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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

January 4, 2002

Thomas Walton
*** Poplar Way
Falls Church, VA 22046

Dear Thomas,

We are pleased to offer you the position of Vice President of Engineering,
reporting to Rebecca Ward, President, Product Management, Marketing and
Engineering. This position is a regular full time position located in Laurel,
MD. We hope that you will be able to join us January 28, 2002.

Base Salary
Your annual base salary will be $185,000 (based on 52 weeks of service). This
position is exempt and is not eligible for overtime. Salaries are reviewed
annually, and increases are granted in accordance with Company policy.

Executive Compensation Plan
You will be eligible to participate in our management incentive compensation
plan. In this position, you will be eligible for a bonus of up to 50% of your
base salary. This bonus is evaluated and paid on an annual basis. This incentive
opportunity is contingent upon the achievement of corporate objectives as
determined by your departmental management.

Stock Options
In the event that a new stock plan is approved, a request will be made on your
behalf. All requests are subject to approval of the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors.

Severance/Termination
While this letter reflects our commitment to employ you in the previously
mentioned position, it does not constitute a contract for a specific length of
employment, and either party may choose to terminate the relationship. Upon
termination for reasons other than for "cause", you will be entitled to receive
the equivalent amount of your base pay and medical and dental benefits for a
4-month period, provided that you have executed a separation agreement in favor
of the Company and its officers, directors, employees, etc. (or any successor to
the Company) which agreement shall include *among other provisions) a complete
release of legal or other claims, as well as obligations by you of
confidentiality and non-disparagement Cause shall be defined as (i) your failure
to substantially perform duties reasonably assigned consistent with your
position as Vice President of Engineering; (ii) the reasonable determination by
the Company that you have engaged in acts of dishonesty or moral turpitude, or
that you have engaged in any unlawful conduct; (iii) the reasonable
determination by the Company that you have engaged in conduct that is likely to
adversely affect the business and/or reputation of Digex. In the event of your
termination for cause, you shall be entitled only to your base salary through
the date of termination.

Benefits
As an employee of Digex you will be entitled to all employee benefits: Medical
insurance, medical and prescription drug card, dental insurance, short and
long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) plan, educational reimbursement,
holidays, sick leave, vacation time, military leave, bereavement

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Thomas Walton
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January 4, 2002

leave, voting time off and jury duty leave. Your medical benefits will be
effective the first day of the month following your start of employment. An
outline of these benefits is attached. Should you have any benefit questions,
please contact Ms. Carol Mastrapa, Benefits Specialist, 240-264-4814.

Background Check
As a condition of employment, you will be required to successfully complete a
simple background check. Enclosed with the offer package are the forms and
instructions necessary to complete this process. Your employment with Digex is
contingent upon successfully completing this process within 15 business days of
your start date. Failure to complete the process or unsatisfactory results will
result in termination. During the course of your tenure with Digex, additional
checks and screenings may be required according to company policies and client
contracts. Please fax the authorization form with your offer acceptance to
240-264-2666.

This offer is contingent on the following:
..  Your acknowledgement and execution of our "Conflict of Interest & Disclosure
   of Confidential Information" and "Confidential Information, Invention, and
   Non-Competition Agreement", which will be reviewed and authorized by you and
   a company representative.
..  Proof that you are legally authorized to work in the United States per
   Immigration Reform Act of 1986 (see attachment A).
..  That you will be joining the organization no later than 30 days from your
   acceptance.
..  Completion of the enclosed employment application.
..  Completion of reference checks.

As you know, in the ordinary course of business, pay and benefits plans evolve
as laws, employee, and / or business need change. If, in the future, it becomes
necessary to change any of the benefit or compensation plans currently in
effect, these changes will apply to you as they do to other eligible employees.
Furthermore, while this letter is our commitment to employ you in the previously
mentioned position, it does not constitute a contract for a specific length of
employment.

Kindly acknowledge your acceptance of this offer by signing and dating the
enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to Christy Snyder by January 10,
2002. You can fax your signed offer letter to 240-264-2666 Attn: Christy Snyder.
If we do not receive your acceptance of this offer by the close of business on
the above date, this offer will be withdrawn without further liability of either
party to the other.

On your first Monday at Digex please be sure to attend our New Hire Orientation
to ensure timely processing of your new hire documentation, benefit coverage and
security access. New Hire orientation is held each Monday at 9am Digex Corporate
Center (14400 Sweitzer Lane Laurel, MD 20707 (240) 456-3000- directions
enclosed).

Please bring with you the documents required:
.. I-9 identification in accordance with Employment Eligibility Verification Form
  (enclosed)
.. You must complete this form and have it validated by an authorized Digex
  Representative, failure to do so can result in delaying your start date or
  withdrawal of this offer.
.. A voided check for Direct Deposit and
.. Signed copy of "Employee Agreement Regarding Intellectual Property and
  Proprietary Information"
.. Enclosed new hire packet

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If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to
call me at 240-264-4362 or fax at (240) 264-2666. I am looking forward to your
joining the Digex Team and feel it will be a mutually beneficial relationship. I
wish you success in the continuation of your career with Digex.

Sincerely,

/s/ LINDSAY HALEY

Lindsay Haley
Recruiter

cc:   Rebecca Ward

Encl.

/s/ THOMAS WALTON                     8 JAN 2002                January 28, 2002
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Accepted: Thomas Walton               Date                      Start Date<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

June 25, 2002

Scott Zimmerman
***** Hoover Farm Drive
Laytonsville, MD 20882

Dear Scott,

Congratulations on your promotion to Chief Financial Officer reporting to George
Kerns, CEO of Digex. This is a well deserved promotion and your continued strong
performance is critical to the on-going success of Digex. This letter outlines
the specifics of your compensation as CFO.

Base Salary
Your annual base salary increases to $200,000 effective July 1, 2002. This is a
10.5% increase from your current base salary.

Executive Compensation Plan
You will be eligible to participate in our management incentive compensation
plan. In this position, you will be eligible for a bonus of up to 60% of your
base salary. This bonus is evaluated and paid on an annual basis. This incentive
opportunity is contingent upon the achievement of corporate objectives as
determined by your departmental management. As you know this program has been
suspended for 2002 and there is no guarantee of the bonus level moving forward.

Severance
Upon termination for reason other than "cause", you will be entitled to receive
the equivalent amount of your base pay for a 12-month period. Medical and dental
benefits will continue until the earlier of one year or until substantially
similar coverage is obtained with another employer. Cause shall be defined as
your (i) willful and continued failure to substantially perform duties
reasonably assigned consistent with your position as Chief Financial Officer
(other than any failures resulting from physical or mental illness or death);
(ii) continuing failure to perform or discharge the duties of Chief Financial
Officer assigned to you by the Chief Executive Officer, if such failure to
perform or discharge your duties continues for a period of thirty (30) days
after written notice to you detailing such failure; or (iii) conviction of a
felony that adversely affects the business and/or reputation of Digex.

Congratulations and continued success as Chief Financial Officer.

Sincerely,

/s/ HOWARD WEIZMANN

Howie Weizmann
SVP, Human Resources

cc:   George Kerns

Encl.

/s/ T. SCOTT ZIMMERMAN                     6/25/2002
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Accepted: Scott Zimmerman                 DateSixth Amendment to the Credit Agreement

  Exhibit 4.1
 SIXTH AMENDMENT
                   SIXTH AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 15,
2002, among NEXTMEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), NEXTMEDIA OPERATING, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the “Lenders”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (f/k/a Bankers Trust Company), as
administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Credit
Agreement referred to below.
 W I T N E S S E T H:
                   WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to a
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2000 (as amended, modified or supplemented through, but not including, the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”); and
                   WHEREAS, the parties to the Credit Agreement wish to amend the Credit Agreement as herein provided.
                   NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:
                   1.   As of the Intermediate Sixth Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) and until the
Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), Section 9.09(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the text “January 1, 2003” each place such text appears therein and inserting the text “July 1,
2003” in lieu thereof in each such place.
                   2.   On the Final Sixth Amendment
Effective Date, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permanently reduced to $75,000,000 (as the same may be further reduced from time to time or terminated in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement), and such reduction to the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be applied to permanently and proportionately reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Lender. 
                   3.   As of the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, Section 9.08 of the Credit Agreement shall be
deleted in its entirety and the following new Section 9.08 shall be inserted in lieu thereof:
                   “9.08  Minimum Consolidated Cash Interest Coverage Ratio. At any time from and after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date (but otherwise subject to the last paragraph of this
Section 9.08), Holdings will not permit the Consolidated Cash Interest Coverage Ratio for any Test Period ending on the last day of a fiscal quarter of Holdings set forth below (but only to the extent that such fiscal quarter ends on or after the
Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date) to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter below:
  

  
 
	Fiscal Quarter Ending		Ratio	
	December 31, 2002	 	 	1.30:1.00	 
	March 31, 2003	 	 	1.30:1.00	 
	June 30, 2003	 	 	1.30:1.00	 
	September 30, 2003	 	 	1.40:1.00	 
	December 31, 2003	 	 	1.50:1.00	 
	March 31, 2004	 	 	1.50:1.00	 
	June 30, 2004	 	 	1.60:1.00	 
	September 30, 2004	 	 	1.60:1.00	 
	December 31, 2004	 	 	1.75:1.00	 
	March 31, 2005	 	 	2.00:1.00	 
	June 30, 2005	 	 	2.25:1.00	 
	September 30, 2005	 	 	2.50:1.00	 
	December 31, 2005	 	 	2.75:1.00	 
	and the last day of each fiscal quarter of Holdings 
    thereafter	 	 	3.00:1.00	 

	 		Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) from and after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date through but not including the date of the initial incurrence of any Loans on or after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date,
the ratios set forth in the table above in this Section 9.08 shall not be applicable and Holdings and the Borrower need not be in compliance with such ratios, (ii) at the time of (and as an additional condition precedent to) the initial incurrence
of any Loans on or after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, (x) Holdings and the Borrower shall, on a ProForma Basis, have a Consolidated Cash
Interest Coverage Ratio for the Test Period then most recently ended of at least that ratio that would have been required to have been complied with had the provisions of preceding clause (i) not been effective and (y) Holdings shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Financial Officer of Holdings containing the calculations (in reasonable detail) required to demonstrate compliance with preceding sub-clause (x), and (iii) from and after the initial incurrence of
any Loans on or after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, Holdings and the Borrower once again shall be required to comply with the applicable ratios set forth in the table above in this Section 9.08.”

                   4.   As of the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, Section 9.09(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be
deleted in its entirety and the following new Section 9.09(b) shall be inserted in lieu thereof:

	 	         “(b)         At any time from and after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date (but otherwise subject to
the last paragraph of this Section 9.09(b)), Holdings will not permit the Total Leverage Ratio at any time during a period set forth below (but only to the extent that such period (or portion thereof) ends on or after the Final Sixth Amendment
Effective Date) to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such period below:

  

  
 
	Period		Ratio	
	Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date through and 
    including June 29, 2003	 	 	7.50:1.00	 
	June 30, 2003 through and including September 29, 2003	 	 	7.50:1.00	 
	September 30, 2003 through and including December 30, 
    2003	 	 	7.00:1.00	 
	December 31, 2003 through and including March 30, 2004	 	 	7.00:1.00	 
	March 31, 2004 through and including June 29, 2004	 	 	6.50:1.00	 
	June 30, 2004 through and including September 29, 2004	 	 	6.50:1.00	 
	September 30, 2004 through and including December 30, 
    2004	 	 	6.00:1.00	 
	December 31, 2004 through and including March 30, 2005	 	 	6.00:1.00	 
	March 31, 2005 through and including June 29, 2005	 	 	5.50:1.00	 
	June 30, 2005 through and including September 29, 2005	 	 	5.50:1.00	 
	September 30, 2005 and thereafter	 	 	5.00:1.00	 

                   Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) from and after the Final Sixth
Amendment Effective Date through but not including the earlier of (x) the date of the initial incurrence of any Loans on or after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date and (y) July 1, 2003, the ratios set forth in the table above in this Section
9.09(b) shall not be applicable and Holdings and the Borrower need not be in compliance with such ratios, (ii) at the earlier of (A) the time of (and as an additional condition precedent to) the initial incurrence of any Loans on or after the Final
Sixth Amendment Effective Date and (B) July 1, 2003, (x) Holdings and the Borrower shall, on a Pro Forma Basis, have a Total Leverage Ratio at such
earlier date no greater than that ratio that would have been required to have been complied with at such earlier date had the provisions of preceding clause (i) not been effective and (y) Holdings shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a
certificate of an Authorized Financial Officer of Holdings containing the calculations (in
  

    reasonable detail) required to demonstrate compliance with preceding sub-clause (x), and (iii) from and after the earlier of (A) the initial incurrence of any Loans on
or after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date and (B) July 1, 2003, Holdings and the Borrower once again shall be required to comply with the applicable ratios set forth in the table above in this Section 9.09(b).”
                   5.   As of the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, Section 9.10 of the Credit Agreement shall be
deleted in its entirety and the following new Section 9.10 shall be inserted in lieu thereof:

	 	         “9.10  Maximum Senior Leverage Ratio. (a) At any time from and after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, but
only if and for so long as the Total Leverage Ratio at such time exceeds 6.50:1.00, Holdings will not permit the Senior Leverage Ratio at any time to be greater than 1.50:1.00.

	 	         (b)      At any time from and after the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, but only if and for so long as the Total Leverage
Ratio at such time is less than or equal to 6.50:1.00, Holdings will not permit the Senior Leverage Ratio at any time to be greater than 3.50:1.00.”.

                   6.   As of the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the definition of “Applicable Margin”
appearing in Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:
                   “In addition to the foregoing, on any day on which (and for so long as) the sum of (I) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all Revolving Loans (after giving effect to any repayments thereof on such date), (II) the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans (after giving effect to any repayments thereof on such date) and (III) the aggregate
amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, Revolving Loans) exceeds $25,000,000, then each of the percentages set forth in the table
above shall be increased by .50%.”.
                   7.   As of the Final Sixth Amendment Effective
Date, the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” appearing in Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the word “and” appearing at the end of clause (ii) and inserting the following new clause (iv)
immediately before the semicolon at the end of clause (iii) thereof:

	 	         “, and (iv) only for the purpose of determining compliance with Sections 9.08, 9.09 and 9.10 (and not for any other purpose), the amount of factually supportable and
identifiable corporate overhead savings to be realized (but not yet actually realized) relating to actions taken during the period (or any portion thereof) from the Intermediate Sixth Amendment Effective Date through October 22, 2003 in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for such period (determined as if such savings were actually realized on the first day of the relevant Test Period in which same were identified) (it being understood and agreed that such savings only shall relate to
Holdings’ consolidated operations existing as of the Intermediate Sixth Amendment Effective Date and such savings shall be separately identified in the officer’s certificate delivered with the respective set of financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 8.01 for the relevant Test Period)”.

  

                      8.   As of the Final Sixth Amendment
Effective Date, Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be further amended by inserting the following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order:
                   “Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in the Sixth Amendment, dated as of
October 15, 2002, to this Agreement.
                   “Intermediate Sixth Amendment Effective Date” shall have
the meaning provided in the Sixth Amendment, dated as of October 15, 2002, to this Agreement.
                   9.   This Amendment restates in its entirety the earlier version of the Sixth Amendment, dated as of October 15, 2002, to the Credit Agreement, but shall still be effective as of October 15, 2002 in accordance with the
provisions of Section 14 hereof.
                   10.   Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby
represents and warrants that, both before and after giving effect to this Amendment and both on the Intermediate Sixth Amendment Effective Date and the Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date, (x) no Default or Event of Default exists and (y) all of
the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
each such date (it being understood that any representation or warranty made as of a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date).
                   11.   This Amendment is limited as specified and shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or
waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document.
                   12.   This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which
shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A complete set of counterparts shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
                   13.   THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
                   14.   Sections 1 and 9
of this Amendment shall become effective as of October 15, 2002 on the date (the “Intermediate Sixth Amendment Effective Date”) when the condition set forth in clause (i) below is satisfied
and Sections 2 through 8 of this Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Final Sixth Amendment Effective Date”) when: 
                   (i)   each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Required Lenders shall have signed a counterpart hereof
(whether the same or different counterparts) and, in each case, shall have delivered (including by way of telecopier) the same to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office; and
  

                       (ii)   the Borrower shall have consummated
Permitted Acquisitions using at least $65,000,000 of the aggregate $75,000,000 equity commitment made prior to the Intermediate Sixth Amendment Effective Date by GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P., GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P., GS Capital
Partners 2000 GMBH & Co. Beteiligungs KG and GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P. in NextMedia Investors LLC (and NextMedia Investors LLC shall have caused at least $65,000,000 of the proceeds of such equity commitment to be contributed,
via Holdings, to the Borrower) and the Borrower shall have demonstrated to the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction (including by delivering financial statements and supporting information) that each Acquired Entity or Business
acquired pursuant to each such Permitted Acquisition made from and after October 15, 2002 had positive cash flow for the then most recently ended twelve-month period for such Acquired Entity or Business (with such cash flow to be calculated on a
basis reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and on a basis consistent with the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” contained in the Credit Agreement, including by allowing the Borrower to take into account factually
supportable and identifiable cost savings and expenses reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent (as if such cost savings and expenses were realized on the first day of such twelve-month period)).
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                      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a
counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

		 	NEXTMEDIA GROUP, INC.
	
	 	By: 	

				

	 	 	 	Name:
Title:

		 	NEXTMEDIA OPERATING, INC.
	
	 	By: 	

				

	 	 	 	Name:
Title:

		 	DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
	
	 	By: 	

				

	 	 	 	Name:
Title:

		 	LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
	
	 	By: 	

				

	 	 	 	Name:
Title:

		 	CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
	
	 	By: 	

				

	 	 	 	Name:
Title:

  

   
		 	CITICORP USA, INC.
	
	 	By: 	

				

	 	 	 	Name:
Title:

		 	UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
	
	 	By 	

				

	 	 	 	Name:
Title:

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