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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

THIS PLAN CONTAINS A PRE-DISPUTE PROVISION TO ARBITRATE ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, AS
MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 11(7) HEREOF.

                          CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                        1999 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1.  GENERAL PURPOSE OF PLAN; DEFINITIONS.

                  The name of this plan is the Classic Communications, Inc. 1999
Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan was adopted by the Board
(defined below) on October 18, 1999, subject to the approval of the stockholders
of the Company (defined below), which approval was obtained on December 6, 1999.
The purpose of the Plan is to enable the Company to attract and retain highly
qualified personnel who will contribute to the Company's success and to provide
incentives to Participants (defined below) that are linked directly to increases
in stockholder value and will therefore inure to the benefit of all stockholders
of the Company.

                  For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined
as set forth below:

                  (1) "Administrator" means the Board, or if and to the extent
the Board does not administer the Plan, the Committee in accordance with Section
2 below.

                  (2) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                  (3) "Change of Control" a "Change of Control" shall be deemed
to have occurred if:

                           (a) any "person," as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; any Initial
Holder or Permitted Transferee thereof (as defined in the Company's Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation); or any company owned, directly or
indirectly, by the stockholders of the

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Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Stock
of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner"
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by
such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates)
representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
outstanding securities; or

                           (b) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger
or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or entity, other than
(i) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the
Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at
least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company
or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
consolidation or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a
recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person
(other than existing stockholders) acquires more than 50% of the combined voting
power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or

                           (c) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of
complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

                  (4) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time, or any successor thereto.

                  (5) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board
or any committee the Board may subsequently appoint to administer the Plan. To
the extent necessary and desirable, the Committee shall be composed entirely of
individuals who meet the qualifications referred to in Section 162(m) of the
Code and Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. If at any time or to any extent the
Board shall not administer the Plan, then the functions of the Board specified
in the Plan shall be exercised by the Committee.

                  (6) "Company" means Classic Communications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (or any successor corporation).

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                  (7) "Deferred Stock" means an award made pursuant to Section 7
below of the right to receive Stock at the end of a specified deferral period.

                  (8) "Disability" means the inability of a Participant to
perform substantially his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or
any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary by reason of a physical or mental
disability or infirmity (i) for a continuous period of six months, or (ii) at
such earlier time as the Participant submits medical evidence satisfactory to
the Administrator that the Participant has a physical or mental disability or
infirmity that will likely prevent the Participant from returning to the
performance of the Participant's work duties for six months or longer. The date
of such Disability shall be the last day of such six-month period or the day on
which the Participant submits such satisfactory medical evidence, as the case
may be.

                  (9) "Eligible Recipient" means an officer, director, employee,
consultant or advisor of the Company or any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary.

                  (10) "Employee Director" means any director of the Company who
is also an employee of the Company, Parent Corporation or any Subsidiary.

                  (11) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

                  (12) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any given date, with
respect to any awards granted hereunder, (A) if the Stock is publicly traded,
the closing sale price of a share of Stock on such date, (B) the fair market
value of a share of Stock as determined in accordance with a method prescribed
in the agreement evidencing any award hereunder, or (C) the fair market value of
a share of Stock as otherwise determined by the Administrator in the good faith
exercise of its discretion.

                  (13) "Incentive Stock Option" means any Stock Option intended
to be designated as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section
422 of the Code.
                  (14) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means any Stock Option that
is not an Incentive Stock Option, including any Stock Option that provides (as
of the time such option is granted) that it will not be treated as an Incentive
Stock Option.

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                  (15) "Parent Corporation" means any corporation (other than
the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if
each of the corporations in the chain (other than the Company) owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock in
one of the other corporations in the chain.

                  (16) "Participant" means any Eligible Recipient selected by
the Administrator, pursuant to the Administrator's authority in Section 2 below,
to receive grants of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock
awards, Deferred Stock awards, Performance Share awards or any combination of
the foregoing.

                  (17) "Performance Shares" means an award of shares of Stock
pursuant to Section 7 below that is subject to restrictions based upon the
attainment of specified performance objectives.

                  (18) "Registration Statement" means the registration statement
on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the initial
underwritten public offering of the Company's Stock.

                  (19) "Restricted Stock" means an award granted pursuant to
Section 7 below of shares of Stock subject to certain restrictions.

                  (20) "Stock" means the Class A voting common stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of the Company.

                  (21) "Stock Appreciation Right" means the right pursuant to an
award granted under Section 6 below to receive an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of (A) the Fair Market Value, as of the date such Stock Appreciation Right
or portion thereof is surrendered, of the shares of Stock covered by such right
or such portion thereof, over (B) the aggregate exercise price of such right or
such portion thereof.

                  (22) "Stock Option" means an option to purchase shares of
Stock granted pursuant to Section 5 below.

                  (23) "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the
Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if
each of the corporations (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain
owns stock

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possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.

SECTION 2.  ADMINISTRATION.

                  The Plan shall be administered in accordance with the
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code (but only to the extent necessary and
desirable to maintain qualification of awards under the Plan under Section
162(m) of the Code) and, to the extent applicable, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act ("Rule 16b-3") by the Board or, at the Board's sole discretion, by the
Committee, which shall be appointed by the Board, and which shall serve at the
pleasure of the Board.

                  Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator shall
have the power and authority to grant to Eligible Recipients pursuant to the
terms of the Plan: (a) Stock Options, (b) Stock Appreciation Rights, (c)
Restricted Stock, (d) Performance Shares, (e) Deferred Stock or (f) any
combination of the foregoing. The Administrator shall have the authority:

                           (a) to select those Eligible Recipients who shall be
Participants;

                           (b) to determine whether and to what extent Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock,
Performance Shares or a combination of the foregoing, are to be granted
hereunder to Participants;

                           (c) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be
covered by each such award granted hereunder;

                           (d) to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder
(including, but not limited to, (x) the restrictions applicable to Restricted
Stock or Deferred Stock awards and the conditions under which restrictions
applicable to such Restricted or Deferred Stock shall lapse, and (y) the
performance goals and periods applicable to the award of Performance Shares);

                           (e) to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, which shall govern all written
instruments evidencing the Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted
Stock, Deferred Stock,

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Performance Shares or any combination of the foregoing granted hereunder to
Participants; and

                           (f) to reduce the exercise price of any Stock Option
to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock covered by such Stock Option has declined since the date such Stock Option
was granted.

                  The Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole
discretion, to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and
practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable; to
interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any award issued under the
Plan (and any agreements relating thereto); and to otherwise supervise the
administration of the Plan.

                  All decisions made by the Administrator pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons,
including the Company and the Participants.

SECTION 3.  STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

                  The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for
issuance under the Plan shall be 2,000,000. Such shares may consist, in whole or
in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares. The aggregate
number of shares of Stock as to which Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights,
Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock, and Performance Shares may be granted to any
individual during any calendar year may not, subject to adjustment as provided
in this Section 3, exceed 80% of the shares of Stock reserved for the purposes
of the Plan in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.

                  Consistent with the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code,
as from time to time applicable, to the extent that (i) a Stock Option expires
or is otherwise terminated without being exercised, or (ii) any shares of Stock
subject to any Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock or Performance Share award
granted hereunder are forfeited, such shares shall again be available for
issuance in connection with future awards under the Plan. If any shares of Stock
have been pledged as collateral for indebtedness incurred by a Participant in
connection with the exercise of a Stock Option and such shares are returned to
the Company in satisfaction of such indebtedness, such shares shall again be
available for issuance in connection with future awards under the Plan.

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                  In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split or other change in corporate
structure affecting the Stock, an equitable substitution or proportionate
adjustment shall be made in (i) the aggregate number of shares reserved for
issuance under the Plan, (ii) the kind, number and option price of shares
subject to outstanding Stock Options granted under the Plan, and (iii) the kind,
number and purchase price of shares issuable pursuant to awards of Restricted
Stock, Deferred Stock and Performance Shares, in each case as may be determined
by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. Such other substitutions or
adjustments shall be made as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole
discretion. An adjusted option price shall also be used to determine the amount
payable by the Company upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right related
to any Stock Option. In connection with any event described in this paragraph,
the Administrator may provide, in its sole discretion, for the cancellation of
any outstanding awards and payment in cash or other property therefor.

SECTION 4.  ELIGIBILITY.

                  Officers, directors and employees of the Company or any Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary, and consultants and advisors to the Company or any
Parent Corporation or Subsidiary, who are responsible for or are in a position
to contribute to the management, growth and/or profitability of the business of
the Company shall be eligible to be granted Stock Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights, Restricted Stock awards, Deferred Stock awards, Performance Shares or
any combination of the foregoing hereunder. Participants under the Plan shall be
selected from time to time by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from
among the Eligible Recipients recommended by the senior management of the
Company, and the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, the
number of shares of Stock covered by each such award.

SECTION 5.  STOCK OPTIONS.

                  Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other
awards granted under the Plan. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be
in such form as the Administrator may from time to time approve, and the
provisions of Stock Option awards need not be the same with respect to each
optionee. Recipients of Stock Options shall enter into a subscription and/or
award agreement with the Company, in such form as the Administrator shall
determine, which agreement

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shall set forth, among other things, the exercise price of the option, the term
of the option and provisions regarding exercisability of such option granted
thereunder.

                  The Stock Options granted under the Plan may be of two types:
(i) Incentive Stock Options and (ii) Non-Qualified Stock Options.

                  The Administrator shall have the authority to grant any
officer or employee of the Company (including directors who are also officers of
the Company) Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, or both types
of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock Appreciation Rights).
Directors who are not officers of the Company, consultants and advisors may only
be granted Non-Qualified Stock Options (with or without Stock Appreciation
Rights). To the extent that any Stock Option does not qualify as an Incentive
Stock Option, it shall constitute a separate Non-Qualified Stock Option. More
than one option may be granted to the same optionee and be outstanding
concurrently hereunder.

                  Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator
shall deem desirable:

                  (1) Option Price. The option price per share of Stock
purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the Administrator in its
sole discretion at the time of grant but shall not, in the case of Incentive
Stock Options, be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on such
date and shall not, in any event, be less than the par value (if any) of the
Stock. If an employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution
rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, any Parent Corporation or
Subsidiary and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such employee, the option
price of such Incentive Stock Option (to the extent required by the Code at the
time of grant) shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock
on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.

                  (2) Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed
by the Administrator, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten
years after the date such Stock Option is granted; provided, however, that if an
employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section
424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of
stock of

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the Company, any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary and an Incentive Stock Option
is granted to such employee, the term of such Incentive Stock Option (to the
extent required by the Code at the time of grant) shall be no more than five
years from the date of grant.

                  (3) Exercisability. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such
time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by
the Administrator at or after the time of grant. The Administrator may provide
at the time of grant, in its sole discretion, that any Stock Option shall be
exercisable only in installments, and the Administrator may waive such
installment exercise provisions at any time, in whole or in part, based on such
factors as the Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion.

                  (4) Method of Exercise. Subject to paragraph (3) of this
Section 5, Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during
the option period, by giving written notice of exercise to the Company
specifying the number of shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full
of the purchase price in cash or its equivalent (including a promissory note
subject to paragraph (5) of this Section 5), as determined by the Administrator.
As determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, payment in whole or
in part may also be made (i) by means of any cashless exercise procedure
approved by the Administrator, (ii) in the form of unrestricted Stock already
owned by the optionee which, (x) in the case of unrestricted Stock acquired upon
exercise of an option, have been owned by the optionee for more than six months
on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Stock as to which such
Stock Option shall be exercised, or (iii) in the case of the exercise of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option, in the form of Restricted Stock or Performance
Shares subject to an award hereunder (based, in each case, on the Fair Market
Value of the Stock on the date the option is exercised); provided, however, that
in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the right to make payment in the form
of already owned shares may be authorized only at the time of grant. If payment
of the option exercise price of a Non-Qualified Stock Option is made in whole or
in part in the form of Restricted Stock or Performance Shares, the shares
received upon the exercise of such Stock Option shall be restricted in
accordance with the original terms of the Restricted Stock or Performance Share
award in question, except that the Administrator may direct that such
restrictions shall apply only to that number of shares equal to the number of
shares surrendered upon the exercise of such option. An optionee shall generally
have the rights to dividends and any other rights of a stockholder with respect
to the Stock subject to the Stock

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Option only after the optionee has given written notice of exercise, has paid in
full for such shares, and, if requested, has given the representation described
in paragraph (2) of Section 11 below.

                  The Administrator may require the surrender of all or a
portion of any Stock Option granted under the Plan as a condition precedent to
the grant of a new Stock Option. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, such new
Stock Option shall be exercisable at the price, during such period and on such
other terms and conditions as are specified by the Administrator at the time the
new Stock Option is granted. Consistent with the provisions of Section 162(m),
to the extent applicable, upon their surrender, Stock Options shall be canceled
and the shares previously subject to such canceled Stock Options shall again be
available for grants of Stock Options and other awards hereunder.

                  (5) Loans. The Company may make loans available to Stock
Option holders in connection with the exercise of outstanding options granted
under the Plan, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine.
Such loans shall (i) be evidenced by promissory notes entered into by the Stock
Option holders in favor of the Company, (ii) be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section 5(5) and such other terms and conditions,
not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Administrator shall determine, (iii) bear
interest at the applicable Federal interest rate or such other rate as the
Administrator shall determine, and (iv) be subject to Board approval (or to
approval by the Administrator to the extent the Board may delegate such
authority). In no event may the principal amount of any such loan exceed the sum
of (x) the exercise price less the par value (if any) of the shares of Stock
covered by the Stock Option, or portion thereof, exercised by the holder, and
(y) any Federal, state, and local income tax attributable to such exercise. The
initial term of the loan, the schedule of payments of principal and interest
under the loan, the extent to which the loan is to be with or without recourse
against the holder with respect to principal or interest and the conditions upon
which the loan will become payable in the event of the holder's termination of
employment shall be determined by the Administrator. Unless the Administrator
determines otherwise, when a loan is made, shares of Stock having a Fair Market
Value at least equal to the principal amount of the loan shall be pledged by the
holder to the Company as security for payment of the unpaid balance of the loan,
and such pledge shall be evidenced by a pledge agreement, the terms of which
shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion; provided,
however, that each loan shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and

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rules of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any other
governmental agency having jurisdiction.

                  (6) Non-Transferability of Options. Except under the laws of
descent and distribution, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the
optionee shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assign any Stock
Option, and all Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the optionee's
lifetime, only by the optionee; provided, however, that the optionee shall be
permitted to transfer one or more Non-Qualified Stock Options to a trust
controlled by the optionee during the optionee's lifetime for estate planning
purposes.

                  (7) Termination of Employment or Service. If an optionee's
employment with or service as a director, consultant or advisor to the Company
terminates by reason of death, Disability or for any other reason, the Stock
Option may thereafter be exercised to the extent provided in the applicable
subscription or award agreement, or as otherwise determined by the
Administrator.

                  (8) Annual Limit on Incentive Stock Options. To the extent
that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the Incentive
Stock Option is granted) of shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive
Stock Options granted to an optionee under this Plan and all other option plans
of the Company, any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary become exercisable for the
first time by the optionee during any calendar year exceeds $100,000 (as
determined in accordance with Section 422(d) of the Code), the portion of such
Incentive Stock Options in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as Non-Qualified
Stock Options.

SECTION 6.  STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

                  Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either alone ("Free
Standing Rights") or in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted
under the Plan ("Related Rights"). In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option,
Related Rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such
Stock Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, Related Rights may be
granted only at the time of the grant of the Incentive Stock Option. The
Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or
times at which, grants of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be made; the number of
shares of Stock to be awarded, the exercise price, and all other conditions of
Stock Appreciation Rights. The provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not
be the same with respect to each Participant.

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                  Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan shall be
subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional
terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the
Administrator shall deem desirable:

                  (1) Awards. The prospective recipient of a Stock Appreciation
Right shall not have any rights with respect to such award, unless and until
such recipient has executed an agreement evidencing the award (a "Stock
Appreciation Right Agreement") and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to
the Company, within a period of sixty days (or such other period as the
Administrator may specify) after the award date. Participants who are granted
Stock Appreciation Rights shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company
with respect to the grant or exercise of such rights.

                  (2) Exercisability.

                           (a) Stock Appreciation Rights that are Free Standing
Rights ("Free Standing Stock Appreciation Rights") shall be exercisable at such
time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by
the Administrator at or after grant; provided, however, that no Free Standing
Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable during the first six months of its
term, except that this additional limitation shall not apply in the event of a
Participant's death or Disability prior to the expiration of such six-month
period.

                           (b) Stock Appreciation Rights that are Related Rights
("Related Stock Appreciation Rights") shall be exercisable only at such time or
times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate shall be
exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 above and this
Section 6 of the Plan; provided, however, that a Related Stock Appreciation
Right granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable
only if and when the Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to the Incentive
Stock Option exceeds the option price of such Stock Option; provided, further,
that no Related Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable during the first
six months of its term, except that this additional limitation shall not apply
in the event of a Participant's death or Disability prior to the expiration of
such six-month period.

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                  (3) Payment Upon Exercise.

                           (a) Upon the exercise of a Free Standing Stock
Appreciation Right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not
more than, an amount in cash or that number of shares of Stock (or any
combination of cash and shares of Stock) equal in value to the excess of the
Fair Market Value of one share of Stock as of the date of exercise over the
price per share specified in the Free Standing Stock Appreciation Right (which
price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the
date of grant) multiplied by the number of shares of Stock in respect of which
the Free Standing Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised, with the
Administrator having the right to determine the form of payment.

                           (b) A Related Right may be exercised by a Participant
by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Stock Option. Upon such
exercise and surrender, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but
not more than, an amount in cash or that number of shares of Stock (or any
combination of cash and shares of Stock) equal in value to the excess of the
Fair Market Value of one share of Stock as of the date of exercise over the
option price per share specified in the related Stock Option multiplied by the
number of shares of Stock in respect of which the Related Stock Appreciation
Right is being exercised, with the Administrator having the right to determine
the form of payment. Stock Options which have been so surrendered, in whole or
in part, shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the Related Rights have
been so exercised.

                  (4) Non-Transferability.

                           (a) Free Standing Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
transferable only when and to the extent that a Stock Option would be
transferable under paragraph (6) of Section 5 of the Plan.

                           (b) Related Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
transferable only when and to the extent that the underlying Stock Option would
be transferable under paragraph (6) of Section 5 of the Plan.

                  (5)  Termination of Employment or Service

                           (a) In the event of the termination of employment or
service of a Participant who has been granted one or more Free Standing Stock
Appreciation

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Rights, such rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to
such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator at or
after grant.

                           (b) In the event of the termination of employment or
service of a Participant who has been granted one or more Related Stock
Appreciation Rights, such rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and
subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the related Stock Options.

                  (6) Term.

                           (a) The term of each Free Standing Stock Appreciation
Right shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Free Standing Stock
Appreciation Right shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date such
right is granted.

                           (b) The term of each Related Stock Appreciation Right
shall be the term of the Stock Option to which it relates, but no Related Stock
Appreciation Right shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date such
right is granted.

SECTION 7.  RESTRICTED STOCK, DEFERRED STOCK AND PERFORMANCE SHARES.

                  (1) General. Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock or Performance
Share awards may be issued either alone or in addition to other awards granted
under the Plan. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to
whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock
or Performance Share awards shall be made; the number of shares to be awarded;
the price, if any, to be paid by the recipient of Restricted Stock, Deferred
Stock or Performance Share awards; the Restricted Period (as defined in
paragraph (3) of this Section 7) applicable to Restricted Stock or Deferred
Stock awards; the performance objectives applicable to Performance Share or
Deferred Stock awards; the date or dates on which restrictions applicable to
Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock awards shall lapse during the Restricted
Period; and all other conditions of the Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock and
Performance Share awards. Subject to the requirements of Section 162(m) of the
Code, as applicable, the Administrator may also condition the grant of
Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock awards or Performance Shares upon the exercise
of Stock Options, or upon such other criteria as the Administrator may
determine, in its sole discretion. The provisions of Restricted Stock, Deferred
Stock or Performance Share awards need not be the

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same with respect to each recipient. In the sole discretion of the
Administrator, loans may be made to Participants in connection with the purchase
of Restricted Stock under substantially the same terms and conditions as
provided in paragraph (5) of Section 5 of the Plan with respect to the exercise
of Stock Options.

                  (2) Awards and Certificates. The prospective recipient of a
Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock or Performance Share award shall not have any
rights with respect to such award, unless and until such recipient has executed
an agreement evidencing the award (a "Restricted Stock Award Agreement,"
"Deferred Stock Award Agreement" or "Performance Share Award Agreement," as
appropriate) and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company, within
a period of sixty days (or such other period as the Administrator may specify)
after the award date. Except as otherwise provided below in this Section 7(2),
(i) each Participant who is awarded Restricted Stock or Performance Shares shall
be issued a stock certificate in respect of such shares of Restricted Stock or
Performance Shares; and (ii) such certificate shall be registered in the name of
the Participant, and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms,
conditions, and restrictions applicable to such award.

                  The Company may require that the stock certificates evidencing
Restricted Stock or Performance Share awards hereunder be held in the custody of
the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a
condition of any Restricted Stock award or Performance Share award, the
Participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to
the Stock covered by such award.

                  With respect to Deferred Stock awards, at the expiration of
the Restricted Period, stock certificates in respect of such shares of Deferred
Stock shall be delivered to the participant, or his legal representative, in a
number equal to the number of shares of Stock covered by the Deferred Stock
award.

                  (3) Restrictions and Conditions. The Restricted Stock,
Deferred Stock and Performance Share awards granted pursuant to this Section 7
shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions:

                           (a) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the
Restricted Stock Award Agreement, Deferred Stock Award Agreement or Performance
Share Award Agreement, as appropriate, governing such award, during such period
as may be set by the Administrator commencing on the grant date (the "Restricted

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Period"), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or
assign shares of Restricted Stock, Performance Shares or Deferred Stock awarded
under the Plan; provided, however, that the Administrator may, in its sole
discretion, provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments and may
accelerate or waive such restrictions in whole or in part based on such factors
and such circumstances as the Administrator may determine, in its sole
discretion, including, but not limited to, the attainment of certain performance
related goals, the Participant's termination of employment or service, death or
Disability.

                           (b) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(a) of this
Section 7, the Participant shall generally have, with respect to shares of
Restricted Stock or Performance Shares, all of the rights of a stockholder with
respect to such stock during the Restricted Period. The Participant shall
generally not have the rights of a stockholder with respect to stock subject to
Deferred Stock awards during the Restricted Period; provided, however, that
dividends declared during the Restricted Period with respect to the number of
shares covered by a Deferred Stock award shall be paid to the Participant.
Certificates for shares of unrestricted Stock shall be delivered to the
Participant promptly after, and only after, the Restricted Period shall expire
without forfeiture in respect of such shares of Restricted Stock, Performance
Shares or Deferred Stock, except as the Administrator, in its sole discretion,
shall otherwise determine.

                           (c) The rights of holders of Restricted Stock,
Deferred Stock and Performance Share awards upon termination of employment or
service for any reason during the Restricted Period shall be set forth in the
Restricted Stock Award Agreement, Deferred Stock Award Agreement or Performance
Share Award Agreement, as appropriate, governing such awards.

SECTION 8.  CHANGE OF CONTROL.

                  The following acceleration provisions shall apply in the event
of a Change of Control (as defined in this Plan, unless otherwise modified in
the agreement evidencing any awards under this Plan). In the event of a Change
of Control, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or the Board in
writing at or after grant (including under any individual agreement evidencing
awards under this Plan), but prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control:

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                  (1) any Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding for at least six
months and any Stock Options awarded under the Plan not previously exercisable
and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested;

                  (2) the restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock,
Deferred Stock or Performance Share awards under the Plan shall lapse, and such
shares and awards shall be deemed fully vested; and

                  (3) any indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 5(5) above
shall be forgiven and the collateral pledged in connection with any such loan
shall be re leased.

SECTION 9.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

                  The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no
amendment, alteration, or discontinuation shall be made that would impair the
rights of a Participant under any award theretofore granted without such
Participant's consent.

                  Stockholder approval under this Section 9 shall only be
required with respect to any material amendment at such time and under such
circumstances as stockholder approval would be required, at the discretion of
the Administrator, under Sections 422 and 162(m) of the Code or other law, rule
or regulation to the extent applicable to the Plan.

                  The Administrator may amend the terms of any award theretofore
granted, prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to Section 3 of Plan, no
such amendment shall impair the rights of any holder without his or her consent.

SECTION 10.  UNFUNDED STATUS OF PLAN.

                  The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for
incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a
Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such
Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the
Company.

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SECTION 11.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.

                  (1) Shares of Stock shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of any award granted hereunder unless the exercise of such award and
the issuance and delivery of such shares of Stock pursuant thereto shall comply
with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act and the requirements of any
stock exchange upon which the Stock may then be listed, and shall be further
subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

                  (2) The Administrator may require each person purchasing
shares pursuant to a Stock Option to represent to and agree with the Company in
writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution
thereof. The certificates for such shares may include any legend which the
Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.

                  All certificates for shares of Stock delivered under the Plan
shall be subject to such stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the
Administrator may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon
which the Stock is then listed, and any applicable federal or state securities
law, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any
such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

                  (3) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Board from
adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder
approval, if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either
generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. The adoption of the
Plan shall not confer upon any officer, director, employee, consultant or
advisor of the Company any right to continued employment or service with the
Company, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of
the Company to terminate the employment or service of any of its officers,
directors, employees, consultants or advisors at any time.

                  (4) Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which
the value of an award first becomes includible in the gross income of the
Participant for federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make
arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, any
federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with
respect to the award. The

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obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on the making of
such payments or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by
law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind
otherwise due to the Participant.

                  (5) No member of the Board or the Administrator, nor any
officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Board or the
Administrator, shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or
interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all
members of the Board or the Administrator and each and any officer or employee
of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action,
determination or interpretation.

                  (6) Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by and
construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its
principles of conflict of laws.

                  (7) Dispute Resolution. The Company and any Participant will
use their reasonable best efforts to resolve any dispute under the Plan through
good faith negotiations. The Company or any Participant must submit a written
notice to any other party to whom such dispute pertains, and any such dispute
that cannot be resolved within 30 calendar days of receipt of such notice (or
such other period to which the parties may agree) will be submitted to an
arbitrator selected by mutual agreement of the parties. In the event that,
within 50 days of the written notice referred to in the preceding sentence, a
single arbitrator has not been selected by mutual agreement of the parties, a
panel of arbitrators (with each party to the dispute being entitled to select
one arbitrator and, if necessary to prevent the possibility of deadlock, one
additional arbitrator being selected by such arbitrators selected by the parties
to the dispute) shall be selected by the parties. Except as otherwise provided
herein or as the parties to the dispute may otherwise agree, such arbitration
will be conducted (1) in accordance with the then existing rules of the Center
for Public Resources ("CPR") and (2) at the Company's corporate headquarters in
Austin, Texas. The decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators, or of a majority
thereof, as the case may be, made in writing will be final and binding upon the
parties thereto as to the questions submitted, and the parties will abide by and
comply with such decision. The parties thereto expressly agree and understand
that they may not seek and the arbitrator(s) may not award punitive or exemplary
damages and any award of any such arbitrator(s) shall be limited to

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compensatory damages. Unless the decision of the arbitrator(s) provides for a
different allocation of costs and expenses determined by the arbitrators to be
equitable under the circumstances, the prevailing party or parties in any
arbitration will be entitled to recover all reasonable fees (including but not
limited to attorneys' fees) and expenses incurred by it or them in connection
with such arbitration from the nonprevailing party or parties; provided,
however, that any and all costs and expenses of CPR necessary and payable prior
to any such arbitration shall be allocated equally between the parties, subject
to any re- allocation of such costs and expenses by the arbitrator(s). The
parties hereto expressly agree and understand that the dispute resolution
procedure described above shall the sole and exclusive remedy for any and all
disputes arising under or relating to this Plan or the administration thereof.

SECTION 12.  STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL; EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

                  (1) The grant of any award hereunder shall be contingent upon
stockholder approval of the Plan being obtained within twelve (12) months before
or after the date the Board adopts the Plan.

                  (2) Subject to the approval of the Plan by the stockholders of
the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is
adopted by the Board, the Plan shall be effective as of October 1, 1999 (the
"Effective Date").

SECTION 13.  TERM OF PLAN.

                  No Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock,
Deferred Stock or Performance Share award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan
on or after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but awards theretofore
granted may extend beyond that date.

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.13

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A PRE-DISPUTE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ANY AND ALL
DISPUTES, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 21 HEREOF.

                          CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                      NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

                  THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Option
Agreement"), dated as of the [25th day of August, 1999] [December 7, 1999] (the
"Date of Grant"), by and between Classic Communications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and [NAME OF EMPLOYEE] (the "Optionee"). Any
capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have their respective
meanings set forth in Section 22.

                  WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide the Optionee with an
opportunity to purchase shares of its Class A voting common stock, par value
$.01 per share ("Common Stock"), as hereinafter provided;

                  NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
do hereby agree as follows:

                  1. Number of Shares. Effective as of the date hereof, the
Company hereby grants to the Optionee the right and option (the "Option") to
purchase, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, [NUMBER OF OPTION
SHARES] shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Option Shares") at a price of
[twenty dollars ($20.00)] [twenty-five dollars ($25.00)] per share (the "Option
Exercise Price"). The Option is not intended to constitute an "incentive stock
option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code").

                  2. Option Term. The term of the Option and of this Option
Agreement (the "Option Term") shall commence on the Date of Grant and, unless
the Option is previously terminated pursuant to this Option Agreement, shall
terminate upon the expiration of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant. Upon
expiration of the Option Term, all rights of the Optionee hereunder shall
terminate.

                  3. Conditions of Exercise. (a) Subject to Sections 7 and 8
below, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as to twenty-five percent
(25%) of the Option Shares on each of the first four (4) anniversaries of the
Date of Grant.

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                           (b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the right of
the Optionee to purchase Option Shares with respect to which this Option has
become exercisable may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time
to time prior to expiration of the Option Term; provided, however, that the
Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock.

                  4. Adjustments. In the event of any merger, reorganization,
consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split or similar change
affecting the Common Stock, a substitution or proportionate adjustment shall be
made in the kind, number and Option Exercise Price of the shares of Common Stock
subject to the unexercised portion of the Option, as may be determined by the
Administrator in its sole discretion.

                  5. Nontransferability of Option. Except under the laws of
descent and distribution or as otherwise provided by the Administrator, the
Option and this Option Agreement shall not be transferable and, during the
lifetime of Optionee, the Option may be exercised only by Optionee; provided,
however, that the Optionee shall be permitted to transfer the Option to a trust
controlled by the Optionee during the Optionee's lifetime for estate planning
purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise
provided herein, the Option may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or
hypothecated in any way, shall not be assignable by operation of law, and shall
not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted
assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option
contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or
similar process upon the Option shall be null and void and without effect.

                  6. Method of Exercise of Option. The Option may be exercised
by means of written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of
Option Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate
Option Exercise Price and any applicable withholding taxes (i) in cash or by
check, (ii) by means of a cashless exercise procedure either through a broker
or, at the discretion of the Administrator, through withholding of shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option in an amount
sufficient to pay the aggregate Option Exercise Price and any applicable
withholding taxes, (iii) in the form of unrestricted Common Stock already owned
by the Optionee which, (x) in the case of unrestricted Common Stock acquired
upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six
months on the date of surrender, and (y) have an aggregate Fair Market Value on
the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Option Exercise Price of the Common
Stock as to which such Option shall be exercised, or

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(iv) by any other means of exercise authorized from time to time by the Board or
the Administrator.

                  7. Effect of Termination of Employment. Subject to Section
3(a), upon the termination of Optionee's employment or service with the Company
or any Subsidiary under any circumstances (including without limitation by
reason of the sale of such Subsidiary), the Option shall immediately terminate
as to any Option Shares that have not previously vested as of the date of such
termination (the "Termination Date"). Any portion of the Option that has vested
as of the Termination Date shall be exercisable in whole or in part for a period
of 90 days following the Termination Date; provided, however, that in the event
of termination by reason of death or Disability, such exercise period shall
extend until the date that is six months from the Termination Date; provided,
further, that if (i) the Optionee terminates his or her employment with the
Company or any Subsidiary to join a competitor of the Company or any Subsidiary
or (ii) the Optionee's employment with the Company or any Subsidiary is
terminated for Cause, such exercise period shall be limited to a period of ten
days following the Termination Date. Upon expiration of such 90-day, six-month
or 10-day period, as applicable, any unexercised portion of the Option shall
terminate in full. For purposes of this paragraph 7, "Cause" shall mean (w) the
Optionee's conviction of a criminal offense that could reasonably be expected to
have an adverse effect upon the business or reputation of the Company any
Subsidiary, (x) an action by Optionee involving personal dishonesty, theft or
fraud in connection with Optionee's duties as an officer or employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary, (y) Optionee's repeated failure to abide by or follow
any lawful direction of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President of the
Company or any Subsidiary or (z) the Optionee's violation of his or her
non-disclosure, non-solicitation or non-competition obligations to the Company
or any Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event may any
Option be exercised after the expiration of the term of such Option.

                  8. Effect of Change Of Control. In the Event of a Change of
Control (as defined below), unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or
the Board in writing prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control, the
portion of the Option, if any, not exercisable and vested shall become fully
exercisable and vested. For purposes of this Section 8, a "Change of Control"
shall be deemed to have occurred if:

                           (a) any "person," as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended (other than the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee

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benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; any Initial Holder or
Permitted Transferee thereof (as defined in the Company's Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation); or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by
the stockholders of the Company (in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of Common Stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Date of Grant
the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the
securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly
from the Company or its affiliates) representing 50% or more of the combined
voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or

                           (b) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger
or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or entity, other than
(i) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the
Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at
least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company
or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
consolidation or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a
recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person
(other than existing stockholders) acquires more than 50% of the combined voting
power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or

                           (c) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of
complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

                  9. Notices. All notices and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by facsimile or first class
mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed
to have been duly given three days after mailing or 24 hours after transmission
by facsimile to the respective parties named below:

         If to Company:          Classic Communications, Inc.
                                 515 Congress Avenue
                                 Suite 2626
                                 Austin, TX  78701
                                 Attn:  Chief Financial Officer
                                 Facsimile:  (512) 476-5204

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         with a copy to:         Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois)
                                 333 West Wacker Drive
                                 Chicago, IL  60606-1285
                                 Attn: Peter C. Krupp, Esq.
                                 Facsimile:  312-407-0411

         If to the Optionee:     At the address set forth on the signature page
                                 attached hereto.

Either party hereto may change such party's address for notices by notice duly
given pursuant hereto.

                  10. Securities Laws Requirements. The Option shall not be
exercisable to any extent, and the Company shall not be obligated to transfer
any Option Shares to the Optionee upon exercise of such Option, if such
exercise, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, would violate the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act (or any other federal or
state statutes having similar requirements as may be in effect at that time),
the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock may then be
listed or the provisions of any other law. Further, the Company may require as a
condition of transfer of any Option Shares pursuant to any exercise of the
Option that the Optionee furnish a written representation that he or she is
purchasing or acquiring the Option Shares for investment and not with a view to
resale or distribution to the public. The certificates for the Option Shares may
include any legend which the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any
restrictions on transfer. All certificates for Option Shares shall be subject to
such stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator may deem
advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is then
listed, and any applicable federal or state securities law, and the
Administrator may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such
certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

                  11. Withholding Requirements. The Company's obligations under
this Option Agreement shall be subject to all applicable tax and other
withholding requirements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law,
have the right to deduct any withholding amounts from any payment or transfer of
any kind otherwise due to the Optionee.

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                  12. Administration. This Option Agreement shall be
administered, in accordance with applicable law, by the Board, or, at the
Board's sole discretion, by the Committee, which shall be appointed by the
Board, and which shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.

                  13. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock
shall be issued or delivered. The Company shall determine whether cash or other
property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether
such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise
eliminated.

                  14. Failure to Enforce Not a Waiver. The failure of the
Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Option Agreement shall in
no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision
hereof.

                  15. Governing Law. This Option Agreement shall be governed by
and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
its principles of conflict of laws.

                  16. Amendments. This Option Agreement may be amended or
modified at any time only by an instrument in writing signed by each of the
parties hereto.

                  17. Rights as a Stockholder. Neither the Optionee nor any of
the Optionee's successors in interest shall have any rights as a stockholder of
the Company with respect to any Option Shares until the date of issuance of a
stock certificate for such Option Shares.

                  18. Agreement Not a Contract of Employment. Neither the
granting of the Option or this Option Agreement shall constitute or be evidence
of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Optionee has a
right to continue as an officer, director, employee, consultant or advisor of
the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company for any period of time
or at any specific rate of compensation.

                  19. Authority of the Administrator. The Administrator shall
have full authority to interpret and construe this Option Agreement. The
determination of the Administrator as to any such matter of interpretation or
construction shall be final, binding and conclusive.

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                  20. Indemnification. No member of the Board or the
Administrator, nor any officer or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries
acting on behalf of the Board or the Administrator, shall be personally liable
for any action, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith
with respect to this Option Agreement, and all members of the Board or the
Administrator and each and any officer or employee of the Company or its
Subsidiaries acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
fully indemnified and protected by the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of
any such action, determination or interpretation.

                  21. Dispute Resolution. The parties hereto will use their
reason able best efforts to resolve any dispute hereunder through good faith
negotiations. A party hereto must submit a written notice to any other party to
whom such dispute pertains, and any such dispute that cannot be resolved within
30 calendar days of receipt of such notice (or such other period to which the
parties may agree) will be submitted to an arbitrator selected by mutual
agreement of the parties. In the event that, within 50 days of the written
notice referred to in the preceding sentence, a single arbitrator has not been
selected by mutual agreement of the parties, a panel of arbitrators (with each
party to the dispute being entitled to select one arbitrator and, if necessary
to prevent the possibility of deadlock, one additional arbitrator being selected
by such arbitrators selected by the parties to the dispute) shall be selected by
the parties. Except as otherwise provided herein or as the parties to the
dispute may otherwise agree, such arbitration will be conducted (1) in
accordance with the then existing rules of the Center for Public Resources
("CPR") and (2) at the Company's corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas. The
decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators, or of a majority thereof, as the case
may be, made in writing will be final and binding upon the parties hereto as to
the questions submitted, and the parties will abide by and comply with such
decision. The parties hereto expressly agree and understand that they may not
seek and the arbitrator(s) may not award punitive or exemplary damages and any
award of any such arbitrator(s) shall be limited to compensatory damages. Unless
the decision of the arbitrator(s), as the case may be, provides for a different
allocation of costs and expenses determined by the arbitrators to be equitable
under the circumstances, the prevailing party or parties in any arbitration will
be entitled to recover all reasonable fees (including but not limited to
attorneys' fees) and expenses incurred by it or them in connection with such
arbitration from the nonprevailing party or parties; provided, however, that any
and all costs and expenses of CPR necessary and payable prior to any such
arbitration shall be allocated equally between the parties, subject to any
re-allocation of such costs and expenses by the arbitrator(s). The parties
hereto expressly agree and understand that the dispute resolution procedure
described above shall the sole and exclusive remedy for any and

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all disputes arising under or relating to this Option Agreement or the
administration thereof.

                  22. Definitions. For purposes of this Option Agreement, the
following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

                           (a) "Administrator" means the Board or, at the
Board's sole discretion, the Committee.

                           (b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the
Company.

                           (c) "Committee" means the compensation committee of
the Board or any committee the Board may subsequently appoint to administer this
Option Agreement. To the extent necessary and desirable, the Committee shall be
composed entirely of individuals who meet the qualifications referred to in
Section 162(m) of the Code and Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. If at any time
the Board shall not administer this Option Agreement, then the functions of the
Board specified herein shall be administered by the Committee.

                           (d) "Disability" means the inability of an Optionee
to perform substantially his duties and responsibilities to the Company or any
Parent Corporation or Subsidiary by reason of a physical or mental disability or
infirmity (i) for a continuous period of six months or (ii) at such earlier time
as the Optionee submits medical evidence satisfactory to the Administrator that
the Optionee has a physical or mental disability or infirmity that will likely
prevent the Optionee from returning to the performance of the Optionee's work
duties for six months or longer. The date of such Disability shall be the last
day of such six-month period or the day on which the Optionee submits such
satisfactory medical evidence, as the case may be.

                           (e) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.

                           (f) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any given date,
with respect to any awards granted hereunder, (A) if the Common Stock is
publicly traded, the closing sale price of a share of Common Stock on such date,
(B) the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined in accordance
with a method prescribed in the agreement evidencing any award hereunder, or (C)
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as otherwise determined by the
Administrator in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

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                           (g) "Parent Corporation" means any corporation (other
than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company,
if each of the corporations in the chain (other than the Company) owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock in
one of the other corporations in the chain.

                           (h) "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than
the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if
each of the corporations (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain
owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and
delivered this Option Agreement on the day and year first above written.

                              CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                              By
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                              Name
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                              Title
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                              The undersigned has had the opportunity to read
                              the terms and provisions of the foregoing Option
                              Agreement. The undersigned hereby accepts and
                              agrees to all the terms and provisions of the
                              foregoing Option Agreement. THE UNDERSIGNED
                              UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS OPTION AGREEMENT CONTAINS A
                              PRE-DISPUTE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ANY AND ALL
                              DISPUTES, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 21
                              HEREOF.

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                              The Optionee

                              Address:
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