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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 12, 2001

AMONG

ADC RECEIVABLES CORP. I, AS SELLER,

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., AS INITIAL SERVICER,

BLUE RIDGE ASSET FUNDING CORPORATION

AND

WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., AS AGENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page
ARTICLE I. PURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS			1
	Section 1.1	Purchase Facility	1
	Section 1.2	Incremental Purchases	1
	Section 1.3	Decreases	2
	Section 1.4	Deemed Collections; Purchase Limit.	2
	Section 1.5	Payment Requirements and Computations	3
ARTICLE II. PAYMENTS AND COLLECTIONS			3
	Section 2.1	Payments of Recourse Obligations	3
	Section 2.2	Collections Prior to the Facility Termination Date; Repayment of Certain Demand Advances.	3
	Section 2.3	Repayment of Demand Advances on the Facility Termination Date; Collections	4
	Section 2.4	Payment Recission	5
	Section 2.5	Clean Up Call	5
ARTICLE III. COMMERCIAL PAPER FUNDING			5
	Section 3.1	CP Costs	5
	Section 3.2	Calculation of CP Costs	5
	Section 3.3	CP Costs Payments	5
	Section 3.4	Default Rate	5
ARTICLE IV. LIQUIDITY FUNDINGS			5
	Section 4.1	Liquidity Fundings	5
	Section 4.2	Yield Payments	6
	Section 4.3	Selection and Continuation of Interest Periods	6
	Section 4.4	Liquidity Funding Yield Rates	6
	Section 4.5	Suspension of the LIBO Rate	6
	Section 4.6	Default Rate	6
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES			7
	Section 5.1	Representations and Warranties of the Seller Parties	7
ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES			10
	Section 6.1	Conditions Precedent to Initial Incremental Purchase	10
	Section 6.2	Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments	10
ARTICLE VII. COVENANTS			11
	Section 7.1	Affirmative Covenants of the Seller Parties	11
	Section 7.2	Negative Covenants of the Seller Parties	16
ARTICLE VIII. ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION			17
	Section 8.1	Designation of Servicer.	17
	Section 8.2	Duties of Servicer.	18
	Section 8.3	Collection Notices	19
	Section 8.4	Responsibilities of Seller	19
	Section 8.5	Monthly Reports	19
	Section 8.6	Servicing Fee	19
ARTICLE IX. AMORTIZATION EVENTS			19
	Section 9.1	Amortization Events	19
	Section 9.2	Remedies	21
ARTICLE X. INDEMNIFICATION			22
	Section 10.1	Indemnities by the Seller Parties	22
	Section 10.2	Increased Cost and Reduced Return	24

	Section 10.3	Other Costs and Expenses	24
	Section 10.4	Control of Defense	24
ARTICLE XI. THE AGENT			25
	Section 11.1	Authorization and Action	25
ARTICLE XII. ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS			25
	Section 12.1	Assignments and Participations by Blue Ridge	25
	Section 12.2	Prohibition on Assignments by Seller Parties	25
ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS			25
	Section 13.1	Waivers and Amendments.	25
	Section 13.2	Notices	26
	Section 13.3	Protection of Agent's Security Interest.	26
	Section 13.4	Confidentiality.	27
	Section 13.5	Bankruptcy Petition	27
	Section 13.6	Limitation of Liability	28
	Section 13.7	CHOICE OF LAW	28
	Section 13.8	CONSENT TO JURISDICTION	28
	Section 13.9	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	28
	Section 13.10	Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Terms.	28
	Section 13.11	Counterparts; Severability; Section References	29
	Section 13.12	Characterization.	29

EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

Exhibit I		Definitions
Exhibit II		Form of Purchase Notice
Exhibit III		Places of Business of the Seller Parties; Locations of Records; Federal Employer Identification Number(s)
Exhibit IV		Names of Collection Banks; Collection Accounts
Exhibit V		Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit VI		Form of Collection Account Agreement
Exhibit VII		Credit and Collection Policy
Exhibit VIII		Form of Monthly Report
Exhibit IX		Form of Performance Undertaking
Schedule A		Closing Documents

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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2001 is entered into by and among:

(a) ADC Receivables Corp. I, a Minnesota corporation ( "Seller" ),

(b) ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ( "ADC Telecom" ), as initial Servicer,

(d) Wachovia Bank, N.A., as agent for Blue Ridge and its assigns under the Transaction Documents and under the Liquidity Agreement (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Agent" ).

Unless defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Exhibit I.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

Seller desires to transfer and assign Receivable Interests from time to time.

Blue Ridge shall purchase Receivable Interests from Seller from time to time either by issuing its Commercial Paper or by availing itself of a Liquidity Funding to the extent available.

Wachovia Bank, N.A. has been requested and is willing to act as Agent on behalf of Blue Ridge and its assigns in accordance with the terms hereof.

ARTICLE I.

PURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS

Section 1.1 Purchase Facility.

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Article VI), from time to time after the execution of the First Amendment but prior to the Facility Termination Date, Seller may request that Blue Ridge purchase from Seller undivided ownership interests in the Receivables and the associated Related Security and Collections, and Blue Ridge shall make such Purchase; provided that no Purchase shall be made by Blue Ridge if, after giving effect thereto, either (i)the Aggregate Invested Amount would exceed the Purchase Limit, or (ii) the aggregate of the Receivable Interests would exceed 100%. It is the intent of Blue Ridge to fund the Purchases by the issuance of Commercial Paper. If for any reason Blue Ridge is unable, or determines that it is undesirable, to issue Commercial Paper to fund or maintain its investment in the Receivable Interests, or is unable for any reason to repay such Commercial Paper upon the maturity thereof, Blue Ridge will avail itself of a Liquidity Funding to the extent available. If Blue Ridge funds or refinances its investment in a Receivable Interest through a Liquidity Fundings, in lieu of paying CP Costs on the Invested Amount pursuant to Article III hereof, Seller will pay Yield thereon at the Alternate Base Rate or the LIBO Rate, selected in accordance with Article IV hereof. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute a commitment of Blue Ridge to issue Commercial Paper.

(b) Seller may, upon at least 5 Business Days' notice to the Agent, terminate in whole or reduce in part, the unused portion of the Purchase Limit; provided that each partial reduction of the Purchase Limit shall be in an amount equal to $10,000,000 (or a larger integral multiple of $1,000,000 if in excess thereof).

Section 1.2 Incremental Purchases. Seller shall provide the Agent with at least two (2) Business Days' prior written notice in a form set forth as Exhibit II hereto of each Incremental Purchase (each, a "Purchase Notice" ). Each Purchase Notice shall be subject to Section 6.2 hereof and, except as set forth below, shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested Purchase Price (which shall not be less

than $1,000,000 or a larger integral multiple of $100,000) and the Purchase Date (which, in the case of any Incremental Purchase after the initial Purchase hereunder, shall only be on a Settlement Date). Following receipt of a Purchase Notice, the Agent will determine whether Blue Ridge will fund the requested Incremental Purchase through the issuance of Commercial Paper or through a Liquidity Funding. If Blue Ridge determines to fund an Incremental Purchase through a Liquidity Funding, Seller may cancel the Purchase Notice or, in the absence of such a cancellation, the Incremental Purchase will be funded through a Liquidity Funding. The Agent shall notify the Seller as soon as possible of any determination by Blue Ridge to fund any Incremental Purchase through a Liquidity Funding. On each Purchase Date, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article VI, Blue Ridge shall deposit to the Facility Account, in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time), an amount equal to the requested Purchase Price.

Section 1.3 Decreases. Seller shall provide the Agent with prior written notice in conformity with the Required Notice Period (a "Reduction Notice" ) of any proposed reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount. Such Reduction Notice shall designate (i) the date (the "Proposed Reduction Date" ) upon which any such reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount shall occur (which date shall give effect to the applicable Required Notice Period), and (ii) the amount of Aggregate Invested Amount to be reduced which shall be applied ratably to all Receivable Interests in accordance with the respective Invested Amounts thereof (the "Aggregate Reduction" ). Only one (1) Reduction Notice shall be outstanding at any time.

Section 1.4 Deemed Collections; Purchase Limit.

(a) If on any day:

(i) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced or cancelled as a result of any defective or rejected goods or services, any cash discount or any other adjustment by any Originator or any Affiliate thereof, or as a result of any governmental or regulatory action, or

(ii) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced or canceled as a result of a setoff in respect of any claim by the Obligor thereof (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related or an unrelated transaction), or

(iii) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced on account of the obligation of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof to pay to the related Obligor any rebate or refund, or

(iv) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is less than the amount included in calculating the Net Pool Balance for purposes of any Monthly Report (for any reason other than receipt of Collections or such Receivable becoming a Defaulted Receivable), or

(v) any of the representations or warranties of Seller set forth in Section 5.1(g), (i), (j), (r), (s), (t) or (u) were not true when made with respect to any Receivable,

then, on such day, Seller shall be deemed to have received a Collection of such Receivable (A) in the case of clauses (i)-(iv) above, in the amount of such reduction or cancellation or the difference between the actual Outstanding Balance and the amount included in calculating such Net Pool Balance, as applicable; and (B) in the case of clause (v) above, in the amount of the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and, effective as of the next succeeding Settlement Date shall pay to the Agent's Account the amount of any such Collection deemed to have been received in the same manner as actual cash Collections are distributed under the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Seller shall ensure that the Aggregate Invested Amount at no time exceeds the Purchase Limit. If at any time the Aggregate Invested Amount exceeds the Purchase Limit, Seller shall pay to the Agent immediately an amount to be applied to reduce the Aggregate Invested Amount (as

allocated by the Agent), such that after giving effect to such payment the Aggregate Invested Amount is less than or equal to the Purchase Limit.

(c) Seller shall also ensure that the Receivable Interests shall at no time exceed in the aggregate 100%. If the aggregate of the Receivable Interests exceeds 100%, Seller shall pay to the Agent on or before the next succeeding Settlement Date (or, if such excess is discovered on a Settlement Date, on such Settlement Date) an amount to be applied to reduce the Aggregate Invested Amount (as allocated by the Agent), such that after giving effect to such payment the aggregate of the Receivable Interests equals or is less than 100%.

Section 1.5 Payment Requirements and Computations. All amounts to be paid or deposited by any Seller Party pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 12:00 noon (New York time) on the day when due in immediately available funds, and if not received before 12:00 noon (New York time) shall be deemed to be received on the next succeeding Business Day. If such amounts are payable to the Agent for the account of Blue Ridge, they shall be paid to the Agent's Account, for the account of Blue Ridge until otherwise notified by the Agent. Upon notice to Seller, the Agent may debit the Facility Account for all amounts due and payable hereunder. All computations of CP Costs, Yield, per annum fees calculated as part of any CP Costs, per annum fees hereunder and per annum fees under the Fee Letter shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed. If any amount hereunder shall be payable on a day which is not a Business Day, such amount shall be payable on the next succeeding Business Day.

ARTICLE II.

PAYMENTS AND COLLECTIONS

Section 2.1 Payments of Recourse Obligations. Seller hereby promises to pay the following (collectively, the "Recourse Obligations" ):

(a) all amounts due and owing under Section 1.3 or 1.4 on the dates specified therein;

(b) the fees set forth in the Fee Letter on the dates specified therein;

(c) all accrued and unpaid Yield on the Receivable Interests accruing Yield at the Alternate Base Rate or the Default Rate on each Settlement Date applicable thereto;

(d) all accrued and unpaid Yield on the Receivable Interests accruing Yield at the LIBO Rate on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto;

(e) all accrued and unpaid CP Costs on the Receivable Interests funded with Commercial Paper on each Settlement Date; and

(f) all Broken Funding Costs and Indemnified Amounts upon demand.

Section 2.2 Collections Prior to the Facility Termination Date; Repayment of Certain Demand Advances.

(a) Prior to the Facility Termination Date, any Deemed Collections received by the Servicer and Blue Ridge's Portion of any Collections received by the Servicer shall be set aside and held in trust by the Servicer for the payment of any accrued and unpaid Aggregate Unpaids or for a Reinvestment as provided in this Section 2.2. If at any time any Collections are received by the Servicer prior to the Facility Termination Date, Seller hereby requests and Blue Ridge hereby agrees to make, simultaneously with such receipt, a reinvestment (each, a "Reinvestment" ) with Blue Ridge's Portion of the balance of each and every Collection received by the Servicer such that after giving effect to such Reinvestment, the Invested Amount of such Receivable Interest

immediately after such receipt and corresponding Reinvestment shall be equal to the amount of Invested Amount immediately prior to such receipt.

(b) On each Settlement Date prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Agent's Account the amounts set aside during the preceding Settlement Period that have not been subject to a Reinvestment and (after deduction of its Servicing Fee) apply such amounts (if not previously paid in accordance with Section 2.1) to the Aggregate Unpaids in the order specified:

first, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid CP Costs, Yield and Broken Funding Costs (if any) that are then due and owing,

second, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid fees under the Fee Letter (if any) that are then due and owing,

third, if required under Section 1.3 or 1.4, to the ratable reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount,

fourth, for the ratable payment of all other unpaid Recourse Obligations, if any, that are then due and owing, and

fifth, the balance, if any, to Seller or otherwise in accordance with Seller's instructions.

(c) If the Collections are insufficient to pay the Servicing Fee and the Aggregate Unpaids specified above on any Settlement Date, Seller shall make demand upon ADC Telecom for repayment of any outstanding Demand Advances in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of such shortfall in Collections, and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Demand Advances, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and ADC Telecom hereby agrees to pay such amount to the Agent's Account on such Settlement Date.

Section 2.3 Repayment of Demand Advances on the Facility Termination Date; Collections.

(a) On the Facility Termination Date, ADC Telecom hereby agrees to repay the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Demand Advances, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Agent's Account, without demand or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by ADC Telecom.

(b) On the Facility Termination Date and on each day thereafter, the Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust, for the Secured Parties, all Collections received on each such day. On and after the Facility Termination Date, the Servicer shall, on each Settlement Date and on each other Business Day specified by the Agent (after deduction of any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee as of such date): (i) remit to the Agent's Account the amounts set aside pursuant to the preceding two sentences, and (ii) apply such amounts to reduce the Aggregate Unpaids as follows:

first, to the reimbursement of the Agent's costs of collection and enforcement of this Agreement,

second, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid CP Costs, Yield and Broken Funding Costs,

third, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid fees under the Fee Letter,

fourth, to the ratable reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount,

fifth, for the ratable payment of all other Aggregate Unpaids, and

sixth, after the Final Payout Date, to Seller.

Section 2.4 Payment Recission. No payment of any of the Aggregate Unpaids shall be considered paid or applied hereunder to the extent that, at any time, all or any portion of such payment or application is rescinded by application of law or judicial authority, or must otherwise be returned or refunded for any reason. Seller shall remain obligated for the amount of any payment or application so rescinded, returned or refunded, and shall promptly pay to the Agent (for application to the Person or Persons who suffered such recission, return or refund) the full amount thereof, plus interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date of any such recission, return or refunding.

Section 2.5 Clean Up Call. In addition to Seller's rights pursuant to Section 1.3, Seller shall have the right (after providing written notice to the Agent in accordance with the Required Notice Period), at any time following the reduction of the Aggregate Invested Amount to a level that is less than 10.0% of the original Purchase Limit, to repurchase all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding Receivable Interests. The purchase price in respect thereof shall be an amount equal to the Aggregate Unpaids through the date of such repurchase, payable in immediately available funds to the Agent's Account. Such repurchase shall be without representation, warranty or recourse of any kind by, on the part of, or against Blue Ridge or the Agent.

ARTICLE III.

COMMERCIAL PAPER FUNDING

Section 3.1 CP Costs. Seller shall pay CP Costs with respect to the Invested Amount of all Receivable Interests funded through the issuance of Commercial Paper. Each Receivable Interest that is funded substantially with Pooled Commercial Paper will accrue CP Costs each day on a pro rata basis, based upon the percentage share that the Invested Amount in respect of such Receivable Interest represents in relation to all assets held by Blue Ridge and funded substantially with related Pooled Commercial Paper.

Section 3.2 Calculation of CP Costs. Not later than the 3^rd Business Day immediately preceding each Monthly Reporting Date, Blue Ridge shall calculate the aggregate amount of CP Costs applicable to its Receivable Interests for the Calculation Period then most recently ended and shall notify Seller of such aggregate amount.

Section 3.3 CP Costs Payments. On each Settlement Date, Seller shall pay to the Agent (for the benefit of Blue Ridge) an aggregate amount equal to all accrued and unpaid CP Costs in respect of the Invested Amount of all Receivable Interests funded with Commercial Paper for the Calculation Period then most recently ended in accordance with Article II.

Section 3.4 Default Rate. From and after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, all Receivable Interests shall accrue Yield at the Default Rate.

ARTICLE IV.

LIQUIDITY FUNDINGS

Section 4.1 Liquidity Fundings. Prior to the occurrence of an Amortization Event, the outstanding Invested Amount of each Receivable Interest funded with a Liquidity Funding shall accrue Yield for each day during its Interest Period at either the LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Until Seller gives the required notice to the Agent of another Yield Rate in accordance with Section 4.4, the initial Yield Rate for any Receivable Interest funded with a Liquidity Funding shall be the Alternate Base Rate (unless the Default Rate is then applicable). If any undivided interest in a Receivable Interest initially funded with Commercial Paper is sold to the Liquidity Banks pursuant to this Agreement and the Liquidity Agreement, such undivided interest in such Receivable Interest shall be deemed to have a Interest Period commencing on the date of such sale.

Section 4.2 Yield Payments. On the Settlement Date for each Receivable Interest that is funded with a Liquidity Funding, Seller shall pay to the Agent (for the benefit of the Liquidity Banks) an aggregate amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Yield thereon for the entire Interest Period of each such Liquidity Funding ending on such Settlement Date in accordance with Article II.

Section 4.3 Selection and Continuation of Interest Periods.

(a) With consultation from (and approval by) the Agent, Seller shall from time to time request Interest Periods for the Receivable Interests funded with Liquidity Fundings, provided that if at any time any Liquidity Funding is outstanding, Seller shall always request Interest Periods such that at least one Interest Period shall end on the date specified in clause (A) of the definition of Settlement Date.

(b) Seller or the Agent, upon notice to and consent by the other received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the end of a Interest Period (the "Terminating Tranche" ) for any Liquidity Funding, may, effective on the last day of the Terminating Tranche: (i) divide any such Liquidity Funding into multiple Liquidity Fundings, (ii) combine any such Liquidity Funding with one or more other Liquidity Fundings that have a Terminating Tranche ending on the same day as such Terminating Tranche or (iii) combine any such Liquidity Funding with a new Liquidity Funding to be made by the Liquidity Banks on the day such Terminating Tranche ends.

Section 4.4 Liquidity Funding Yield Rates. Seller may select the LIBO Rate (subject to Section 4.5 below) or the Alternate Base Rate for each Liquidity Funding. Seller shall by 12:00 noon (New York time): (i) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the expiration of any Terminating Tranche with respect to which the LIBO Rate is being requested as a new Yield Rate and (ii) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the expiration of any Terminating Tranche with respect to which the Alternate Base Rate is being requested as a new Yield Rate, give the Agent irrevocable notice of the new Yield Rate for the Liquidity Funding associated with such Terminating Tranche. Until Seller gives notice to the Agent of another Yield Rate, the initial Yield Rate for any Receivable Interest assigned or participated to the Liquidity Banks pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement shall be the Alternate Base Rate (unless the Default Rate is then applicable).

Section 4.5 Suspension of the LIBO Rate.

(a) If any Liquidity Bank notifies the Agent that it has determined that funding its ratable share of the Liquidity Fundings at a LIBO Rate would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, or directive of any governmental or regulatory authority, whether or not having the force of law, or that (i) deposits of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund its Liquidity Funding at such LIBO Rate are not available or (ii) such LIBO Rate does not accurately reflect the cost of acquiring or maintaining a Liquidity Funding at such LIBO Rate, then the Agent shall suspend the availability of such LIBO Rate and require Seller to select the Alternate Base Rate for any Liquidity Funding accruing Yield at such LIBO Rate.

(b) If less than all of the Liquidity Banks give a notice to the Agent pursuant to Section 4.5(a), each Liquidity Bank which gave such a notice shall be obliged, at the request of Seller, Blue Ridge or the Agent, to assign all of its rights and obligations hereunder to (i) another Liquidity Bank or (ii) another funding entity nominated by Seller or the Agent that is an Eligible Assignee willing to participate in the Liquidity Agreement through the Liquidity Termination Date in the place of such notifying Liquidity Bank; provided that (i) the notifying Liquidity Bank receives payment in full of all Aggregate Unpaids owing to it (whether due or accrued), and (ii) the replacement Liquidity Bank otherwise satisfies the requirements of the Liquidity Agreement.

Section 4.6 Default Rate. From and after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, all Liquidity Fundings shall accrue Yield at the Default Rate.

ARTICLE V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 5.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller Parties. Each Seller Party hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and Blue Ridge, as to itself, as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Incremental Purchase and the date of each Reinvestment that:

(a) Existence and Power. Such Seller Party's jurisdiction of organization is correctly set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. Such Seller Party is duly organized under the laws of that jurisdiction and no other state or jurisdiction, and such jurisdiction must maintain a public record showing the organization to have been organized. Such Seller Party is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization. Such Seller Party is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign entity, and has and holds all organizational power and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted except where the failure to so qualify or so hold could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Power and Authority; Due Authorization, Execution and Delivery. The execution and delivery by such Seller Party of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and, in the case of Seller, Seller's use of the proceeds of Purchases made hereunder, are within its corporate powers and authority and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which such Seller Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Seller Party.

(c) No Conflict. The execution and delivery by such Seller Party of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder do not contravene or violate (i) its certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it, (iii) any restrictions under any agreement, contract or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or its property, and do not result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim on assets of such Seller Party or its Subsidiaries (except as created hereunder) except, in any case, where such contravention or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and no transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance with any bulk sales act or similar law.

(d) Governmental Authorization. Other than the filing of the financing statements required hereunder, no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution and delivery by such Seller Party of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

(e) Actions, Suits. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the best of such Seller Party's knowledge, threatened, against or affecting such Seller Party, or any of its properties, in or before any court, arbitrator or other body, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Seller Party is not in default with respect to any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body; provided that, with respect to each Seller Party that is not the Seller, such default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which such Seller Party is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Seller Party enforceable against such Seller Party in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar

laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(g) Accuracy of Information. All information heretofore furnished by such Seller Party or any of its Affiliates to the Agent or Blue Ridge for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by such Seller Party or any of its Affiliates to the Agent or Blue Ridge will be, true and accurate in every material respect on the date such information is stated or certified and does not and will not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.

(h) Use of Proceeds. No proceeds of any Purchase hereunder will be used (i) for a purpose that violates, (A) Section 7.2(e) of this Agreement or (B) Regulation T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from time to time or (ii) to acquire any security in any transaction which is subject to Section 12, 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(i) Good Title. Seller is the legal and beneficial owner of the Receivables and Related Security with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim, except as created by the Transaction Documents. There have been duly filed all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Seller's ownership interest in each Receivable, its Collections and the Related Security.

(j) Perfection. This Agreement is effective to create a valid security interest in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Purchased Assets to secure payment of the Aggregate Unpaids, free and clear of any Adverse Claim except as created by the Transactions Documents. There have been duly filed all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect the Agent's (on behalf of the Secured Parties) security interest in the Purchased Assets. Such Seller Party's jurisdiction of organization is a jurisdiction whose law generally requires information concerning the existence of a nonpossessory security interest to be made generally available in a filing, record or registration system as a condition or result of such a security interest's obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor which respect to collateral.

(k) Places of Business and Locations of Records. The principal places of business and chief executive office of such Seller Party and the offices where it keeps all of its Records are located at the address(es) listed on Exhibit III or such other locations of which the Agent has been notified in accordance with Section 7.2(a) in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 13.3(a) has been taken and completed. Seller's Federal Employer Identification Number or organizational number is correctly set forth on Exhibit III.

(l) Collections. The conditions and requirements set forth in Section 7.1(j) and Section 8.2 have at all times been satisfied and duly performed. The names, addresses and jurisdictions of organization of all Collection Banks, together with the account numbers of the Collection Accounts of Seller at each Collection Bank and the post office box number of each Lock-Box, are listed on Exhibit IV. Seller has not granted any Person, other than the Agent as contemplated by this Agreement, dominion and control of any Lock-Box or Collection Account, or the right to take dominion and control of any such Lock-Box or Collection Account at a future time or upon the occurrence of a future event.

(m) Material Adverse Effect. (i) The initial Servicer represents and warrants that since [ June 30, 2001 ] , no event has occurred that would have a material adverse effect on the financial

condition or operations of the initial Servicer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the ability of the initial Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) Seller represents and warrants that since the date of this Agreement, no event has occurred that would have a material adverse effect on (A) the financial condition or operations of Seller, (B) the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or (C) the collectibility of the Receivables generally or any material portion of the Receivables.

(n) Names. The name in which Seller has executed this Agreement is identical to the name of Seller as indicated on the public record of its state of organization which shows Seller to have been organized. In the past five (5) years, Seller has not used any corporate names, trade names or assumed names other than the name in which it has executed this Agreement.

(o) Ownership of Seller. ADC Telecom owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Seller, free and clear of any Adverse Claim. Such capital stock is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and there are no options, warrants or other rights to acquire securities of Seller.

(p) Not a Holding Company or an Investment Company. Such Seller Party is not a "holding company" or a "subsidiary holding company" of a "holding company" within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, or any successor statute. Such Seller Party is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any successor statute.

(q) Compliance with Law. Such Seller Party has complied in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Receivable, together with the Contract related thereto, does not contravene any laws, rules or regulations applicable thereto (including, without limitation, laws, rules and regulations relating to truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy), and no part of such Contract is in violation of any such law, rule or regulation, except where such contravention or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(r) Compliance with Credit and Collection Policy. Such Seller Party has complied in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Receivable and the related Contract, and has not made any material adverse change to such Credit and Collection Policy, except such material adverse changes as to which the Agent has been notified in accordance with Section 7.1(a)(vii) and have given its prior written consent.

(s) Payments to Applicable Originator. With respect to each Receivable transferred to Seller under a Receivables Sale Agreement, Seller has given reasonably equivalent value to the applicable Originator in consideration therefor and such transfer was not made for or on account of an antecedent debt. No transfer by any Originator of any Receivable under a Receivables Sale Agreement is or may be voidable under any section of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. ), as amended.

(t) Enforceability of Contracts. Each Contract with respect to each Receivable is effective to create, and has created, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor to pay the Outstanding Balance of the Receivable created thereunder and any accrued interest thereon, enforceable against the Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(u) Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable included in the Net Pool Balance as an Eligible Receivable on the date of any Monthly Report was an Eligible Receivable on such date.

(v) Purchase Limit and Maximum Receivable Interests. Immediately after giving effect to each Incremental Purchase hereunder, the Aggregate Invested Amount is less than or equal to the Purchase Limit and the aggregate of the Receivable Interests does not exceed 100%.

(w) Accounting. The manner in which such Seller Party (other than the Seller) accounts for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each Receivables Sale Agreement does not jeopardize the true sale analysis of the transactions contemplated by the Receivables Sale Agreements.

ARTICLE VI.

CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES

Section 6.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Incremental Purchase. The initial Incremental Purchase of a Receivable Interest under this Agreement is subject to the conditions precedent that (a) the Agent shall have received on or before the date of such Purchase those documents listed on Schedule A and (b) the Agent shall have received all fees and expenses required to be paid on such date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Fee Letter; provided that the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto shall not be deemed a waiver of any of the conditions precedent to the initial Incremental Purchase of a Receivable Interest under this Agreement in any way.

Section 6.2 Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments. Each Incremental Purchase and each Reinvestment shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that (a) in the case of each such Purchase: (i) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Agent on or prior to the date of such Purchase, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, all Monthly Reports as and when due under Section 8.5 and (ii) upon the Agent's request, the Servicer shall have delivered to the Agent at least three (3) days prior to such Purchase an interim Monthly Report showing the amount of Eligible Receivables; (b) the Agent shall have received such other approvals, opinions or documents as it may reasonably request and (c) on each Purchase Date, the following statements shall be true (and acceptance of the proceeds of such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment shall be deemed a representation and warranty by Seller that such statements are then true):

(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1 are true and correct on and as of the date of such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment as though made on and as of such Purchase Date;

(ii) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment, that will constitute an Amortization Event, and no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment, that would constitute an Unmatured Amortization Event; and

(iii) the Aggregate Invested Amount does not exceed the Purchase Limit and the aggregate Receivable Interests do not exceed 100%.

It is expressly understood that each Reinvestment shall, unless otherwise directed by the Agent or Blue Ridge, occur automatically on each day that the Servicer shall receive any Collections without the requirement that any further action be taken on the part of any Person and notwithstanding the failure of Seller to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent in respect of such Reinvestment. The failure of Seller to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent in respect of any Reinvestment shall give rise to a right of the Agent, which right may be exercised at any time on demand of the Agent, to rescind the related purchase and direct Seller to pay to the Agent's Account, for the benefit

of Blue Ridge, an amount equal to the Collections prior to the Facility Termination Date that shall have been applied to the affected Reinvestment.

ARTICLE VII.

COVENANTS

Section 7.1 Affirmative Covenants of the Seller Parties. Until the date on which the Aggregate Unpaids have been indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, each Seller Party hereby covenants, as to itself, as set forth below:

(a) Financial Reporting. ADC Telecom will maintain, for itself and each of its consolidated Subsidiaries, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent:

(i) Annual Reporting. Within 90 days after the close of each of its fiscal years and each of Seller's fiscal year, audited, unqualified financial statements (which shall include balance sheets, statements of income and retained earnings and a statement of cash flows) for ADC Telecom and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the Seller for such fiscal year certified in a manner acceptable to the Agent by independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

(ii) Quarterly Reporting. Within 45 days after the close of the first three (3) quarterly periods of each of its fiscal years, balance sheets of ADC Telecom and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the Seller as at the close of each such period and statements of income and retained earnings and a statement of cash flows for each such Person for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by its respective chief financial officer.

(iii) Compliance Certificate. Together with the financial statements required hereunder, a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit V signed by ADC Telecom's Authorized Officer and dated the date of such annual financial statement or such quarterly financial statement, as the case may be.

(iv) Shareholders Statements and Reports. To the extent the Agent is unable to obtain by utilizing the online service provided by ADC Telecom, promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the shareholders of such Seller Party copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.

(v) S.E.C. Filings. To the extent the Agent is unable to obtain by utilizing the online service provided by ADC Telecom, promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which any Seller Party or any of its Affiliates files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(vi) Copies of Notices. Promptly upon its receipt of any notice, request for consent, financial statements, certification, report or other communication under or in connection with any Transaction Document from any Person other than the Agent or Blue Ridge, copies of the same.

(vii) Change in Credit and Collection Policy. At least thirty (30) days prior to the effectiveness of any material change in or material amendment to the Credit and Collection Policy, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy then in effect and a notice (A) indicating such change or amendment, and (B) if such proposed change or amendment would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Receivables, requesting the Agent's consent thereto.

(viii) Other Information. Promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports relating to the Receivables or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of such Seller Party as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Agent, for the benefit of Blue Ridge, under or as contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) Notices. Such Seller Party will notify the Agent in writing of any of the following promptly upon learning of the occurrence thereof, describing the same and, if applicable, the steps being taken with respect thereto:

(i) Amortization Events or Unmatured Amortization Events. The occurrence of each Amortization Event and each Unmatured Amortization Event, by a statement of an Authorized Officer of such Seller Party.

(ii) Judgments and Proceedings. (A) (1) The entry of any judgment or decree against the Servicer or any of its Subsidiaries if the aggregate amount of all judgments and decrees then outstanding against the Servicer and its Subsidiaries exceeds $10,000,000 after deducting (a) the amount with respect to which the Servicer or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be, is insured and with respect to which the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing, and (b) the amount for which the Servicer or any such Subsidiary is otherwise indemnified if the terms of such indemnification are satisfactory to the Agent, and (2) the institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against the Servicer which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (B) the entry of any judgment or decree or the institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against Seller.

(iii) Material Adverse Effect. The occurrence of any event or condition that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(iv) Termination Date. The occurrence of the "Termination Date" under and as defined in any Receivables Sale Agreement.

(v) Defaults Under Other Agreements. The occurrence of a default or an event of default under any other financing arrangement pursuant to which such Seller Party is a debtor or an obligor.

(vi) Notices under Receivables Sale Agreement. Copies of all notices delivered under any Receivables Sale Agreement.

(vii) Downgrade of Servicer. Any downgrade in the rating of any Indebtedness of Servicer by S&P or Moody's, setting forth the Indebtedness affected and the nature of such change.

(c) Compliance with Laws and Preservation of Corporate Existence. Such Seller Party will comply in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Seller Party will preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where its business is conducted, except where the failure to so preserve and maintain or qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Audits. Such Seller Party will furnish to the Agent from time to time such information with respect to it and the Receivables as the Agent may reasonably request. Such Seller Party will, from time to time during regular business hours as requested by the Agent upon reasonable notice and at the sole cost of such Seller Party, permit the Agent, or its agents or representatives (and

shall cause each Originator to permit the Agent or its agents or representatives): (i) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all Records in the possession or under the control of such Person relating to the Purchased Assets, including, without limitation, the related Contracts, and (ii) to visit the offices and properties of such Person for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (i) above, and to discuss matters relating to such Person's financial condition or the Purchased Assets or any Person's performance under any of the Transaction Documents or any Person's performance under the Contracts and, in each case, with any of the officers or employees of Seller or the Servicer having knowledge of such matters (each of the foregoing examinations and visits, a "Review" ); provided, however, that, so long as no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, (A) the Seller Parties shall only be responsible for the costs and expenses of one (1) Review in any one calendar year, and (B) the Agent will not request more than two (2) Reviews in any one calendar year.

(e) Keeping and Marking of Records and Books.

(i) The Servicer will (and will cause each Originator to) maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing Receivables in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the immediate identification of each new Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Receivable). The Servicer will (and will cause each Originator to) give the Agent notice of any material change in the administrative and operating procedures referred to in the previous sentence.

(ii) Such Seller Party will (and will cause each Originator to): (A) on or prior to the date hereof, mark its master data processing records and other books and records relating to the Receivables with a legend, acceptable to the Agent, describing the Agent's security interest in the Purchased Assets and (B) upon the request of the Agent following the occurrence of an Amortization Event: (x) mark each Contract constituting an instrument, chattel paper, a negotiable document, a letter of credit or a certificated security (each as defined in the UCC) with a legend describing the Agent's security interest and (y) deliver to the Agent all such Contracts (including, if applicable, all multiple originals of any such Contracts relating to the Receivables.

(f) Compliance with Contracts and Credit and Collection Policy. Such Seller Party will (and will cause each Originator to) timely and fully (i) perform and comply with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Receivables, (ii) comply in all material respects with the Contracts, and (iii) comply in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Receivable at any time while such Receivable is counted, in whole or in part, as an Eligible Receivable in the Net Pool Balance.

(g) Performance and Enforcement of Receivables Sale Agreement. Seller will, and will require each Originator to, perform each of their respective obligations and undertakings under and pursuant to the applicable Receivables Sale Agreement, will purchase Receivables thereunder in strict compliance with the terms thereof and will vigorously enforce the rights and remedies accorded to Seller under the Receivables Sale Agreements. Seller will take all actions to perfect and enforce its rights and interests (and the rights and interests of the Agent, as Seller's assignee) under the Receivables Sale Agreements as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request, including, without limitation, making claims to which it may be entitled under any indemnity, reimbursement or similar provision contained in the Receivables Sale Agreements.

(h) Ownership. Seller will (or will cause each Originator to) take all necessary action to (i) vest legal and equitable title to the Purchased Assets purchased under the Receivables Sale

Agreements irrevocably in Seller, free and clear of any Adverse Claims (other than Adverse Claims in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties) including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Seller's interest in such Purchased Assets and such other action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of Seller therein as the Agent may reasonably request), and (ii) establish and maintain, in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and perfected first priority security interest in all Purchased Assets, free and clear of any Adverse Claims, including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect the Agent's (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) security interest in the Purchased Assets and such other action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as the Agent may reasonably request.

(i) Reliance. Seller acknowledges that the Agent and Blue Ridge are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in reliance upon Seller's identity as a legal entity that is separate from each Originator. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, Seller shall take all reasonable steps, including, without limitation, all steps that the Agent or Blue Ridge may from time to time reasonably request, to maintain Seller's identity as a separate legal entity and to make it manifest to third parties that Seller is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of each Originator and any Affiliates thereof (other than Seller) and not just a division of any Originator or any such Affiliate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the other covenants set forth herein, Seller will:

(A) conduct its affairs in accordance with the following provisions:

1. it will establish an office through which its business will be conducted, which office will be separate and apart from that of any person or entity owning beneficially more than 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Seller and will be separate and apart from that of any of such owner's Subsidiaries or Affiliates other than the Seller;

2. it will maintain separate corporate records and books of account, including financial records and books of account, from those of such owner, subsidiaries and affiliates as are referred to in (c); in addition, if the Seller shall at any time prepare financial statements, the Seller shall prepare footnotes to such financial statements indicating that the assets of the Seller are owned by the Seller and are not available to satisfy the claims of any creditor of any other entity;

3. its assets will not be commingled with those of any other person or entity; and

4. its Board of Directors will hold regular meetings, not less frequently than once every calendar year, to review the actions of the officers of the Seller and to authorize and approve (1) all transactions outside the ordinary course of the Seller's business, and (2) such other transactions, agreements and actions of the Seller as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in connection with its review and supervision of the Seller's actions. The Board of Directors must consider the interests of the creditors of the Seller in connection with all corporate actions;

(B) maintain its bank accounts separate from any other person or entity;

(C) conduct its own business in its own name and hold all of its assets in its own name or in the name of a trustee or custodian on its behalf;

(D) pay its own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds;

(E) maintain an arm's length relationship with its affiliates and enter into transactions with affiliates only on a commercially reasonable basis;

(F) pay the salaries of its own employees from its own funds;

(G) maintain a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business operations;

(H) not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other entity or person, nor hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other person or entity, nor pledge its assets for the benefit of any other person or entity;

(I) allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with an affiliate, including paying for office space and services performed by any employee of an affiliate;

(J) not incur obligations in excess of $10,750 to any entity other than (1) purchasers of the accounts receivables pursuant to the transactions described in Article 3 and (2) subordinated indebtedness owed to ADC Telecom and its affiliates in connection with the transactions described in the Seller's Articles of Incorporation.

(K) use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;

(L) hold itself out as a separate entity; and

(M)maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations

(j) Collections. Such Seller Party will cause (1) all proceeds from all Lock-Boxes to be directly deposited by a Collection Bank into a Collection Account and (2) each Lock-Box and Collection Account to be subject at all times to a Collection Account Agreement that is in full force and effect. In the event any payments relating to the Purchased Assets are remitted directly to Seller or any Affiliate of Seller, Seller will remit (or will cause all such payments to be remitted) directly to a Collection Bank and deposited into a Collection Account within two (2) Business Days following receipt thereof, and, at all times prior to such remittance, Seller will itself hold or, if applicable, will cause such payments to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Agent and Blue Ridge. Seller will maintain exclusive ownership, dominion and control (subject to the terms of this Agreement) of each Lock-Box and Collection Account and shall not grant the right to take dominion and control of any Lock-Box or Collection Account at a future time or upon the occurrence of a future event to any Person, except to the Agent as contemplated by this Agreement.

(k) Taxes. Such Seller Party will file all tax returns and reports required by law to be filed by it and will promptly pay all taxes and governmental charges at any time owing, except any such taxes which are not yet delinquent or are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books. Seller will pay when due any taxes payable in connection with the Receivables, exclusive of franchise taxes or taxes on or measured by income or gross receipts of the Agent or Blue Ridge.

(l) Payment to Applicable Originator. With respect to any Receivable purchased by Seller from any Originator, such sale shall be effected under, and in strict compliance with the terms of, the Receivables Sale Agreements, including, without limitation, the terms relating to the amount and timing of payments to be made to such Originator in respect of the purchase price for such Receivable.

Section 7.2 Negative Covenants of the Seller Parties. Until the date on which the Aggregate Unpaids have been indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, each Seller Party hereby covenants, as to itself, that:

(a) Name Change, Offices and Records. Such Seller Party will not change its name, identity or structure (within the meaning of any applicable enactment of the UCC), relocate its chief executive office at any time while the location of its chief executive office is relevant to perfection of the Agent's security interest, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Receivables, Related Security and Collections, or change any office where Records are kept unless it shall have: (i) given the Agent at least forty-five (45) days' prior written notice thereof and (ii) delivered to the Agent all financing statements, instruments and other documents requested by the Agent in connection with such change or relocation.

(b) Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. Except as may be required by the Agent pursuant to Section 8.2(b), such Seller Party will not add or terminate any bank as a Collection Bank, or make any change in the instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made to any Lock-Box or Collection Account, unless the Agent shall have received, at least ten (10) days before the proposed effective date therefor, (i) written notice of such addition, termination or change and (ii) with respect to the addition of a Collection Bank or a Collection Account or Lock-Box, an executed Collection Account Agreement with respect to the new Collection Account or Lock-Box; provided, however, that the Servicer may make changes in instructions to Obligors regarding payments if such new instructions require such Obligor to make payments to another existing Collection Account.

(c) Modifications to Contracts and Credit and Collection Policy. Unless Agent otherwise consents in accordance with 7.1(a)(vii), such Seller Party will not, and will not permit any Originator to, make any change to the Credit and Collection Policy that could adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Receivables. Except as provided in Section 8.2(d), the Servicer will not, and will not permit any Originator to, extend, amend or otherwise modify the payment terms of any Receivable at any time while such Receivable is counted, in whole or in part, as an Eligible Receivable in the Net Pool Balance or any Contract related thereto other than in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy.

(d) Sales, Liens. Seller will not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon (including, without limitation, the filing of any financing statement) or with respect to, any of the Purchased Assets, or assign any right to receive income with respect thereto (other than, in each case, the creation of a security interest therein in favor of the Agent as provided for herein), and Seller will defend the right, title and interest of the Secured Parties in, to and under any of the foregoing property, against all claims of third parties claiming through or under Seller or any Originator.

(e) Use of Proceeds. Seller will not use the proceeds of the Purchases for any purpose other than (i) paying for Receivables and Related Security under and in accordance with the Receivables Sale Agreements, including without limitation, making payments on the Subordinated Notes to the extent permitted thereunder and under the Receivables Sale Agreements, (ii) making Demand Advances to ADC Telecom at any time prior to the Facility Termination Date while it is acting as Servicer and no Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event exists and is continuing, (iii) paying its ordinary and necessary operating expenses when and as due, and (iv) making Restricted Junior Payments to the extent permitted under this Agreement.

(f) Termination Date Determination. Seller will not designate the Termination Date (as defined in any Receivables Sale Agreement), or send any written notice to any Originator in respect thereof, without the prior written consent of the Agent, except with respect to the

occurrence of such Termination Date arising pursuant to Section 5.1(d) of each Receivables Sale Agreement.

(g) Restricted Junior Payments. Seller will not make any Restricted Junior Payment if after giving effect thereto, Seller's Net Worth (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreements) would be less than the Required Capital Amount (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreements).

(h) Seller Indebtedness. Seller will not incur or permit to exist any Indebtedness or liability on account of deposits except: (i) the Aggregate Unpaids, (ii) the Subordinated Loans, and (iii) other current accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business and not overdue.

(i) Prohibition on Additional Negative Pledges. No Seller Party will enter into or assume any agreement (other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Adverse Claim upon the Purchased Assets except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or otherwise prohibiting or restricting any transaction contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents, and no Seller Party will enter into or assume any agreement creating any Adverse Claim upon the Subordinated Notes or Originator's ownership interest in the Seller.

ARTICLE VIII.

ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION

Section 8.1 Designation of Servicer.

(a) The servicing, administration and collection of the Receivables shall be conducted by such Person (the "Servicer" ) so designated from time to time in accordance with this Section 8.1. ADC Telecom is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Agent may at any time after ADC Telecom resigns or during the occurrence or continuance of an Amortization Event designate as Servicer any Person to succeed ADC Telecom or any successor Servicer provided that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied.

(b) ADC Telecom may delegate to other Originators, if any, as sub-servicers of the Servicer, certain of its duties and responsibilities as Servicer hereunder in respect of the Receivables originated by such other Originator. Without the prior written consent of the Agent and the Required Liquidity Banks, ADC Telecom shall not be permitted to delegate any of its duties or responsibilities as Servicer to any Person other than (i) Seller, (ii) the other Originators, and (iii) with respect to certain Defaulted Receivables, outside collection agencies in accordance with its customary practices. Neither Seller nor any Originator shall be permitted to further delegate to any other Person any of the duties or responsibilities of the Servicer delegated to it by ADC Telecom. If at any time the Agent shall designate as Servicer any Person other than ADC Telecom in accordance with terms herein, all duties and responsibilities theretofore delegated by ADC Telecom to Seller or the other Originators may, at the discretion of the Agent, be terminated forthwith on notice given by the Agent to ADC Telecom and to Seller and the other Originators.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection (b): so long as ADC Telecom is acting as the Servicer (i) ADC Telecom shall be and remain primarily liable to the Agent and Blue Ridge for the full and prompt performance of all duties and responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder and (ii) the Agent and Blue Ridge shall be entitled to deal exclusively with ADC Telecom in matters relating to the discharge by the Servicer of its duties and responsibilities hereunder. The Agent and Blue Ridge shall not be required to give notice, demand or other communication to any Person other than ADC Telecom in order for communication to the Servicer and its sub-servicer or other delegate with respect thereto to be accomplished. ADC Telecom, at all times that it is the

Servicer, shall be responsible for providing any sub-servicer or other delegate of the Servicer with any notice given to the Servicer under this Agreement.

Section 8.2 Duties of Servicer.

(a) The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to collect each Receivable from time to time, all in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, with reasonable care and diligence, and in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy.

(b) The Servicer will instruct all Obligors to pay all Collections directly to a Lock-Box or Collection Account. The Servicer shall effect a Collection Account Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit VI with each bank party to a Collection Account at any time. In the case of any remittances received in any Lock-Box or Collection Account that shall have been identified, to the satisfaction of the Servicer, to not constitute Collections or other proceeds of the Receivables or the Related Security, the Servicer shall promptly remit such items to the Person identified to it as being the owner of such remittances. If an Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, the Agent may deliver to any Collection Bank a Collection Notice pursuant to Section 8.3, and from such time the Agent may request that the Servicer, and the Servicer thereupon promptly shall instruct all Obligors with respect to the Receivables, to remit all payments thereon to a new depositary account specified by the Agent and, at all times thereafter, Seller and the Servicer shall not deposit or otherwise credit, and shall not permit any other Person to deposit or otherwise credit to such new depositary account any cash or payment item other than Collections.

(c) The Servicer shall administer the Collections in accordance with the procedures described herein and in Article II. The Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust for the account of Seller and Blue Ridge their respective shares of the Collections in accordance with Article II. The Servicer shall, upon the request of the Agent, segregate, in a manner acceptable to the Agent, all cash, checks and other instruments received by it from time to time constituting Collections from the general funds of the Servicer or Seller prior to the remittance thereof in accordance with Article II. If the Servicer shall be required to segregate Collections pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Servicer shall segregate and deposit with a bank designated by the Agent such allocable share of Collections of Receivables set aside for Blue Ridge on the first Business Day following receipt by the Servicer of such Collections, duly endorsed or with duly executed instruments of transfer.

(d) The Servicer may, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, extend the maturity of any Receivable or adjust the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable as the Servicer determines to be appropriate to maximize Collections thereof; provided, however, that such extension or adjustment shall not alter the status of such Receivable as a Delinquent Receivable or Defaulted Receivable or limit the rights of the Agent or Blue Ridge under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Amortization Event, the Agent shall have the absolute and unlimited right to direct the Servicer to commence or settle any legal action with respect to any Receivable or to foreclose upon or repossess any Related Security.

(e) The Servicer shall hold in trust for Seller and the Agent and Blue Ridge all Records that (i) evidence or relate to the Receivables, the related Contracts and Related Security or (ii) are otherwise necessary or desirable to collect the Receivables and shall, as soon as practicable upon demand of the Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Amortization Event, deliver or make available to the Agent all such Records, at a place selected by the Agent. The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable following receipt thereof turn over to Seller any cash collections or other cash proceeds received with respect to Indebtedness not constituting Receivables. The Servicer shall, from time to time at the request of the Agent or Blue Ridge,

furnish to Blue Ridge (promptly after any such request) a calculation of the amounts set aside for Blue Ridge pursuant to Article II.

(f) Any payment by an Obligor in respect of any indebtedness owed by it to Originator or Seller shall, except as otherwise specified by such Obligor or otherwise required by contract or law and unless otherwise instructed by the Agent, be applied as a Collection of any Receivable of such Obligor (starting with the oldest such Receivable) to the extent of any amounts then due and payable thereunder before being applied to any other receivable or other obligation of such Obligor.

Section 8.3 Collection Notices. The Agent is authorized at any time after the occurrence and continuation of an Amortization Event to date and to deliver to the Collection Banks the Collection Notices. Seller hereby transfers to the Agent for the benefit of Blue Ridge, effective when the Agent delivers such notice, the exclusive ownership and control of each Lock-Box and the Collection Accounts. In case any authorized signatory of Seller whose signature appears on a Collection Account Agreement shall cease to have such authority before the delivery of such notice, such Collection Notice shall nevertheless be valid as if such authority had remained in force. Seller hereby authorizes the Agent, and agrees that the Agent shall be entitled (i) at any time after delivery of the Collection Notices, to endorse Seller's name on checks and other instruments representing Collections, (ii) at any time after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, to enforce the Receivables, the related Contracts and the Related Security, and (iii) at any time after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, to take such action as shall be necessary or desirable to cause all cash, checks and other instruments constituting Collections of Receivables to come into the possession of the Agent rather than Seller.

Section 8.4 Responsibilities of Seller. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the exercise by the Agent, on behalf of Blue Ridge, of the Agent's rights hereunder shall not release the Servicer, any Originator or Seller from any of their duties or obligations with respect to any Receivables or under the related Contracts. The Agent and Blue Ridge shall have no obligation or liability with respect to any Receivables or related Contracts, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform the obligations of Seller or any Originator thereunder.

Section 8.5 Monthly Reports. The Servicer shall prepare and forward to the Agent (i) on each Monthly Reporting Date, a Monthly Report and an electronic file of the data contained therein and (ii) at such times as the Agent shall request, a listing by Obligor of all Receivables together with an aging of such Receivables; provided, however, that the Agent may reasonably request that the Servicer deliver a Monthly Report more frequently than monthly.

Section 8.6 Servicing Fee. As compensation for the Servicer's servicing activities on their behalf, the Servicer shall be paid the Servicing Fee in arrears on each Settlement Date out of Collections.

ARTICLE IX.

AMORTIZATION EVENTS

Section 9.1 Amortization Events. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Amortization Event:

(a) Any Seller Party shall fail to make any payment or deposit required to be made by it under the Transaction Documents when due and, for any such payment or deposit which is not in respect of principal, such failure continues for [ two (2) ] consecutive Business Days.

(b) Any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by any Seller Party in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or in any other document delivered pursuant thereto shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made in any material respect and, with respect to any representation, warranty or certification relating to the particular character of any one or more Receivables, could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect on the Receivables as a whole; provided, that, the materiality threshold in the proceeding clause shall not be applicable with respect to any representation or warranty itself contains a materiality threshold.

(d) Any Seller Party shall fail to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement under any Transaction Documents and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) consecutive days.

(e) Failure of Seller to pay any Indebtedness (other than the Aggregate Unpaids) when due or the default by Seller in the performance of any term, provision or condition contained in any agreement under which any such Indebtedness was created or is governed, the effect of which is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to cause, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or any such Indebtedness of Seller shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the date of maturity thereof.

(f) Failure of ADC Telecom or any of its Subsidiaries other than Seller to pay Indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 in aggregate principal amount (hereinafter, "Material Indebtedness" ) when due after giving effect to any applicable grace or notice period; or the default after giving effect to any applicable cure or grace period by Performance Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries other than Seller in the performance of any term, provision or condition contained in any agreement under which any Material Indebtedness was created or is governed, the effect of which is to cause such Material Indebtedness to cause, such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or any Material Indebtedness of ADC Telecom or any of its Subsidiaries other than Seller shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the date of maturity thereof.

(g) An Event of Bankruptcy shall occur with respect to any Seller Party or any of their respective Material Subsidiaries.

(h) As at the end of any Calculation Period:

(i) the three-month rolling average Delinquency Ratio shall exceed a percentage specified in the First Amendment,

(ii) the three-month rolling average Default Ratio shall exceed a percentage specified in the First Amendment, or

(iii) the three-month rolling average Dilution Ratio shall exceed a percentage specified in the First Amendment.

(i) A Change of Control shall occur.

(j) One or more final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount of $10,750 or more shall be entered against Seller or (ii) one or more final judgments for the payment of money in an amount in excess of $10,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, shall be entered against Performance Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Seller on claims not covered by insurance or as to which the insurance carrier has denied its responsibility, and such judgment shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for thirty (30) consecutive days without a stay of execution.

(k) The "Termination Date" under and as defined in any Receivables Sale Agreement shall occur under such Receivables Sale Agreement or any Material Originator shall for any reason cease to transfer, or cease to have the legal capacity to transfer, or otherwise be incapable of transferring Receivables to Seller under the applicable Receivables Sale Agreement.

(l) This Agreement shall terminate in whole or in part (except in accordance with its terms), or shall cease to be effective or to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Seller, or any Obligor shall directly or indirectly contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability, or the Agent for the benefit of Blue Ridge shall cease to have a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Purchased Assets.

(m) On any Settlement Date, after giving effect to the turnover of Collections by the Servicer on such date and the application thereof to the Aggregate Unpaids in accordance with this Agreement, the Aggregate Invested Amount shall exceed the Purchase Limit.

(n) The Performance Undertaking shall cease to be effective or to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Performance Guarantor, or Performance Guarantor shall directly or indirectly contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of its obligations thereunder.

(o) The Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Tax Code with regard to any of the Purchased Assets and such lien shall not have been released within seven (7) days, or the PBGC shall, or shall indicate its intention to, file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the Purchased Assets.

(p) Any Plan of Performance Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates:

(i) shall fail to be funded in accordance with the minimum funding standard required by applicable law, the terms of such Plan, Section 412 of the Tax Code or Section 302 of ERISA for any plan year or a waiver of such standard is sought or granted with respect to such Plan under applicable law, the terms of such Plan or Section 412 of the Tax Code or Section 303 of ERISA; or

(ii) is being, or has been, terminated or the subject of termination proceedings under applicable law or the terms of such Plan; or

(iii) shall require Performance Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates to provide security under applicable law, the terms of such Plan, Section 401 or 412 of the Tax Code or Section 306 or 307 of ERISA; or

(iv) results in a liability to Performance Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates under applicable law, the terms of such Plan, or Title IV ERISA,

(v) and there shall result from any such failure, waiver, termination or other event a liability to the PBGC or a Plan that would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) Any event shall occur which has, or could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(r) The Net Pool Balance shall at any time be less than an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Aggregate Invested Amount plus (ii) the Required Reserve (after giving effect to the turnover of Collectors by the Services or the next Settlement Date and the application thereof to the Aggregate Unpaid in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 9.2 Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Amortization Event, the Agent may, or upon the direction of the Required Liquidity Banks shall, take any of the following actions: (i) replace the Person then acting as Servicer, (ii) declare the Facility Termination Date to have occurred, whereupon Reinvestments shall immediately terminate and the Facility Termination Date

shall forthwith occur, all without demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Seller Party; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to any Seller Party, the Facility Termination Date shall automatically occur, without demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Seller Party, (iii) deliver the Collection Notices to the Collection Banks, (iv) exercise all rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC and other applicable laws, and (v) notify Obligors of the Agent's security interest in the Receivables and other Purchased Assets. The aforementioned rights and remedies shall be without limitation, and shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies of the Agent and Blue Ridge otherwise available under any other provision of this Agreement, by operation of law, at equity or otherwise, all of which are hereby expressly preserved, including, without limitation, all rights and remedies provided under the UCC, all of which rights shall be cumulative.

ARTICLE X.

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 10.1 Indemnities by the Seller Parties . Without limiting any other rights that the Agent or Blue Ridge may have hereunder or under applicable law, (A) Seller hereby agrees to indemnify (and pay upon demand to) the Agent, Blue Ridge, each of the Liquidity Banks and each of the respective assigns, officers, directors, agents and employees of the foregoing (each, an " Indemnified Party ") from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, taxes, liabilities, costs, expenses and for all other amounts payable, including reasonable attorneys' fees (which attorneys may be employees of the Agent or another Indemnified Party) and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as " Indemnified Amounts ") awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the acquisition, either directly or indirectly, by Blue Ridge or any of its Liquidity Banks of an interest in the Receivables, and (B) the Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify (and pay upon demand to) each Indemnified Party for Indemnified Amounts awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of the Servicer's activities as Servicer hereunder excluding, however, in all of the foregoing instances under the preceding clauses (A) and (B):

(a) Indemnified Amounts to the extent a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such Indemnified Amounts resulted from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Indemnified Party seeking indemnification;

(b) Indemnified Amounts to the extent the same includes losses in respect of Receivables that are uncollectible on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy or lack of creditworthiness of the related Obligor; or

(c) franchise taxes not paid or taxes imposed by the jurisdiction in which such Indemnified Party's principal executive office is located, on or measured by the overall net income of such Indemnified Party to the extent that the computation of such taxes is consistent with the characterization for income tax purposes of the acquisition by Blue Ridge of Receivables as a loan or loans by Blue Ridge to Seller secured by the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collection Accounts and the Collections;

provided, however, that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the liability of any Seller Party or limit the recourse of Blue Ridge to any Seller Party for amounts otherwise specifically provided to be paid by such Seller Party under the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing indemnification, Seller shall indemnify the Agent and Blue Ridge for Indemnified Amounts (including, without limitation, losses in respect of uncollectible receivables, regardless of whether reimbursement therefor would consti

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