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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DOSSANI NAZIR G.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
10411 MOTOR CITY DRIVE
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(Street)
BETHESDA MARYLAND 20817
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (STGC)
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3. I.R.S. or Social Security Number of Reporting Person,
(Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 1997
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_X_ Director ___ 10% Owner
___ Officer (give title ___ Other (specify
below) below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security (Instr.3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
10/08/97
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3. Transaction Code (Instr.8)
Code V
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P
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
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4,000 A $12.00
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 3 and 4)
4,000
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)
D
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7. Nature of Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued)
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TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (e.g.,
PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)
A. Option to Purchase Common Stock
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
A. $10.00
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
A. 09/12/97*
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4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
Code V
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A. A V
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of
(D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
(A) (D)
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A. 5,000
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
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A. 09/12/97** 09/12/97
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
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A. Common Stock 5,000
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8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)
A. Grant of Option.
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9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of
Month (Instr. 4)
A. 5,000
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct(D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 4)
A. D
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
* Options were granted on 09/12/97 subject to the
effectiveness of the Company's Initial Public Offering and
the Reporting Person becoming a member of the Board of
Directors.
** Exercisable as to 20% each year on the first five
anniversaries of the date of grant.
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/s/ NAZIR G. DOSSANI November 6, 1997
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15
U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be
manually signed. If space provided is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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