Document:

AMENDMENT
      TO

    AGREEMENT
      AND PLAN OF MERGER

     

    This
      Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Amendment”) is made as of
      December 11, 2006 by and among CAPITAL GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC., a Florida
      corporation (“Capital Growth”), GLOBAL CAPACITY MERGER SUB, INC., a Texas
      corporation (“Global Capacity Mergeco”), GLOBAL CAPACITY GROUP, INC., a Texas
      corporation (“Global Capacity”), JOHN ABRAHAM (“Abraham”) and DAVID P. WALSH
      (“Walsh”), (Abraham and Walsh are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Shareholders”), under the following circumstances:

     

    R
      E C I T A L S

     

    A.    The
      parties hereto entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October
      6, 2006 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Capital Growth agreed to
      acquire Global Capacity as part of a reverse triangular merger under which
      Global Capacity Mergeco will merge with and into Global Capacity, with Global
      Capacity continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”).

     

    B.    The
      Merger Agreement provides that the Shareholders are eligible to receive certain
      Contingent Consideration if certain Annualized Gross Revenue and Annualized
      Gross Margin thresholds are satisfied.

     

    C.    At
      the
      option of Capital Growth, the Second Period Contingent Consideration may be
      paid, in whole or in part, in Capital Growth Common Stock (the “Transaction
      Shares”).

     

    D.    The
      Merger Agreement provides that the Transaction Shares shall be entitled to
      registration rights on a parri passu basis with the registration rights granted
      to the investors in the private offering and/or financing to be effected by
      Capital Growth prior to the Closing Date (the “Investors”).

     

    E.    The
      parties desire to amend the Merger Agreement to clarify that it is not the
      intent of Section 10.1 of the Merger Agreement to entitle Shareholders to
      participate in the same registration in which the Investors participate, but
      to
      participate in the Capital Growth registration statement that next follows
      the
      issuance of the Transaction Shares, which registration statement will, in any
      event, be filed within 90 days
      after the issuance of the Transaction Shares.

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
      consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
      the
      parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

     

    1.    Amendment
      to Merger Agreement.
      The
      Merger Agreement shall be, and it hereby is, amended as follows: 

     

    (A)    The
      first
      sentence of Section 10.1 of the Merger Agreement shall be, and it hereby is,
      deleted and the following shall be added in lieu thereof:

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    “The
      Transaction Shares will be unregistered, restricted stock, and shall be subject
      to the registration rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement
      attached hereto as Exhibit
      10.1.
      The
      registration rights granted with respect to the Transaction Shares shall be
      granted with respect to a Capital Growth registration statement to be filed
      within 90 days
      after issuance of the Transaction Shares. This provision shall be self-executing
      and the registration rights under the Registration Rights Agreement shall arise
      upon issuance of the Transaction Shares even if said Registration Rights
      Agreement is not executed.”

     

    2.    Miscellaneous.

     

    (A)    Counterparts.
      This
      Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different
      parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
      delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute
      one
      and the same instrument.

     

    (B)    Effectiveness.
      This
      Amendment shall become effective on the date on which all of the parties hereto
      shall have signed a copy hereof (whether the same or different
      copies).

     

    (C)    Headings
      Descriptive; Capitalized Terms.
      The
      headings of the several sections and subsections of this Amendment are inserted
      for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction
      of any provision of this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined
      herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement,
      as amended.

     

    (D)    Severability.
      In the
      event that any provision of this Amendment is deemed to be invalid by reason
      of
      the operation of law, or by reason of the interpretation placed thereon by
      any
      court, this Amendment shall be construed as not containing such provision and
      the invalidity of such provision shall not effect the validity of any other
      provision hereof, and any and all other provisions hereof which otherwise are
      lawful and valid shall remain in full force and effect.

     

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

     

    
      	
              CAPITAL
                GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC.

            
	 
	
              By:

            	/s/
              Thomas G. Hudson   
	
              Name:

            	Thomas
              G. Hudson   
	
              Title:

            	Chief
              Executive Officer   
	 
	
              GLOBAL
                CAPACITY MERGER SUB, INC.

            
	 
	
              By:

            	/s/
              Thomas G. Hudson   
	
              Name:

            	Thomas
              G. Hudson   
	
              Title:

            	Chief
              Executive Officer   
	 
	
              GLOBAL
                CAPACITY GROUP, INC.

            
	 
	
              By:

            	/s/
              David Walsh   
	
              Name:

            	David
              Walsh   
	
              Title:

            	President  
              
	 
	 
	/s/
              John Abraham   
	
              JOHN
                ABRAHAM

            
	 
	 
	/s/
              David P. Walsh   
	
              DAVID
                P. WALSH

            
	 

    

    

    JOINDER

     

    The
      undersigned, being the spouses of the Shareholders, hereby join in the execution
      of this Amendment for purposes of consenting to the transactions hereunder
      to
      the extent such consent is required by any community property laws.

     

    
      	
              /s/ Wendy S.
                Walsh 

            
	
              WENDY
                S. WALSH

            
	 
	 
	/s/ Julie
              Abraham   
	
              JULIE
                ABRAHAMExhibit
        10.67

       

      Separation
        Agreement and General Release of Claims

       

      Severance
        Benefit

      

      In
        return
        for the execution of this Separation Agreement and General Release, I, David
        L.
        Weinberg (referred to below as “I”, “me”, “my” or the “Employee”) will receive a
        separation payment to which I am not otherwise entitled that is equal to
        my
        annual base salary in effect on the date hereof. My separation payment, less
        applicable deductions, will be paid out in twenty-four (24) equal payments
        over
        twelve months, beginning January 15, 2007. In further return for my execution
        of
        this Separation Agreement and General Release, my stock option grants numbered
        440, 522, 523, 630, 761, 824, 919, 907, and 920 that are vested on December
        31,
        2006, will remain exercisable until their original dates of
        expiration and
        I
        will have the full term from the time of the grant in order to exercise all
        vested awards (subject to termination based on the applicable plan provisions
        other than those related to termination of employment).
        

      

      This
        Separation Agreement and Release of Claims will be effective on the later
        date
        of the signatures below.

      

      In
        consideration of the receipt of the Severance Benefit described above, I
        agree
        as follows:

      

      
        	
                1.

              	
                Company
                  Obligations

              

      

      

      Other
        than as set forth in the attached letter, the Company shall have no other
        financial obligations to me under any compensation or benefit plan, program
        or
        policy and my participation in the Company compensation and benefit plans,
        programs and policies shall cease as of December 31, 2006, except that: (1)
        I
        shall have such right to continue group health plan coverage as is provided
        under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) or a
        comparable state law; and (2) this Separation Agreement and General Release
        is
        not intended to cover any claim for benefits to which I am entitled, if any,
        under the Company’s 401(k) Plan.

       

      
        	
                2.

              	
                Cooperation
                  

              

      

      

      From
        time
        to time the Company finds it necessary or advisable to contact former employees
        to discuss matters about which they might have knowledge that are relevant
        to
        ongoing matters of the Company or otherwise related to their employment period.
        Accordingly, I agree that I will cooperate in all reasonable respects and
        generally make myself available to speak with Company employees and counsel,
        give testimony, and provide assistance in connection with any matter that
        relates to my employment period, including litigation, arbitration proceedings,
        government hearings or investigations involving the Company, or any other
        matter, provided that with regard to matters not involving litigation or
        potential litigation, this provision shall not apply after one (1) year
        from the date hereof. The Company will, to the extent feasible, use reasonable
        business efforts to limit itself to telephonic and email inquiries of a total
        of
        four (4) or fewer hours per week during the initial three months of this
        agreement and otherwise provide me with reasonable notice in the event my
        assistance is required. In connection with any cooperation where the Company
        requires me to be available in person, the Company will reimburse me for
        my
        reasonable travel, meal and lodging expenses. My entitlement to reimbursement
        of
        expenses pursuant to this paragraph 16 shall in no way affect other rights
        I may
        have to be indemnified and/or advanced expenses, provided that in no event
        shall
        there be any duplication of indemnification and/or expense reimbursement.
        I will
        not be entitled to any other compensation for cooperation, except as otherwise
        provided under my Indemnification Agreement with the Company dated April
        8,
        2004.

      

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      
        	
                3.

              	
                Release
                  of Claims

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                A.

              	
                In
                  exchange for the consideration described above, I agree to release
                  and
                  forever discharge the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates
                  and their
                  parent organizations, predecessors, successors, officers, directors,
                  employees, agents, attorneys, associates, and employee benefit
                  plans from
                  all claims, demands or causes of action arising out of facts or
                  occurrences prior to the date of this Agreement, whether known
                  or unknown
                  to me, between the Company and me.

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                B.

              	
                I
                  agree that this release of claims is intended to be broadly construed
                  so
                  as to resolve any pending and potential disputes between the Company
                  and
                  me that I have up to the date of this Release, whether or not such
                  disputes are known or unknown to me, including, but not limited
                  to, claims
                  based on express or implied contract; any action arising in tort,
                  including, but not limited to, libel, slander, defamation, intentional
                  infliction of emotional distress, or negligence; any and all claims
                  for
                  wrongful discharge; and any and all claims based on the Age Discrimination
                  in Employment Act (42 U.S.C. § 621), Title VII of the Civil Rights act of
                  1964 as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C.
                  § 206(d)), the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871 (42 U.S.C. § 1981), the
                  Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. § 1651), the
                  Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 U.S.C. § 1001), the Family and
                  Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. §2601), the Americans with Disabilities Act
                  (42 U.S.C. § 12,101), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §
                  651), or any other federal, state or local statute prohibiting
                  discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, religion,
                  national
                  origin, sex, disability, marital status or any other protected
                  classification which I have, or at any time had, including but
                  not limited
                  to all claims for attorneys fees..

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                C.

              	
                If
                  I breach or challenge the enforceability of this Agreement, I acknowledge
                  that I will reimburse the Company for any monetary consideration
                  previously received by me under this Agreement and agree to pay
                  reasonable
                  attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the Company in collection and
                  enforcement of this Agreement; provided that this paragraph shall
                  have no
                  application to me with respect to a claim asserting that my separation
                  was
                  due to unlawful age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination
                  in Employment Act.

              

      

      

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

       

      
        	
                4.

              	
                Non-Admission
                  of Liability

              

      

      

      This
        General Release shall not in any way be construed as an admission by the
        Company
        that it has acted wrongfully with respect to me or any other person, or that
        I
        have any rights whatsoever against the Company, and the Company specifically
        denies any liability to or wrongful acts against me or any other person,
        on the
        part of itself, its employees and its agents.

      

      
        	
                5.

              	
                Additional
                  Understandings

              

      

      

      A. I
        acknowledge and agree as follows:

      

      
        	 	
                (1)

              	
                The
                  payments and other benefits provided to me under this Agreement
                  exceed the
                  nature and scope of that to which I would otherwise have been entitled
                  to
                  receive from the Company and constitute adequate consideration
                  for my
                  promises herein;

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                (2)

              	
                I
                  agree that on or before my last work day with the Company, I will
                  return
                  to the Company all notes, reports, plans, keys, security cards
                  and/or
                  identification cards, charge cards, customer and investor lists,
                  computer
                  or other files, passwords, product information and other documents
                  and
                  property which were created, developed, generated or received by
                  me during
                  my employment or which are the property of the Company, whether
                  or not
                  such items are confidential to the
                  Company.

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                (3)

              	
                I
                  acknowledge that, before signing this Release, I was given a period
                  of at
                  least twenty-one (21) calendar days to consider this Release and
                  I waive
                  any right I might have to additional time beyond this twenty-one
                  (21) day
                  consideration period within which to consider this
                  Release;

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                (4)

              	
                I
                  have read and understand this Agreement in its entirety, including
                  the
                  waiver of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment
                  Act;

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                (5)

              	
                I
                  have been advised by the Company to consult with an attorney before
                  signing this Agreement and this paragraph constitutes such advice
                  in
                  writing;

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                (6)

              	
                For
                  a period of seven (7) days following my execution of this Agreement,
                  I may
                  revoke this Agreement by notifying Rosemary Bergamo, Columbia
                  Laboratories, Inc., 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston, NJ, and
                  it shall
                  not become effective or enforceable until the 7-day revocation
                  period has
                  expired;

              

      

      

      
        	 	
                (7)

              	
                I
                  enter into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily, without duress
                  or
                  reservation of any kind, and after having given the matter full
                  and
                  careful consideration.

              

      

      

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      
        	 	
                B.

              	
                Nothing
                  in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit me from filing
                  any charge
                  or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
                  or
                  participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the
                  EEOC,
                  nor shall any provision of this Agreement adversely affect my right
                  to
                  engage in such conduct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I intend
                  that the
                  Company shall have the right, to the full extent permitted by law,
                  to
                  enforce this Agreement and to pursue any and all legal or equitable
                  remedies against me in the event I violate this
                  Agreement.

              

      

      

      
        	
                6.

              	
                No
                  Representations

              

      

      

      I
        represent and acknowledge that in executing this document, I do not rely
        and
        have not relied upon any representation or agreement not set forth in this
        Separation Agreement and General Release with regard to its subject matter,
        basis or effect.

      

      
        	
                7.

              	
                Severability

              

      

      

      The
        provisions of this Separation Agreement and General Release are severable,
        and
        if any part is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain
        fully valid and enforceable.

      

      
        	
                8.

              	
                Governing
                  Law

              

      

      

      This
        Separation Agreement and General Release will be construed under the law
        of the
        State of New Jersey and, where applicable, under federal law.

      

      PLEASE
        READ CAREFULLY. THIS SEPARATION
        AGREEMENT
        AND
        GENERAL RELEASE INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

       

      

      
        	
                /S/
                  David L. Weinberg

              	
                12/11/06

              
	
                Signature:
                  David L. Weinberg

              	
                (Date)

              

      

      

      

      Columbia
        Laboratories, Inc.

      

      

      
        	
                /S/
                  Robert S. Mills

              	
                12/12/06

              
	
                Signature:
                  Robert S. Mills

              	
                (Date)

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