purporting to execute
or deliver any such document, security or endorsement.

            8. Notices, instructions or other communications shall be in writing
and shall be given to the address set forth in Section I.4 the "Addresses"
provision herein (or to such other address as may be substituted therefor by
written notification to the Escrow Agent, Alcatel or the Stockholders'
Representative). Notices to the Escrow Agent shall be deemed to be given when
actually received by the Escrow Agent's Corporate Trust Department. The Escrow
Agent is authorized to comply with and rely upon any notices, instructions or
other communications believed by it to have been sent or given by Alcatel, the
Stockholders' Representative or by a person or persons authorized by any of
them. Whenever under the terms hereof the time for giving a notice or performing
an act falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or banking holiday, such time shall be
extended to the next day on which the Escrow Agent is open for business.

            9. Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative, jointly and
severally, shall be liable for and shall reimburse and indemnify the Escrow
Agent and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from and against any and all claims,
losses, liabilities, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses) (collectively, "Agent Losses") arising from or in connection
with or related to this Agreement or being the Escrow Agent hereunder (including
but not limited to Agent Losses incurred by the Escrow Agent in connection with
its successful defense, in whole or in part, of any claim of gross negligence or
willful misconduct on its part), provided, however, that nothing contained
herein shall require the Escrow Agent to be indemnified for Agent Losses caused
by its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

            10. (a) Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative may remove
Escrow Agent at any time by giving to the Escrow Agent thirty (30) calendar
days' prior written notice thereof signed by Alcatel and the Stockholders'
Representative. The Escrow Agent may resign at any time by giving to Alcatel and
the Stockholders' Representative fifteen (15) calendar days' prior written
notice thereof.

                (b) Within ten (10) calendar days after giving the foregoing
        notice of removal to the Escrow Agent or receiving the foregoing notice
        of resignation from the

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        Escrow Agent, Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative shall jointly
        agree on and appoint a successor Escrow Agent. If a successor Escrow
        Agent has not accepted such appointment by the end of such 10-day
        period, the Escrow Agent shall apply to a court of competent
        jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Escrow Agent or for
        other appropriate relief. The costs and expenses (including reasonable
        attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by the Escrow Agent in connection
        with such proceeding shall be paid by, and be deemed a joint and several
        obligation of, Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative.

                (c) Upon receipt of the identity of the successor Escrow Agent,
        the Escrow Agent shall either deliver the Escrow Property then held
        hereunder to the successor Escrow Agent, less the Escrow Agent's fees,
        costs and expenses or other obligations owed to the Escrow Agent, or
        hold such Escrow Property (or any portion thereof), pending
        distribution, until all such fees, costs and expenses or other
        obligations are paid.

                (d) Upon delivery of the Escrow Property to a successor Escrow
        Agent, the Escrow Agent shall have no further duties, responsibilities
        or obligations hereunder.

            11. (a)In the event of any ambiguity or uncertainty hereunder or in
any notice, instruction or other communication received by the Escrow Agent
hereunder, the Escrow Agent may, in its sole and reasonable discretion, refrain
from taking any action other than to retain possession of the Escrow Property,
unless the Escrow Agent receives written instructions, signed by Alcatel and the
Stockholders' Representative, which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty.

                (b) In the event of any dispute between or conflicting claims by
        or among Alcatel, the Stockholders' Representative and/or any other
        person or entity with respect to any Escrow Property, the Escrow Agent
        shall be entitled, in its sole and reasonable discretion, to refuse to
        comply with any and all claims, demands or instructions with respect to
        such Escrow Property so long as such dispute or conflict shall continue,
        and the Escrow Agent shall not be or become liable in any way to Alcatel
        or the Stockholders' Representative for failure or refusal to comply
        with such conflicting claims, demands or instructions. The Escrow Agent
        shall be entitled to refuse to act until, in its sole discretion, either
        (i) such conflicting or adverse claims or demands shall have been
        determined by a final order, judgment or decree of a court of competent
        jurisdiction, which order, judgment or decree is not subject to appeal,
        or settled by agreement between the conflicting parties as evidenced in
        a writing satisfactory to the Escrow Agent or (ii) the Escrow Agent
        shall have received security or an indemnity satisfactory to it
        sufficient to hold it harmless from and against any and all Agent Losses
        which it may incur by reason of so acting. The Escrow Agent may, in
        addition, elect, in its sole discretion, to commence an interpleader
        action or seek other judicial relief or orders as it may deem, in its
        sole discretion, necessary. The costs and expenses (including reasonable
        attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such
        proceeding shall be paid by, and shall be deemed a joint and several
        obligation of, Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative.

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            12. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, enforced and
administered in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of
New York. Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative hereby submits to the
personal jurisdiction of and each agrees that all proceedings relating hereto
shall be brought in courts located within the City and State of New York.
Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative hereby waive the right to trial by
jury and to assert counterclaims against the Escrow Agent in any such
proceedings. To the extent that in any jurisdiction Alcatel or the Stockholders'
Representative may be entitled to claim, for itself or its assets, immunity from
suit, execution, attachment (whether before or after judgment) or other legal
process, each hereby irrevocably agrees not to claim, and hereby waives, such
immunity. Alcatel and the Stockholders' Representative waive personal service of
process and consents to service of process by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested, directed to it at the address last specified for
notices hereunder, and such service shall be deemed completed ten (10) calendar
days after the same is so mailed.

            13. Except as otherwise permitted herein, this Agreement may be
modified only by a written amendment signed by all the parties hereto, and no
waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless expressed in a writing
signed by the party to be charged.

            14. The rights and remedies conferred upon the parties hereto shall
be cumulative, and the exercise or waiver of any such right or remedy shall not
preclude or inhibit the exercise of any additional rights or remedies. The
waiver of any right or remedy hereunder shall not preclude the subsequent
exercise of such right or remedy.

            15. Each of the Escrow Agent, Alcatel and the Stockholders'
Representative hereby represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered on its behalf and constitutes its legal,
valid and binding obligation and (b) its execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement does not and will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

            16. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision
of this Agreement shall in no way affect the validity, legality or
enforceability of any other provision; and if any provision is held to be
unenforceable as a matter of law, the other provisions shall not be affected
thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

            17. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter and supersedes all prior oral or
written agreements in regard thereto.

            18. This Agreement shall terminate upon the distribution of all
Escrow Property from the Escrow Account. The provisions of these Terms and
Conditions shall survive termination of this Agreement and/or the resignation or
removal of the Escrow Agent.

            19. No printed or other material in any language, including
prospectuses, notices, reports and promotional material which mentions "[Escrow
Agent]" by name or the rights, powers or duties of the Escrow Agent under this
Agreement shall be issued by any other parties hereto, or on such party's
behalf, without the prior written consent of the Escrow Agent.

            20. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall have no effect on the interpretation or operation
hereof.

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            21. This Agreement may be executed by each of the parties hereto in
any number of counterparts, each of which counterpart, when so executed and
delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same agreement.

            22. The Escrow Agent does not have any interest in the Escrow
Property deposited hereunder but is serving as escrow holder only and having
only possession thereof. The Stockholders' Representative shall pay or reimburse
the Escrow Agent upon request for any transfer taxes or other taxes relating to
any SR Indemnification Claim and for any distribution of Escrow Property to the
Company Shareholders incurred in connection herewith and Alcatel shall pay or
reimburse the Escrow Agent upon request for any other transfer taxes or other
taxes relating to the Escrow Property. Each of Alcatel and the Stockholders'
Representative shall indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent against any
amounts such party is obligated to pay in the way of such taxes, as provided
above. Any payments of income from this Escrow Account shall be subject to
withholding regulations then in force with respect to United States taxes. The
parties hereto will provide the Escrow Agent with appropriate W-9 forms for tax
I.D., number certifications, or W-8 forms for non-resident alien certifications.
It is understood that the Escrow Agent shall be responsible for income reporting
only with respect to income earned on investment of funds which are a part of
the Escrow Property and is not responsible for any other reporting. This Section
II.22 and Section II.9 shall survive notwithstanding any termination of this
Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.

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                      [SIGNATURE PAGE TO ESCROW AGREEMENT]

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be
executed by a duly authorized officer as of the day and year first written
above.

ALCATEL

By:_____________________________
     Name:
     Title:

ROBERT CONEYBEER, AS STOCKHOLDERS' REPRESENTATIVE

By:_____________________________
     Name:
      Title:

[                       ], AS ESCROW AGENT

By:_____________________________
     Name:
     Title:

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME OF COMPANY STOCKHOLDER                                                           PRO RATA INTEREST
--------------------------                                                           -----------------
<S>                                                                                       <C>
[                      ]                                                                  [      ]
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[                      ]                                                                  [      ]
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[                      ]                                                                  [      ]
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[                      ]                                                                  [      ]
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[                      ]                                                                  [      ]
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[                      ]                                                                  [      ]
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[                      ]                                                                  [      ]
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                                                          TOTAL                           1,000,000
</TABLE>

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