SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

RULE 13d-2(a)

The Alpine Group, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

020825 600

(CUSIP Number)

Mr. Kenneth G. Byers, Jr.

c/o The Alpine Group, Inc.

One Meadowlands Plaza

East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073

(201) 549-4400

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

June 23, 2003

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.

Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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13D

CUSIP No. 020825 600
1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Kenneth G. Byers, Jr. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS* PF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 1,070,342
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,070,342
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,070,342
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.07%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This Statement on Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to the common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”), of The Alpine Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Alpine”). The principal executive offices of Alpine are located at One Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

(a) Name

(b) Residence or business address

Kenneth G. Byers, Jr. (the “Reporting Person”)

Byers Engineering Company

6285 Barfield Road

Atlanta, GA 30328

The Reporting Person is President of Byers Engineering Company, a telecommunications technical services and software firm.

(d) and (e) During the last five years, the Reporting Person has not been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) Citizenship

United States

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

On June 23, 2003, the Reporting Person purchased 500 shares of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), of Alpine at a price of $380.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $190,000. The Reporting Person used his personal funds to make such purchase.

The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, prior to the Conversion Termination Date (as defined in the next sentence), at the option of the holder, into shares of Common Stock at a specified conversion rate (743.01 shares of Common Stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock), subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, mergers and the like. The “Conversion Termination Date” means the close of business on the earlier to occur of: (i) the date which is 10 days preceding the date fixed for the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock if there is no default in payment of the redemption price payable upon a change in control of Alpine and (ii) December 21, 2009. Alpine may cause the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted into Common Stock if the Common Stock is then listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or is traded in the Nasdaq National Market System and the average closing price of a share of Common Stock, for any 20 consecutive trading days, equals or exceeds 300% of the conversion price then in effect (currently $0.51). In accordance with the aforementioned conversion provisions, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person are convertible into an aggregate of 371,505 shares of Common Stock. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote their shares on an as-converted basis together with holders of the Common Stock.¹

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

The Reporting Person acquired the shares of Series A Preferred Stock included herein for investment purposes as part of a private placement of the Series A Preferred Stock made by Alpine to officers and directors (and affiliates of such officers and directors) of Alpine and its subsidiaries. The other transactions reflected herein are related to compensatory arrangements between Alpine and the Reporting Person.

The Reporting Person holds his shares for investment purposes and currently has no plans to acquire additional shares, other than pursuant to existing compensatory arrangements with Alpine. The Reporting Person may from time to time acquire additional shares with an intent to increase his equity ownership in Alpine generally.

The Reporting Person has the present intention to tender up to 193,821 shares of Common Stock in response to Alpine’s offer to purchase up to 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock set forth in Schedule TO-I filed with the SEC on March 1, 2006. Except as described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Reporting Person currently has no plans or proposals of the type set forth in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

^{1
The Reporting Person, in his capacity as a
non-employee member of Alpine’s Board of Directors, has received, pursuant to
Alpine’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, the following compensation
related stock option grants: (i) options to purchase 10,765 shares of Common
Stock, granted on July 1, 2003; (ii) options to purchase 10,765 shares of Common
Stock, granted on October 1, 2003; (iii) options to purchase 7,366 shares of
Common Stock, granted on January 2, 2004; (iv) options to purchase 7,366 shares
of Common Stock, granted on April 1, 2004; (v) options to purchase 2,257 shares
of Common Stock, granted on July 1, 2004; (vi) options to purchase 2,592 shares
of Common Stock, granted on October 1, 2004; (vii) options to purchase 3,430
shares of Common Stock, granted on January 3, 2005; (viii) options to purchase
3,702 shares of Common Stock, granted on April 1, 2005; (ix) options to purchase
4,190 shares of Common Stock, granted on July 1, 2005; (x) options to purchase
2,903 shares of Common Stock, granted on October 3, 2005; and (xi) options
to
purchase 2,641 shares of Common Stock, granted on January 3, 2006. Each of
the
stock option grants described in the preceding sentence vests on the third
anniversary of its respective grant date. None of these stock options vest
within 60 days of the date of this Statement. Accordingly, the Reporting Person
is not currently the beneficial owner of the Common Stock for which such options
will become exercisable.}

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 1,070,342 shares of Common Stock (approximately 6.07% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (including 371,505 shares issuable upon conversion of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock) as of March 27, 2006).

(b) Number of shares of Common Stock as to which the Reporting Person holds:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 1,070,342 shares of Common Stock. This includes 371,505 shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote their shares on an as-converted basis together with holders of the Common Stock, and accordingly such shares are included herein. This also includes 39,409 shares owned by Byers Engineering Company, of which the Reporting Person is the president and sole stockholder.

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,070,342 shares of Common Stock. This includes 371,505 shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote their shares on an as-converted basis together with holders of the Common Stock, and accordingly such shares are included herein. This also includes 39,409 shares owned by Byers Engineering Company, of which the Reporting Person is the president and sole stockholder.

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock.

(c) Except as noted above, the Reporting Person did not effect any transactions in the Common Stock during the past 60 days.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Other than as described in Item 5 above, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Person and any person with respect to any securities of Alpine of the type required to be disclosed in this Item 6.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: March 27, 2006


	/s/ Kenneth G. Byers, Jr.
	Kenneth G. Byers, Jr.