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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 3 Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: September 30,
1998
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Estimated average burden
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or hours per response 0.5
(Print or Type Responses) Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Requiring
Statement MGC Communications, Inc. (MGCX)
Salem, Paul J. (Month/Day/Year)
04/05/99
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identi- 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date of Original
fication Person(s) to Issuer (Month/Day/Year)
c/o Providence Equity Partners III. L.L.C. Number of (Check all applicable)
901 Fleet Center, 50 Kennedy Plaza Reporting [ ] Director [x] 10% Owner 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Street) Person, if an [ ] Officer (give [ ] Other Check Applicable Line)
Providence, Rhode Island 02903 entity title below (specify [x] Form filed by One
(Voluntary) below) Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by more
than one Reporting
Person
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(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Securities Form: (Instr. 5)
Beneficially Owned Direct (D)
(Instr. 4) or Indirect
(I) (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) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options,
convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
(Instr. 4) and Expiration Securities Underlying or Exercise Form of Indirect
Date Derivative Security Price of Derivative Beneficial
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 4) Derivative Security: Ownership
Security Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr.5)
Date Expiration Title Amount or
Exer- Date Number of
cisable Shares
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Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Immed. N/A Common Stock 4,166,667 1-for-1 I (1)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The 4,166,667 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock reported above
(the "Shares"), are held directly by Providence Equity Partners III L.P.
The following summary provides a description of those beneficial owners
having an indirect beneficial ownership of the Shares and a description of
the nature of such indirect beneficial ownership. Providence Equity
Partners III L.L.C. is the general partner of Providence Equity Partners
III L.P. and thereby indirectly owns all of the Shares. Jonathan M. Nelson,
Glenn M. Creamer and Paul J. Salem are the three managing members of
Providence Equity Partners III L.L.C. and thereby indirectly own all of the
Shares. Except to the extent that each of Messrs. Nelson, Creamer and
Salem, individually, holds an indirect pecuniary interest in the Shares,
Messrs. Nelson, Creamer and Salem disclaim beneficial ownership of these
securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Messrs.
Nelson, Creamer or Salem is a beneficial owner of the Shares for purposes
of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
** 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.
April 15, 1999
/s/ Paul J. Salem
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**Name: Paul J. Salem Date
