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                                                                    Exhibit 10.5

                           METROWEB TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                           RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT made this 23rd day of October, 1998, between MetroWeb
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and ____________
(the "Employee").

     For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

     1.   PURCHASE OF SHARES.

     The Company shall issue and sell to the Employee, and the Employee shall
purchase from the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement 1,213,000 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, $.001 par value, of
the Company ("Common Stock"), at a purchase price of $.001 per share. The
aggregate purchase price for the Shares shall be paid by the Employee by check
payable to the order of the Company or such other method as may be acceptable to
the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of payment for the Shares, the Company
shall issue to the Employee one or more certificates in the name of the Employee
for that number of Shares purchased by the Employee. The Employee agrees that
the Shares shall be subject to the purchase option set forth in Section 2 of
this Agreement and the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4 of this
Agreement.

     2.   PURCHASE OPTION.

     (a)  In the event that the Employee ceases to be employed by the Company
for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, prior to January 1, 2003 the
Company shall have the right and option (the "Purchase Option") to purchase from
the Employee, for a purchase price of $.001 per share (the "Option Price"), some
or all of the Unvested Shares (as defined below).

     "Unvested Shares" means the total number of Shares multiplied by the
Applicable Percentage at the time the Purchase Option becomes exercisable by the
Company. The "Applicable Percentage" shall be (i) 100% as of the date of this
Agreement; (ii) reduced by 25% on the date of the closing of the Company's
initial sale of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Equity Financing");
(iii) reduced by 2.083% on the first day of each month following the first
anniversary of the Equity Financing for as long as the Employee remains employed
by the Company and (iv) reduced to 0% on the fourth anniversary of the Equity
Financing.

     (b)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, immediately prior to an Acquisition (as
defined below) pursuant to which the Employee is not offered employment with the
surviving entity for a period that terminates after the date that is six months
prior to the fourth anniversary of the Equity Financing with an annual salary
greater than or equal to that in effect prior to the Acquisition, and upon such
other terms and conditions substantially similar in all material respects to the
terms and conditions in effect prior to the Acquisition (a "Qualified Offer"),
or a Qualified IPO (as defined below) or upon the death or disability of the
Employee, the Applicable Percentage shall be reduced to 0%. In the event of an
Acquisition in connection with which the

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Employee receives a Qualified Offer, the Applicable Percentage shall be reduced
by 12.50%; provided, however, that to the extent some or all of the
consideration to be delivered to holders of capital stock of the Company
consists of cash or cash equivalents, the Employee shall be entitled to receive,
at the time such consideration is delivered to holders of Shares not subject to
the Purchase Option, all such cash or cash equivalents as applicable with
respect to the Employee's Shares whether or not such Shares are Unvested Shares.

     (c)  "Disability" shall mean the inability of the Employee, due to a
physical or mental disability, for a period of 90 days, whether or not
consecutive, during any 360-day period to carry out his or her duties as an
Employee of the Company. A determination of disability shall be made by a
physician satisfactory to both the Employee and the Company, PROVIDED THAT if
the Employee and the Company do not agree on a physician, the Employee and the
Company shall each select a physician and these two together shall select a
third physician, whose determination as to disability shall be binding on all
parties.

     (d)  "Acquisition" shall mean (i) the consolidation or merger of the
Company (other than a merger to reincorporate the Company in a different
jurisdiction) into or with any other entity or entities in which the shares of
the Company outstanding immediately prior to the closing of such event represent
or are converted into shares of the surviving or resulting entity that represent
less than a majority of the total number of shares of the surviving or resulting
entity that are outstanding or are reserved for issuance upon the exercise or
conversion of outstanding securities immediately after the closing of such
event, or (ii) the sale or transfer after the Company's initial sale of its
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
capital stock of the Company in a single transaction or series of related
transactions or (iii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company. A "Qualified IPO" shall mean the first underwritten public offering
pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-1 (or its then
equivalent) under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, (the "Securities Act")
pursuant to which the aggregate price paid by the public for the purchase of the
Company's Common Stock is at least $20,000,000 and the price per share is at
least $5.00.

     (e)  For purposes of this Agreement, employment with the Company shall
include employment with a parent or subsidiary of the Company.

     3.   EXERCISE OF PURCHASE OPTION AND CLOSING.

     (a)  The Company may exercise the Purchase Option by delivering or mailing
to the Employee (or his estate), within 60 days after the termination of the
employment of the Employee with the Company, a written notice of exercise of the
Purchase Option. Such notice shall specify the number of Shares to be purchased.
If and to the extent the Purchase Option is not so exercised by the giving of
such a notice within such 60-day period, the Purchase Option shall automatically
expire and terminate effective upon the expiration of such 60-day period.

     (b)  Within 10 days after delivery to the Employee of the Company's notice
of the exercise of the Purchase Option pursuant to subsection (a) above, the
Employee (or his estate) shall tender to the Company at its principal offices
the certificate or certificates representing the Shares which the Company has
elected to purchase in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, duly
endorsed in blank or with duly endorsed stock powers attached thereto, all in

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form suitable for the transfer of such Shares to the Company. Promptly following
its receipt of such certificate or certificates, the Company shall pay to the
Employee the aggregate Option Price for such Shares (provided that any delay in
making such payment shall not invalidate the Company's exercise of the Purchase
Option with respect to such Shares).

     (c)  After the time at which any Shares are required to be delivered to the
Company for transfer to the Company pursuant to subsection (b) above, the
Company shall not pay any dividend to the Employee on account of such Shares or
permit the Employee to exercise any of the privileges or rights of a stockholder
with respect to such Shares, but shall, in so far as permitted by law, treat the
Company as the owner of such Shares.

     (d)  The Option Price may be payable, at the option of the Company, in
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Employee
to the Company or in cash (by check) or both.

     (e)  The Company shall not purchase any fraction of a Share upon exercise
of the Purchase Option, and any fraction of a Share resulting from a computation
made pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement shall be rounded to the nearest
whole Share (with any one-half Share being rounded upward).

     (f)  The Company may assign its Purchase Option to one or more persons or
entities.

     4.   RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.

     The Employee shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively "transfer")
any Shares, or any interest therein, that are subject to the Purchase Option,
except that the Employee may transfer such Shares to or for the benefit of any
spouse, child or grandchild, or to a trust for their benefit, PROVIDED that such
Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement (including without limitation the
restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4 and the Purchase Option)
and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to
the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound
by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     5.   AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC OFFERING.

     The Employee agrees, in connection with the initial underwritten public
offering of the Company's securities pursuant to a registration statement under
the Securities Act, (i) not to sell, make short sale of, loan, grant any options
for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock held by
the Employee (other than those shares included in the offering) without the
prior written consent of the Company or the underwriters managing such initial
underwritten public offering of the Company's securities for a period of 180
days from the effective date of such registration statement, and (ii) to execute
any agreement reflecting clause (i) above as may be requested by the Company or
the managing underwriters at the time of such initial offering.

     6.   EFFECT OF PROHIBITED TRANSFER.

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     The Company shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any of the
Shares which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the
provisions set forth in this Agreement, or (b) to treat as owner of such Shares
or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom any such Shares shall have been so
sold or transferred.

     7.   RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS.

     All certificates representing Shares shall have affixed thereto legends in
substantially the following form, in addition to any other legends that may be
required under federal or state securities laws:

          "The shares of stock represented by this certificate are subject to
          restrictions on transfer and an option to purchase set forth in a
          certain Restricted Stock Agreement between the corporation and the
          registered owner of these shares (or his predecessor in interest), and
          such Agreement is available for inspection without charge at the
          office of the Secretary of the corporation."

          "The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered
          under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be sold,
          transferred or otherwise disposed of in the absence of an effective
          registration statement under such Act or an opinion of counsel
          satisfactory to the corporation to the effect that such registration
          is not required."

     8.   ADJUSTMENTS FOR STOCK SPLITS, STOCK DIVIDENDS, ETC.

     (a)  If from time to time there is any stock split, stock dividend, stock
distribution or other reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any
and all new, substituted or additional securities to which the Employee is
entitled by reason of his ownership of the Shares shall be immediately subject
to the purchase options, the restrictions on transfer and the other provisions
of this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Shares, and
the Option Price shall be appropriately adjusted.

     (b)  If the Shares are converted into or exchanged for, or stockholders of
the Company receive by reason of any distribution in total or partial
liquidation, securities of another corporation, or other property (including
cash), pursuant to any merger of the Company or acquisition of its assets, then
the rights of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the
Company's successor and this Agreement shall apply to the securities or other
property received upon such conversion, exchange or distribution in the same
manner and to the same extent as to the Shares.

     9.   INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS.

     The Employee represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

     (a)  The Employee is purchasing the Shares for his own account for
investment only, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any
distribution of the Shares in violation of the Securities Act, or any rule or
regulation under the Securities Act.

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     (b)  The Employee has had such opportunity as he has deemed adequate to
obtain from representatives of the Company such information as is necessary to
permit him to evaluate the merits and risks of his investment in the Company.

     (c)  The Employee has sufficient experience in business, financial and
investment matters to be able to evaluate the risks involved in the purchase of
the Shares and to make an informed investment decision with respect to such
purchase.

     (d)  The Employee can afford a complete loss of the value of the Shares and
is able to bear the economic risk of holding such Shares for an indefinite
period.

     (e)  The Employee understands that (i) the Shares have not been registered
under the Securities Act and are "restricted securities" within the meaning of
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Shares cannot be sold, transferred
or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the
Securities Act or an exemption from registration is then available; (iii) in any
event, the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available for
at least one year and even then will not be available unless a public market
then exists for the Common Stock, adequate information concerning the Company is
then available to the public, and other terms and conditions of Rule 144 are
complied with; and (iv) there is now no registration statement on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any stock of the Company and
the Company has no obligation or current intention to register the Shares under
the Securities Act.

     10.  WITHHOLDING TAXES; SECTION 83(b) ELECTION.

     (a)  The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right to
deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Employee any federal,
state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to
the purchase of the Shares by the Employee or the lapse of the Purchase Option.

     (b)  The Employee acknowledges that he has been informed of the
availability of making an election in accordance with Section 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; that such election must be filed with
the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days of the transfer of shares to the
Employee; and that the Employee is solely responsible for making such election.

     11.  NO RIGHTS TO EMPLOYMENT. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as giving the Employee any right to be retained, in any position, as
an employee of the Company.

     12.  SEVERABILITY.

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement,
and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to
the extent permitted by law.

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     13.  WAIVER.

     Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this Agreement
may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the Board of
Directors of the Company.

     14.  BINDING EFFECT.

     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and the Employee and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
legal representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the restrictions on
transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.

     15.  NOTICE.

     All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and deemed
effectively given upon personal delivery or five days after deposit in the
United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown beneath his or its
respective signature to this Agreement, or at such other address or addresses as
either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 15.

     16.  PRONOUNS.

     Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular
form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.

     17.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

     This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject
matter of this Agreement.

     18.  AMENDMENT.

     This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument
executed by both the Company and the Employee.

     19.  GOVERNING LAW.

     This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any applicable
conflicts of laws.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.

                                   METROWEB TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                   By:
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                                   Title:
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                                   Address:
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                                   Employee ______________

                                   Address:

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                       QUANTUM BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                  AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

     This Amendment No. 1 made this 12th day of June, 2000, between Quantum
Bridge Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and
_________ (the "Employee").

     WHEREAS, on October 23, 1998, MetroWeb Technologies, Inc. and the Employee
entered into a certain Restricted Stock Agreement (the "Agreement");

     WHEREAS, Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc. is the successor in interest
of MetroWeb Technologies, Inc. and thus has succeeded to the rights and
responsibilities of MetroWeb Technologies, Inc. as set forth in the Agreement;
and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee each desire to amend the Agreement.

     NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby
agree as follows:

     1.   Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting after
paragraph (e) thereof the following paragraph (f):

     "(f) Notwithstanding the above, in the event that the Employee's employment
with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined below)
or by the Employee with Good Reason (as defined below), prior to January 1,
2003, then, the Applicable Percentage shall be reduced to 0%.

     For the purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" for termination shall mean (a)
the Employee's gross negligence or willful or intentional misconduct in the
performance of his duties on behalf of the Company and, in the case of
misconduct, the failure to refrain from such misconduct after written notice
thereof; (b) any act of dishonesty which materially and adversely affects the
Company or any act or omission which constitutes a knowing and intentional
violation of law on the part of the Employee and which materially and adversely
affects the Company; (c) such Employee's breach of his fiduciary duty of loyalty
or care to the Company; or (d) the substantial and continuing, after reasonable
written notice thereof, failure of the Employee to render services to the
Company in accordance with his assigned duties, which materially and adversely
affects or is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect the business,
financial condition, operations, property or affairs of the Company;

     For the purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall exist upon (i)
mutual agreement of the Employee and the Board of Directors of the Company that
Good Reason exists; (ii) the Employee being required by the Company to relocate
from the area within fifty (50) miles of the intersection of Interstates 93 and
495, prior to October 23, 2001 without the consent of the Employee; (iii)
relocation of the Employee's primary place of business to a location that

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results in an increase in the Employee's daily one way commute of at least 35
miles prior to October 23, 2001; (iv) reduction of the Employee's annual base
salary or health insurance and similar benefits; (v) any material breach by the
Company or any successor thereto of any agreement to which the Employee and the
Company are parties, which breach is not cured within 10 days after written
notice thereof; or (vi) demotion of the Employee to a position below that of
Vice President and/or requiring the Employee to report to an employee of the
Company other than the then-current Chief Executive Officer of the Company."

     2.   Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.

     3.   This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, but such counterparts together constitute but one and the same
instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto executed this
Amendment as of the date first written above.

                                    QUANTUM BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                    By:
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                                    Print name:
                                    Title:

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.6

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of October 23, 1998
by and between MetroWeb Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its
principal place of business at _________________ (the "Company"), and
_____________ residing at _______________ (the "Employee").

     The Company desires to employ the Employee, and the Employee desires to be
employed by the Company. In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties
agree as follows:

     1.   TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Employee,
and the Employee hereby accepts employment with the Company, upon the terms set
forth in this Agreement, for the period commencing on October 23, 1998 (the
"Commencement Date") and ending on October 23, 2001 (such period, as it may be
extended, the "Employment Period"), unless sooner terminated in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4.

     2.   TITLE; CAPACITY. The Employee shall serve as _______ or in such other
position as the Company or its Board of Directors (the "Board") may determine
from time to time. The Employee shall be subject to the supervision of, and
shall have such authority as is delegated to him by the Board.

     The Employee hereby accepts such employment and agrees to undertake the
duties and responsibilities inherent in such position and such other duties and
responsibilities as the Board or its designee shall from time to time reasonably
assign to him and that are commensurate with his title. Beginning no later than
the closing of the Company's initial preferred stock financing, the Employee
agrees to devote his entire business time, attention and energies to the
business and interests of the Company during the Employment Period. The Employee
agrees to abide by the rules, regulations, instructions, personnel practices and
policies of the Company and any changes therein which may be adopted from time
to time by the Company. The Employee acknowledges receipt of copies of all such
rules and policies committed to writing as of the date of this Agreement.

     3.   COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

          3.1  SALARY. The Company shall pay the Employee an annual base salary
of $______ for the one-year period commencing on the Commencement Date. Such
salary shall be subject to increase thereafter as determined by the Board.

          3.2  FRINGE BENEFITS. The Employee shall be entitled to participate in
all bonus and benefit programs that the Company establishes and makes available
to its employees, if any, to the extent that Employee's position, tenure,
salary, age, health and other qualifications make him eligible to participate.
The Employee shall be entitled to three weeks paid vacation per year, to be
taken at such times as may be approved by the Board or its designee.

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          3.3  REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. The Company shall reimburse the
Employee for all reasonable travel, entertainment and other expenses incurred or
paid by the Employee in connection with, or related to, the performance of his
duties, responsibilities or services under this Agreement, upon presentation by
the Employee of documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or such other
supporting information as the Company may request, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
amount available for such travel, entertainment and other expenses may be fixed
in advance by the Board.

          3.4  BONUS. The Employee shall be eligible for the bonus program
indicated in SCHEDULE A to this Agreement.

     4.   EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION. The employment of the Employee by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the
following:

          4.1  After October 23, 2001, at the election of either party upon not
less than 30 days' prior written notice;

          4.2  At the election of the Company, for cause (as defined below),
immediately upon written notice by the Company to the Employee. For the purposes
of this Agreement, "cause" for termination shall mean (a) the Employee's gross
negligence or willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his or her
duties on behalf of the Company and, in the case of misconduct, the failure to
refrain from such misconduct after written notice thereof; (b) any act of
dishonesty which adversely affects the Company or any act or omission which
constitutes a knowing and intentional violation of law on the part of the
Employee and which adversely affects the Company; (c) such Employee's breach of
his fiduciary duty of loyalty or care to the Company; or (d) the substantial and
continuing, after reasonable written notice thereof, failure of the Employee to
render services to the Company in accordance with his assigned duties, which
materially and adversely affects or is reasonably likely to materially and
adversely affect the business, financial condition, operations, property or
affairs of the Company;

          4.3  At the election of the Employee, for Good Reason (as defined
below), immediately upon written notice by the Employee to the Company. For the
purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall exist upon (i) mutual agreement
of the Employee and the Board of Directors of the Company that Good Reason
exists; (ii) the Employee being required by the Company to relocate from the
area within fifty (50) miles of the intersection of Interstates 93 and 495,
prior to October 23, 2001 without the consent of the Employee; (iii) relocation
of the Employee's primary place of business to a location that results in an
increase in the Employee's daily one way commute of at least 35 miles prior to
October 23, 2001; (iv) reduction of the Employee's annual base salary or health
insurance and similar benefits; (v) any material breach by the Company or any
successor thereto of any agreement to which the Employee and the Company are
parties, which breach is not cured within 10 days after written notice thereof;
or (vi) demotion of the Employee to a position below that of Vice President
and/or requiring the Employee to report to an employee of the Company other than
the then-current Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

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          4.4  Thirty days after the death or disability of the Employee. As
used in this Agreement, the term "disability" shall mean the inability of the
Employee, due to a physical or mental disability, for a period of 90 days,
whether or not consecutive, during any 360-day period to perform the services
contemplated under this Agreement. A determination of disability shall be made
by a physician satisfactory to both the Employee and the Company, PROVIDED THAT
if the Employee and the Company do not agree on a physician, the Employee and
the Company shall each select a physician and these two together shall select a
third physician, whose determination as to disability shall be binding on all
parties;

          4.5  At the election of the Company, without cause (as defined in
Section 4.2), upon not less than four weeks' prior written notice of
termination.

          4.6  At the election of the Employee, without Good Reason (as defined
in Section 4.3), upon not less than four weeks' prior written notice of
termination.

     5.   EFFECT OF TERMINATION.

          5.1  TERMINATION FOR CAUSE OR WITHOUT GOOD REASON. In the event the
Employee's employment is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 4.2 or by
the Employee pursuant to Section 4.6, the Company shall pay to the Employee the
compensation and benefits otherwise payable to him under Section 3 through the
last day of his actual employment by the Company.

          5.2  TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR FOR GOOD REASON. In the event the
Employee's employment is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 4.5 or by
the Employee pursuant to Section 4.3, the Company shall continue the
compensation and benefits payable to him under Section 3 for (i) twelve months
or (ii) until the expiration of the Employment Period, whichever is longer (the
"Payment Period"). The Company shall be permitted to reduce the health insurance
benefits payable to the Employee by the Company during the Payment Period to the
extent the Employee receives health insurance benefits, comparable to those
received by the Employee immediately prior to the termination of his employment,
from a third party. Beginning six (6) months after the termination of the
Employee's employment, the Company shall be permitted to reduce the cash
compensation payable to the Employee by the Company during the Payment Period to
the extent the Employee receives actual cash compensation from third party
employment from time to time after such six (6) month period and during the
Payment Period. Beginning six (6) months after such employment termination,
whenever the Employee receives cash compensation from third party employment,
the Employee shall promptly notify the Company and the Company shall be entitled
to deduct the amount of such compensation (before withholdings and taxes) from
the next payment to be made by the Company to the Employee. Employee shall, upon
written request of the Company, from time to time, confirm whether or not the
Employee is employed and, if employed, the amount of cash compensation received
by the Employee pursuant to such employment. The Employee shall have no
obligation to seek employment after the termination of his employment with the
Company.

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          5.3  TERMINATION FOR DEATH OR DISABILITY. If the Employee's employment
is terminated pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company shall pay to the estate of
the Employee or to the Employee, as the case may be, the compensation which
would otherwise be payable to the Employee up to the end of the month in which
the termination of his employment because of death or disability occurs.

          5.4  SURVIVAL. The provisions of Sections 6 and 7 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.

     6.   NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION. While the Employee is employed
by the Company and for a period of 12 months after the termination or expiration
thereof, or until payments pursuant to Section 5.2 have ceased, if longer, the
Employee will not directly or indirectly:

          (a)  Engage in any business or enterprise (whether as owner, partner,
officer, director, employee, consultant, investor, lender or otherwise, except
as the holder of not more than 1% of the outstanding stock of a publicly-held
company) that is competitive with the Company's business, including but not
limited to any business or enterprise that develops, manufactures, markets, or
sells any product or service that competes with any product or service
developed, manufactured, marketed or sold, or planned to be developed,
manufactured, marketed or sold, by the Company or any of its subsidiaries while
the Employee was employed by the Company; or

          (b)  Either alone or in association with others (i) solicit any
employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company or (ii) solicit for
employment (or solicit to engage as an independent contractor) or hire as an
employee (or engage as a consultant) any person who was an employee of the
Company at the time of the termination or cessation of the Employee's employment
with the Company.

          (c)  If any restriction set forth in this Section 6 is found by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too
long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a
geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period
of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be
enforceable.

          (d)  The restrictions contained in this Section 6 are necessary for
the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company and are considered by
the Employee to be reasonable for such purpose. The Employee agrees that any
breach of this Section 6 will cause the Company substantial and irrevocable
damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other
remedies which may be available, the Company shall have the right to seek
specific performance and injunctive relief.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, beginning 12 months after the
termination or expiration of the Employee's employment with the Company, the
Employee may, in his sole discretion, notify the Company to cease payments
pursuant to Section 5.2. Upon delivery of such notice, the Employee shall no
longer be bound by this Section 6.

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     7.   PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENTS.

          7.1  PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

          (a)  Employee agrees that all information and know-how, whether or not
in writing, of a private, secret or confidential nature concerning the Company's
business or financial affairs (collectively, "Proprietary Information") is and
shall be the exclusive property of the Company. By way of illustration, but not
limitation, Proprietary Information may include inventions, products, processes,
methods, techniques, formulas, compositions, projects, developments, plans,
research data, financial data, personnel data, computer programs, and customer
and supplier lists. Employee will not disclose any Proprietary Information to
others outside the Company or use the same for any unauthorized purposes without
written approval by an officer of the Company, either during or after his
employment, unless and until such Proprietary Information has become public
knowledge without fault by the Employee.

          (b)  Employee agrees that all files, letters, memoranda, reports,
records, data, sketches, drawings, laboratory notebooks, program listings, or
other written, photographic, or other tangible material containing Proprietary
Information, whether created by the Employee or others, which shall come into
his custody or possession, shall be and are the exclusive property of the
Company to be used by the Employee only in the performance of his duties for the
Company. All such materials or copies thereof and all tangible property of the
Company in the custody or possession of the Employee shall be delivered to the
Company, upon the earlier of (i) a request by the Company or (ii) termination of
his/her employment. After such delivery, the Employee shall not retain any such
materials or copies thereof or any such tangible property.

          (c)  Employee agrees that his obligation not to disclose or use
information, know-how and records of the types set forth in paragraphs (a) and
(b) above, also extends to such types of information, know-how, records and
tangible property of customers of the Company or suppliers to the Company or
other third parties who may have disclosed or entrusted the same to the Company
or to the Employee in the course of the Company's business.

          7.2  DEVELOPMENTS.

          (a)  Employee will make full and prompt disclosure to the Company of
all inventions, improvements, discoveries, methods, developments, software, and
works of authorship, whether patentable or not, which are created, made,
conceived or reduced to practice by the Employee or under his direction or
jointly with others during his employment by the Company, whether or not during
normal working hours or on the premises of the Company (all of which are
collectively referred to in this Agreement as "Developments").

          (b)  Employee agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company
(or any person or entity designated by the Company) all his right, title and
interest in and to all Developments and all related patents, patent
applications, copyrights and copyright applications. However, this Section 7(b)
shall not apply to Developments which do not relate to the present or planned
business or research and development of the Company and which are made and
conceived by the Employee not during normal working hours, not on the Company's
premises

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and not using the Company's tools, devices, equipment or Proprietary
Information. The Employee also hereby waives all claims to moral rights in any
Developments.

          (c)  Employee agrees to cooperate fully with the Company, both during
and after his employment with the Company, with respect to the procurement,
maintenance and enforcement of copyrights and patents (both in the United States
and foreign countries) relating to Developments. Employee shall sign all papers,
including, without limitation, copyright applications, patent applications,
declarations, oaths, formal assignments, assignment of priority rights, and
powers of attorney, which the Company may deem necessary or desirable in order
to protect its rights and interests in any Development.

          7.3  OTHER AGREEMENTS. Except as disclosed on SCHEDULE B, the Employee
hereby represents that, to his knowledge, he is not bound by the terms of any
agreement with any previous employer or other party to refrain from using or
disclosing any trade secret or confidential or proprietary information in the
course of his employment with the Company or to refrain from competing, directly
or indirectly, with the business of such previous employer or any other party.
The Employee further represents that his performance of all the terms of this
Agreement and as an employee of the Company does not and will not breach any
agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information, knowledge or data
acquired by him in confidence or in trust prior to his employment with the
Company.

     8.   NOTICES. All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon
deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address shown above, or at
such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in
accordance with this Section 8.

     9.   PRONOUNS. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this
Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms,
and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice
versa.

     10.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the Stock Restriction Agreement
of even date hereof constitute the entire agreement between the parties and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral,
relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

     11.  AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written
instrument executed by both the Company and the Employee.

     12.  GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

     13.  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns,
including any corporation with which or into which the Company may be merged or
which may succeed to its assets or

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business, provided, however, that the obligations of the Employee are personal
and shall not be assigned by him.

     14.  MISCELLANEOUS.

          14.1 No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right under
this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or
consent given by the Company on any one occasion shall be effective only in that
instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right on any other
occasion.

          14.2 The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or
substance of any section of this Agreement.

          14.3 In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal
or otherwise unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year set forth above.

                                    METROWEB TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                    By:________________________________

                                    Title:_____________________________

                                    EMPLOYEE

                                    ___________________________________

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