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                                                                   Exhibit 10.28

                            MJD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCIAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT

                                      WITH

                              KELSO & COMPANY, L.P.

           AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCIAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT
entered into as of January 20, 2000, between Kelso & Company, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the "CONSULTANT"), and MJD Communications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("MJD").

           WHEREAS, in connection with an investment made in MJD by Kelso
Investment Associates V, L.P. ("KIA V") and Kelso Equity Partners V, L.P. ("KEP
V") pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 6, 1997, among
MJD, Carousel Capital Partners, L.P., KIA V and KEP V, the Consultant and MJD
entered into a Financial Advisory Agreement, dated as of July 31, 1997 (the
"FINANCIAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT");

           WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, KIA V and KEP V have consummated an
additional investment in MJD pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the
"STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), dated as of January 4, 2000, among MJD, Thomas H.
Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P. ("THL FUND IV"), certain parties related to THL Fund
IV, KIA V, KEP V and the other parties thereto;

           WHEREAS, in connection with such additional investment, the
Consultant and MJD wish to amend and restate the Financial Advisory Agreement;

           NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained
herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as
follows:

           1. ENGAGEMENT. MJD hereby engages the Consultant for the Term (as
defined in Section 2) and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth to
provide consulting and management advisory services to MJD, as requested by MJD.
These services will be in connection with financial and strategic corporate
planning and such other management services as the Consultant and MJD shall
mutually agree. In consideration of the

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remuneration herein specified, the Consultant accepts such engagement and agrees
to perform the services specified herein.

           2. TERM. The engagement hereunder shall be for a term commencing on
January 17, 2000 and expiring on the earlier to occur of (I) December 31, 2006
or (II) the date that KIA V and KEP V and the Kelso Holders (as defined in the
Stock Purchase Agreement) cease to own, collectively, at least 10% of the number
of shares of MJD Class A Common Stock (including any Class A Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of MJD's Series D Preferred Stock or Class B Common
Stock) they hold collectively immediately after the Closing (as defined in the
Stock Purchase Agreement), unless the Consultant and MJD agree to extend the
term beyond such date, in which case the term shall expire on the date agreed to
by the Consultant and MJD (the "TERM").

           3. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED. The Consultant shall devote reasonable
time and efforts to the performance of the consulting and management advisory
services contemplated by this Agreement. However, no precise number of hours is
to be devoted by the Consultant on a weekly or monthly basis. The Consultant may
perform services under this Agreement directly, through its employees or agents
or with such outside consultants as the Consultant may engage for such purpose.
The Consultant agrees that the consulting and management advisory services
provided hereunder will be performed by individuals qualified in accordance with
the Consultant's normal business practices and in a manner providing quality of
standards no lower than the quality provided by the Consultant to its other
customers.

           4.    COMPENSATION; EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.

           a. In consideration of the management advisory services hereunder,
MJD agrees to pay to the Consultant an annual fee equal to $500,000. The annual
fee shall be payable in equal quarterly installments each year, to be paid in
advance on the first day of each calendar quarter, with the first such payment
to be made at the Closing and to be calculated on a pro-rata basis for the
period from the Closing through March 31, 2000. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, MJD's obligation to pay such advisory fee to the Consultant
shall be deferred to the extent MJD is restricted from paying such advisory fee
by any debt instruments or agreements, including any amendment, renewal,
extension, substitution, refinancing, replacement or other modification thereof
("FINANCING DOCUMENTS") entered into by MJD or any of its subsidiaries. In the
event MJD is unable to pay all or any part of such advisory fee to the
Consultant when due because of any such restriction, MJD shall pay such deferred
amounts together with 5.5% annual interest thereon, as soon as such payment is
permissible under such Financing Documents and MJD shall not make any payment or
distribution or pay any dividend to

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its stockholders until all such deferred fees and accrued interest thereon have
been paid to the Consultant. Any consulting fee payments made hereunder or
pursuant to the Management Services Agreement with THL Equity Advisors IV, LLC
of even date herewith (the "THL Management Services Agreement") that MJD is
permitted to make under its Financing Documents, including any back-payments
with interest paid pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be shared ratably
between the Consultant and THL Equity Advisors IV, LLC.

           b. MJD agrees to pay the Consultant a transaction fee of
$8,445,080.1/ Such fee shall be payable by MJD upon the earlier to occur of (I)
an initial public offering of the common stock of MJD, (II) the sale of MJD to a
third party or parties, whether structured as a sale of stock, merger, sale of
assets, recapitalization or otherwise, or (III) KIA V and KEP V ceasing to own,
collectively, at least 10% of the number of shares of MJD Class A Common Stock
(including any Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of MJD's Series D
Preferred Stock or Class B Common Stock) they hold collectively immediately
after the Closing.

           c. MJD at all times shall reimburse the Consultant for all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Consultant and its affiliates in
connection with management advisory services provided by the Consultant
hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable travel, lodging,
accounting, legal, administrative and similar out-of-pocket costs reasonably
incurred by it and its affiliates in connection with the performance of services
for MJD hereunder. Reimbursement shall be made only upon presentation to MJD by
the Consultant of reasonably itemized documentation therefor.

           5.    INDEMNIFICATION.

           a. In addition to its agreements and obligations under this
Agreement, MJD agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Consultant and its
affiliates (including their respective officers, directors, stockholders,
partners, members, employees, agents and control persons (as the term is used in
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder)) from and against, and pay or reimburse the Consultant and such
other indemnified persons for, any and all actions, claims, demands,
proceedings, investigations, inquiries, liabilities, obligations, fines,
deficiencies, costs, expenses, royalties, losses and damages (whether or not
resulting from third party claims), including interest and penalties with
respect thereto, in any way related to or arising out of the execution, delivery
or existence of this Agreement, the assertion,

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     1 This amount will equal the fee being paid to THL at the Closing.

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preservation or enforcement of any rights hereunder, or the performance by the
Consultant of services under Sections 1 and 3 of this Agreement (other than for
expenses described in Section 4(c) hereof which are reimbursed under Section 4
hereof), and to reimburse the Consultant and any other such indemnified person
for out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable legal and accounting expenses incurred
by it in connection with or relating to investigating, preparing to defend, or
defending, asserting or prosecuting any actions, claims or other proceedings
(including any investigation or inquiry) arising in any manner out of or in
connection with the execution, delivery or existence of this Agreement, the
assertion, preservation or enforcement of any rights hereunder or the
Consultant's performance of services hereunder (whether or not such indemnified
person is a named party in such proceeding); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that MJD shall
not be responsible under this Section 5 for any claims, liabilities, losses,
damages or expenses to the extent that they are finally judicially determined to
result from actions taken by the Consultant (or such other indemnified person)
due to the Consultant's (or such other indemnified person's) gross negligence or
willful misconduct.

           b. MJD also agrees that Consultant (or such other indemnified person)
shall not have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or
otherwise) to MJD or any of its affiliates for or in connection with the
retention of the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement or the performance by the
Consultant of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that
any such liability is finally judicially determined to have resulted from the
Consultant's (or such other indemnified person's) gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

           c. The indemnification provided for in this Section 5 shall be in
addition to any liability which MJD may otherwise have to the Consultant or the
other indemnified persons. Further, if and to the extent that the
indemnification provided for in this Section 5 is not enforceable for any
reason, MJD agrees to make the maximum contribution possible pursuant to
applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of any actions, claims,
liabilities, losses and damages incurred by the Consultant or the other
indemnified persons for which they would have otherwise been entitled to be
indemnified hereunder.

           d. If any action, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation is
commenced as to which the Consultant (or such other indemnified person) proposes
to demand indemnification, the Consultant shall notify MJD with reasonable
promptness; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any failure by the Consultant (or such other
indemnified person) to notify MJD shall not relieve MJD from its obligations
hereunder. The Consultant (or such other indemnified person) shall have the
right to retain counsel of its own choice to represent it, and MJD shall pay the
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of such counsel as incurred; and
such counsel shall, to the extent consistent with its professional

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responsibilities, cooperate with MJD and any counsel designated by MJD. MJD
shall be liable for any settlement of any claim against the Consultant (or such
other indemnified person) made with MJD's written consent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. MJD shall not, without the prior written consent
of the Consultant (or such other indemnified person), settle or compromise any
claim, or permit a default or consent to the entry of any judgment in respect
thereof, unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes, as an
unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant to the Consultant (or
such other indemnified person) of an unconditional release from all liability in
respect of such claim.

           6. NOTICES. All notices hereunder, to be effective, shall be in
writing and shall be sent by reputable nationwide courier, or sent by facsimile,
as follows:

              (i)  If to the Consultant:

                   Kelso & Company
                   320 Park Avenue, 24th Floor
                   New York, New York  10022
                   Attention:  James J. Connors, II, Esq.
                   Facsimile:  212-223-2379

              (ii) If to MJD:

                   MJD Communications, Inc.
                   521 East Morehead Street, Suite 250
                   Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
                   Attention: Walter E. Leach, Jr.
                   Facsimile:  704-334-8121

         7. MODIFICATIONS. This Agreement amends and restates the Financial
Advisory Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among
the parties with respect to such subject matter, whether written or oral. This
Agreement may not be amended or revised except by a writing signed by the
parties; PROVIDED, that if MJD (a) amends the THL Management Services Agreement,
or (b) enters into any other management services agreement, consulting agreement
or similar arrangement, whether with THL Equity Advisors IV, LLC or with any
other persons or entity that invests or has invested (or whose affiliate invests
or has invested) in MJD's securities, in the case of either (a) or (b), on terms
more favorable to such other consultant than the terms provided to the
Consultant herein, then this Agreement shall be deemed to be revised and amended
to provide the Consultant with all the benefits of those more favorable terms,
it being

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understood, however, that if MJD amends the THL Management Services Agreement,
or otherwise agrees, to provide THL Equity Advisors IV, LLC or any affiliate
thereof any additional payment, whether in connection with the termination of
the THL Management Services Agreement or otherwise the Consultant shall be
entitled to the exact same payment, in addition to the payment the Consultant is
entitled to under Section 4b hereof.

         8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns
but may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the
other. Notwithstanding the foregoing (but subject to the final sentence of
Section 3), the Consultant may elect to have its obligations hereunder performed
in whole or in part by any other entity affiliated with the Consultant, and the
Consultant may direct that any compensation (including all or a portion of the
fees under Section 4(a)), and reimbursement of expenses to be paid to the
affiliate performing the services hereunder with respect thereto.

         9. CAPTIONS. Captions have been inserted solely for the convenience of
reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or substance of any
provision and shall not affect the validity of any other provision.

         10. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed under and governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
reference to principles of conflicts or choice of laws, or any other law that
would make the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York
applicable hereto.

         11. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

         12. SURVIVAL. MJD's obligations under Section 4 (with respect to any
fees or expenses incurred prior to or at the termination of this Agreement) and
under Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amended and
Restated Financial Advisory Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                         KELSO & COMPANY, L.P.

                                         BY:  KELSO & COMPANIES, INC.,
                                                 ITS GENERAL PARTNER

                                         By:  /s/ James J. Connors, II
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Name:  James J. Connors, II
                                              Title: Vice President and General
                                                     Counsel

                                         MJD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                         By:  /s/ Walter E. Leach, Jr.
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Name:
                                              Title:

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.29

                      NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION AND
                            NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

               THIS NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-DISCLOSURE
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), dated January 20, 2000, by and between MJD
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and JED
Communications Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "SELLING
STOCKHOLDER").

                                    RECITALS

               A. Contemporaneously herewith, the Selling Stockholder is selling
certain outstanding shares of the Company's capital stock to Thomas H. Lee
Equity Fund IV, L.P. and certain of its related parties (collectively, "THL")
pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2000, by and
among the Company, THL, Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P. ("KIA V") and Kelso
Equity Partners V, L.P. ("KEP V" and together with KIA V, "KELSO"), the Selling
Stockholder and the other parties thereto (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT").

               B. The Selling Stockholder will receive significant consideration
as a result of THL's acquisition of its capital stock in the Company.

               C. The Selling Stockholder has had access to nonpublic,
confidential and proprietary information concerning the business and operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Selling Stockholder is capable of
utilizing such nonpublic, confidential and proprietary information to compete
with the Company and its subsidiaries and, as a result, could cause significant
harm to the Company and its subsidiaries.

               D. THL and Kelso are making a significant investment in the
Company and its subsidiaries and such investment is contingent upon protecting
the entire goodwill and going business value inherent in the value of the shares
which they are acquiring from the significant harm that could be caused to the
Company and its subsidiaries by such competition from the Selling Stockholder
using such nonpublic, confidential and proprietary information.

               E. The Company and the Selling Stockholder are entering into this
Agreement for the purpose of preserving the proprietary rights, going business
value and entire goodwill of the Company and its subsidiaries by ensuring that
the Selling Stockholder does not use any of such nonpublic, confidential and
proprietary information to directly or indirectly compete with the Company and
its subsidiaries for the period hereinafter set forth, and acknowledge that
execution of this Agreement is necessary to enable THL and Kelso to capture all
of the goodwill and going business value presently inherent in the Company's
capital stock.

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               F. In order to preserve the entire goodwill and going business
value of the Company, this Agreement must protect the Company from such
competition in all jurisdictions in which the Company currently does business or
plans to do business, which are those cities with populations of less than
250,000 in the states of Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire,
New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

                                    AGREEMENT

               NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Selling Stockholder hereby covenant and agree
as follows:

               1. DEFINITIONS. In addition to the other terms defined elsewhere
in this Agreement, unless the context shall expressly or by necessary
implication indicate to the contrary, the following terms, as used herein, shall
have the following meanings:

                  "LINES OF BUSINESS" means the ownership, management or
operation of telephone companies or other access providers, including, but not
limited to, any production, marketing, promotion or sales related thereto.

                  "PERSON" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation,
limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or
other entity.

                  "RESTRICTED PERIOD" means the period commencing on the date
hereof and ending five years after the date hereof.

                  "RESTRICTED TERRITORIES" means those cities with populations
of less than 250,000 in the states of Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New
Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

               2. NON-COMPETITION. During the Restricted Period, the Selling
Stockholder and its affiliates shall not, directly or indirectly, either
individually or acting in concert or as an advisor, representative, agent,
employee, partner, shareholder, investor, lender, lessor, director, consultant
or in any other capacity on behalf of any other Person, participate or engage
in, or assist others in participating or engaging in, the Lines of Business in
the Restricted Territories; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, nothing herein shall prohibit the
Selling Stockholder from (i) holding shares in a corporation engaging in the
Lines of Business in the Restricted Territories so long as such shares, in the
aggregate, represent less than 50% of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of such corporation and the Selling Stockholder is not an officer or director of
such corporation or (ii) having any role

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(whether ownership, employment, or otherwise) in a corporation that generates
less than 15% of its total revenue in the Lines of Business in the Restricted
Territories.

               3. NON-SOLICITATION. During the Restricted Period, the Selling
Stockholder and its affiliates shall not directly or indirectly, either
individually or acting in concert or as an advisor, representative, agent,
employee, partner, shareholder, investor, lender, director, consultant or in any
other capacity on behalf of any other Person, (i) with respect to the Lines of
Business, request, induce or attempt to influence any distributor or supplier of
goods or services to the Company or any of its subsidiaries to curtail, cancel
or refrain from increasing the amount or type of business such distributor or
supplier of goods or services is currently transacting, or transacts during the
Restricted Period, with the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) solicit any
customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with whom the Company or any
of its subsidiaries has had any dealings for the purpose of soliciting business
to sell or otherwise provide to such customer or any other customer of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries any product or service included in the Lines
of Business, and in furtherance thereof, the Selling Stockholder, individually
or as an advisor, representative, agent, employee, partner, shareholder,
investor, lender, director, consultant or in any other capacity on behalf of any
other Person, shall not attempt in any manner to solicit and/or otherwise
persuade or induce any such customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
to cease to do business, reduce the amount of business which any such customer
has customarily done or contemplated doing or refrain from increasing the amount
of business with the Company and its subsidiaries ; (iii) except for
advertisements in generally available publications, solicit for employment any
individual who is an employee, agent or representative of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries as of the date hereof or any time during the Restricted Period;
or (iv) except for advertisements in generally available publications, influence
or attempt to influence any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
to terminate his or her employment.

               4. NON-DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. The
Selling Stockholder acknowledges that, as a result of its association with the
Company including, without limitation, the ownership of shares of capital stock
of the Company, and its performance of services as a consultant of the Company,
the Selling Stockholder has acquired confidential or proprietary information of
special value to the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Selling Stockholder
covenants and agrees that the Selling Stockholder and its affiliates shall not
during the Restricted Period directly or indirectly disclose any confidential or
proprietary information of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to any Person,
except with the prior written permission of the Company. For purposes of this
Section 4, the term "CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" means any and all
information which relates to matters such as, but not necessarily limited to,
trade secrets, research and development activities, books and records, customer
lists, suppliers, distribution channels, pricing information and private
processes as they may exist from time to time which the Selling Stockholder has
obtained or had disclosed to it as a result of its past association with the
Company and its subsidiaries. This Section 4 shall not be violated by disclosure
of information which (i) at the time of disclosure is publicly available through
no act or omission by the Selling Stockholder or any of its affiliates or (ii)
is disclosed pursuant to a court order or as otherwise required by law, on
condition that notice of the requirement for such disclosure is given to the
Company prior to the

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Selling Stockholder making or permitting any such disclosure and that the
Selling Stockholder shall cooperate in such manner as the Company may reasonably
request in resisting such disclosure.

               5. REMEDIES. The Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that
any breach of this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to the Company and/or
its subsidiaries and cannot be remedied solely by the recovery of damages.
Therefore, in the event of a breach by the Selling Stockholder or any of its
affiliates of this Agreement, the Company shall, in addition to any other
remedies it may have at law or in equity (including without limitation damages
or action for accounting or restitution) be entitled to an injunction and/or
restraining order from any court of competent jurisdiction. The election of any
remedy, at law or in equity, by the Company shall not be to the exclusion of any
other remedy then available to the Company and any and all such remedies shall
be cumulative.

               6. JUDICIAL AMENDMENTS; SEVERABILITY. The parties agree and
intend that the covenants contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a
series of separate covenants, one for each applicable state or county. Except
for geographic coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical
in terms. It is expressly understood and agreed that, although the Company and
the Selling Stockholder consider the restrictions contained in this Agreement to
be reasonable for the purpose of preserving for the benefit of the Company and
its subsidiaries the proprietary rights, going business value and goodwill of
the Company and its subsidiaries, if a court of competent jurisdiction holds or
deems that any of the separate covenants contained in this Agreement is
unenforceable against the Selling Stockholder or any of its affiliates in
respect of a specific geographic area, then such unenforceable covenant shall be
deemed eliminated from this Agreement for the purpose of such proceedings to the
extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced, and
such holding or determination shall not affect the enforceability of any of the
other separate covenants contained herein. If the court referred to above holds
or determines that any covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is
unenforceable for any other reason, then the provisions of such covenant shall
not be rendered void but shall be deemed reduced or otherwise amended to the
extent such court may judicially determine or indicate to be reasonable and so
as to provide the Company and its subsidiaries, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, the benefits intended by this Agreement.

               7. ASSIGNMENT. The rights and obligations of the Company and its
subsidiaries hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, their
successors and assigns. The Selling Stockholder may not delegate or assign its
obligations hereunder.

               8. NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when (i) delivered by
hand, (ii) transmitted by prepaid telex or telecopier, provided that a copy is
sent at about the same time by registered mail, return receipt requested, or
(iii) received by the addressee, if sent by Express Mail, Federal Express, or
other express delivery service to the addressee at the following addresses or
telecopier numbers (or to such other address or telecopier number as a party may
specify by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision):

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        If to the Selling Stockholder, to:

               Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
               399 Park Avenue
               New York, New York 10022
               Fax: (212) 319-4090
               Attention:     Daniel G. Bergstein

        If to the Company, to:

               MJD Communications, Inc.
               521 East Morehead Street, Suite 250
               Charlotte, North Carolina  28202
               Fax:  (704) 344-8121
               Attention:     Walter E. Leach, Jr.

               with copies to:

               Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
               75 State Street
               Boston, Massachusetts 02109
               Fax:  (617) 227-3514
               Attention:     Anthony J. DiNovi
                              Kent R. Weldon

                       and

               Kelso & Company
               320 Park Avenue, 24th Floor
               New York, New York 10022
               Fax: (212) 751-3939
               Attention:     James J. Connors, II, Esq.

               9. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but
all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement.

               10. NO WAIVER. The failure of the Company to insist, in any one
or more instances, upon the strict performance of the terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of any right
hereunder nor of the future performance of any such terms and conditions.

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               11. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New
York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

               12. IMPORTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. It is understood by and between
the Company and the Selling Stockholder that the provisions of this Agreement
are an essential element and material inducement of THL's and Kelso's agreement
to purchase shares of capital stock of the Company and the Company's redemption
of shares of capital stock from the Selling Stockholder, and that, but for this
Agreement, the Company would not have entered into the Redemption Agreement or
consummated the transactions contemplated thereby or by the Purchase Agreement
and Kelso and THL would not have entered into the Purchase Agreement. The
Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge that the Line of Business and
Restricted Territory accurately depict the scope of the Company's and its
subsidiaries' business and that the Line of Business, Restricted Territory and
Restricted Period contained herein are reasonable, and the Selling Stockholder
represents and warrants that it will suffer no hardship as a result of the
specific enforcement of this Agreement.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Non-Competition, Non- Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement as of the day
and year first written above.

                                       MJD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                       By:  /s/ Walter E. Leach, Jr.
                                            ---------------------------------

                                       Its: SVP & CFO
                                            ---------------------------------

                                       JED COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                       By:  /s/ Daniel G. Bergstein
                                            ---------------------------------

                                       Its:
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