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                                                                   Exhibit 10.19

                   SUNDERLAND INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION

                       Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
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            This Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement") is
entered into as of April 1, 1998 ("Grant Date"), between SUNDERLAND INDUSTRIAL
HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and GREGORY R.
CONLEY, an executive employee of the Company's indirect subsidiary, Precise
Technology, Inc. (the "Optionee").

            1. Grant of Options. Pursuant to the Company's 1997 Key Employee
Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto (the "Plan"),
and authorization by the Board of Directors of the Company ("Board"), the
Company hereby grants to the Optionee an option (the "Option") to purchase Two
Hundred (200) shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share
("Stock"), at the price and on such other terms and conditions as are
hereinafter provided. The Option shall not constitute an "incentive stock
option" as that term is used in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended ("Code"). The Optionee agrees that as holder of the Option such
Optionee shall have no rights of or as a shareholder or otherwise in respect of
any of the shares of Stock as to which the Option shall not have effectively
been exercised as herein provided.

            2. Option Price. The Option shall be exercisable at a price of
$1,500 per share of Stock.

            3. Exercise Period. Except as provided in Paragraph 13, the Option
may be exercised by the Optionee, in whole or in part, prior to the earlier of
(i) the termination of the Optionee's employment with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries for any reason, or (ii) January 31, 2005, in accordance with the
following schedule:

                           20% commencing on April 1, 1999
                           40% commencing April 1, 2000
                           60% commencing April 1, 2001
                           80% commencing April 1, 2002
                           100% commencing April 1, 2003

            4. Exercise of the Option. The Option shall be exercised by delivery
to the Company of a written statement in the form attached hereto entitled
"Nonqualified Stock Option Exercise Form." At the time of exercise of the Option
by such delivery, the Optionee shall pay such amount as required under Paragraph
5 herein together with an amount in cash equal to the amount of all applicable
withholding taxes (or, in the Board's sole discretion, a withholding
authorization acceptable to the Board). Upon receipt of such payment for the
Stock being purchased and compliance by the Optionee with the terms and
conditions hereunder, the Company shall cause certificates for such Stock to be
delivered to the Optionee within ten (10) business days after the Company's
receipt of such payment.

            5. Payment of the Option Price.

               A. At the time of exercise of the Option, the Optionee shall pay
to the Company either: (i) the full Option Price for the Stock being purchased
in cash, or, (ii) with the consent of the Company in the sole discretion of the
Board, a minimum of ten per cent (10%) of the Option Price for the Stock being
purchased in cash together with delivery of a promissory note and pledge of the
Optionee's Stock in forms acceptable to the Board, in the Board's sole
discretion, providing for the payment of the balance of the Option Price.

               B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Optionee may elect to exercise
the Option, in whole or in part, to the extent the Option is then exercisable,
by receiving shares of Stock equal to the value (as herein determined) of the
portion of such Option then being exercised after deduction of the exercise
price, in which event the Company shall issue to Optionee the number of shares
of stock determined by using the following formula:

                        X = Y    (A-B) x (100% - C)
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                                   A

            where:     X =    The number of shares of Stock to be issued to
                              Optionee under the provisions of this Paragraph 5.

                       Y =    The number of shares of Stock that would otherwise
                              be issued upon such exercise.

                       A =    The Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) of
                              one share of Stock.

                       B =    The exercise price of the Option specified in
                              Paragraph 2.

                       C =    Applicable income tax withholding rate.

            Fair Market Value Defined. As used in this Agreement, "Fair Market
            Value" shall mean (i) if the Stock is publicly traded, the average
            closing market price (or if no shares of Stock are traded on any
            date within such period, the average of the closing bid and asked
            price on such date) for the twenty business days immediately prior
            to the date on which such value is to be determined, or (ii) if the
            Stock is not publicly traded, the fair market value, on the
            applicable date, of the shares of Stock then being valued as
            determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

            6. Compliance with Securities Laws. The exercise of the Option and
the issuance of Stock pursuant thereto shall be contingent upon either the prior
registration of the Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and such federal and

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state laws, rules, and regulations as may be applicable or promulgated
thereunder, or a determination by the Company that the issuance of such Stock
will be a transaction exempt from such registration. The Company anticipates
that shares of Stock, when and if issued to the Optionee, will be "restricted
securities" as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and,
accordingly, such shares of Stock must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from
registration is available. The Optionee understands and agrees that the Company
is not under any obligation to register shares of Stock or to comply with
Regulation A or any other exemption under the Securities Act. As a condition to
the grant and/or exercise of the Option, the Optionee agrees to execute one or
more undertakings, in the form prescribed by the Board, that the Stock is being
acquired for investment only and without any present intention of resale or
other distribution, or that the Stock will not be offered for sale or other
distribution otherwise and pursuant to such condition or conditions as the Board
approves. The Company shall have the right to place upon any certificate or
certificates evidencing shares of Stock any such legends as the Board may
prescribe, including legends providing that the shares are subject to
registration requirements under the Securities Act and state securities laws and
that the shares are subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.

            7. Non-transferability and Termination of Option. Except as
otherwise provided in Paragraph 8, the Option shall not be transferable or
assignable and, during the Optionee's lifetime, shall be exercisable solely by
the Optionee. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 8, the Option shall
terminate upon termination of the Optionee's employment with the Company or its
subsidiaries for any reason or any attempted sale, transfer or assignment of any
such Option, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. A transfer of employment
between and among the Company and its subsidiaries shall be considered as
continuing employment and shall not be a termination of employment for purposes
of this Agreement. In addition, temporary interruptions in employment caused by
sickness or other approved leave of absence shall not constitute termination of
employment for purposes of this Agreement.

            8. Retirement, Disability of Optionee or Death. If the Optionee
retires on or after the attainment of age 65, becomes permanently and totally
disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or dies while in the
employ of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, the Option may be exercised
during the time period from the date of the Optionee's retirement, permanent and
total disability, or death until the expiration of one year after the date of
the Optionee's retirement, permanent and total disability, or death by the
Optionee or by the deceased Optionee's personal representative, as applicable,
or by any person who acquired the Option by bequest or inheritance as a result
of the death of the Optionee, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

            9. Call. At any time after a "Call Event" (as hereafter defined) the
Company shall have the irrevocable right, but not the obligation, at its sole
discretion to repurchase some or all of the Stock Optionee purchased under the
Plan and this Agreement. The purchase price in connection with a Call Event
defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) below shall be the Fair Market Value per share
and the purchase price in connection with a Call Event defined in paragraphs (3)
through (8) below shall be seventy-five per cent (75%) of the Fair Market Value
per share. Such purchase price shall be payable in the discretion of the Board
either (i) in cash within ninety (90) days of the date of purchase, or (ii) by
the Company's delivery of a promissory note providing

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for equal annual installments of principal payments over a period of up to five
(5) years with interest on the unpaid balance at a rate determined by the Board
in its sole discretion; provided, however, that in the event any life insurance
on Optionee's life is obtained by the Company pursuant to paragraph 15.c.,
below, and as a result of Optionee's death, proceeds of such life insurance are
paid to the Company, the Company shall use such proceeds (up to the purchase
price) as and for a cash payment hereunder, with the balance of the purchase
price, if any, payable in the discretion of the Board as specified herein. As
used herein, the term "Call Event" shall mean any one or more of the following:

            (1)   The termination of the Optionee's employment with the Company
                  and its subsidiaries for any reason;

            (2)   The proposed or attempted voluntary sale, assignment,
                  transfer, conveyance or other disposition, mortgage, pledge,
                  grant of security interest in or other encumbrance of, any or
                  all shares of Stock by the Optionee;

            (3)   The Optionee making an assignment for the benefit of
                  creditors;

            (4)   The Optionee instituting, or having instituted against him,
                  any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, debt
                  adjustment, liquidation or receivership proceedings in which
                  he is alleged to be insolvent or unable to pay his debts as
                  they mature, and the Optionee shall consent thereto or admit
                  in writing the material allegations of the petitions filed in
                  said proceedings, or said proceedings shall remain undismissed
                  after ninety (90) days;

            (5)   The attachment of the Optionee's shares of Stock for any
                  reason and such attachment remains undismissed after ninety
                  (90) days;

            (6)   The rendering of a final judgment against the Optionee in any
                  legal or equitable proceeding which (i) purports to or
                  attempts to sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise
                  dispose of, mortgage, pledge, grant a security interest in or
                  otherwise encumber, any or all shares of Stock or (ii)
                  otherwise effects any of the foregoing;

            (7)   The institution of any execution process against the
                  Optionee's shares of Stock; or

            (8)   The existence of any other situation or legal proceeding
                  involving the Optionee such that the Optionee's shares of
                  Stock may be involuntarily sold, transferred, assigned, or
                  otherwise disposed of.

            In the event the Company undertakes an initial public offering or
sells all or substantially all of its stock or assets within the six (6) month
period following such purchase, the Company shall pay to the Optionee (a) in the
case of a purchase in connection with a Call Event defined in paragraphs (1) or
(2), above, the difference between the purchase price and the Fair Market Value
of the Stock on the date of such transaction and (b) in the case of a purchase

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in connection with a Call Event defined in paragraphs (3) through (8) above,
seventy-five per cent (75%) of the difference between the purchase price and the
Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of such transaction.

            Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in
the event the Optionee proposes to dispose of any or all of his shares of Stock
acquired as a result of the Optionee's exercise of the Option (the "Offered
Shares"), pursuant to a bona fide offer therefor from a third party (the
"Purchase Offer"), the Optionee shall give written notice to the Company (the
"Offer Notice"), stating that he has received the Purchase Offer, the terms
thereof (the "Purchase Offer Terms"), and the identity of the third party who
made the Purchase Offer. The Company shall have the right to purchase the
Offered Shares by delivering to the Optionee a written notice of its intention
to do so (a "Purchase Notice") within forty-five (45) days of having received
the Offer Notice. In such Purchase Notice, the Company shall advise the Optionee
as to whether it elects to purchase the shares of Stock on the Purchase Offer
Terms or for an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such shares of Stock
and the Optionee shall sell such shares of Stock to the Company for such
consideration within two (2) days of the Optionee's receipt of such Purchase
Notice, with payment by the Company of such purchase price to be as specified in
the first paragraph of this Paragraph 9.

            10. Adjustment for Stock Dividend, or Stock Split or Capital
Contribution. In the event that a stock dividend is hereafter paid on
outstanding Stock, or in the event that the number of outstanding shares of
Stock is hereafter increased as a result of a stock split, and the Option is
then unexercised, the number of shares of Stock subject to the Option shall
thereupon be increased by that number of shares of Stock which would have been
distributed with respect to the Stock subject to the Option if the Stock subject
to the Option had been outstanding at the time of the dividend or stock split
and the Option price per share shall be adjusted to reflect such increased
number of shares of Stock subject to the Option. If any shareholder of the
Company or any other person should make a contribution to the capital of the
Company without receiving any securities of the Company in exchange therefor,
then, and in such event, the Option price per share shall be increased by an
amount which is equal to the amount of such contribution to the capital of the
Company divided by the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock
of the Company at the time of such contribution.

            11. Additional Adjustments. In the event that there is any change in
the number of outstanding shares of Stock (other than issuance of Stock for
consideration approved by the Board) for which an adjustment is not provided by
Paragraph 10 of this Agreement, and the Option is then unexercised, the Board
may, in its sole discretion, require an adjustment in the number or kind of
shares of Stock subject to the Option and the option price and such adjustment
shall be binding and effective for all purposes hereof.

            12. Elimination of Fractional Shares. Any addition or adjustment
provided for in Paragraphs 10 and 11 hereof may be limited to the extent
necessary to prevent fractions of shares of Stock from becoming available under
the Option.

            13. Termination Upon Reorganization or Merger. In the event that
outstanding shares of Stock, are hereafter changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares of stock or securities of another corporation
or corporations, whether as a result of

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a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or
otherwise, or in the event all or substantially all of the Stock or assets of
the Company are sold to a third party (any such event being a "Change in
Control"), and any portion of the Option is not yet exercisable, then all of the
Option shall immediately become exercisable and the Company shall give at least
ten (10) business days' prior notice of such Change in Control to the Optionee.
The Optionee shall have ten (10) business days from the date of receipt of said
notice to exercise the Option. In the event any portion of the Option is not
exercised within the above-referenced ten (10) day period, such portion of the
Option shall automatically be cancelled. Upon cancellation of all of the Option,
this Agreement shall terminate.

            14. Optionee Bound by the Plan. The Optionee hereby agrees to be
bound by all applicable provisions of the Plan. If any of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms and
provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall supersede and prevail over such
inconsistent provisions hereof. The Board shall have authority, subject to the
express provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, to establish, amend, and
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other
determinations in the judgment of the Board necessary or desirable for the
administration of the Plan. The Board may correct any defect or supply any
omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in this Agreement in the
manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect
and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All actions by the
Board under the provisions of this Paragraph 14 shall be conclusive for all
purposes.

            15. Miscellaneous.

                a. No Shareholder Rights. The Optionee shall not, by virtue of
holding the Option, be entitled to any rights of a shareholder of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries.

                b. Lock-Up. The Optionee agrees that in connection with an
initial public offering of the Stock he will, if required by the Board, agree to
such restrictions on the resale of his Stock as shall be agreed to by other
members of management in connection therewith.

                c. Life Insurance. The Optionee understands that the Company
may, but shall not be required to, obtain a life insurance policy on Optionee's
life in order to enable the Company to comply with its obligations under the
Agreement and Optionee hereby agrees to cooperate with the Company in obtaining
any such insurance including submitting applications and submitting to physical
examinations in connection therewith.

                d. Continued Employment. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
create any employment agreement or guaranty of continued employment or limit in
any way the Company's or any subsidiary's right to terminate the Optionee's
employment at any time.

                e. Legend. The certificates for the shares of Stock issued
pursuant to exercise of the Option shall bear the following legend:

            The shares represented by this certificate have not been
            registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
            or under any state

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            securities laws, and may not be sold or otherwise disposed
            of until the sale shall have been registered under said
            Act and any applicable state securities laws, or until the
            Corporation shall have received an opinion of counsel
            satisfactory to it that such shares may be legally sold or
            otherwise transferred without such registration. The
            shares represented by this certificate have been issued
            pursuant to the exercise of an option to purchase such
            shares and are subject to certain restrictions on transfer
            contained in the Corporation's 1997 Key Employee
            Nonqualified Stock Option Plan and a Nonqualified Stock
            Option Agreement entered into pursuant to such Plan.

                f. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Plan,
constitutes the entire agreement of the Company and its subsidiaries and the
Optionee regarding the subject matter of this Agreement and the Plan; and all
prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations and
statements, written or oral, are hereby merged herein.

                g. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
parties hereto, their successors, heirs and permitted assigns.

            16. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to be part hereof.

            17. Delaware Law to Apply. The place of administration of the Plan
and this Agreement shall be conclusively deemed to be within the State of
Delaware, and the validity, construction, interpretation, administration, and
effect of the Plan and this Agreement and the rights of any person having or
claiming to have an interest therein or thereunder shall be governed by and
determined exclusively and solely in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware.

            18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts; each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original
instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
agreement.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed.

OPTIONEE                               SUNDERLAND INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS
                                       CORPORATION

/s/ GREGORY R. CONLEY                   /s/ WILLIAM L. REMLEY
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GREGORY R. CONLEY                      Title:
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                   SUNDERLAND INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION

                     NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION EXERCISE FORM
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                  The undersigned holder of an option to purchase shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Sunderland Industrial Holdings
Corporation (the "Company") under a Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement with the
Company dated ______________________ hereby exercises his Option to purchase
______________ (_______) shares of such common stock of the Company at the
option price of $__________ per share in accordance with the terms and
conditions of such Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.

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Date of Exercise                       Signature of Person Exercising Option

                  Please type or print legibly your name as you want it to
appear on your stock certificate, your address and your social security number
in the space provided below.

Name:
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Address:
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              (Street)

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              (City)                     (State)                    (Zip Code)

Social Security Number:
                            ----------------------------------------------------Exhibit 10.10

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into the 4th
day of August, 1999 by and between Log on America, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Corporation"), and Stephen J. Gilbert, a Maine resident ("Employee").

     WHEREAS, Corporation and Employee desire that the term of this Agreement
begin on the date of execution hereof ("Effective Date").

     WHEREAS, Corporation desires to employ Employee as its Executive Vice
President, Retail Dial-Up Services, and Employee is willing to accept such
employment by Corporation, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement.

                     NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

     Section 1. Duties. During the term of this Agreement, Employee agrees to be
employed by and to serve Corporation as its Executive Vice President, Retail
Dial-Up Services, and Corporation agrees to employ and retain Employee in such
capacity. Employee shall devote a substantial portion of his business time,
energy, and skill to the affairs of the Corporation as Employee shall report to
the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer and at all times during the term of
this Agreement shall have powers and duties at least commensurate with his
position as Director, Retail Dial-Up Services. Employee's job description is
attached hereto as Exhibit A.

     Section 2. Term of Employment.

     a.  Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

          (1) "Termination For Cause" shall mean termination by Corporation of
Employee's employment by Corporation by reason of Employee's willful dishonesty
towards, fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted injury to, Corporation or
by reason of Employee's willful material breach of this Agreement which has
resulted in material injury to Corporation.

         (2) "Termination Other Than For Cause" shall mean termination by
Corporation of Employee's employment by Corporation (other than in a Termination
for Cause) and shall include constructive termination of Employee's employement
by reason of material breach of this Agreement by Corporation, such constructive
termination to be effective upon notice from Employee to Corporation of such
constructive termination.

          (3) "Voluntary Termination" shall mean termination by Employee of
Employee's employment by Corporation other than (i) constructive termination as
described in subsection 2.1(b), and (ii) termination by reason of Employee's
death or disability as described in Section 2.5 and 2.6.

     b. Initial Term. The term of employment of Employment by Corporation shall
be for a period of three (3) year beginning with Effective Date ("Initial
Term"). Thereafter, the contract will automatically be renewed for successive
periods of one (1) year unless terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days
prior written notice.

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     c. Termination For Cause. Termination For Cause may be effected by
Corporation at any time during the term of this Agreement and shall be effected
by written notification to Employee. Upon Termination For Cause, Employee shall
promptly be paid all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned,
vested deferred compensation (other than pension play or profit sharing plan
benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable plan), any
benefits under any plans of the Corporation in which Employee is a participant
to the full extent of Employee's rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay
and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Employee in connection with
his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Employee shall not be
paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without
limitation, severance compensation.

     d. Termination Other Than For Cause. Notwithstanding anything else in this
Agreement, Corporation may effect a Termination Other Than For Cause at any time
upon giving written notice to Employee of such termination. Upon any Termination
Other Than For Cause, Employee shall promptly be paid all accrued salary, bonus
compensation to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation (other than
pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance
with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of the Corporation in
which Employee is a participant to the full extent of Employee's rights under
such plans (including accelerated vesting, if any, of awards granted to Employee
under the Corporation's stock option plan), accrued vacation pay and any
appropriate business expenses incurred by Employee in connection with his duties
hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation
provided in Section 4.2, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

     e. Termination by Reason of Disability. If, during the term of this
Agreement, Employee, in the reasonable judgment of the President and/or the
Chief Executive Officer, has failed to perform his duties under this Agreement
on account of illness or physical or mental incapacity, and such illness or
incapacity continues for a period of more than three (3) consecutive months,
Corporation shall have the right to terminate Employee's employment hereunder by
written notification to Employee and payment to Employee of all accrued salary,
bonus compensation to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation (other
than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in
accordance with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of the
Corporation in which Employee is a participant to the full extent of Employee's
rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business
expenses incurred by Employee in connection with his duties hereunder, all to
the date of termination, with the exception of medical and dental benefits which
shall continue through the expiration of this Agreement, but Employee shall not
be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without
limitation, severance compensation.

     f. Death. In the event of Employee's death during the term of this
Agreement, Employee's employment shall be deemed to have terminated as of the
last day of the month during which his death occurs and Corporation shall
promptly pay to his estate or such beneficiaries as Employee may from time to
time designate all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned,
vested deferred compensation (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan
benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable plan), any
benefits under any plans of the Corporation in which Employee is a participant
to the full

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extent of Employee's rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any
appropriate business expenses incurred by Employee in connection with his duties
hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Employee's estate shall not be
paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without
limitation, severance compensation.

     g. Voluntary Termination. In the event of a Voluntary Termination,
Corporation shall promptly pay all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the
extent earned, vested deferred compensation (other than pension plan or profit
sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable
plan), any benefits under any plans of the Corporation in which Employee is a
participant to the full extent of Employee's rights under such plans, accrued
vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Employee in
connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but no
other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation,
severance compensation.

     h. Notice of Termination. Corporation may effect a termination of this
Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section upon giving thirty (30)
days' written notice to Employee of such termination, except in the case of
Termination For Cause where five (5) days' notice shall be deemed sufficient.
Employee may effect a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions
of this Section upon giving thirty (30) days' written notice to Corporation of
such termination.

     Section 3. Salary, Benefits and Bonus Compensation.

     a. Base Salary. (1) As payment for the services to be rendered by Employee
as provided in Section 1 and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2,
Corporation agrees to pay to Employee a "Base Salary" for the thirty six (36)
calendar months beginning the Effective Date at the rate of $100,000 per annum
payable in a manner consistent with the general practice of the Corporation in
meeting its payroll obligations subject to withholding required by law.

          (2) The Base Salary shall be increased by the Compensation Committee
of the Company's Board of Directors, annually, to be effective on the
anniversary of the Effective Date, in manner consistent with the compensation
offered to executives within the Company.

     b. Bonuses. Employee shall be eligible to receive a stock options in a
manner consistent with the incentive stock option agreement of even date hereof
("Incentive Stock Option Agreement").

     c. Additional Benefits. During the term of this Agreement, Employee shall
be entitled to the following fringe benefits:

          (1) Employee Benefits. Employee shall be eligible to participate
in such of Corporation's benefits as are now generally available or later made
generally available to executive officers of the Corporation, including, without
limitation, any dental and medical plans. For purposes of establishing the
length of service under any benefit plans or programs of Corporation, Employee's
employment with the Corporation will be deemed to have commenced on the
Employee's date of hire.

          (2) Vacation. Employee shall be entitled to 3 weeks vacation during
each year during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, prorated
for partial

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years.

          (3) Reimbursement for Expenses. During the term of this Agreement,
Corporation shall reimburse Employee for reasonable and properly documented
out-of-pocket business and/or entertainment expenses incurred by Employee in
connection with his duties under this Agreement.

     Section 4. Severance Compensation.

     a. Severance Compensation in the Event of a Termination Other Than for
Cause. In the event Employee's employment is terminated in a Termination Other
Than for Cause, the Employee shall be paid as severance compensation 50% of his
then current annual Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such
termination), together with the vested rights to purchase 25,000 shares of the
common stock of the Company at $15.00 per share pursuant to the terms of the
Incentive Stock Option.

     b. No Severance Compensation Upon Other Termination. In the event of a
Voluntary Termination, Termination For Cause, termination by reason of
Employee's disability pursuant to Section 2.6, Employee or his estate shall not
be paid any severance compensation.

     Section 5. Payment Obligations. Corporation's obligation to pay Employee
the compensation and to make the arrangements provided herein shall be
unconditional, and Employee shall have no obligation whatsoever to mitigate
damages hereunder.

     Section 6. Board of Directors. During the term of Employee's employment,
Employee shall have the right to have himself or his nominee be appointed and
elected as a member of the Company's Board of Directors to serve at all times
during Employee's employment. Upon his termination, Employee shall resign or
cause his nominee to resign as a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

     Section 7. Confidentially. Employee agrees that all confidential and
proprietary information relating to the business of Corporation shall be kept
and treated as confidential both during and after the term of this Agreement,
except as may be permitted in writing by Corporation's President and/or Chief
Executive Officer or as such information is within the public domain or comes
within the public domain without any breach of this Agreement.

     Section 8. Non-Competition. (a) the Employee hereby covenants and agrees
that at no time during the Employee's employment by the Company, or in the event
of Employee's Termination Other Than For Cause, for a period of two (2) years
immediately following the termination thereof, will the Employee for himself or
on behalf of any other person, partnership, company or corporation, directly or
indirectly (i) acquire any financial or beneficial interest in, provide
consulting services to, be employed by, contract with, or own, manage, operate
or control any business engaged in any business which directly or indirectly
engages in the business of the business conducted by the Company in the New
England states and the State of New York, (ii) employ or seek to employ any
person or entity employed at that time by the Company or otherwise encourage or
entice such person or entity to leave employment or terminate such employment or
(iii) solicit any customer of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall
prevent the Employee from holding or investing in securities

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listed on a national securities exchange or sold in the over-the-counter market,
provided such investments do not exceed in the aggregate on percent (1%) of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of a corporation described in this
Section.

     (b) In the event that this Section shall be determined by arbitrators or by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its
extending for too great a period of time or over too large a geographic area or
over too great a range of activities, it shall be interpreted to extend only
over the maximum period of time, geographic area or range of activities as to
which it may be inforceable.

     Section 9. Withholdings. All compensation and benefits to Employee
hereunder shall be reduced by all federal, state, local and other withholdings
and similar taxes and payments required by applicable law.

     Section 10. Indemnification. In addition to any rights to indemnification
to which Employee is entitled to under the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws, Corporation shall indemnify Employee at all times
during and after the term of this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted
under the Delaware Business Corporation Act or any successor provision thereof
and any other applicable state law, and shall pay Employee's expenses in
defending any civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, to the maximum extent
permitted under such applicable state laws.

     Section 11. Notices. Any notices permitted or required under this Agreement
shall be deemed given upon the date of personal delivery or forty-eight (48)
hours after deposits in the United States mail, postage fully prepaid, return
receipt requested, addressed to the Corporation at:

               3 Regency Plaza
               Providence, Rhode Island 02903
                    Attn: Chief Financial Officer

     addressed to the Employee at:
               9 Rosewood Circle
               Kennebunk, Maine 04043

or at any other address as any party may, from time to time, designate by notice
given in compliance with this Section.

     Section 12. Law Governing. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Rhode Island.

     Section 13. Titles and Captions. All section titles or captions contained
in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of the
context nor effect the interpretation of this Agreement.

     Section 14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
understanding between and among the parties and supersedes any prior
understandings and agreements among them respecting the subject matter of this
Agreement.

     Section 15. Agreement Binding. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
heirs.

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executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

     Section 16. Attorney Fees. In the event an arbitration, suit or action is
brought by any party under this Agreement to enforce any of its terms, or in any
appeal therefrom, it is agreed that the prevailing party shall be entitled to
reasonable attorneys fees to be fixed by the arbitrator, trial court, and/or
appellate court.

     Section 17. Computation of Time. In computing any period of time pursuant
to this Agreement, the day of the act, event or default from which the
designated period of time begins to run shall be included, unless it is a
Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which event the period shall begin to
run on the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which
event the period shall run until the end of the next day thereafter which is not
a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

     Section 18. Pronouns and Plurals. All pronouns and any variations thereof
shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular, or plural
as the identity of the person or persons may require.

     Section 19. Arbitration. If at any time during the term of this Agreement
any dispute, difference, or disagreement shall arise upon or in respect of the
Agreement, and the meaning and construction hereof, every such dispute,
difference, and disagreement shall be referred to a single arbiter agreed upon
by the parties, or if no single arbiter can be agreed upon, an arbiter or
arbiters shall be selected in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association and such dispute, difference, or disagreement shall be
settled by arbitration in Providence, Rhode Island in accordance with the then
prevailing commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association, and
judgment upon the award rendered by the arbiter may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof.

     Section 20. Presumption. This Agreement or any section thereof shall not be
construed against any party due to the fact that said Agreement or any section
thereof was drafted by said party.

     Section 21. Further Action. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver
all documents, provide all information and take or forbear from all such action
as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Agreement.

     Section 22. Parties in Interest. Nothing herein shall be construed to be to
the benefit of any third party, nor is it intended that any provision shall be
for the benefit of any third party.

     Section 23. Savings Clause. If any provision of this Agreement, or the
application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held
invalid, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision
to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid,
shall not be affected thereby.

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     Section 24. Separate Counsel. The parties acknowledge that the Corporation
and the Employee have not been represented in this transaction by the
Corporation's attorneys, and the Employee has been advised that it is important
for the Employee to seek separate legal advise and representation in this
matter.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement as of the day
and date first set forth above.

/s/ Frederick W. Stolle                          /s/ Stephen J. Gilbert
--------------------------------                 ------------------------------
Witness:                                         Stephen J. Gilbert
Print Name: Frederick W. Stolle

                                                 Log on America, Inc.

                                                 By: /s/ David R. Paolo
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    David R. Paolo, President

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                                    Exhibit A

                                 Job Description

During the term of this Employment Agreement, Stephen J. Gilbert as the
Executive Vice President of the Retail Dail-Up Division of Log On America, Inc.,
shall be responsible for such Division's day-to-day operations and its
expansion, whether through an increased subscription base or through directed
acquisition of subscribers. Mr. Gilbert will confer with the Chief Executive
Officer as such officer from time to time requests reporting on technical
performance, profit/loss, expansion plans and capital needs for same.

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