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AMENDMENT #7 TO GENERAL AGREEMENT

 Exhibit 10.1 
 GA #20001130.2.C 
 Amendment #7 
 Contract No. 20001130.2.A.7 
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 AMENDMENT 7 
 To GENERAL AGREEMENT #20001130.2.C 
 This Amendment Number 7 (“Amendment” or Contract No. 20001130.2.A.7) is made effective on January 1, 2008 (the “Effective Date”) and
amending Agreement No. 20002230.3.C is by and between Soapstone Networks Inc. (formerly known as Avici Systems, Inc.) a Delaware corporation (“Supplier”), and AT&T Corp., a New York Corporation (“AT&T” or
Company”) each of which may be referred to in the singular as “Party” or in the plural as “Parties”. 
 WHEREAS, Supplier and
AT&T entered into Agreement No. 20001130.2.C on September 28, 2000 (the “Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, Supplier and AT&T
desire to amend the Agreement as hereinafter set forth. 
 NOW, THEREFORE in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contain, the Parties
agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Amend Article 1 Section 1.4 “Duration” to extend the term of the Agreement 

 Section 1.4 is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the following two sentences: 
 “This Agreement is effective as of September 28, 2000 and shall continue in effect until December 31, 2008. This Agreement may upon mutual
agreement of the Parties be extended for an additional one year term.” 
  

	2.	Amend Contact Information in Article 1 Section 1.5 “Notices” 

 The contact information for the Parties is hereby deleted and replaced with the following; 
  

			
	To Company:	  	To Supplier:
	AT&T Corp.	  	Soapstone Networks Inc.
	One AT&T Way	  	296 Concord Road
	Bedminster, NJ 07921	  	Billerica, MA 01821
	Attention: Fred Meyer	  	Attention: Chief Financial Officer

  

	3.	Amend Article 3 Section 3.1 “Pricing” to change the exhibit to “Exhibit F1” 

 Section 3.1 “Pricing” is amended by deleting the last two sentences of the section and by deleting all references to Exhibit F and
replacing them with Exhibit F1.” 
  

	4.	Delete Article 3 Section 3.2 “Terms No Less Favorable” 

 Section 3.2 “Terms No Less Favorable” is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
  

	5.	Amend Article 5 Section 5.1 “Termination” - 2008 support services purchased pursuant to Exhibit F1 are non-cancelable 

 Section 5.1 (a) “Termination of Agreement” is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
 Section 5.1 (b) “Termination of Orders” is hereby amended by adding the following sentence: 
 ‘This Section 5.1(b) does not apply to Exhibit F1 which may not be terminated.” 
  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties. 

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	6.	Delete Article 5 Section 5.4 “Liquidated Damages/Late Delivery/Cancellations” and 5.6 “Reconciliation” 

 Sections 5.4 “Liquidated Damages/Late Delivery/Cancellations” and Section 5.6 “Reconciliation” are hereby deleted in their
entirety. 
  

	7.	Delete Article 5 Section 5.8 “New Product/Feature Delivery Requirements” 

 Section 5.8 “New Product/Feature Delivery Requirements” is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
  

	8.	Delete Article 7 “HARDWARE AND SERVICES, AND MAINTENANCE WARRANTY” 

 Article 7 “HARDWARE AND SERVICES, AND MAINTENANCE WARRANTY” is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
  

	9.	Delete Article 8 “INSTALLATION SERVICES” 

 Article 8 “INSTALLATION SERVICES” is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
  

	10.	Amend Article 9 Section 9.12. “Software Warranty” subsection 1 to exclude Software provided pursuant to Exhibit B1 

 Section 9.12.1 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence: The terms of this Section 9.12.1 shall not be applicable to any Software
provided pursuant to Exhibit B1. 
  

	11.	Delete Article 10 Section 10.12: “ISO 9000” and replace with “Quality” 

 Section 10.12 “ISO 9000” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new section 10.12 “Quality”:

 10.12 Quality 
  

	 	a.	In addition to the warranty obligations under this Agreement,” Supplier represents and warrants that: 

  

	 	1.	All processes utilized to produce Hardware, Software and provide Services are controlled and adequate to Deliver consistent with Specifications and this Agreement;

  

	 	2.	Supplier has evaluated the process controls of its subcontractors and vendors and has determined that they are adequate to Deliver Materials and Services consistent with
Specifications and this Agreement; and 

  

	 	3.	Supplier to ensure that all Hardware, Software and Services are subjected to the above-mentioned processes controls. 

 For information purposes only, excellent Quality Management System guidance can be found in TL 9000 and ISO 9001:2000. Copies of ISO 9001:2000 may be
ordered through the American Society for Quality at 800.248.1946. Copies of TL 9000 Handbooks may be ordered through the QuEST Forum web site at www.questforum.org. Select the ‘Resources’ link from the QuEST forum home page, which
will direct you to the TL 9000 Handbooks purchase page. 
  

	 	b.	Throughout the term of this Agreement, Supplier shall periodically evaluate the process controls to verify whether each is still adequate to Deliver Hardware, Software and Services
consistent with Specifications and this Agreement. Company reserves the right to request a review of such process controls throughout the term of this Agreement. 

  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties. 

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	 	c.	If Supplier or Company, at any time during the Term of this Agreement, determines that the process controls are insufficient to meet the obligations herein, then at no additional
charge to Company, Supplier shall: 

  

	 	1.	Provide to Company quality plan to remedy such insufficient Quality Process. Such quality plan shall include the following information, in detail: 

  

	 	i.	a schedule for achieving an adequate Quality Process; 

  

	 	ii.	the actions that will achieve and remedy such insufficiencies; 

  

	 	2.	Should remedy efforts described above fail to address insufficiencies within thirty (30) days of Supplier’s remedy efforts described above or upon Company’s
notification to Supplier that remedy efforts are insufficient, whichever is earlier, or within a time period as mutually agreed, Supplier shall engage a third party consultant to perform quality control or quality assurance activities. Supplier
shall provide AT&T or AT&T’s agent with notice of such engagement, including the name of the third party consultant, and shall provide Company or Company’s agent with cooperative assistance to such consultant.

  

	 	d.	If requested by Company Supplier shall provide performance measurements periodically that demonstrate compliance with the Specifications and this Agreement. The Parties shall
mutually agree upon appropriate performance measurements. 

 Nothing contained in this Clause, “Quality Assurance,”
will diminish Supplier’s obligation to deliver Hardware, Software and perform Services in conformance to Supplier’s obligations in this Agreement. 
  

	12.	Delete Exhibit B “Maintenance and Support Services” and replace with the attached Exhibit B1 “Scope of Work Customer Services Delivered to Company by Supplier in
Calendar Year 2008” 

 Exhibit B “Maintenance and Support Services” is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with Exhibit B1 “Scope of Work Customer Services Delivered to Company by Supplier in Calendar Year 2008” attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 
  

	13.	Delete Exhibit C “Installation Requirements” 

 Exhibit C “Installation Requirements” is hereby deleted in its entirety 
  

	14.	Replace Exhibit F “HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES, PRICING AND DISCOUNTS” with Exhibit F1 “HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES, PRICING AND DISCOUNTS”

 Exhibit F “HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES, PRICING AND DISCOUNTS” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with Exhibit F1 “HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES, PRICING AND DISCOUNTS” attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 
  

	15.	Delete Exhibit H “New Product Milestones” 

 Exhibit H “New Product Milestones” is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties. 

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	16.	Delete Amendment 1 to GENERAL AGREEMENT #No. 20001130.2.C 

 Amendment 1 to the GENERAL AGREEMENT #No. 20001130.2.C is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
  

	17.	Delete Amendment 3 to GENERAL AGREEMENT #No. 20001130.2.C 

 Amendment 3 to the GENERAL AGREEMENT #No. 20001130.2.C is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
  

	18.	Delete certain sections of Amendment 4 to GENERAL AGREEMENT #No. 20001130.2.C 

 Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Exhibit F, Exhibit H1, and Exhibit H2 of Amendment 4 to GENERAL AGREEMENT #No. 20001130.2.C are hereby deleted in their entirety. 
  

	19.	Delete Amendment 5 to GENERAL AGREEMENT #20001130.2.C 

 Amendment 5 to the GENERAL AGREEMENT #No. 20001130.2.C along with Exhibit F are hereby deleted in their entirety. 
  

	20.	Delete Amendment 6 to GENERAL AGREEMENT #No. 20001130.2.C 

 Amendment 6 to the GENERAL AGREEMENT #20001130.2.C along with Exhibit F are hereby deleted in their entirety. 
  

	21.	The Agreement shall be amended by adding the following new Section 10.24 “Option to Purchase Services in Calendar Year 2009” 

 10.24 Option to Purchase Services in Calendar Year 2009 
 Company agrees that Supplier is under no obligation to provide customer support services to Company after December 31, 2008. Should Company desire to purchase customer support from Supplier for the calendar year
2009, the Company shall notify Supplier in writing on or before May 31, 2008 and execute an extension to the Agreement no later than June 30, 2008. 
  

	22.	Exhibit C1 “Scope of Work Development and Certification of IPriori 6.7” 

 Exhibit C1 “Scope of Work Development and Certification of IPriori 6.7” attached hereto is incorporated by reference. 
  

	23.	Amend Article “3 Prices and Payment” Section 3.1 Pricing by adding the following 2008 Hardware Support and Software Support purchase obligation

 Service Pricing, as defined in Exhibit F1, is made up of 2 separate components: A) Hardware Support Services and Technical
Assistance Center (“TAC “) Support Services and B) Software Maintenance. While pricing is separate for these components and Company may issue separate Orders for the separate components, Company agrees to purchase both components.

  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties. 

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	24.	Insurance 

 Article 5 Section 5.3
“Insurance” is hereby be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
  

	 	a.	With respect to Supplier’s performance under this Agreement, and in addition to Supplier’s obligation to indemnify, Supplier shall at its sole cost and expense:

  

	 	i.	maintain the insurance coverages and limits required by this Section and any additional insurance and/or bonds required by law: 

  

	 	1.	at all times during the term of this Agreement and until completion of all Work associated with this Agreement, whichever is later; and 

  

	 	2.	with respect to any coverage maintained in a “claims-made” policy, for two (2) years following the term of this Agreement or completion of all Work associated with
this Agreement, whichever is later. If a “claims-made” policy is maintained, the retroactive date must precede the commencement of Work under this Agreement; 

  

	 	ii.	require each subcontractor who may perform Work under this Agreement or enter upon the Work site to maintain coverages, requirements, and limits at least as broad as those listed in
this Section from the time when the subcontractor begins Work, throughout the term of the subcontractor’s Work and, with respect to any coverage maintained on a “claims-made” policy, for two (2) years thereafter;

  

	 	iii.	procure the required insurance from an insurance company eligible to do business in the state or states where Work will be performed and having and maintaining a Financial Strength
Rating of “A-” or better and a Financial Size Category of “VII” or better, as rated in the A.M. Best Key Rating Guide for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies, except that, in the case of Workers’ Compensation
insurance, Supplier may procure insurance from the state fund of the state where Work is to be performed; and 

  

	 	iv.	deliver to Company certificates of insurance stating the types of insurance and policy limits. Supplier shall provide or will endeavor to have the issuing insurance company provide
at least thirty (30) days advance written notice of cancellation, non-renewal, or reduction in coverage, terms, or limits to Company. Supplier shall deliver such certificates: 

  

	 	1.	prior to execution of this Agreement and prior to commencement of any Work; 

  

	 	2.	prior to expiration of any insurance policy required in this Section; and 

  

	 	3.	for any coverage maintained on a “claims-made” policy, for two (2) years following the term of this Agreement or completion of all Work associated with this
Agreement, whichever is later. 

  

	 	b.	The Parties agree that: 

  

	 	i.	the failure of Company to demand such certificate of insurance or failure of Company to identify a deficiency will not be construed as a waiver of Supplier’s obligation to
maintain the insurance required under this Agreement; 

  

	 	ii.	the insurance required under this Agreement does not represent that coverage and limits will necessarily be adequate to protect Supplier, nor be deemed as a limitation on
Supplier’s liability to Company in this Agreement; 

  

	 	iii.	Supplier may meet the required insurance coverages and limits with any combination of primary and Umbrella/Excess liability insurance; and 

  

	 	iv.	Supplier is responsible for any deductible or self-insured retention. 

  

	 	c.	The insurance coverage required by this Section includes: 

  

	 	i.	Workers’ Compensation insurance with benefits afforded under the laws of any state in which the Work is to be performed and Employers Liability insurance with
limits of at least: 

 $500,000 for Bodily Injury – each accident 
 $500,000 for Bodily Injury by disease – policy limits 
 $500,000 for Bodily Injury by disease – each employee 
 To the fullest extent allowable by Law, the
policy must include a waiver of subrogation in favor of Company, its Affiliates, and their directors, officers and employees. 
 In states
where Workers’ Compensation insurance is a monopolistic state-run system, Supplier shall add Stop Gap Employers Liability with limits not less than $500,000 each accident or disease. 
  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties. 

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	 	ii.	Commercial General Liability insurance written on Insurance Services Office (ISO) Form CG 00 01 12 04 or a substitute form providing equivalent coverage, covering liability
arising from premises, operations, personal injury, products/completed operations, and liability assumed under an insured contract (including the tort liability of another assumed in a business contract) with limits of at least:

 $2,000,000 General Aggregate limit 
 $1,000,000 each occurrence limit for all bodily injury or property damage incurred in any one (1) occurrence 
 $1,000,000 each occurrence limit for Personal Injury and Advertising Injury 
 $2,000,000 Products/Completed Operations Aggregate limit 
 $1,000,000 each occurrence limit for Products/Completed Operations 
 $1,000,000 Damage to Premises Rented to You (Fire Legal Liability) 
 The Commercial General Liability insurance policy must: 
  

	 	1.	include Company, its Affiliates, and their directors, officers, and employees as Additional Insureds. Supplier shall provide a copy of the Additional Insured endorsement to Company.
The Additional Insured endorsement may either be specific to Company or may be “blanket” or “automatic” addressing any person or entity as required by contract. A copy of the Additional Insured endorsement must be provided within
sixty (60) days of execution of this Agreement and within sixty (60) days of each Commercial General Liability policy renewal; 

  

	 	2.	include a waiver of subrogation in favor of AT&T Services, Inc., its Affiliates, and their directors, officers and employees; and 

  

	 	3.	be primary and non-contributory with respect to any insurance or self-insurance that is maintained by Company 

  

	 	iii.	Business Automobile Liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 each accident for bodily injury and property damage, extending to all owned, hired, and non-owned
vehicles. 

 Umbrella/Excess Liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 each occurrence with terms and
conditions at least as broad as the underlying Commercial General Liability, Business Auto Liability, and Employers Liability policies. Umbrella/Excess Liability limits will be primary and non-contributory with respect to any insurance or
self-insurance that is maintained by Company. 
  
  

	25.	The Agreement shall be amended by adding the following new Section 10.25 “Third Party Administrative Services”: 

 10.25 Third Party Administrative Services 
 Supplier acknowledges that a third party administrator will perform certain administrative functions for Company in relation to this Agreement. Such administrative functions may include: 
  

	 	a.	Collecting and verifying certificates of insurance; 

  

	 	b.	Providing financial analysis; 

  

	 	c.	Verifying certifications under the Section entitled “Utilization of Minority, Women, and Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprises”; and 

  

	 	d.	Collecting and verifying Supplier profile information. 

 Supplier shall cooperate with such third party administrator in its performance of such administrative functions and shall provide such data as from time to time the third party administrator may request. Further, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, Supplier agrees that Company may provide confidential Information regarding Supplier to such third party administrator. Supplier agrees to pay the third party administrator an annual fee for the performance of these
administrative functions, which annual fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) and a one time set-up fee of thirty dollars ($30.00). 
  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties. 

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	26.	Force Majeure: 

 Article 10 Section 8
“Force Majeure” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
 A Party is excused from performing its
obligations under this Agreement or any Order if, to the extent that, and for so long as: 
  

	 	i.	such Party’s performance is prevented or delayed by an act or event (other than economic hardship, changes in market conditions, insufficiency of funds, or unavailability of
equipment and supplies) that is beyond its reasonable control and could not have been prevented or avoided by its exercise of due diligence; and 

  

	 	ii.	such Party gives written notice to the other Party, as soon as practicable under the circumstances, of the act or event that so prevents such Party from performing its obligations.

  

	 	b.	By way of illustration, and not by limitation, acts or events that may prevent or delay performance (as contemplated by this Section) include: acts of God or the public enemy, acts
of civil or military authority, terrorists acts, embargoes, epidemics, war, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, and labor disputes (even if Company. is involved in the labor dispute). 

  

	 	c.	If Supplier is the Party whose performance is prevented or delayed, Company may elect to: 

  

	 	i.	Terminate, in whole or in part, this Agreement and the affected Order, without any liability to Supplier, or suspend this Agreement and the affected Order or any part thereof for
the duration of the delay; and (at Company ‘s option) obtain Hardware, Software and Services elsewhere and deduct from any commitment, under this Agreement or such Order, the quantity of the Hardware, Software and Services obtained elsewhere or
for which commitments have been made elsewhere; and resume performance under this Agreement or such Order when Supplier resumes its performance; and (at Company’s option) extend any affected Delivery Date or performance date up to the length of
time Supplier’s performance was delayed or prevented. If Company does not give any written notice, within thirty (30) days after receiving notice under this Section that Supplier’s performance has been delayed or prevented, this
option (ii) will be deemed to have been selected. 

  

	27.	The Agreement shall be amended by adding the following new Section 10.26 “Background Check” 

 10.26 Background Check 
  

	 	1.	 Supplier, with respect to the following requirements in this Section (collectively, “Background Checks”) and subject to any laws, rules or regulations
which may limit any Supplier action otherwise required by this section, (i) shall at the time of hire make all reasonable efforts, including checking the background, verifying the personal information and conducting a Drug Screen to determine
and verify all information necessary to represent and warrant to Company that to the best of its knowledge no Supplier employee (“Supplier Person”) whom Supplier proposes to have perform any Service that permits physical, virtual or other
access to Company or its customers’ premises, systems, networks, or Information (“Access”) at any time during the Term of the Agreement, (a) has presented a positive Drug Screen, (b) has been arraigned or convicted of
(i) any felony, (ii) any misdemeanor involving violence, sexually related criminal conduct, 

  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties. 

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theft or computer crimes, fraud or financial crimes, or crimes involving unlawful possession or use of a dangerous weapon, or (c) is identified on any
government registry as a sex offender; and (ii) Supplier shall not permit any such Supplier Person presenting a positive Drug Screen, so arraigned or convicted, or so identified to perform any Service that permits such Access
during the Term. 

  

	 	2.	Supplier represents and warrants to Company that to the best of its knowledge no Supplier Person has (i) falsified any of his or her Identification Credentials, or
(ii) failed to disclose any material information in the hiring process relevant to the performance of any Service. Supplier shall not permit any Supplier Person who has falsified such Identification Credentials or failed to disclose such
information to perform any Service that permits Access. 

  

	 	3.	The following definitions apply: 

  

	 	•	 	 “Identification Credentials” includes, with respect to each Supplier Person, his or her Social Security number, driver’s license, educational
credentials, employment history, home address, and citizenship indicia. 

  

	 	•	 	 “Drug Screen” means the testing for the use of illicit drugs (including opiates, cocaine, cannabinoids, amphetamines, and phencyclidine (PCP)) of any
Supplier Person who (i) has unsupervised (or badged) physical Access to Company’s or its customers’ premises, or (ii) has regular or recurring supervised physical Access to Company or its customer’s premises for more than
thirty (30) days in the aggregate annually. 

 The failure of Supplier to comply with the requirements of this Section,
and/or if any Supplier Person who fails such Background Check or who has falsified Identification Credentials does perform any Service that permits such Access, shall each be considered a material breach of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, exceptions for individual Supplier Persons may be granted by Company on a case-by-case basis. 
  

	28.	The Agreement shall be amended by adding the following new Section 10.27 “Reimbursable Expenses is added as follows”: 

 10.27 Reimbursable Expenses 
 Company
is not responsible for any travel, meal or other business related expense incurred by Supplier whether or not incurred in its performance of its obligations under this Agreement, unless reimbursement of expenses is expressly authorized in this
Agreement or an Order pursuant to this Agreement. If reimbursement of expenses is so authorized, in order to be reimbursable, each and every such expense must comply with the requirements of Company Vendor Expense Policy attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Appendix Z attached hereto. Supplier must provide in a timely manner receipts and other documentation as required by the Vendor Expense Policy and such additional documentation or information requested by Company to
substantiate expenses submitted by Supplier for reimbursement. 
  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Supplier and Company have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized
representatives identified below. 
  

					
	 SOAPSTONE NETWORKS INC.
 Formerly Known
As:
 AVICI SYSTEMS INC.
	 		 	AT&T CORP.
			
	  	 		 	  
	(Signature)	 		 	(Signature)
			
	  	 		 	  
	(Name Print)	 		 	(Name Print)
			
	  	 		 	  
	(Title)	 		 	(Title)
			
	  	 		 	  
	(Date)	 		 	(Date)

  

 The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T, Soapstone
Networks, Inc., their Affiliates and their third party representatives, except under written agreement by the contracting Parties.SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (DENNISON)

 Exhibit 10.2 
 SEVERANCE PAY AGREEMENT FOR KEY EXECUTIVES 
 This agreement is entered into by and between Avici Systems Inc. (the
“Company”) and Larry Dennison (“you”) effective as of February 28, 2006 (the “Effective Date”). 
 SEVERANCE PAY 
 You will receive severance pay if you are terminated from employment with the Company without Cause or if you resign for Good
Reason. 
 The amount of the severance pay will be six (6) months of your base salary at the rate in effect on your separation date, less applicable
taxes. In addition, if you extend your group health, dental, and/or vision insurance coverage under COBRA, for the first six (6) months the Company will pay the same percentage of your monthly premiums that it pays for active employees. For the
remainder of the COBRA period you will be solely responsible for the full premium amounts. 
 To receive severance pay, you will be required to sign a
release of claims (which will not require you to release any rights to indemnification or exculpation or rights under any applicable insurance policies) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company. Severance pay will be paid in accordance with
the Company’s regular payroll practices beginning promptly after your signed release of claims goes into effect. 
 In addition, if you are terminated
without Cause prior to a Change of Control, the vesting of your Company options will accelerate by six (6) months. 
 DEFINITIONS; OTHER

 A termination for “Cause” as used herein means your being terminated due to (a) willful misconduct or violation of Company policy
which causes material harm to the Company, (b) willful breach of an employment or other agreement with the Company which causes material harm to the Company, or (c) being convicted of any felony. 
 A resignation for “Good Reason” as used herein means you resign because, following or at the time of a Change of Control, (a) you are transferred
to a different position or suffer a reduction in responsibility; (b) your compensation is decreased; (c) you are required to relocate more than fifty (50) miles from your work location immediately prior to the Change of Control; or
(d) you are excluded from any material compensatory or benefit plan or arrangement made available to similarly situated employees of the acquiring party. 
 “Change of Control” as used herein means the closing of (a) the sale of the Company by merger, consolidation or purchase of outstanding capital stock in which the shareholders of the Company, as such, no longer own a
majority of the outstanding equity securities of the Company or its successor; (b) any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than in a spin-off or similar transaction; or (c) any other acquisition of the
business of the Company, as determined by the Board. 
  

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 Assignment. This agreement will be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties and the Company’s
successors and assigns. 
 Confidentiality. You must keep this agreement confidential. The Company may publicly disclose the fact that you have been
offered this agreement, the terms of this agreement, and/or your receipt of severance pay under this agreement (the “Information”). If, prior to the Company’s public disclosure of any or all of the Information, either you disclose any
or all of the Information to anyone other than your spouse or financial advisor or your spouse or financial advisor discloses any or all of the Information, this agreement will become void and you agree to repay any payments already paid hereunder.

 Employment at Will. This agreement is not an employment contract. Nothing in this agreement modifies your status as an employee at will or
guarantees employment for any length of time. 
 Entire Agreement; Modification; Governing Law. Except as otherwise provided herein, this agreement
constitutes the only agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding in all respects any and all prior oral or written agreements or understandings pertaining to the subject matter hereof. This agreement
may be amended or modified only in a writing signed by both you and the Company. Any dispute concerning this agreement will be governed by the internal laws of Massachusetts. 
  

									
	AVICI SYSTEMS INC., by:	 		 	EMPLOYEE
					
	Print name:	 	William J. Leighton	 		 	Print name:	 	Larry R Dennison
	Signature:	 	/s/ William J. Leighton	 		 	Signature:	 	/s/ Larry R Dennison

  

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