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Hilton Hotel Digital Entertainment Fund Agreement - CAIS Internet Inc. and Hilton Hotels Corp.

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                              CAIS Internet, Inc.
                      1255 22nd Street, N.W. - 4th Floor
                            Washington, D.C. 20037
                              Tel. (202) 715-1300
                              Fax (202) 463-7190



                                                        April 23, 1999

Mr. Dennis Koci
Senior Vice President
Hilton Hotels Corporation
9336 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Dear Dennis:

This letter will confirm the understanding and agreement among Hilton Hotels 
Corporation ("HHC"), CAIS, Inc. and CAIS Internet, Inc. (CAIS, Inc. and CAIS 
Internet, Inc. referred to jointly as "CAIS") regarding the establishment of a 
Hilton Hotel Digital Entertainment Fund (the "Fund").

1. The purpose of the Fund is for the parties to jointly explore opportunities 
to develop future digital entertainment solutions for guest rooms, and meeting 
and other function rooms, at HHC properties. The opportunities would include, 
but would not be limited to, the creation, design, installation and 
implementation of digital video and audio services to be used by HHC guests and 
others at HCC properties.

2. CAIS agrees that not later than ten (10) business days following the 
effective date of CAIS Internet, Inc.'s initial public offering of its common 
stock, for the purpose of funding the Fund, CAIS shall contribute into an 
account (the "Fund"), to be jointly owned by CAIS and HHC, One Hundred 
Thirty-Three Thousand (133,000) shares of the common stock of CAIS Internet, 
Inc. (the "Contributed Shares"), with 50% of the Contributed Shares allocated to
a CAIS sub-account within the Fund. HHC will not contribute to the initial 
funding of the Fund. In the future, by mutual agreement, additional funding 
mechanisms for the Fund may be developed by the parties, with 50% of any such 
future contributions to the Fund allocated to the HHC sub-account and 50% to the
CAIS sub-account. If the effective date of CAIS Internet, Inc.'s initial public 
offering or of its common stock does not occur on or before November 1, 1999, 
then the parties agree that this letter agreement shall be null and void.

3. HHC and CAIS Internet, Inc. agree that the Contributed Shares allocated to 
the HHC sub-

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account are included within the definition of Registrable Securities under the 
terms of the Warrant Agreement of even date herewith between CAIS Internet, Inc.
and HHC, and HHC shall have all registration rights with respect to the 
Contributed Shares allocated to the HHC sub-account that HHC has with respect to
the Registrable Securities referenced in such Warrant Agreement. At any time 
following the effectiveness of a registration statement covering the Contributed
Shares allocated to the HHC sub-account or if HHC is entitled to sell such 
shares under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144 or otherwise, HHC 
shall have the right to sell any or all of the Contributed Shares in HHC's 
sub-account provided that the proceeds of any such transaction(s) remain in 
HHC's sub-account of the Fund.

4. HHC and CAIS commit to work together over the next 24 months to develop and 
refine the direction and goals of the Fund.

5. In the event that at any time following such 24 month period, after good 
faith and diligent negotiations, HHC and CAIS are unable to agree upon the 
direction and goals of the Fund, then in such event the Fund would be 
terminated, and HHC and CAIS Internet, Inc. each would be entitled to ownership 
of the assets contained in their respective Fund sub-accounts.

If the above meets with your understanding and approval, please so indicate by 
acknowledging below on behalf of HHC.

Sincerely,


/s/ William M. Caldwell, IV
______________________________
William M. Caldwell, IV
President, CAIS Internet, Inc.
President, CAIS, Inc.


                                                Agreed:

                                                Hilton Hotels Corporation
                                                a Delaware corporation


                                                By:    /s/ Seth Keri
                                                      _____________________

                                                Name:
                                                      _____________________

                                                Title: SVP-HHC
                                                      _____________________

                                                Date:  4/23/99
                                                      _____________________


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