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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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*
MANIYAR PRABHAV V.
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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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
OCTOBER 8, 1997
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an
entity (voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARTEC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (STGC)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_X_ Director ___ 10% Owner
_X_ Officer (give title ___ Other (specify
below) below)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SECRETARY
AND DIRECTOR
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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.4)
None
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2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Inst.4)
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3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.5)
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4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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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 5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (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. 4)
a. STOCK OPTION
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2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
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a. OCTOBER 8, 1997 JANUARY 20, 2007
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3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative
Security (Instr. 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
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a. COMMON STOCK 107,616
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
a. $1.85
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5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct(D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
a. Direct
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6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
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/s/ PRABHAV V. MANIYAR October 8, 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 is insufficient, See
Instruction 6 for procedure.
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