OMNIPOINT CORP \DE\
SC 13G, 1998-02-17
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                     U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                  Schedule 13G

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                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                              Omnipoint Corporation
                                (name of issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         (title of class of securities)


                                    68212D102
                                 (CUSIP number)









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                                       13G

CUSIP NO.  68212D102

1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
        PERSON
        Douglas G. Smith

2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX OF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                (a)    [   ]
                                                                (b)    [   ]

3       SEC USE ONLY



4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE IF ORGANIZATION
        United States


        NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

5        SOLE VOTING POWER
         9,564,691

6        SHARED VOTING POWER
         31,720

7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
         9,564,691

8        SHARED DISPOSTIVE POWER
         31,720

9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        10,533,752

10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES*                                                        [   ]

11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        20.15%

12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        IN

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Item 1. (a)    Name of Issuer
                             Omnipoint Corporation

               (b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
                             3 Bethesda Metro Center
                             Suite 400
                             Bethesda, MD 20814
 
Item 2. (a)    Name of Person Filing
                             Douglas G. Smith

               (b)    Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,Residence
                             3 Bethesda Metro Center
                             Suite 400
                             Bethesda, MD 20814
 
               (c)    Citizenship
                             United States

               (d)    Title of Class of Securities
                             Common Stock

               (e)    CUSIP Number
                             68212D102

Item 3. The Reporting Person is not filing this information statement pursuant
        to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b).
 
Item 4. Ownership

     (a) As of December 31, 1997,  the  Reporting  Person  beneficially  owns an
aggregate of  10,533,752  shares of Common Stock of Omnipoint  Corporation.  The
10,533,752  shares include  31,720 shares owned by the Reporting  Person's minor
children,   8,158,752   shares   held  by  Avance   Capital   which  is  a  sole
proprietorship,  and 937,341 shares held in a trust.  The Reporting  Person does
not exercise voting or investment power over, and disclaims beneficial ownership
of, the shares held in the trust. The Reporting Person has voting and investment
power with respect to the other shares.
 
     (b) The  10,533,752  shares  of  Common  Stock  beneficially  owned  by the
Reporting Person constitute 20.15% of the total number of shares  outstanding as
of the end of the fiscal year of 1997.

     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or
to direct the vote:  9,564,691 shares (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 31,720 shares (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
9,564,691  shares (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
31,720 share

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Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

               N/A

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

     Avance Capital is a sole  proprietorship  which holds  8,158,752  shares of
Common Stock of Omnipoint  Corporation.  The Reporting Person has the voting and
investment power with respect to these securities.

     Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Securities Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

               N/A

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

               N/A

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group

               N/A

Item 10.       Certification

                  N/A
                                    Signature

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


Dated:  February 17, 1998

 

                                             By: /s/ Douglas G. Smith
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                                                 Douglas G. Smith
 









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