Exhibit 10.1



                  SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT



      This SERIES A PREFERRED  STOCK PURCHASE  AGREEMENT  (this  "Agreement") is
made and entered into as of December  20, 1996 by and among Able Telcom  Holding
Corp., a Florida corporation (the "Corporation"),  and the parties listed on the
Schedule of Investors  attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A (each hereinafter
individually  referred to as an "Investor" and  collectively  referred to as the
"Investors").

                             W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS,  the  Corporation  desires  to  sell  to the  Investors,  and the
Investors desire to purchase from the Corporation,  shares of the  Corporation's
Series  A  Preferred  Stock  on the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth  in this
Agreement;

      NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

      1.    AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL STOCK.

            1.1  Authorization.  As  of  the  Closing  (as  defined  below)  the
Corporation  will  have  authorized  the  issuance,  pursuant  to the  terms and
conditions  of this  Agreement,  of (i) up to 1,200 shares of the  Corporation's
Series A Preferred Stock, $.10 par value per share (the "Series A Stock") having
the rights,  preferences,  privileges and restrictions set forth in the Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of  Incorporation  of the  Corporation  attached to
this Agreement as Exhibit B (the "Articles of  Amendment"),  (ii) such number of
shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common
Stock"),  as may  be  issuable  upon  conversion  of the  Series  A  Stock  (the
"Conversion Shares"),  (iii) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares
of Common  Stock  (the  "Warrants"),  and (iv)  200,000  shares of Common  Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the "Warrant Shares").

            1.2  Agreement to Purchase  and Sell.  Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein, the Corporation agrees to sell to each Investor
at the Closing, and each Investor agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase
from the Corporation at the Closing,  the number of shares of Series A Stock set
forth beside such  Investor's  name on Exhibit A, at a price of $6,000 per share
(the "Purchase Price"). The shares of Series A Stock purchased and sold pursuant
to this Agreement will be collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Purchased
Shares".



            1.3 Issuance of Warrants.  The  Corporation  agrees to issue to each
Investor,  at the time of the  Closing,  that  portion of the Warrants set forth
beside such Investor's name on Exhibit A.

      2.    CLOSING.

            2.1 The Closing.  The purchase and sale of the Purchased  Shares and
the issuance of the Warrants will take place at the offices of Holland & Knight,
Suite 1300, One East Broward Boulevard,  Ft. Lauderdale,  Florida 33301, at 1:00
p.m.  Eastern  Time, on December 20, 1996 or at such other time and place as the
Corporation  and the  Investors  mutually  agree upon  (which time and place are
referred to in this Agreement as the "Closing"). At the Closing, the Corporation
will deliver to each Investor (A) a certificate,  such  certificate to be in the
form approved by the Investors prior to the Closing,  representing the number of
Purchased Shares that such Investor has agreed to purchase hereunder as shown on
Exhibit A, against delivery of the full Purchase Price for such Purchased Shares
to the  Corporation  by the  Investors,  paid by wire  transfer  of funds to the
Corporation, and (B) that portion of the Warrants in the number set forth beside
such  Investor's name on Exhibit A, such Warrants to be in the form of the "Form
of Warrant" attached hereto as Exhibit C.


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      3.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CORPORATION.

      The Corporation  hereby  represents and warrants to each Investor that the
statements in the following paragraphs of this Section 3 are true and correct as
of the date hereof:

            3.1 Organization,  Good Standing and Qualification.  The Corporation
and each of its  subsidiaries  other than the Excluded  Subsidiaries (as defined
below),  (each,  a  "Subsidiary"  and  collectively,  the  "Subsidiaries"),  are
corporations  duly  organized,  validly  existing and in good standing under the
laws of the  state  in  which  they are  incorporated  and  have  all  requisite
corporate power and authority to own their respective  properties and assets and
to  carry on their  respective  businesses  as now  conducted  and as  presently
proposed to be conducted.  The  Corporation and each Subsidiary are qualified to
do business as foreign  corporations in each jurisdiction where failure to be so
qualified  would  have a material  adverse  effect on the  financial  condition,
business, prospects or operations of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole.

            3.2   Capitalization.    Immediately   prior   to  the  Closing  the
capitalization of the Corporation will consist of the following:

                  (a) Preferred Stock. A total of 1,000,000 authorized shares of
preferred stock, $.10 par value per share (the "Preferred Stock"), consisting of
1,200  shares  designated  as Series A  Preferred  Stock,  none of which will be
issued and outstanding.  The rights,  preferences and privileges of the Series A
Stock will be as stated in the Articles of Amendment and as provided by law.

                  (b) Common Stock. A total of 25,000,000  authorized  shares of
Common Stock, of which 8,311,701 shares will be issued and outstanding.

                  (c) Options, Warrants, Reserved Shares. Except as described on
Schedule  3.2(c) hereof,  there are no  outstanding  options,  warrants,  rights
(including  conversion or preemptive  rights) or agreements  for the purchase or
acquisition  from the  Corporation  of any  shares of its  capital  stock or any
securities  convertible  into or ultimately  exchangeable or exercisable for any
shares of the  Corporation's  capital stock.  Apart from the exceptions noted on
Schedule 3.2(c) and the Investors' right of first refusal set forth in Section 5
hereof,  no shares of the  Corporation's  outstanding  capital  stock,  or stock
issuable  upon  exercise  or exchange of any  outstanding  options,  warrants or
rights, or other stock issuable by the Corporation, are subject to any rights of
first  refusal or other rights to purchase  such stock  (whether in favor of the
Corporation  or any other  person),  pursuant to any  agreement or commitment to
which the  Corporation is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound.
Except as described on Schedule 3.2(c) hereof, the Corporation is not a party to
any  shareholders'  or other  agreement  affecting  the rights of the holders of
Common Stock.

            3.3  Subsidiaries.  Except as  described  in the SEC  Documents  (as
defined below) or on Schedule 3.3 hereof, the Corporation does not presently own
or  control,  directly or  indirectly,  any  interest in any other  corporation,
partnership, trust, joint venture, association, or other entity.

            3.4 Due  Authorization.  All  corporate  action  on the  part of the
Corporation,   its  officers,  directors  and  shareholders  necessary  for  the
authorization, execution, delivery of, and the performance of all obligations of
the Corporation  under,  this Agreement,  the Registration  Rights Agreement (as
defined  below),   the  Warrants  and  all  other  documents,   certificates  or
instruments   executed  and  delivered  by  the   Corporation   at  the  Closing
(collectively,  the "Transaction Documents"),  and the authorization,  issuance,
reservation  for  issuance  and  delivery of all of the  Purchased  Shares,  the
Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares has been taken or will be
taken prior to the Closing, and the Transaction  Documents  constitute,  or when
executed,  will  constitute,  valid  and  legally  binding  obligations  of  the
Corporation,  enforceable in accordance with their respective  terms,  except as
may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
laws  of  general  application  relating  to or  affecting  the  enforcement  of
creditors'  rights  generally  and (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the
availability of equitable remedies.

            3.5   Valid Issuance of Stock.

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                  (a)   The Purchased Shares and the Warrants, when issued, sold
and   delivered  in   accordance  with  the  terms  of  this  Agreement  for the
consideration  provided for herein, will be duly and validly issued,  fully paid
and  nonassessable,  free  and  clear of any  liens,  claims,  encumbrances,  or
preemptive  rights.  The Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares have been duly
and validly  reserved for issuance and,  upon  issuance in  accordance  with the
terms of the Articles of Amendment,  will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and  nonassessable,  free  and  clear  of any  liens,  claims,  encumbrances  or
preemptive  rights.  The Purchased Shares shall have the rights,  privileges and
preferences set forth in the Articles of
Amendment.

                  (b) Based on the  representations  and warranties  made by the
Investors in Section 6 hereof,  and assuming  compliance by Cruttenden Roth (the
"Placement  Agent") with all of the  requirements  of Regulation D governing the
offering  of the  Purchased  Shares  and  the  Warrants,  the  Purchased  Shares
(assuming no unlawful  distribution  of the Purchased  Shares or the Warrants by
Investors),  the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares will be issued in full
compliance with the  registration  and prospectus  delivery  requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933 (as in effect on the date hereof),  or in compliance with
applicable exemptions therefrom, and with the securities laws of those states of
the United States (as in effect on the date hereof) in which the addresses shown
on Exhibit A are located.

                  (c)  The  outstanding  shares  of  the  capital  stock  of the
Corporation are duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable,  and such
shares of such capital stock, and all outstanding options, warrants, convertible
notes  and  other  securities  of the  Corporation,  have  been  issued  in full
compliance with the  registration  and prospectus  delivery  requirements of the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended (the "1933  Act"),  or in  compliance  with
applicable exemptions therefrom, the registration and qualification requirements
of all  applicable  securities  laws  of  states  of the  United  States,  or in
compliance with applicable  exemptions  therefrom,  and all other  provisions of
applicable  securities laws of states of the United States,  including,  without
limitation, anti-fraud provisions.

            3.6  Governmental   Consents.   No  consent,   approval,   order  or
authorization of, or registration,  qualification,  designation,  declaration or
filing with, any federal,  state or local governmental  authority on the part of
the  Corporation  is  required  in  connection  with  the  consummation  of  the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents,
except for (i) any necessary  filings  and/or  qualifications  under  applicable
state securities laws, and (ii) such other  qualifications  or filings under the
1933 Act and the  regulations  thereunder as may be required in connection  with
the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement.  All such  qualifications  and
filings  will,  in the case of  qualifications,  be effective on the Closing and
will, in the case of filings, be made within the time prescribed by law.

            3.7 Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC documents (as defined
below) and as  described  on  Schedule  3.7  hereof,  there is no action,  suit,
proceeding,  claim,  arbitration or investigation ("Action") pending (or, to the
best  of the  Corporation's  or  applicable  Subsidiary's  knowledge,  currently
threatened)   against  the  Corporation  or  any  Subsidiary,   its  activities,
properties  or  assets  or,  to the  best  of the  Corporation's  or  applicable
Subsidiary's  knowledge,  against  any  officer,  director  or  employee  of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary in connection with such  officer's,  director's or
employee's  relationship with, or actions taken on behalf of, the Corporation or
any Subsidiary. To the best of the Corporation's knowledge,  there is no factual
or legal  basis for any such Action that might  result,  individually  or in the
aggregate, in any material adverse change in the business,  properties,  assets,
financial condition, affairs or prospects of the Corporation. The Corporation or
any  Subsidiary  is not a party to or subject to the  provisions  of, any order,
writ,  injunction,  judgment  or  decree of any  court or  government  agency or
instrumentality  and, except as described on Schedule 3.7, there is no Action by
the  Corporation  or any  Subsidiary  currently  pending.  For  purposes of this
Section 3, the "Corporation's or applicable  Subsidiary's  knowledge" shall mean
the actual  knowledge  of the  directors or officers of the  Corporation  or the
applicable  Subsidiary;  the  "Corporation's  knowledge"  shall  mean the actual
knowledge of the directors or officers of the Corporation.

            3.8   Status of Proprietary Assets.

                  (a) Ownership.  The  Corporation and each Subsidiary have full
title to and ownership of, or have license to, all patents, patent applications,
trademarks,  service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, confidential
and  proprietary  information,   compositions  of  matter,  formulas,   designs,
proprietary  rights,  know-how and processes (all of the foregoing  collectively
hereinafter referred to as the "Proprietary Assets") necessary to enable them

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to  carry on their  respective  businesses  as now  conducted  and as  presently
proposed to be conducted.  To the best of the Corporation's  knowledge, no third
party has any ownership right to, title to, interest in, claim in or lien on any
of the Corporation's or any Subsidiary's  Proprietary Assets and the Corporation
has taken,  and in the future the Corporation will use its best efforts to take,
all steps reasonably  necessary to preserve its legal rights in, and the secrecy
of, all such Proprietary  Assets,  except those for which disclosure is required
for legitimate business or legal reasons.

                  (b)  Licenses;  Other  Agreements.  Except  as  set  forth  on
Schedule 3.8(b) hereof, the Corporation or any Subsidiary has not granted,  and,
to the best of the  Corporation's  knowledge,  there  are not  outstanding,  any
options, licenses or agreements of any kind relating to any Proprietary Asset of
the  Corporation  or any  Subsidiary,  nor is the  Corporation or any Subsidiary
bound by or a party to any option, license or agreement of any kind with respect
to any such  Proprietary  Assets.  Except as set forth on Schedule  3.8(b),  the
Corporation  or any  Subsidiary  is not  obligated to pay any royalties or other
payments to third  parties with respect to the  marketing,  sale,  distribution,
manufacture,  license or use of any  Proprietary  Asset or any other property or
rights.

                  (c)  No  Infringement.   To  the  best  of  the  Corporation's
knowledge,  the Corporation or any Subsidiary has not violated or infringed, and
is not currently violating or infringing,  and the Corporation or any Subsidiary
has not  received  any  communications  alleging  that  the  Corporation  or any
Subsidiary (or any of their respective employees or consultants) has violated or
infringed or, by conducting its business as proposed, would violate or infringe,
any Proprietary Asset of any other person or entity.

            3.9 Compliance with Law, Charter Documents and Material  Agreements.
The  Corporation  or any  Subsidiary  is  not in  violation  or  default  of any
provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws,  both as amended,  except
for any  violations  that  individually  and in the  aggregate  would not have a
material  adverse effect on the  Corporation  and its  Subsidiaries,  taken as a
whole;  the  Corporation or any Subsidiary is in compliance  with all applicable
statutes, laws, regulations and executive orders of the United States of America
and all states,  foreign  countries  or other  governmental  bodies and agencies
having  jurisdiction  over its business or  properties.  The  Corporation or any
Subsidiary has not received any notice of any violation of such statutes,  laws,
regulations or orders which has not been remedied prior to the date hereof.  The
execution,  delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents,  and the  consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby or
thereby,  will  not  result  in any such  violation  or be in  conflict  with or
constitute, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both,
(i) a violation  of either the  Corporation's  or any  Subsidiary's  Articles of
Incorporation  or  Bylaws,  both  as  amended,  or,  (ii)  to  the  best  of the
Corporation's  knowledge,  a violation of any  statutes,  laws,  regulations  or
orders,  or (iii) a breach of or conflict  with any material  agreement to which
the  Corporation  or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound,
or  (iv)  an  event  which  results  in the  creation  of any  lien,  charge  or
encumbrance upon any asset of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.

            3.10 SEC Documents. The Corporation has filed with the United States
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the "SEC") its Annual Report on Form 10-K
and its Annual Report to  Shareholders  for the year ended October 31, 1995, all
Quarterly  Reports on Form 10-Q due to be filed with the SEC since  October  31,
1995, all necessary  Current Reports on Form 8-K since October 31, 1995, and the
Corporation's  Proxy  Statement  for its 1995  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders
(collectively,  the "SEC Documents").  Each of the SEC Documents, as of the date
the same were filed with the SEC,  conformed  in all  material  respects  to the
requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and the rules
and regulations thereunder, and, as of their filing date, none of such documents
contained an untrue  statement  of material  fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the  statements  therein
not misleading.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10 hereof, the Company is not
aware of any event which  would  require the filing of a Form 8-K after the date
hereof and all material  agreements  required to be filed as exhibits to the SEC
Documents have been filed as required.  The  Corporation  and each Subsidiary is
not presently in breach, nor, to the Corporation's knowledge, is any other party
to any such material agreement in breach, of any such material agreement.

            3.11  Registration  Rights.  Except as provided in the  Registration
Rights  Agreement and as described on Schedule 3.11 hereof,  the Corporation has
not  granted or agreed to grant to any  person or entity  any rights  (including
piggyback  registration  rights)  to  have  any  securities  of the  Corporation
registered with the SEC or any other governmental authority.


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            3.12 Financial  Statements.  The consolidated  financial statements,
including the related notes, of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries included in
the SEC Documents (the "Financial  Statements") were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted  accounting  principles  consistently  applied throughout the
periods  involved,  and fairly  present the  financial  position  and results of
operations of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries,  on a consolidated basis, at
the dates and for the periods  presented.  The  Corporation  and each Subsidiary
make and keep accurate books and records  reflecting their respective assets and
maintain internal accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with  management's  authorization,  (ii)
transactions  are recorded as necessary to permit  preparation  of  consolidated
Financial Statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
and to  maintain  accountability  for the  assets  of the  Corporation  and each
Subsidiary, (iii) access to the assets of the Corporation and each Subsidiary is
permitted  only in  accordance  with  management's  authorization,  and (iv) the
recorded  accountability for assets of the Corporation and of each Subsidiary is
compared with existing assets at reasonable  intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any differences.  The Corporation and each Subsidiary have
good and  marketable  title to all of the  assets  set forth on the most  recent
consolidated balance sheet included in the Financial Statements, except for such
assets as have been used, sold or transferred in the ordinary course of business
since such date and subject to such liens, claims,  security interests and other
encumbrances  arising  in the  ordinary  course  of  business  and  that  do not
materially  affect the Corporation's or such Subsidiary's use of such properties
and assets.

            3.13  ERISA  Plans.  Except  as set forth in the SEC  Documents  and
except for those  described on Schedule 3.13 hereof,  the  Corporation  and each
Subsidiary does not have any Employee Pension Benefit Plan as defined in Section
3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

            3.14  Insurance.  The  Corporation  and each Subsidiary have in full
force and effect fire and casualty insurance  policies,  with extended coverage,
sufficient  in amount  (subject  to  reasonable  deductibles)  to allow  them to
replace any of their respective properties that might be damaged or destroyed.

            3.15 Tax Returns and Payments.  The Corporation has timely filed all
tax returns and reports  required by law,  except where the failure to do so did
not or would not have a material adverse effect on the  Corporation's  financial
condition  or  results  of  operations.  All  tax  returns  and  reports  of the
Corporation are true and correct in all material  respects.  The Corporation has
paid all taxes and other assessments due, except those, if any,  currently being
contested by it in good faith.

            3.16 Labor  Agreements and Actions.  The Corporation is not bound by
or subject to any contract,  commitment or arrangement with any labor union, and
to the  Corporation's  best knowledge,  no labor union has requested,  sought or
attempted  to  represent  any  employees,   representatives  or  agents  of  the
Corporation. There is no strike or other labor dispute involving the Corporation
pending  nor,  to  the  Corporation's  best  knowledge,  threatened,  nor is the
Corporation aware of any labor organization activity involving its employees.

            3.17  Environmental Matters.  Except as set forth in the SEC 
Documents and on Schedule 3.17 hereof:

                  (a) During the period that the  Corporation  or any Subsidiary
has leased or owned its  properties or owned or operated any  facilities,  there
have been no material  disposals,  releases or threatened  releases of Hazardous
Materials (as defined  below) on, from or under such  properties or  facilities.
The  Corporation  has  no  knowledge  of any  material  disposals,  releases  or
threatened  releases  of  Hazardous  Materials  on,  from or  under  any of such
properties or facilities,  which may have occurred  prior to the  Corporation or
any Subsidiary  having taken possession of any of such properties or facilities.
For purposes of this Agreement,  the terms "disposal," "release" and "threatened
release"  shall  have the  definitions  assigned  thereto  by the  Comprehensive
Environmental  Response,  Compensation  and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. ss.
9601 et seq., as amended ("CERCLA"). For the purposes of this Section "Hazardous
Materials" shall mean any hazardous or toxic substance,  material or waste which
is or becomes prior to the Closing  regulated  under, or defined as a "hazardous
substance," "pollutant,"  "contaminant," "toxic chemical," "hazardous material,"
"toxic  substance," or "hazardous  chemical" under (1) CERCLA; (2) the Emergency
Planning and Community  Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C.  Section 11001 et seq.; (3)
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Section 1801, et seq.; (4)
the Toxic  Substances  Control  Act,  15 U.S.C.  Section  2601 et seq.;  (5) the
Occupational  Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C.  Section 651 et seq.; (6)
regulations promulgated

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under any of the above statutes;  or (7) any applicable  state or local statute,
ordinance,  rule,  or  regulation  that has a scope or purpose  similar to those
statutes identified above.

                  (b) The  Corporation  or any  Subsidiary  has not received any
notice  of,  nor,  to the best of the  Corporation's  knowledge,  are any of the
Corporation's or any  Subsidiary's  properties or facilities in violation of any
federal,  state,  or local law,  ordinance,  regulation,  or order  relating  to
industrial  hygiene or to the  environmental  conditions on, under or about such
properties or facilities,  including,  but not limited to, soil and ground water
condition.  During the time that the  Corporation or any Subsidiary has owned or
leased its properties and facilities,  neither the Corporation or any Subsidiary
nor, to the  Corporation's  knowledge,  any third  party,  has used,  generated,
manufactured  or stored on,  under or about such  properties  or  facilities  or
transported to or from such properties or facilities any Hazardous Materials.

                  (c) During the time that the Corporation or any Subsidiary has
owned or leased its  properties  and  facilities,  there has been no  litigation
brought  or  threatened  against  the  Corporation  or  any  Subsidiary,  or any
settlement  reached by the  Corporation  or any  Subsidiary  with,  any party or
parties alleging the presence,  disposal,  release or threatened  release of any
Hazardous Materials on, from or under any of such properties or facilities.

                  (d) During the period that the  Corporation  or any Subsidiary
has owned or leased its properties and facilities,  no Hazardous  Materials have
been  transported from such properties or facilities to any site or facility now
listed or proposed for listing on the  National  Priorities  List,  at 40 C.F.R.
Part 300,  or any list with a similar  scope or purpose  published  by any state
authority.

            3.18 Trading on Nasdaq. The Common Stock is authorized for quotation
on the Nasdaq  National  Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market and trading in the
Common Stock on Nasdaq has not been suspended.

            3.19  Solicitation;   Offering.   Neither  the  Corporation  or  any
Subsidiary,  nor  any of  their  respective  affiliates  or,  to  such  entity's
knowledge, any person acting on its or their behalf, (i) has engaged in any form
of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation
D under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Series A Stock
or (ii) has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or
solicited any offers to buy any  security,  under any  circumstances  that would
require registration of the Series A Stock under the 1933 Act.

            3.20 Fees. The Corporation is not obligated to pay any  compensation
or other fees to any broker,  agent or other  representative  in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions  contemplated hereby other than the Placement
Agent.

            3.21 Excluded Subsidiaries. With respect to Georgia Electric Company
and Dial Communications, Inc. (the "Excluded Subsidiaries"), the representations
and  warranties  which  were made to the  Corporation  in the  respective  stock
purchase  agreements  in which the  Corporation  acquired  all of the issued and
outstanding  shares of common  stock of each of the Excluded  Subsidiaries,  are
true and  correct as though  made as of the date  hereof  without  regard to any
dates set forth therein.

            3.22 Changes  Since  Balance  Sheet Date. Except as  set  forth  on
Schedule 3.22 hereof, since the date of the most recent balance  sheet  included
in the Financial Statements, there has not been:

            (a) to the  Corporation's  knowledge,  any event or condition of any
character which would  materially and adversely  affect the assets,  properties,
financial  condition,  operating  results or business of the Corporation and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or

            (b)   any indebtedness or liabilities incurred in excess of $100,000
individually or $500,000 in the aggregate.

            3.23  Shareholder Approval.The Non-Quantitative Designation Criteria
for Nasdaq National Market Issuers do not require shareholder approval  for  the
issuance of the Series A Stock or the Warrants.


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      4.AGREEMENTS OF THE CORPORATION. The Corporation agrees with the Investors
that, at all times  subsequent to the Closing up to and including the date which
is three years from the date of the Closing,  it will comply with the  following
agreements:

            4.1 Financial and Other  Information.  The Corporation  will send to
the  Investors,  (i)  promptly  following  the filing  thereof with the SEC, its
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, any current reports
on Form 8-K,  and proxy  statements  and (ii)  promptly  following  the issuance
thereof, any press releases.

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            4.3   Reservation of Shares.

                  (a) The  Corporation  will at all times  have  authorized  and
reserved for issuance a sufficient  number of shares of Common Stock in order to
provide  for the  issuance of the  Conversion  Shares.  In the event that,  upon
conversion  of the  Series A  Stock,  the  Corporation  has not  authorized  and
reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to effect such conversion
(a "Conversion Default"), the Corporation shall issue and deliver, in accordance
with the Instruction Letter, to the holder or holders of such Series A Stock, on
a pro rata basis, all of the shares of Common Stock then available for issuance.
The  Corporation  will  immediately  thereafter  issue a written  notice of such
Conversion  Default  to all  holders  of  Series  A Stock  and will use its best
efforts to authorize an appropriate additional number of shares of Common Stock.

                  In the event that a Conversion Default remains outstanding for
a period of thirty  (30)  days,  each  holder of Series A Stock  shall  have the
right, effective upon written notice to the Corporation (a "Redemption Notice"),
to require the  Corporation  to redeem any or all such Series A Stock at a price
equal to the  Liquidation  Preference (as defined in the Articles of Amendment),
plus any  accrued and unpaid  dividends,  for each share of Series A Stock being
redeemed,  plus the  product of the number of shares of Common  Stock into which
the shares of Series A Stock are then convertible  multiplied by an amount equal
to the difference between (x) the average closing bid price quoted on a share of
Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market, or other principal securities market
on which the Common Stock is traded,  for the three (3) trading days immediately
following  the date of the  Redemption  Notice (or if the  Corporation's  Common
Stock is not traded or listed on the Nasdaq National Market,  or other principal
securities market, the average of the closing bid prices in the over-the-counter
market on such days as reported by Nasdaq or any comparable system, or if not so
reported, as reported by any New York Stock Exchange member firm selected by the
Corporation for such purpose) and (y) the lesser of the then applicable Floating
Conversion Price (as defined in the Articles of Amendment,  except that the term
"Redemption  Notice"  contained in the definition of Floating  Conversion  Price
shall refer to the Redemption Notice referred to in this Section 4.3(a)) and the
Fixed Conversion Price (as defined below), payable in each such case within five
(5) days of receipt by the  Corporation  of such  Redemption  Notice.  Shares of
Series A Stock that have not been so  redeemed  following a  Conversion  Default
shall continue to be governed by the provisions of this Agreement,  the Articles
of Amendment and the Registration Rights Agreement. The "Fixed Conversion Price"
is $9.82,  which is an amount equal to 125% of the average closing bid price for
a share of the Corporation's  Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the
three trading days  immediately  preceding the date  preceding the date on which
the shares of Series A Stock are issued.

                  (b) The  Corporation  will at all times  have  authorized  and
reserved for issuance a sufficient  number of shares of Common Stock in order to
provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares. In the event that, upon exercise
of the Warrants,  the  Corporation  has not authorized and reserved a sufficient
number of shares of Common  Stock to effect such  exercise (a "Warrant  Exercise
Default"),  the  Corporation  shall issue and deliver,  in  accordance  with the
Instruction  Letter,  to the holder or holders of such  Warrants,  on a pro rata
basis, all shares of Common Stock then available

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for issuance. The Corporation will immediately thereafter issue a notice of such
Warrant  Exercise  Default  to all  holders  of  Warrants  and will use its best
efforts to authorize an appropriate additional number of shares of Common Stock.

                  In  the  event  that  a  Warrant   Exercise   Default  remains
outstanding for a period of thirty (30) days, each holder of Warrants shall have
the  right,  effective  upon  written  notice to the  Corporation  (a  "Purchase
Notice"),  to require the  Corporation  to redeem any or all such  Warrants at a
price per  underlying  Warrant  Share  equal to the  difference  between (x) the
average  closing  bid  price  quoted on a share of  Common  Stock on the  Nasdaq
National Market, or other principal  securities market on which the Common Stock
is traded, for the three (3) business days immediately following the date of the
Purchase Notice (or if the Corporation's Common Stock is not traded or listed on
the Nasdaq National Market, or other principal securities market, the average of
the closing bid prices in the  over-the-counter  market on such days as reported
by Nasdaq or any comparable  system,  or if not so reported,  as reported by any
New York  Stock  Exchange  member  firm  selected  by the  Corporation  for such
purpose)  and (y)  $9.82,  as  adjusted  pursuant  to the terms of the  Warrants
(provided,  however,  that  the  difference  between  (x) and (y) is  positive),
payable in each such case within five (5) days of receipt by the  Corporation of
such Purchase Notice.

      4.4   Use of Proceeds.  The Corporation will use the proceeds of the  sale
of the Series A Stock for general corporate purposes.

      4.5 Use of  Investor  Names.  The  Corporation  will  refrain  from using,
directly  or  indirectly,  the  name  of  any  Investor  in  any  advertisement,
announcement,  press  release  or  other  similar  communication  unless  it has
received the prior written consent of such Investor with respect to the specific
use contemplated.

      5. INVESTORS'  RIGHT OF FIRST  REFUSAL.  So long as any shares of Series A
Stock are issued and outstanding, if the Corporation conducts a private offering
of any equity  securities,  the Corporation shall offer the Investors that still
hold such  shares of Series A Stock  the right to  purchase  all of such  equity
securities for cash at an amount equal to the price or other  consideration  for
which such  securities are to be sold.  The  Corporation  shall provide  written
notice  thereof to such  Investors,  which notice shall  describe the securities
proposed  to be sold and  specify the  number,  price and  payment  terms.  Such
Investors may accept the Corporation's  offer on a pro rata basis, in proportion
to the relative  number of shares of Series A Stock that each such Investor then
holds, or any lesser number of securities,  by delivering written notice thereof
to the Corporation within ten (10) days after such Investor's receipt of written
notice  from the  Corporation  (such  tenth day  hereinafter  referred to as the
"Notice  Date").  If any Investor  chooses not to purchase all or any portion of
the  securities  it is  entitled  to  purchase  under  this  Section 5, then the
Corporation  shall notify in writing all of the other  eligible  Investors  that
such securities are available for purchase by such remaining  Investors on a pro
rata basis,  in  proportion  to the number of shares of Series A Stock that each
such remaining Investor holds in relation to those shares of Series A Stock held
by all of the other  remaining  Investors.  Each such  remaining  Investor shall
notify  the  Corporation   within  five  (5)  days  after  its  receipt  of  the
Corporation's   written   notice  of  its  intent  to  purchase  such  remaining
securities.  In the event that all of such  securities  are not purchased by the
Investors  pursuant to this Section 5, the  Corporation may at any time prior to
sixty  (60) days after the Notice  Date,  offer and sell to any third  party the
number of securities not agreed to be purchased by such eligible Investors, at a
price and on payment terms no less favorable to the  Corporation  than those set
forth in the written notice by the  Corporation to the  Investors.  However,  if
such third  party sale or sales are not  consummated  within such sixty (60) day
period,  the  Corporation  shall  not  sell  such  securities  as have  not been
purchased within such period without again complying with this Section 5.

      6.  REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF INVESTORS.  Each
Investor  hereby  represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the  Corporation,
severally and not jointly, that:

            6.1 Authorization.  This Agreement constitutes such Investor's valid
and legally binding obligation,  enforceable in accordance with its terms except
as may be limited by (i) applicable  bankruptcy,  insolvency,  reorganization or
other laws of general  application  relating to or affecting the  enforcement of
creditors'  rights  generally and (ii) principles  governing the availability of
equitable  remedies.  Each Investor represents that such Investor has full power
and authority to enter into this Agreement,  the Registration  Rights Agreement,
and all other  Transaction  Documents  to which such  Investor is a party and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.


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            6.2 Purchase for Own Account.  The Purchased  Shares to be purchased
by such Investor  hereunder will be acquired for investment for such  Investor's
own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale
or  distribution  thereof  within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and such Investor
has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise
distributing the same; provided,  however,  that in making such representations,
the  Investor  does not agree to hold the  Purchased  Shares for any  minimum or
other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Purchased Shares at
any time in  accordance  with the other  provisions  of this  Agreement and with
Federal and state  securities  laws  applicable to such  disposition.  If not an
individual, such Investor also represents that such Investor has not been formed
for the specific purpose of acquiring the Purchased Shares.

            6.3 Disclosure of Information.  Such Investor or its  representative
has  received  or has had full and  complete  access to all the  information  it
considers  necessary or appropriate and material to make an informed  investment
decision with respect to the  Purchased  Shares to be purchased by such Investor
under  this  Agreement,   including,  without  limitation,  copies  of  the  SEC
Documents.  The  foregoing,  however,  does not in any way limit or  modify  the
representations  and  warranties  made by the  Corporation  in  Section  3. Each
Investor  acknowledges  that it is acquiring the Purchased  Shares without being
furnished any offering literature or prospectus.

            6.4  Accredited  Investor  Status.  Such Investor is an  "accredited
investor" within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act.

            6.5  Restricted  Securities.  Such  Investor  understands  that  the
Purchased Shares are characterized as "restricted securities" under the 1933 Act
inasmuch as they are being acquired from the  Corporation  in a transaction  not
involving  a  public  offering  and  that  under  the  1933  Act and  applicable
regulations  thereunder such securities may be resold without registration under
the 1933 Act only in certain limited  circumstances.  In this  connection,  such
Investor  represents that such Investor is familiar with Rule 144 of the SEC, as
presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations  imposed thereby and
by the 1933 Act.  Such Investor  understands  that the  Corporation  is under no
obligation to register any of the securities  sold hereunder  except as provided
in the Registration Rights Agreement.

            6.6 Further Limitations on Disposition.  Without in any way limiting
the  representations  set forth above,  such Investor further agrees not to make
any disposition of all or any portion of the Purchased  Shares or the Conversion
Shares unless and until:

                  (i) there is then in effect a registration statement under the
1933 Act covering  such proposed  disposition  and such  disposition  is made in
accordance with such registration statement; or

                  (ii) such Investor  shall have furnished the  Corporation,  at
the expense of the Investor, with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory
to the Corporation,  that such disposition will not require registration of such
securities under the 1933 Act; and

                  (iii)  with  respect  to  the  Purchased   Shares  only,   the
Corporation has consented in writing to such disposition, which consent will not
be unreasonably withheld.

            Notwithstanding  the  provisions of  paragraphs  (i), (ii) and (iii)
above, no such registration  statement or opinion of counsel (unless required by
the Transfer Agent with respect to the Conversion Shares) shall be required: (i)
for any transfer of any Purchased Shares or Conversion Shares in compliance with
SEC Rule 144 or Rule 144A;  (ii) for any  transfer  of any  Purchased  Shares or
Conversion Shares by an Investor that is a partnership or a corporation to (A) a
partner  of such  partnership  or an  "affiliate"  (as such term is  defined  in
Regulation D under the 1933 Act) of such  corporation  (in which case no consent
of the Corporation as described in paragraph (iii) above shall be required), (B)
a retired partner of such partnership who retires after the date hereof,  or (C)
the estate of any such  partner or  shareholder;  or (iii) for the  transfer  by
gift,  will or  intestate  succession  by any  Investor  to his or her spouse or
lineal descendants or ancestors or any

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trust for any of the foregoing; provided that in each of the foregoing cases the
transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Section 6 (other
than  Section  6.4) to the same  extent as if the  transferee  were an  original
Investor hereunder.

            6.7   Legends.

                  (a) It is  understood  that the  certificates  evidencing  the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares will bear the legends set forth below:

      THE  SECURITIES  REPRESENTED  HEREBY  HAVE NOT BEEN  REGISTERED  UNDER THE
      SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"),  OR UNDER THE  SECURITIES
      LAWS OF CERTAIN  STATES.  THESE  SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
      TRANSFERABILITY  AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS
      PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT
      TO REGISTRATION  OR EXEMPTION  THEREFROM.  INVESTORS  SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
      THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN
      INDEFINITE  PERIOD OF TIME. THE ISSUER OF THESE  SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN
      OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE
      EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED  TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT
      AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

                  (b) The legend set forth in (a) above  shall be removed by the
Corporation  from any  certificate  evidencing  Purchased  Shares or  Conversion
Shares or Warrant Shares at such time as a  Registration  Statement is in effect
with  respect to such  securities  or upon  delivery  to the  Corporation  of an
opinion  by  counsel,  reasonably  satisfactory  to the  Corporation,  that such
security can be freely  transferred in a public sale without such a registration
statement  being in  effect  and that  such  transfer  will not  jeopardize  the
exemption or  exemptions  from  registration  pursuant to which the  Corporation
issued the Purchased Shares or Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares.

      7.CONDITIONS TO INVESTORS' OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING. The obligations of each
Investor  under Section 2 of this  Agreement are subject to the  fulfillment  or
waiver,  on or before the  Closing,  of each of the  following  conditions,  the
waiver of which shall not be effective against any Investor who does not consent
to such  waiver,  which  consent  may be given  by  written,  oral or  telephone
communication  to the  Corporation,  its  counsel or to  special  counsel to the
Investors:

            7.1 Representations and Warranties True. Each of the representations
and  warranties  of the  Corporation  contained  in  Section 3 shall be true and
correct  on  and  as of  the  Closing  with  the  same  effect  as  though  such
representations  and  warranties  had  been  made  on and as of the  date of the
Closing.

            7.2   Performance. The Corporation shall have performed and complied
with all agreements, obligations  and conditions  contained in this Agreement 
that are required to be complied  with or  performed  by it on or before  the
Closing  and  shall  have obtained all approvals,  consents and  qualifications
necessary to complete the purchase and sale described herein.

            7.3 Articles of Amendment Effective. The Articles of Amendment shall
have been duly adopted by the Corporation by all necessary  corporate  action of
its Board of Directors and shareholders, and shall have been duly filed with and
accepted by the Florida Department of State.

            7.4 Compliance Certificate.  The Corporation shall have delivered to
each  Investor  at  the  Closing  a  certificate  signed  on its  behalf  by its
President,  Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial  Officer  certifying that
the conditions specified in Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 have been fulfilled.

            7.5  Securities  Exemptions.  The  offer  and sale of the  Purchased
Shares to the  Investors  pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall be exempt from the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act and/or the qualification  requirements
of all applicable state securities laws.


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            7.6 Proceedings and Documents.  All corporate and other  proceedings
in  connection  with  the  transactions  contemplated  at the  Closing  and  all
documents  incident  thereto  shall  be  reasonably  satisfactory  in  form  and
substance to each Investor and to the Investors' special counsel, and they shall
each have received all such counterpart  originals and certified or other copies
of such documents as they may reasonably  request.  Such documents shall include
(but not be limited to) the following:

                  (a)  Certified  Charter  Documents.  A copy of the Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation (in each case as amended through
the date of the Closing),  certified by the Secretary of the Corporation as true
and correct copies thereof as of the Closing.

                  (b) Secretary's Incumbency  Certificate.  A certificate of the
Secretary  or an  Assistant  Secretary  or  other  officer  of  the  Corporation
certifying the names of the officers of the Corporation  authorized to sign this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the certificates for the Purchased
Shares and the other  documents,  instruments  or  certificates  to be delivered
pursuant to this Agreement by the  Corporation or any of its officers,  together
with the true signatures of such officers.

                  (c) Corporate  Actions. A copy of the resolutions of the Board
of Directors and, if required,  the shareholders of the Corporation adopting the
Articles of Amendment and providing for the authorization of the Series A Stock,
the Warrants, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, the approval of this
Agreement  and all other  Transaction  Documents,  the issuance of the Purchased
Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares and the other
matters contemplated hereby.

                  (d) Good Standing  Certificates.  A good standing  certificate
issued by the  Florida  Department  of State  dated  within ten (10) days of the
Closing.

            7.7 No Material  Change.  There shall have been,  in the  reasonable
judgment of such Investor, no material adverse change in the business,  affairs,
prospects, operations, properties, assets or condition of the Corporation.

            7.8  Opinion  of  Corporation  Counsel.  Each  Investor  shall  have
received an opinion from Holland & Knight, counsel for the Corporation, dated as
of the date of the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

            7.9 Opinion of Hunton & Williams.  Each Investor shall have received
an  opinion  from  Hunton  &  Williams,  New  York,  dated as of the date of the
Closing, in the form attached as Exhibit E.

            7.10  Registration  Rights  Agreement.   The  Corporation  and  each
Investor shall have executed and delivered the Registration  Rights Agreement in
the form  attached  to this  Agreement  as Exhibit F (the  "Registration  Rights
Agreement").

            7.11 Issuance of Warrants.  The Corporation  shall have executed and
delivered  Warrants in the form  attached  as Exhibit C to each  Investor in the
amounts noted on Exhibit A.

            7.12  Management  Lock-Up  Agreements.  The  Corporation  shall have
caused Daniel Osborne and William J. Mercurio to have executed and delivered the
Lock-Up Agreements in the form attached as Exhibit G.

            7.13  Market  Conditions.  There  shall not have  occurred:  (i) any
suspension  of  trading  generally  on  any  national   securities  exchange  or
association;  (ii) a general  moratorium on commercial banking activities in New
York; or (iii) any outbreak or escalation  of  hostilities;  or (iv) any adverse
change in financial markets or any other crisis or calamity;  which, in the sole
judgment of such Investor, makes the purchase of the Series A Stock inadvisable.

      8. CONDITIONS TO THE CORPORATION'S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING. The obligations
of the  Corporation  to each  Investor  under this  Agreement are subject to the
fulfillment or waiver on or before the Closing of each of the following
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            8.1   Representations   and  Warranties.   The  representations  and
warranties of such Investor  contained in Section 6 shall be true and correct on
the date of the Closing with the same effect as though such  representations and
warranties had been made on and as of the Closing.

            8.2 Payment of Purchase Price. Each Investor shall have delivered to
the  Corporation  the purchase price specified for such Investor on Exhibit A in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2 hereof.

            8.3 Articles of Amendment Effective. The Articles of Amendment shall
have been duly adopted by the Corporation by all necessary  corporate  action of
its Board of Directors and shareholders, and shall have been duly filed with and
accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Florida.

            8.4  Securities  Exemptions.  The  offer  and sale of the  Purchased
Shares to the  Investors  pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall be exempt from the
registration   requirements  of  the  1933  Act  and  the  registration   and/or
qualification requirements of all other applicable state securities laws.

            8.5 Proceedings and Documents.  All corporate and other  proceedings
in  connection  with  the  transactions  contemplated  at the  Closing  and  all
documents  incident  thereto  shall  be  reasonably  satisfactory  in  form  and
substance to the Corporation  and to the  Corporation's  legal counsel,  and the
Corporation shall have received all such counterpart  originals and certified or
other copies of such documents as it may reasonably request.

      9.    INDEMNIFICATION.

            9.1 Indemnity by Corporation. The Corporation agrees  to  indemnify
     and hold harmless each Investor, and its officers, employees, shareholders,
affiliates and agents,  from and against any loss, claim,  liability,  damage or
expense, including reasonable legal fees and expenses (collectively,  "Losses"),
as  incurred,  that  arise  out  of or in  connection  with  any  breach  by the
Corporation,   or  any  of  the   Subsidiaries,   of  any  of  their  respective
representations,  warranties  or agreements  set forth in this  Agreement or any
other   Transaction   Document,   except  that  any  person  or  entity  seeking
indemnification  hereunder will not be entitled to such  indemnification  to the
extent that any such Loss is the result of the negligence or willful  misconduct
on the part of such person or
entity.

            9.2 Indemnity by Investors.  Each Investor agrees, severally and not
jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation,  the Subsidiaries,  and
each of their  respective  officers,  employees,  shareholders,  affiliates  and
agents,  from and  against  any  Losses,  as  incurred,  that arise out of or in
connection  with any  breach  by such  Investor  of any of its  representations,
warranties or agreements  set forth in this  Agreement or any other  Transaction
Document,  except that any person or entity  seeking  indemnification  hereunder
will not be entitled to such indemnification to the extent that any such Loss is
the result of the negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such person or
entity.

      10.   MISCELLANEOUS.

            10.1  Survival.  The  representations,   warranties,  covenants  and
indemnities of the Corporation  and the Investors  contained in or made pursuant
to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the Closing until the earlier of the third anniversary of the date hereof or the
conversion of all of the Purchased  Shares into Common Stock (as provided in the
Articles of Amendment) and shall in no way be affected by any  investigation  of
the subject matter  thereof made by or on behalf of any of the Investors,  their
counsel or the Corporation, as the case may be.

            10.2  Successors and Assigns.  The Investors may assign their rights
hereunder  to any  transferee  permitted  by the terms of  Section  6.6  hereof;
provided, however, that any such assignment shall not diminish the rights of the
Investors  with respect to any shares of Series A Stock or Warrants  still owned
by the Investors.  The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding  upon the  respective  successors  and  assigns of the
parties.

            10.3  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by  and
construed under the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to
principles of conflict of laws or choice of laws.


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            10.4  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be executed in two or more
counterparts,  each of  which  shall be  deemed  an  original,  but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

            10.5 Headings.  The headings and captions used in this Agreement are
used  for  convenience  only  and  are not to be  considered  in  construing  or
interpreting  this  Agreement.  All  references  in this  Agreement to sections,
paragraphs,  exhibits and schedules shall, unless otherwise  provided,  refer to
sections and paragraphs hereof and exhibits and schedules  attached hereto,  all
of which exhibits and schedules are incorporated herein by this reference.

            10.6 Notices.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  any notice  required or
permitted  under this  Agreement  shall be given in writing and addressed to the
party to be notified at the address or facsimile number indicated for such party
on  Exhibit A or, in the case of the  Corporation,  at 1601 Forum  Place,  Suite
1110, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, attention Daniel Osborne, Chief Accounting
Officer,  or at such  other  address  as any  Investor  or the  Corporation  may
designate by giving ten (10) days advance  written  notice to all other parties.
Such notice shall be deemed  effectively given upon (i) personal delivery to the
party to be notified or (ii)  delivery by  overnight  courier to the party to be
notified or (iii) on the fifth (5th)  business  day  following  deposit with the
United States Post Office,  by registered or certified mail,  postage prepaid or
(iv) delivery via facsimile and confirmation generated by the sender's facsimile
machine.

            10.7  Amendments  and  Waivers.  Any term of this  Agreement  may be
amended and the  observance of any term of this  Agreement may be waived (either
generally   or  in  a   particular   instance   and  either   retroactively   or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the holders
of  Purchased  Shares,   Conversion  Shares,   Warrants  and/or  Warrant  Shares
representing  at least 66.6% of the  aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock
into which the Purchased Shares then are convertible  and/or have been converted
and for which the Warrants are exercisable or have been exercised (excluding any
of such  shares  that have been sold to the public or pursuant to SEC Rule 144).
Any amendment or waiver  effected in accordance  with this subsection 10.7 shall
be binding upon each holder of any Purchased Shares, Conversion Shares, Warrants
and/or  Warrant  Shares  at the time  outstanding,  each  future  holder of such
securities,  and the  Corporation;provided,  however,  that no such amendment or
waiver  that  adversely  affects the rights of any holder of  Purchased  Shares,
Conversion  Shares,  Warrants or Warrant  Shares shall be effective  without the
written  consent  of all of such  holders,  and that no  condition  set forth in
Section  5 may be waived  with  respect  to any  Investor  who does not  consent
thereto.

            10.8  Severability.  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are
held to be  unenforceable  under  applicable  law,  such  provision(s)  shall be
excluded  from  this  Agreement  and  the  balance  of the  Agreement  shall  be
interpreted as if such provision(s) were so excluded and shall be enforceable in
accordance with its terms.

            10.9 Entire  Agreement.  This Agreement,  together with all exhibits
and schedules  hereto,  all of the other  Transaction  Documents,  and the other
agreements to be delivered by the parties at the Closing, constitutes the entire
agreement and  understanding  of the parties with respect to the subject  matter
hereof  and   supersedes  any  and  all  prior   negotiations,   correspondence,
agreements,  understandings  duties or  obligations  between  the  parties  with
respect to the subject matter hereof.

            10.10 Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement,
upon the request of any Investor or the  Corporation,  the  Corporation  and the
Investors  shall  execute  and  deliver  such  instruments,  documents  or other
writings as may be  reasonably  necessary  or desirable to confirm and carry out
and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

            10.11 Independent  Nature of Investors'  Rights.  The obligations of
each Investor hereunder are several and not joint, and neither Investor shall be
responsible  for  the  obligations  of the  other  Investor  hereunder.  Nothing
contained  herein or in any other  agreement  or document to be delivered at the
Closing, and no action taken by the Investors pursuant hereto or thereto,  shall
be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership,  an association, a joint
venture or

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any other kind of entity. Each Investor shall be entitled to protect and enforce
its rights arising out of this Agreement and out of any such other  agreement or
document and it shall not be necessary for the other Investor to be joined as an
additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

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


THE CORPORATION:                          THE INVESTORS:


ABLE TELCOM HOLDING CORP.,                CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
a Florida corporation                     CORPORATION



By:  /s/William J. Mercurio         By: ____________________________________
     ---------------------------
     William J. Mercurio                      Print Name:
     President and Chief                      Title:________________________
     Executive Officer


                                          SILVERTON INTERNATIONAL FUND LIMITED




                                          By: ______________________________
                                               Print Name:
                                               Title:_______________________

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                   SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT


                         LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS


                

SCHEDULES:

Schedule 3.2(c)   Outstanding Options, Warrants, Rights and Agreements

Schedule 3.3      Ownership Interests of Corporation

Schedule 3.7      Litigation

Schedule 3.8(b)   Licenses

Schedule 3.10     Material Agreements Not Filed with SEC

Schedule 3.11     Securities Rights Granted

Schedule 3.13     Employee Benefits Plans

Schedule 3.17     Environmental Matters

Schedule 3.21     Excluded Subsidiaries

Schedule 3.22     Changes Since Balance Sheet Date


EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A   -     Schedule of Investors

Exhibit B   -     Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

Exhibit C   -     Form of Warrant

Exhibit D   -     Form of Opinion of Corporation Counsel

Exhibit E   -     Form of Opinion of Hunton & Williams - New York

Exhibit F   -     Form of Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit G   -     Form of Lock-Up Agreement










                                    EXHIBIT A

                              Schedule of Investors




                                                  Number of
                                                   Shares
                                                  of Common
                            Shares of Series A      Stock
                             Stock Purchased     Subject to        Purchase
Investor                                           Warrant          Price
- --------                                           -------          -----
                                                        

Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation
11 Madison Avenue
3rd Floor
New York, NY  10010                     500          100,000    $3,000,000
Facsimile No. (212) 325-8102
Silverton International
Fund Limited
129 Front Street
Hamilton HM12 Bermuda                   500          100,000    $3,000,000
Facsimile No. (203) 625-8676



                    TOTALS:           1,000          200,000    $6,000,000

=========================== =================  ===============  ==============







                                    EXHIBIT B

               Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation



                                  See Attached






                                    EXHIBIT C

                                 Form of Warrant



                                  See Attached






                                    EXHIBIT D

                    Form of Opinion of Corporation's Counsel



                                  See Attached






                                    EXHIBIT E

                      Form of Opinion of Hunton & Williams



                                  See Attached






                                    EXHIBIT F

                      Form of Registration Rights Agreement



                                  See Attached






                                    EXHIBIT G

                            Form of Lock-Up Agreement



                                  See Attached