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      ALPINE GROUP, INC.</strong></font></div>
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
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  Cables (1997) Holdings Ltd. (&#8220;SCH&#8221;), each wholly-owned subsidiaries
  of The Alpine Group, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies
  Ltd. (&#8220;SFKT&#8221;), a company organized and registered under the laws
  of Israel, and Superior Cables Ltd., the Company&#8217;s indirect 46% owned
  Israeli affiliate (&#8220;SCL&#8221;), entered into a share purchase agreement
  (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;). Subject and pursuant to the Agreement, Alpine
  Holdco agreed to invest $10 million in SCL in consideration and purchase of
  75 million SCL ordinary shares; and SFKT agreed to invest $5 million in SCL
  in consideration and purchase of 46,192,664 SCL ordinary shares and an option
  (the &#8220;SKFT Option&#8221;) to purchase an additional 4,619,266 SCL ordinary
  shares at a purchase price of $0.1082 per SCL ordinary share (the &#8220;Investment&#8221;).
  Also, subject and pursuant to the Agreement, immediately prior to consummation
  of the Investment, SCH agreed to sell 8,400,000 SCL ordinary shares to unrelated
  third parties (the &#8220;SCH Sale&#8221;). After giving effect to the Investment
  (including assumed exercise of the SFKT Option) and the SCH Sale, the Company
  (including the ownership interests of Alpine Holdco and SCH) and SFKT will own
  approximately 51% and 31%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding share
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      agreement (the &#8220;Shareholder&#8217;s Agreement&#8221;) which is effective upon consummation
      of the Investment. The Shareholders Agreement provides, as among its signatory
      parties, for certain restrictions and rights of first offer and tag along rights
      in respect of proposed transfers of SCL ordinary shares, joint support and
      agreement to vote all SCL ordinary shares owned by such parties in order to
      elect a majority of the members and up to two (2) additional members of the
      SCL
      board of directors as directed by Alpine Holdco and SFKT, respectively, for
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      than SFKT; shared performance of certain management services for the benefit
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      consideration thereof; all in accordance with the provisions and for the term
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      customary conditions and to approval by the stockholders of SCL, in accordance
      with Israeli law, by certain Israeli governmental authorities and by the Tel
      Aviv Stock Exchange, not later than June 30, 2006.</font></div>
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  SCL&#8217;s principal lender, entered into an agreement amending and restructuring
  SCL&#8217;s indebtedness with the Bank. Pursuant to that agreement effective
  concurrently with and conditioned upon consummation of the Investment, the Bank
  agreed to refinance and extend approximately $11 million in long term indebtedness
  of SCL and convert $15 million in SCL indebtedness into a subordinate loan repayable
  only upon liquidation of SCL in consideration of an option to acquire 15% of
  SCL share capital at no further cost.</font></div>
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UNITED
      STATES
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
      D.C., 20549
Form
      8-K
Current
      Report
Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
      Of
      Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported): February 22, 2006
THE
      ALPINE GROUP, INC.
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission
      File Number: 000-02249
Delaware
22-1620387
(State
                or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
                or Organization)
(I.R.S.
                Employer Identification
                No.)
One
      Meadowlands Plaza
East
      Rutherford, New Jersey 07073
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(201)
      549-4400
(Registrant's
      Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions:
o
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
o
Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
      under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to
      Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to
      Rule 13a-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.13c-4(c))
Item
      1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement
On
  February 22, 2006, Alpine Holdco Inc. ("Alpine Holdco") and Superior
  Cables (1997) Holdings Ltd. ("SCH"), each wholly-owned subsidiaries
  of The Alpine Group, Inc. (the "Company"), Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies
  Ltd. ("SFKT"), a company organized and registered under the laws
  of Israel, and Superior Cables Ltd., the Company's indirect 46% owned
  Israeli affiliate ("SCL"), entered into a share purchase agreement
  (the "Agreement"). Subject and pursuant to the Agreement, Alpine
  Holdco agreed to invest $10 million in SCL in consideration and purchase of
  75 million SCL ordinary shares; and SFKT agreed to invest $5 million in SCL
  in consideration and purchase of 46,192,664 SCL ordinary shares and an option
  (the "SKFT Option") to purchase an additional 4,619,266 SCL ordinary
  shares at a purchase price of $0.1082 per SCL ordinary share (the "Investment").
  Also, subject and pursuant to the Agreement, immediately prior to consummation
  of the Investment, SCH agreed to sell 8,400,000 SCL ordinary shares to unrelated
  third parties (the "SCH Sale"). After giving effect to the Investment
  (including assumed exercise of the SFKT Option) and the SCH Sale, the Company
  (including the ownership interests of Alpine Holdco and SCH) and SFKT will own
  approximately 51% and 31%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding share
  capital of SCL.
Also
      on
      February 22, 2006, Alpine Holdco, SCH and SFKT entered into a shareholders
      agreement (the "Shareholder's Agreement") which is effective upon consummation
      of the Investment. The Shareholders Agreement provides, as among its signatory
      parties, for certain restrictions and rights of first offer and tag along rights
      in respect of proposed transfers of SCL ordinary shares, joint support and
      agreement to vote all SCL ordinary shares owned by such parties in order to
      elect a majority of the members and up to two (2) additional members of the
      SCL
      board of directors as directed by Alpine Holdco and SFKT, respectively, for
      so
      long as Alpine Holdco and SCH own a greater percentage of SCL's share capital
      than SFKT; shared performance of certain management services for the benefit
      of
      SCL as directed by Alpine and sharing of management fees payable by SCL in
      consideration thereof; all in accordance with the provisions and for the term
      set out in the Shareholders Agreement.
Completion
      of the transactions provided for under the Agreement are subject to certain
      customary conditions and to approval by the stockholders of SCL, in accordance
      with Israeli law, by certain Israeli governmental authorities and by the Tel
      Aviv Stock Exchange, not later than June 30, 2006.
On
  February 23, 2006, SCL announced that SCL and Bank Hapoalim Ltd. (the "Bank"),
  SCL's principal lender, entered into an agreement amending and restructuring
  SCL's indebtedness with the Bank. Pursuant to that agreement effective
  concurrently with and conditioned upon consummation of the Investment, the Bank
  agreed to refinance and extend approximately $11 million in long term indebtedness
  of SCL and convert $15 million in SCL indebtedness into a subordinate loan repayable
  only upon liquidation of SCL in consideration of an option to acquire 15% of
  SCL share capital at no further cost.
The
      foregoing descriptions of the Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement are
      qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
A
      copy of
      the Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement are attached hereto, respectively,
      as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2. Both are incorporated herein by
      reference.
Item
      9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
      Exhibits
Exhibit
                No.
Exhibit
10.1
Share
                Purchase Agreement dated February 22, 2006 by and among Alpine Holdco
                Inc., Superior Holdings (1997) Ltd., Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies
                Ltd.
                and Superior Cables Ltd.
10.2
Shareholders
                Agreement by and between Alpine Holdco Inc. and Superior Holdings
                (1997)
                Ltd. and Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies
                Ltd.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
      has
      duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
      duly authorized.
THE
              ALPINE
              GROUP, INC.
Dated:
                February 23, 2006
By:
/s/
              Stewart H. Wahrsager
Senior
              Vice-President, General
Counsel
              and Corporate
              Secretary
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
                  No.
Exhibit
10.1
Share
                  Purchase Agreement dated February 22, 2006 by and among Alpine
                  Holdco
                  Inc., Superior Holdings (1997) Ltd., Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies
                  Ltd.
                  and Superior Cables Ltd.
10.2
Shareholders
                  Agreement by and between Alpine Holdco Inc. and Superior Holdings
                  (1997)
                  Ltd. and Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies
                  Ltd.