CITIZENS UTILITIES CO
SC 13D/A, 1996-10-24
ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 7)*

                       HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                    COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                   4455421030
                                 (CUSIP Number)

L. Russell Mitten II                                with a copy to:
General Counsel                                     Stephen A. Bouchard
CITIZENS UTILITIES COMPANY                          FLEISCHMAN AND WALSH, L.L.P.
High Ridge Park                                     1400 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Stamford, Connecticut  06905                        Washington, D.C.  20036
(203) 329-8800                                      (202) 939-7900
                   (Name, Address and Telephone No. of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                OCTOBER 18, 1996
             (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  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box. [ ]

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. [ ] (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(see Rule 13d-7).

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should
be filed with the Commission.  see Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment  information which would alter disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes.)

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1.       Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

           CITIZENS UTILITIES COMPANY                     06-0619596

2.       Check the Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group*       (a)      [ ]
                                                                 (b)      [X]
3.       SEC Use Only

4.       Source of Funds*

           WC

5.       Check Box If Disclosure Of Legal Proceedings
         Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e).              [  ]

6.       Citizenship Or Place Of Organization

           DELAWARE

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

         7.       Sole Voting Power

                    5,688,119 Common Stock

         8.       Shared Voting Power

                    0 Common Stock

         9.       Sole Dispositive Power

                    5,688,119 Common Stock

         10.      Shared Dispositive Power

                    0 Common Stock

11.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
         Reporting Person

                5,688,119 Common Stock

12.      Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11)
         Excludes Certain Shares*                                 [  ]

13.      Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)

                 62.8% Common Stock

14.      Type Of Reporting Person*

           CO


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         Pursuant to Rule  101(a)(2)(ii)  of Regulation  S-T, this  statement on
Schedule  13D filed on May 18, 1995,  as amended by Amendment  No. 1 to Schedule
13D filed on June 6, 1995;  Amendment  No. 2 to Schedule  13D filed on September
28, 1995;  Amendment  No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed on October 6, 1995;  Amendment
No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed on November 7, 1995; Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D
filed on March 7, 1996;  and  Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D filed on April 16,
1996,  relating to the common stock,  $.001 par value (the "Common  Stock"),  of
Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp., a Delaware  corporation (the "Issuer"),  by
Citizens  Utilities  Company  (the  "Reporting  Person")  is hereby  amended and
restated  in its  entirety,  except as  permitted  by such Rule,  as follows (as
amended, this "Schedule 13D").

Item 1.   Security and Issuer
- -----------------------------

         This  Schedule  13D  relates to the  Common  Stock of the  Issuer.  The
Issuer's  principal  executive  office is located at 100 First  Stamford  Place,
Suite 204, Stamford, Connecticut 06902.

Item 2.   Identity and Background
- ---------------------------------

         (a), (b), (c) and (f)

         Name of Reporting Person:  Citizens Utilities Company

         State of Incorporation:  Delaware

         Principal Business: Citizens Utilities Company, directly or through its
         subsidiaries,  principally provides  telecommunications,  electric, gas
         and  water/waste  water  services to  customers  throughout  the United
         States.

         Address of Principal Business:  High Ridge Park, Stamford,
         Connecticut  06905.

         Address of Principal Office:  High Ridge Park, Stamford,
         Connecticut  06905.

         As previously reported,  the Reporting Person entered into an agreement
with Peter E. Klenner as of May 5, 1995 and an  Agreement in Principle  with the
Issuer  as of May 12,  1995,  copies of which  were  filed as  Exhibits  A and B
respectively to the Reporting  Person's  initial  statement of this Schedule 13D
filed May 18, 1995, which agreements  contemplated certain definitive agreements
being  entered  into.  The amended  responses to Items 3 and 4 contained  herein
describe and summarize the actions taken and the definitive  agreements  entered
into by the  Reporting  Person's 100% owned  subsidiaries,  CU  CapitalCorp.,  a
Delaware corporation ("CUCC"),  and Citizens  International  Management Services
Company, a Delaware corporation ("CIMS").



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         The   principal   business   of  CUCC  is  to   hold   investments   in
telecommunications service providers,  including the Issuer, and perform certain
obligations  with respect to any such  investment.  The address of the principal
business and office of CUCC is the same as the Reporting Person.

         The  names,   business  addresses  and  principal  occupations  of  the
executive  officers and directors of the Reporting  Person and CUCC, all of whom
are  United  States  citizens,  are set  forth  in  Schedule  I  hereto  and are
incorporated herein by reference.

         (d)-(e) During the last five years,  neither the Reporting Person, CUCC
nor,  to the  best  knowledge  of the  Reporting  Person,  any of the  executive
officers or directors of the Reporting  Person or CUCC have been  convicted in a
criminal  proceeding  (excluding traffic violations or similar  misdemeanors) or
was 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.

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

         On May 31, 1995,  CUCC  purchased  300,000  shares of Common Stock in a
private transaction  pursuant to an agreement effective as of May 12, 1995, with
Peter Klenner,  a copy of which was filed as Exhibit A to the Reporting Person's
initial  statement of this Schedule 13D filed May 18, 1995. CUCC used $4,200,000
of its working  capital to fund the purchase of such shares at a price of $14.00
per share.  On October 3, 1995,  October 30, 1995 and  February  26,  1996,  the
Issuer issued 2,908, 250,000 and 250,000 shares, respectively,  of Common Stock,
and on October 18, 1996, the Issuer granted an option to purchase 875,850 shares
of Common Stock, to CUCC in connection with financial  support provided or to be
provided to the Issuer by CUCC, as described in response to Item 4 below.

         The Reporting  Person and CUCC presently  expect to finance any and all
other  purchases  of  Common  Stock or other  equity  securities  of the  Issuer
pursuant to any of the  transactions  described in response to Item 4 below,  if
and when any such purchase occurs,  with working  capital.  The Reporting Person
and CUCC do not presently intend to borrow funds specifically for the purpose of
providing any portion of the funds needed to consummate any such  purchase.  The
aggregate  purchase  price for all such  purchases  presently  would be at least
$72,954,821 (see response to Item 4 below for a summary  description of possible
purchases  pursuant to such  transactions),  subject to adjustments  pursuant to
such agreements.



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         Except  as set  forth  above  in this  response  to Item 3, to the best
knowledge  of the  Reporting  Person,  none of the persons  listed in Schedule I
hereto has acquired any Common Stock.

Item 4.   Purpose of Transaction
- --------------------------------

         (a), (c), (d), (e) and (g)

         As previously  reported,  the Reporting  Person and the Issuer  entered
into an  Agreement in Principle as of May 12, 1995, a copy of which was filed as
Exhibit B to the Reporting Person's initial statement of this Schedule 13D filed
May 18, 1995, which  contemplated  certain  definitive  agreements being entered
into  between them with respect to, among other  things,  the  Reporting  Person
making or  guaranteeing  certain  loans to the Issuer,  the Issuer  granting the
Reporting  Person  certain  rights to acquire  shares of Common  Stock  and/or a
wholly-owned   subsidiary   of  the  Issuer,   the   Reporting   Person   having
representation  on the Issuer's  Board of Directors,  and the  Reporting  Person
providing  certain  management  services to the  Issuer.  On May 31,  1995,  the
Reporting  Person,  through  either CUCC or CIMS,  entered  into the  definitive
agreements  described  below with the  Issuer  and  certain  other  persons.  On
September 28, 1995, the Reporting Person,  through either CUCC or CIMS,  entered
into certain  agreements with the Issuer and amended and/or restated some of the
agreements  entered  into  between the parties on May 31,  1995.  On October 30,
1995,  the  Reporting  Person,  through  CUCC,  entered  into a  certain  Second
Agreement to Amend and Restate  ("Second  Agreement to Amend and Restate")  with
the Issuer pursuant to which CUCC and the Issuer amended and/or restated some of
the agreements  entered into on May 31, 1995 and September 28, 1995. On February
26, 1996,  the  Reporting  Person,  through  CUCC,  entered into a certain Third
Agreement to Amend and Restate ("Third Agreement to Amend and Restate") with the
Issuer  pursuant  to which  CUCC or CIMS and the  Issuer  entered  into  certain
agreements  and amended some of the agreements  previously  entered into between
the parties.  On April 3, 1996,  some of the  agreements  between the Issuer and
CUCC were terminated upon repayment of certain loans, as hereinafter  described.
On October 18, 1996, the Issuer and CUCC entered into (i) the First Amendment to
Stock Option Agreement,  (ii) the First Amendment to Warrant and (iii) the Third
Stock  Option  Agreement,  as  hereinafter  described.   (The  descriptions  and
summaries  below do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified
in their  entirety by  reference  to, each such  agreement,  copies of which are
filed as  exhibits  hereto  and  incorporated  herein by  reference.  See Item 7
below.)

         A.       Agreements between the Reporting Person and the Issuer.
                  ------------------------------------------------------

                  (i) The  Master  Agreement  between  the  Issuer and CUCC (see
Exhibit D hereto) is the original  umbrella  agreement  for the various  initial
agreements between the Issuer and either CUCC or


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CIMS.  Its  provisions   include   representations,   warranties  and  covenants
consistent with the nature of the transactions  contemplated by such agreements,
including  procedures and obligations  with respect to a meeting of the Issuer's
stockholders  for the  purpose of  approving  the Stock  Options  granted by the
Issuer to CUCC as described  below.  As set forth in the Master  Agreement,  the
Issuer's  Board  of  Directors  approved,  and  recommended  that  the  Issuer's
stockholders  approve, the Stock Options described below. On September 12, 1995,
the  Issuer's  stockholders  approved the Stock  Options at the Issuer's  Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.

                  (ii) The original Loan  Agreement  between the Issuer and CUCC
dated as of May 31, 1995 (the "Loan  Agreement") (see Exhibit E hereto) provided
for an initial  advance by CUCC of up to $4,300,000 to fund certain  obligations
pertaining to HTCC Consulting Rt. ("Consulting"),  a wholly-owned  subsidiary of
the Issuer, and its affiliated  concession  companies in Hungary, and a possible
second advance of up to an additional  $910,000 to fund the repayment of certain
loans to the Issuer from its affiliate, Hungarian Teleconstruct Corp.

         On September  28, 1995,  the Issuer and CUCC entered into the Agreement
to Amend and Restate (the "First Agreement to Amend and Restate") (see Exhibit O
hereto)  pursuant to which the Issuer and CUCC,  among other  things,  agreed to
amend the Loan Agreement to include certain other  obligations of the Issuer and
to allow the Issuer to use the remaining  portion of the initial advance and all
of the second advance to make and fund subordinated loans to two of the Issuer's
concession company subsidiaries, Kelet-Nograd Com Rt.
("Kelet-Nograd") and Raba Com Rt. ("Raba").

         On  October  30,  1995,  the Issuer  and CUCC  entered  into the Second
Agreement  to Amend and  Restate  (see  Exhibit S hereto and the  discussion  in
paragraph  A(x) below of this  section of the  response  to Item 4)  pursuant to
which the Issuer and CUCC, among other things,  further amended and restated the
Loan  Agreement and the related  Promissory  Note. The Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement  and the Amended and Restated  Promissory  Note dated October 30, 1995
(the  "Restated  Loan  Agreement" and the "Restated  Note",  respectively)  (see
Exhibit T hereto) provided for CUCC to provide  financial  support to the Issuer
for up to  $33,200,000  (the "33.2  Million  Financial  Support"),  for specific
purposes in limited  amounts,  including the  refinancing of existing loans from
CUCC to the Issuer and  enabling  the Issuer's  Hungarian  subsidiaries  to meet
certain financial obligations.

         On  February  26,  1996,  the  Issuer and CUCC  entered  into the Third
Agreement  to Amend and  Restate  (see  Exhibit V hereto and the  discussion  in
paragraph  A(xii)  below of this  section of the response to Item 4) pursuant to
which,  among other things,  CUCC agreed to provide further financial support of
up to  $30,000,000  in addition to the $33.2 Million  Financial  Support and the
Hungarotel Financial Support (as defined in the discussion in paragraph A(xi)


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below of this section of the response to Item 4) through the provision of loans,
guarantees  and other forms of  financial  support  (the  "Additional  Financial
Support"), which, when combined with the $33.2 Million Financial Support and the
Hungarotel  Financial  Support,  resulted in approximately  $79,200,000 of total
financial  support to the Issuer by CUCC. The terms of the Additional  Financial
Support  and the  Hungarotel  Financial  Support  were  reflected  in the  Third
Agreement to Amend and Restate and in a certain  Second Loan  Agreement  between
the Issuer and CUCC dated as of February 26, 1996 (the "Second Loan  Agreement")
and the Second  Promissory  Note ("Second  Note") issued  pursuant to the Second
Loan  Agreement  (see Exhibit W hereto and the  discussion  in paragraph  A(xii)
below of this  section  of the  response  to Item 4). The  Additional  Financial
Support was separated into two tranches,  one for up to $20,000,000 for specific
purposes,  and one  for up to  $10,000,000  for  anticipated  obligations  under
construction contracts to be approved by CUCC.

         The Restated Loan Agreement and the Second Loan Agreement  provided for
customary  events of default  and  remedies.  The loans  accrued  interest  at a
variable  rate equal to the United  States Prime Rate (as  published in The Wall
Street Journal) plus 2% per annum, payable quarterly. The maturity date for both
loans was July 25,  1997.  The Restated  Note  provided the Issuer the option of
paying the quarterly  interest in shares of the Issuer's  Common Stock valued at
the lower of $13.00 per share or a market  average  price per share  during such
quarter.  On October 3, 1995,  the Issuer issued 2,908 shares of Common Stock to
CUCC in lieu of a cash  interest  payment.  Pursuant to the Third  Agreement  to
Amend and Restate,  the Issuer irrevocably agreed to pay in cash all accrued and
future  interest  payable to CUCC  pursuant to the Restated  Note (see Exhibit V
hereto and the  discussion  in  paragraph  A(xii)  below of this  section of the
response to Item 4).

         At CUCC's  election,  CUCC was  permitted  to provide any or all of the
$33.2  Million  Financial  Support,  the  Hungarotel  Financial  Support  or the
Additional  Financial  Support by  arranging  for a third party  lender to issue
letters of credit or payment  guarantees on behalf of the Issuer or to make loan
advances to the Issuer;  provided that, in each such case,  CUCC  guaranteed the
resulting obligations and indebtedness of the Issuer to such third party lender.
Each such letter of credit, payment guarantee or loan advance that was supported
by a CUCC guarantee reduced CUCC's commitment to provide financial  support.  If
the interest  rate payable by the Issuer to any such third party lender was less
than the interest rate set forth in the Restated  Note or the Second Note,  then
as  partial  consideration  for CUCC  making  such  guarantees,  the  Issuer was
required to pay CUCC the difference.  The Second  Agreement to Amend and Restate
provided the Issuer the option of paying such interest differential in shares of
the  Issuer's  Common  Stock valued at the lower of $13.00 per share or a market
average  price per share  during  such  interest  period.  Pursuant to the Third
Agreement to Amend and Restate, the Issuer irrevocably agreed to pay in cash all
accrued and future payment


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obligations  related to such interest  differential.  CUCC arranged for Chemical
Bank to provide the $33.2 Million  Financial  Support pursuant to a certain Loan
Agreement  between the Issuer and  Chemical  Bank dated as of November 28, 1995.
Loans made pursuant thereto were guaranteed by CUCC.

         In the  event  that the  Issuer  either  (i)  issued  or sold for cash,
pursuant to any public or private  offering,  any shares of its capital stock or
any other securities (including debt securities) or any obligations  convertible
into or  exchangeable  for such capital stock or  securities,  or (ii) otherwise
incurred  indebtedness  for  money  borrowed  from any  bank or other  financial
institution  whether or not such  indebtedness had been guaranteed by CUCC, then
the Issuer was  required  to prepay the  outstanding  principal  and accrued but
unpaid interest thereon under the Restated Note and the Second Note in an amount
up to 100% of the aggregate  amount of the net proceeds of such issuance or sale
or the amount of such  indebtedness,  subject to the prior  repayment of 100% of
any third party indebtedness of the Issuer that has been guaranteed by CUCC.

         On April 3, 1996,  the Issuer repaid all of the  outstanding  principal
and  interest on the loans from  Chemical  Bank and CUCC with the  proceeds of a
certain loan  agreement  entered into by the Issuer and Citicorp  North America,
Inc. Following such repayment,  the Issuer and CUCC terminated the Restated Loan
Agreement and the Second Loan Agreement.

                  (iii) The Warrant,  granted by the Issuer to CUCC (see Exhibit
F hereto)  entitles  CUCC to  purchase up to 299,219  shares of Common  Stock at
$13.00  per share at any time  through  May 31,  1997,  subject  to  adjustments
pursuant to customary anti-dilution protections.

                  (iv) The Stock  Pledge  Agreement  between the Issuer and CUCC
(see Exhibit G hereto),  as amended and  restated on  September  28, 1995 by the
Amended and Restated Stock Pledge  Agreement (see Exhibit P hereto),  as further
amended and restated by the Second Amended and Restated  Pledge  Agreement dated
as of October 30,  1995 (see  Exhibit U hereto),  and as further  amended by the
First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Pledge  Agreement dated as of
February 26, 1996 (see Exhibit X hereto) (as so amended,  the  "Restated  Pledge
Agreement"),  provided  for the Issuer's  pledge,  subject to receipt of certain
consents and waivers, of its shares in, and any indebtedness owing or to be owed
to the Issuer from four of its subsidiaries (Consulting, Kelet- Nograd, Raba and
Papa es Tersege Telefon Koncesszios Rt. ("Papatel")), and the indebtedness owing
or to be owed to the  Issuer  from,  and when  available,  the  shares  of,  its
subsidiary  Hungarotel Tavkozlesi Rt.  ("Hungarotel"),  as collateral to CUCC to
secure the Issuer's obligations under the Restated Loan Agreement,  the Restated
Note, the Restated Pledge Agreement (see discussion in paragraph A(ii) above and
A(x) below of this section of the response to Item 4), the Second Loan Agreement
and the Second Note


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(see discussion in paragraph A(ii) above and A(xii) below of this section of the
response  to Item 4).  As a  result  of the  termination  of the  Restated  Loan
Agreement  and the Second Loan  Agreement,  the Restated  Pledge  Agreement  was
terminated.

                  (v) The Stock Option  Agreement dated May 31, 1995 between the
Issuer and CUCC (see  Exhibit H hereto)  provides for the grant by the Issuer to
CUCC of four Stock  Options  which,  if fully  exercised,  would  result in CUCC
owning an aggregate  amount  (including  shares now held or subject to purchase,
pursuant to the Warrant and other options by CUCC) of approximately 58.1% of the
Issuer's  outstanding  shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (assuming
the  exercise in full of all options and warrants  held by CUCC,  as well as the
exercise of all other outstanding options and warrants to purchase Common Stock,
and the issuance of all shares subject to possible  issuance in connection  with
the  Papatel/Hungarotel  purchases)  (see also  response to Item 5 below).  Such
Stock  Options  initially  had  terms  of  two,  three,  four  and  five  years,
respectively,  in each case  commencing on September 12, 1995, the date that the
Issuer's stockholders approved the Stock Options.

                  (a) The Two-Year  Option  initially was for 101,550  shares at
         $13.00  per share and  presently,  pursuant  to  preemption  provisions
         discussed  below,  is for 456,437  shares of Common Stock at $13.00 per
         share.

                  (b) The Three-Year  Option initially was for 920,916 shares at
         $15.00   per  share  and   presently,   pursuant   to  the   additional
         anti-dilution  adjustment  provisions  discussed  below, is for 875,850
         shares of Common Stock at $15.00 per share.

                  (c) The Four-Year  Option  initially was for 920,916 shares at
         $16.50   per  share  and   presently,   pursuant   to  the   additional
         anti-dilution  adjustment  provisions  discussed  below, is for 875,850
         shares of Common Stock at $16.50 per share.

                  (d) The Five-Year  Option  initially was for 920,917 shares at
         $18.00   per  share  and   presently,   pursuant   to  the   additional
         anti-dilution  adjustment  provisions  described  below, is for 875,850
         shares of Common Stock at $18.00 per share.

         The  number of shares and price per share for each of the  Options  are
subject to  adjustment  pursuant  to  customary  anti-dilution  protections.  In
addition,   the  Stock  Option  Agreement  contains   additional   anti-dilution
provisions  that  adjust  the  number of shares of Common  Stock  subject to the
Three-Year Option,  Four- Year Option and Five-Year Option granted thereunder to
equal  such  number of shares of Common  Stock  which,  when the  number of such
option  shares are combined  with the shares of Common Stock now held or subject
to purchase by CUCC (other than "Compensation  Shares," as defined below), would
result in CUCC holding approximately 51%


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of the shares of Common Stock then  outstanding  on a fully  diluted  basis.  In
calculating  the  number of shares of Common  Stock  subject  to the  Three-Year
Option,  Four-Year  Option and Five-Year  Option,  the 51% target  includes such
options, the Two-Year Options, the Warrant and Additional Five-Year Options (and
adjustments  thereto),  but does not include the issuance of certain  shares (or
options or other rights covering such shares and any adjustments thereto) to the
Reporting  Person as compensation  for providing  financial or other services to
the Issuer  ("Compensation  Shares").  To date, such Compensation Shares include
(i) 2,908  Compensation  Shares issued to CUCC on October 3, 1995 in lieu of the
payment  of cash to  satisfy  certain  interest  obligations  on the Loan,  (ii)
250,000  Compensation  Shares issued to CUCC on October 30, 1995 pursuant to the
Second Agreement to Amend and Restate,  (iii) 250,000 Compensation Shares issued
to CUCC on  February  26,  1996  pursuant  to the Third  Agreement  to Amend and
Restate and (iv) 875,850  Compensation  Shares  subject to an option  granted to
CUCC on October 18, 1996 pursuant to the Third Stock Option Agreement (described
below). As a result of such additional  anti-dilution  adjustment  provisions of
the Stock Option Agreement, the Reporting Person owns approximately 58.1% of the
Issuer's  outstanding  shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (assuming
the  exercise in full of all options and warrants  held by CUCC,  as well as the
exercise of all other outstanding options and warrants to purchase Common Stock,
and the issuance of all shares subject to possible  issuance in connection  with
the Papatel/Hungarotel purchases) (see also response to Item 5 below).

         The Stock Options became  exercisable  on September 12, 1995,  when the
Stock  Option  Agreement  and the Stock  Options  were  approved by the Issuer's
stockholders  at the Issuer's Annual Meeting of  Stockholders.  On September 28,
1995,  the Issuer  granted  additional  options  to CUCC (see  Exhibit Q and the
discussion  in paragraph  A(viii)(c) of this section of the response to Item 4).
On October 18, 1996, the Issuer granted  additional options to CUCC (see Exhibit
CC and the  discussion  in  paragraph  A(xiii)(c)  below of this  section of the
response to Item 4).

         The Master  Agreement  between the Issuer and CUCC provides that if the
Issuer  issues,  in connection  with any public or private  offering,  shares of
Common Stock or other stock of the Issuer or any securities convertible into, or
exchangeable  or exercisable  for,  shares of Common Stock or other stock of the
Issuer  (the  "Offered  Securities")  and  such  issuance  occurs  prior  to the
expiration  date of the  Two-Year  Option,  then the Company must grant CUCC the
option (on the same terms and  conditions  applicable to the Two-Year  Option as
set forth in the Stock Option  Agreement  and a concurrent  expiration  date) to
purchase such number or amount of the Offered Securities  sufficient to maintain
CUCC's then existing  percentage  ownership  interest of Common Stock on a fully
diluted  basis.  If  such  issuance  of  Offered  Securities  occurs  after  the
expiration  date,  then the Issuer  must grant CUCC the right to purchase at the
applicable  offering price such number of shares of the Offered Securities as is
necessary to maintain CUCC's then


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existing percentage  ownership interest of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis
(see the discussion paragraph A(i) of this section of the response to Item 4).

         (vi) The  Registration  Agreement  between  the  Issuer  and CUCC  (see
Exhibit I hereto)  provides  that the Issuer  will pay  certain  expenses of and
provide upon CUCC's  request up to four (4) demand  registrations  (which may be
shelf registrations) and unlimited incidental or piggyback registrations for the
sale of any and all  shares  of  Common  Stock  now or  hereafter  owned by CUCC
through May 31, 2015, subject to the terms and conditions provided therein.

         (vii) The  Management  Services  Agreement  between the Issuer and CIMS
(see Exhibit J hereto) as amended by the First Amendment to Management  Services
Agreement dated September 28, 1995 (the "First Amendment to Management  Services
Agreement")  (see  Exhibit R hereto)  and the  Second  Amendment  to  Management
Services  Agreement  dated as of February  26, 1996 (the  "Second  Amendment  to
Management  Services  Agreement")  (see  Exhibit  Z  hereto)  (as  amended,  the
"Management  Services   Agreement"),   provides  for  CIMS  to  provide  certain
corporate,  financial,  technical,   construction,   marketing  and  operational
services to the Issuer for a term commencing July 1, 1995, and continuing  until
December 31, 2007,  unless terminated  earlier pursuant thereto.  The management
fee to be paid by the Issuer to CIMS for such  services  is the greater of 5% of
Adjusted  Gross  Revenues  (as such term is defined in the  Management  Services
Agreement)  or the Fixed  Amount.  The Fixed  Amount  for each  month in 1995 is
$100,000 per month  commencing with the month of July 1995; the Fixed Amount for
each of the months of January,  February and March 1996, is $208,300;  the Fixed
Amount for each of the months of April, May and June 1996 is $270,800; the Fixed
Amount for each of the months of July,  August and  September  1996 is $338,300;
the Fixed Amount for each of the months of October,  November and December  1996
is $395,800;  and the Fixed Amount for each  remaining  month during the term of
the  Management  Services  Agreement  commencing  with January 1997 is $416,600,
subject to adjustment to reflect  inflation.  Such monthly fee payments for 1995
and 1996 may be paid, with the consent of CUCC, in shares of Common Stock having
a value, based on a market average for such month, equal to such fee. HTCC shall
have the option to elect to accrue any monthly  management  fee for 1995 or 1996
which is payable in cash  through  calendar  year 1996 and to pay the  aggregate
amount of all such accrued  management  fees,  together with interest thereon at
the United  States Prime Rate as announced  from time to time by The Wall Street
Journal  plus two percent  (2%) per annum,  in  twenty-four  (24) equal  monthly
installments starting in January 1997. The Issuer has agreed with Citicorp North
America,  Inc.  not to pay cash for such  management  fees  while its short term
credit  agreement,  which the Issuer  entered into as of March 29,  1996,  is in
effect.  The maturity  date of such loans  pursuant to such credit  agreement is
December  31, 1996.  The Issuer has informed  CIMS that it intends to accrue all
such fees and not pay such  accrued  fees  until  1997.  In  addition,  expenses
incurred by CIMS in providing the management


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services, including certain allocable overhead items, will be
reimbursed by the Issuer.

         (viii)  On  September  28,  1995,  the  Issuer  entered  into the First
Agreement  to Amend and  Restate  with CUCC (see  Exhibit O hereto)  pursuant to
which,  among other things, (i) CUCC agreed to provide certain financial support
to the Issuer (the  "Initial  Financial  Support"),  (ii) the Issuer and CUCC or
CIMS amended certain  agreements and (iii) the Issuer granted additional options
to CUCC. The First Agreement to Amend and Restate and the related agreements are
described  herein.  (The  descriptions and summaries herein do not purport to be
complete and are subject to, and  qualified in their  entirety by reference  to,
each such agreement,  copies of which are filed as exhibits  hereto.  See Item 7
below.)

                  (a) The First  Agreement  to Amend  and  Restate  between  the
         Issuer  and CUCC  provided  for CUCC to  support  and assist the Issuer
         through the provision of guarantees, loans and other forms of financial
         support to enable the  Issuer to  perform or  satisfy,  or to cause its
         subsidiaries  to  perform  or  satisfy,  certain  additional  financial
         obligations and responsibilities arising in connection with or relating
         to the Issuer's acquisition of shares and/or other rights and interests
         in and to Papatel  and  Hungarotel.  Papatel and  Hungarotel  each is a
         Hungarian  corporation and a party to one or more concession  contracts
         with the Ministry authorizing the provision of local telecommunications
         services within the areas  designated in the concession  contracts (see
         the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 1995). On
         September 14, 1995,  CUCC provided  letters of support to Citibank,  to
         induce  such  bank to  issue,  on behalf  of the  Issuer,  Papatel  and
         Hungarotel,  and for the benefit of the Ministry and in compliance with
         the respective concession contract(s) of Papatel and Hungarotel,  three
         payment  guarantees  dated  September  18,  1995,  for the  purpose  of
         guaranteeing  the  payment  by  Papatel  and  Hungarotel  on or  before
         December 1, 1995,  of the  concession  fees  required to be paid to the
         Ministry under their respective  concession contracts which fees total,
         in the aggregate,  approximately $7,065,000. CUCC agreed to support and
         assist the Issuer in arranging for Papatel and Hungarotel to obtain the
         requisite funds with which to pay their  respective  concession fees to
         the  Ministry  by December  1, 1995.  All  advances of funds by CUCC in
         connection with or arising out of CUCC's provision of financial support
         were  deemed an advance of funds by CUCC under the Loan  Agreement  and
         the  related  Promissory  Note,  both to be amended and  restated  (see
         discussion in paragraph  A(ii) above of this section of the response to
         Item 4). The First  Agreement to Amend and Restate also  provided  that
         the amended and restated Loan Agreement and Promissory Note shall allow
         the  remaining  portion of the  Initial  Advance  and all of the Second
         Advance, as such terms are defined in the Loan Agreement, to be used to
         make and fund  subordinated  loans from the Issuer to Kelet-Nograd  and
         Raba (see discussions at


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         paragraphs A (ii) above this section of the response to
         Item 4).

                  (b) Contemporaneously  with the execution of, and pursuant to,
         the First  Agreement to Amend and Restate,  the Issuer and CUCC entered
         into the Amended and  Restated  Stock Pledge  Agreement  (see Exhibit P
         hereto and  discussion at paragraph  A(iv) above of this section of the
         response  to Item 4) and the  Issuer  and CIMS  entered  into the First
         Amendment to Management  Services  Agreement  (see Exhibit R hereto and
         the  discussion at paragraph A (vii) of this section of the response to
         Item 4)  pursuant to which the Issuer and CIMS  amended the  Management
         Services Agreement.

                  (c) Contemporaneously  with the execution of, and pursuant to,
         the First  Agreement  to Amend and  Restate,  the  Issuer and CUCC also
         entered into a Second Stock Option  Agreement dated as of September 28,
         1995 (see Exhibit Q hereto)  pursuant to which the Issuer  granted CUCC
         the right to buy 626,155 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
         $17.00 per share during the five-year period ending September 12, 2000.
         Such  exercise  price  was reset to $13.75  per share  pursuant  to the
         Second  Agreement  to Amend and Restate  (see  discussion  in paragraph
         A(x)(b)  below of this section of the response to Item 4). Such options
         were  granted  to CUCC in  consideration  of the  additional  financial
         commitments  made by CUCC pursuant to the First  Agreement to Amend and
         Restate and the essential role played by CUCC in enabling the Issuer to
         obtain the  consent of the  Ministry  to the  Issuer's  acquisition  of
         control  of  Papatel  and  Hungarotel   (see  discussion  in  paragraph
         A(viii)(a) above of this section of the response to Item 4).

         (ix) On October  6, 1995,  an  affiliate  of CUCC  provided a letter of
support to Citibank, which Citibank required as a condition to issuing a payment
guarantee to Magyar  Tavkozlesi Rt., a Hungarian  corporation  limited by shares
and the former Hungarian stated-owned telephone monopoly ("MATAV") to secure the
Issuer's  obligation to pay $925,000 to MATAV on or before  December 1, 1995, as
the  purchase  price for the shares in Papatel  that the Issuer  purchased  from
MATAV.  CUCC agreed to make a loan to the Issuer to enable the Issuer to perform
such payment obligation (the "$925,000 Financial Support").

         (x) On October 30, 1995, the Issuer  entered into the Second  Agreement
to Amend and Restate (see Exhibit S hereto) with CUCC,  pursuant to which, among
other things, (i) CUCC agreed to provide certain additional financial support to
the Issuer,  which,  together with other financial support  previously  provided
for,  aggregated  $33,200,000,  (ii) the Issuer and CUCC  amended  and  restated
certain  previously  reported  agreements  and (iii) the Issuer  agreed to issue
shares of  Common  Stock to CUCC as  partial  consideration  for CUCC  providing
additional  financial  support.  (The  descriptions  and summaries herein do not
purport to be complete, and are subject to,


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and qualified in their entirety by reference to, each such
agreement, copies of which are filed as exhibits hereto.  See
Item 7 below.)

                           (a) The Second  Agreement  to Amend and Restate  (see
                  Exhibit  S  hereto)  provided  for  CUCC  to  provide  further
                  financial  support of up to  $20,000,000  in  addition  to the
                  Initial Financial Support,  the $925,000 Financial Support and
                  the Loan referred to in the Loan Agreement (the "Loan") to the
                  Issuer  through the provision of loans,  guarantees  and other
                  forms  of  financial  support  (the   "$20,000,000   Financial
                  Support"),  which,  when combined  with the Initial  Financial
                  Support, the $925,000 Financial Support and the Loan, resulted
                  in up to $33,200,000 of total financial  support to the Issuer
                  by CUCC (the Initial Financial Support, the $925,000 Financial
                  Support, the Loan and the $20,000,000 Financial Support being,
                  in the aggregate,  the $33.2 Million Financial  Support).  The
                  terms of the $33.2 Million Financial Support were reflected in
                  the Second  Agreement to Amend and Restate,  the Restated Loan
                  Agreement  and the Restated Note (see Exhibits S and T and the
                  discussion  in  paragraph  A(ii) above of this  section of the
                  response to Item 4).

                           (b)  As  partial   consideration  for  committing  to
                  provide the $20,000,000  Financial Support,  the Issuer, among
                  other  things,  (i) issued  250,000  shares of Common Stock to
                  CUCC, (ii) reset the initial  purchase price of the Additional
                  Five-Year  Option  Shares set forth in the Second Stock Option
                  Agreement  from  $17.00  per  share to $13.75  per share  (see
                  Exhibit Q hereto and the  discussion  in paragraph  A(viii)(c)
                  above of this  section of the  response  to Item 4), and (iii)
                  entered into the Second Amended and Restated Pledge  Agreement
                  (see Exhibit U hereto and the  discussion  in paragraph  A(iv)
                  above of this section of the response to Item 4).

         (xi) On December  28, 1995,  an affiliate of CUCC  provided a letter of
support to Citibank (the "Hungarotel Financial Support") which Citibank required
as a condition to issuing a Payment Guarantee on December 29, 1995 in the amount
of up to 2,100,000,000 HUF to MATAV to secure  Hungarotel's  payment obligations
to MATAV arising from its purchase of certain assets from MATAV.

         (xii) On February 26, 1996, the Issuer entered into the Third Agreement
to Amend and Restate (see Exhibit V hereto) with CUCC,  pursuant to which, among
other things, (i) CUCC provided further financial support to the Issuer,  which,
together with other financial support previously  provided for, aggregated up to
$79,200,000,  (ii)  the  Issuer  and CUCC or CIMS  entered  into  certain  other
agreements  and amended  certain  previously  reported  agreements and (iii) the
Issuer issued shares of Common Stock to CUCC as partial  consideration  for CUCC
providing further financial support.


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(The  descriptions and summaries  herein do not purport to be complete,  and are
subject  to,  and  qualified  in their  entirety  by  reference  to,  each  such
agreement, copies of which are filed as exhibits hereto. See Item 7 below.)

                  (a) The Third  Agreement  to Amend and Restate  (see Exhibit V
         hereto) provided for CUCC to provide further financial support of up to
         $30,000,000 in addition to the $33.2 Million  Financial Support and the
         Hungarotel   Financial   Support   through  the  provisions  of  loans,
         guarantees and other forms of financial  support,  which, when combined
         with the $33.2 Million Financial  Support and the Hungarotel  Financial
         Support  resulted  in  approximately  $79,200,000  of  total  financial
         support to the Issuer by CUCC.  The terms of the  Hungarotel  Financial
         Support and the  Additional  Financial  Support  were  reflected in the
         Third Agreement to Amend and Restate, the Second Loan Agreement and the
         Second Note (see Exhibits V and W and the discussion in paragraph A(ii)
         above of this section of the response to Item 4).

                  (b) As partial  consideration  for  committing to provide such
         Additional  Financial Support and the Hungarotel Financial Support, the
         Issuer,  among other things,  (i) issued 250,000 shares of Common Stock
         to CUCC,  (ii)  entered into the Second Loan  Agreement  and issued the
         Second Note pursuant  thereto (see Exhibit W hereto and the  discussion
         in  paragraph A (ii) above of this  section of the response to Item 4),
         (iii)  entered  into the First  Amendment  to the  Second  Amended  and
         Restated  Pledge  Agreement (see Exhibit X hereto and the discussion in
         paragraph  A(iv) above of this section of the response to Item 4), (iv)
         entered  into the First  Amendment  to the  Amended and  Restated  Loan
         Agreement (see Exhibit X hereto and the  discussion in paragraph  A(ii)
         above of this  section of the response to Item 4), (v) agreed to pay in
         cash all accrued and future  interest  payable to CUCC  pursuant to the
         Restated Note and all accrued and future payment obligations payable to
         CUCC  pursuant to Section  1.1(b) of the Second  Agreement to Amend and
         Restate  and (vi)  entered  into the  Second  Amendment  to  Management
         Services  Agreement  (see  Exhibit  Z  hereto  and  the  discussion  in
         paragraph A(vii) above of this section of the response to Item 4).

         (xiii) On October 18,  1996,  the Issuer and CUCC  entered into (a) the
First Amendment to Stock Option Agreement (see Exhibit AA hereto), (b) the First
Amendment  to Warrant  (see  Exhibit BB hereto) and (c) the Third  Stock  Option
Agreement  (see  Exhibit CC  hereto),  each of which is  described  below.  (The
descriptions  and summaries herein do not purport to be complete and are subject
to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, each such agreement, copies
of which are filed as exhibits hereto. See Item 7 below.)

                  (a) Pursuant to the First Amendment to Stock Option Agreement,
         the Issuer extended the exercise  periods of the Two-Year  Option,  the
         Three-Year Option and the Four-Year


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         Option through September 12, 2000. Accordingly, as amended by the First
         Amendment to Stock Option Agreement,  each of the Two-Year Option,  the
         Three-Year  Option  and the  Four-Year  Option  have the same  exercise
         period as the Five-Year Option and the Additional Five-Year Options.

                  (b)  Pursuant to the First  Amendment  to Warrant,  the Issuer
         extended the exercise period of the Warrant through September 12, 2000.

                  (c) Pursuant to the Third Stock Option  Agreement,  the Issuer
         granted to CUCC the option to purchase an additional  875,850 shares of
         Common  Stock  at an  initial  exercise  price  of  $12.75  per  share,
         exercisable  at any time during the five-year  period ending  September
         12, 2000.  The number of shares and price per share for such option are
         subject to adjustment pursuant to customary  anti-dilution  protections
         applicable to the Stock Options.

         The parties entered into such agreements in consideration of CUCC or an
affiliate  thereof (i)  furnishing or agreeing to furnish  additional  financial
support to the Issuer and/or its subsidiaries, including through the issuance to
Citicorp  North  America,  Inc.  ("CNA")  of a letter  of  comfort  and a letter
indemnifying  CNA against all events of political,  currency  exchange and other
cross-border  risks in  connection  with a $75 million  Secured Term Loan Credit
Facility  for the Issuer from CNA,  (ii)  issuing to  Postabank  Rt. a letter of
support in  connection  with a $170 million  Credit  Facility for the  Hungarian
subsidiaries of the Issuer from Postabank,  (iii) providing  assurance to CNA of
the  repayment  by the Issuer of any and all amounts  owed to CNA by October 15,
1996 in  connection  with the CNA  Credit  Facility,  and (iv)  negotiating  the
effective  cancellation of a $750,000  contingent  commitment fee payable by the
Issuer  to CNA in  connection  with the CNA  Credit  Facility  and a  $2,000,000
interest credit payable to a subsidiary of the Issuer by Postabank in connection
with the Postabank  Credit Facility.  In further  consideration of the Reporting
Person  providing  such  additional  financial  support  to the  Issuer  and its
subsidiaries  and for obtaining such  financial  benefits for the Issuer and its
subsidiaries, the Issuer has paid $750,000 to CUCC.

         B.  Pursuant  to the Master  Agreement,  CUCC was  entitled to have one
representative  elected  to the  Issuer's  Board of  Directors  at the time such
agreement  was  entered  into,   and  to  have  such   representative   (or  his
successor(s)) nominated by such Board for election at all Issuer's stockholders'
meetings  for so long as CUCC owns at least  300,000  shares  of  Common  Stock.
Accordingly,  CUCC designated, and the Issuer's Board of Directors as of May 31,
1995, elected, Donald K. Roberton (then, the Reporting Person's Assistant to the
Chairman and Vice President, Strategic Development -- Telecommunications) to the
Issuer's Board.  Mr. Roberton was also nominated for election,  and was elected,
to the Issuer's  Board at the  Issuer's  Annual  Meeting on September  12, 1995.
Following Mr. Roberton's resignation from the Reporting Person, effective April


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5, 1996,  the  Reporting  Person  designated  Ronald E.  Spears  (the  Reporting
Person's  Vice  President-Telecommunications)  to be its  representative  on the
Issuer's Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Issuer elected Mr.
Spears to the Issuer's  Board of Directors at its meeting on April 12, 1996. The
Master  Agreement  also  provides that the Issuer will maintain a minimum of six
directors, whose terms will not be classified or staggered.

         C. On May 31, 1995, CUCC  consummated the purchase of 300,000 shares of
Common Stock from Peter Klenner, a director of the Issuer, for $4,200,000.  (See
response to Item 3 above.) Mr. Klenner  resigned as President,  Chief  Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer and its subsidiaries effective
as of May 31, 1995,  but  remained a member of the  Issuer's  Board of Directors
until the Issuer's September 12, 1995, Annual Meeting.

         D. As previously reported,  CUCC entered into certain Voting Agreements
with certain directors, officers and stockholders of the Issuer on May 31, 1995,
which  agreements  also  contained  certain  restrictions  on  sales of or other
encumbrances  on the  shares  of  Common  Stock of such  persons.  These  Voting
Agreements  expired  on  September  12,  1995,  as  a  result  of  the  Issuer's
stockholders  having  approved  on  that  date  the May 31,  1995  Stock  Option
Agreement and the Stock Options granted thereunder.

         (b), (f), (h), (i) and (j)

         Except as set forth above,  the Reporting Person presently has no plans
or proposals that  specifically  relate to or would result in any of the actions
listed in subparagraphs (b), (f), (h), (i) or (j) of this Item 4.

         (a) through (j)

         Since CUCC has and expects to continue  to have  representation  on the
Board of Directors of the Issuer, and CIMS will be providing management services
to the Issuer,  all as  hereinabove  described  in this  response to Item 4, the
Reporting Person  anticipates that it, directly or indirectly through affiliates
(such as CUCC and CIMS) or its (or their) representatives, will participate from
time to time in discussions with and decisions by management of the Issuer,  and
transactions  involving  the Issuer,  that might result in actions  described in
such  subparagraphs.  Accordingly,  reference  is  hereby  made to the  Issuer's
reports,  to the  extent  they  contain  any  information  with  respect  to the
foregoing,  as filed from time to time by the  Issuer  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         The  Reporting  Person  intends  to  continuously  review  its  and its
affiliated entities' investment in the Issuer and, based upon future conditions,
may alter their  intentions  with respect to any or all of the foregoing  plans,
intentions or transactions,  including, without limitation, deciding to sell all
or a portion of any shares of Common Stock or other Issuer  securities that they
may


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now own or hereafter acquire, or that they may now or hereafter
have the right to acquire.

         Except  as set  forth  above  in this  response  to Item 4, to the best
knowledge  of the  Reporting  Person,  none of the persons  listed in Schedule I
hereto  has  acquired  any  Common  Stock  or has any  plans or  proposals  that
specifically  relate  to or  would  result  in  any  of the  actions  listed  in
subparagraphs (a)-(j).

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer
- ----------------------------------------------

         The  Reporting  Person's  response  to Item 5 in this  Schedule  13D is
hereby   amended  by  deleting  the  previous   response  in  its  entirety  and
substituting the following:

         (a) As a result of (i) the  purchase of 300,000  shares of Common Stock
made on May 31,  1995,  (ii) the  Warrant to purchase  299,219  shares of Common
Stock,  (iii) the approval of the May 31, 1995, Stock Option Agreement and Stock
Options granted thereunder (as subsequently  adjusted,  including adjustments to
the Two-Year Option to cover an additional  354,887 shares of Common Stock),  by
the Issuer's  stockholders  at the Issuer's  Annual Meeting of  Stockholders  on
September  12, 1995  (presently  covering a total of 3,083,987  shares of Common
Stock),  (iv) the grant of the Additional  Five-Year  Stock Options on September
28, 1995,  pursuant to the Second Stock  Option  Agreement,  covering a total of
626,155  shares of Common  Stock (v) the issuance by the Issuer to CUCC of 2,908
Compensation Shares on October 3, 1995 in lieu of the payment of cash to satisfy
certain  interest  obligations  on the Loan,  (vi) the issuance by the Issuer to
CUCC of 250,000  Compensation  Shares on October 30, 1995 pursuant to the Second
Agreement  to Amend and Restate and (vii) the  issuance by the Issuer to CUCC of
250,000 Compensation Shares on February 26, 1996 pursuant to the Third Agreement
to Amend and  Restate,  all as  previously  reported  in response to Item 4, and
(viii) the grant by the Issuer to CUCC of the option to purchase  an  additional
875,850  Compensation  Shares on October  18,  1996  pursuant to the Third Stock
Option Agreement described in response to Item 4 above, the Reporting Person may
be deemed to have beneficial  ownership of 5,688,119  shares of Common Stock, of
which 4,885,211 shares are subject to purchase pursuant to presently exercisable
options or warrants beneficially held by the Reporting Person. Accordingly,  the
Reporting Person  beneficially owns 62.8% of all Common Stock presently reported
by the Issuer to be outstanding (or approximately 58.1% if all of CUCC's options
and warrants,  as well as all other  outstanding  options and warrants,  and all
other   shares   subject  to   possible   issuance   in   connection   with  the
Papatel/Hungarotel purchases, are eventually issued).

         (b)      Common Stock

                           (i)  Sole power to vote or direct the
                  vote of 5,688,119 shares of Common Stock.


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

                           (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
                  of 5,688,119 shares of Common Stock.

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

         (c)      See responses to Items 3 and 4 above.

         (a) - (c)

         Except  as set  forth  above  in this  response  to Item 5, to the best
         knowledge  of the  Reporting  Person,  none of the  persons  listed  in
         Schedule I hereto  beneficially  owns any Common  Stock or has effected
         any transaction in Common Stock in the past 60 days.

         (d)      Not Applicable.

         (e)      Not applicable.

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

         Except as otherwise  described in the response  above to Item 4 herein,
there are no contracts, arrangements,  understandings or relationships (legal or
otherwise) among, the Reporting Person,  CUCC, CIMS or, to the best knowledge of
the Reporting  Person,  the persons listed in Schedule I hereto,  or between the
Reporting Person,  CUCC, CIMS or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Person,
any of the persons  listed in Schedule I hereto,  on the one hand, and any other
person,  on the other hand,  with respect to any  securities of the Issuer.  See
also  Exhibits  D  through  M  and O  through  CC  attached  hereto,  which  are
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.   Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
- -------------------------------------------

         The  Reporting  Person's  response  to Item 7 in this  Schedule  13D is
hereby   amended  by  deleting  the  previous   response  in  its  entirety  and
substituting the following:

         Exhibit A                 Letter   Agreement  dated  May  5,  1995,
                                   between  the  Reporting  Person and Peter E.
                                   Klenner,   executed  and  delivered  by  the
                                   Reporting Person on May 12, 1995.(1)

         Exhibit B                 Letter Agreement dated May 12, 1995, between
                                   the Reporting Person and the Issuer, executed


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                                                           Page 20 of 23 Pages


                                   and delivered by the Reporting Person on May
                                   12, 1995.(1)

         Exhibit C                 Press Release issued by the Reporting Person
                                   on May 18, 1995.(1)

         Exhibit D                 Master Agreement, dated May 31, 1995, between
                                   the Issuer and CUCC.(2)

         Exhibit                   E Loan Agreement (which includes the form of
                                   the Note as  Exhibit I  thereto),  dated May
                                   31, 1995, between the Issuer and CUCC.(2)

         Exhibit F                 Warrant, dated May 31, 1995, granted by the
                                   Issuer to CUCC.(2)

         Exhibit G                 Stock Pledge Agreement, dated May 31, 1995,
                                   between the Issuer and CUCC.(2)

         Exhibit H                 Stock Option Agreement, dated May 31, 1995,
                                   between the Issuer and CUCC.(2)

         Exhibit I                 Registration Agreement, dated May 31, 1995,
                                   between the Issuer and CUCC.(2)

         Exhibit J                 Management Services Agreement, dated May 31,
                                   1995, between the Issuer and CIMS.(2)

         Exhibit K                 Voting Agreement, dated May 31, 1995, between
                                   CUCC and Robert Genova.(2)

         Exhibit L                 Voting Agreement, dated May 31, 1995, between
                                   CUCC and Frank R. Cohen.(2)

         Exhibit M                 Voting Agreement, dated May 31, 1995, between
                                   CUCC and Peter E. Klenner.(2)

         Exhibit N                 Power of Attorney, dated September 26,
                                   1995.(3)

         Exhibit O                 Agreement to Amend and Restate, dated
                                   September 28, 1995, between the Issuer and
                                   CUCC.(4)

         Exhibit P                 Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement,
                                   dated September 28, 1995, between the Issuer
                                   and CUCC.(4)

         Exhibit Q                 Second Stock Option Agreement, dated
                                   September 28, 1995, between the Issuer and
                                   CUCC.(4)



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                                                           Page 21 of 23 Pages


         Exhibit R                 First Amendment to Management Services
                                   Agreement, dated September 28, 1995, between
                                   the Issuer and CIMS.(4)

         Exhibit S                 Second Agreement to Amend and Restate, dated
                                   October 30, 1995, between the Issuer and
                                   CUCC.(5)

         Exhibit T                 Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated
                                   October  30,  1995,  between  the Issuer and
                                   CUCC (which includes the form of the Amended
                                   and Restated Promissory Note as Exhibit I
                                   thereto).(5)

         Exhibit U                 Second Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement,
                                   dated October 30, 1995, between the Issuer
                                   and CUCC(5)

         Exhibit V                 Third Agreement to Amend and Restate, dated
                                   February 26, 1996, between the Issuer and
                                   CUCC.(6)

         Exhibit W                 Second Loan Agreement,  dated February 26,
                                   1996,  between  the Issuer  and CUCC  (which
                                   includes  the form of the Second  Promissory
                                   Note as Exhibit I thereto).(6)

         Exhibit X                 First  Amendment to the Second Amended and
                                   Restated  Pledge  Agreement,  dated February
                                   26, 1996, between the Issuer and CUCC.(6)

         Exhibit Y                 First   Amendment   to  the  Amended  and
                                   Restated Loan Agreement,  dated February 26,
                                   1996, between the Issuer and CUCC.(6)

         Exhibit Z                 Second Amendment to the Management Services
                                   Agreement, dated February 26, 1996, between
                                   the Issuer and CIMS.(6)

         Exhibit AA                First   Amendment   to   Stock   Option
                                   Agreement,  dated October 18, 1996,  between
                                   the Issuer and CUCC (filed herewith)

         Exhibit BB                First Amendment to Warrant, dated October 18,
                                   1996 between the Issuer and CUCC (filed
                                   herewith)

         Exhibit CC                Third  Stock  Option  Agreement,   dated
                                   October  18,  1996,  between  the Issuer and
                                   CUCC (filed herewith)

- --------------------------



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                                                       Page 22 of 23 Pages


(1)      Previously filed with the Reporting  Person's initial statement of this
         Schedule 13D filed May 18, 1995.

(2)      Previously  filed  with  the  Reporting  Person's  Amendment  No.  1 to
         Schedule 13D filed June 6, 1995.

(3)      Previously filed with the Reporting Person's Amendment No. 2
         to Schedule 13D filed September 28, 1995.

(4)      Previously filed with the Reporting Person's Amendment No. 3
         to Schedule 13D filed October 6, 1995.

(5)      Previously filed with the Reporting Person's Amendment No. 4
         to Schedule 13D filed November 7, 1995.

(6)      Previously filed with the Reporting Person's Amendment No. 5
         to Schedule 13D filed March 7, 1996.



*        Previously filed with the Reporting  Person's initial statement of this
         Schedule 13D filed May 18, 1995.

**       Previously  filed  with  the  Reporting  Person's  Amendment  No.  1 to
         Schedule 13D filed June 6, 1995.

***      Previously filed with the Reporting Person's Amendment No. 2
         to Schedule 13D filed September 28, 1995.

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                                                        Page 23 of 23 Pages


                                    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.


                                                  CITIZENS UTILITIES COMPANY



Dated:  October 24, 1996                          By: /s/ Stephen A. Bouchard
                                                      -----------------------
                                                          Stephen A. Bouchard
                                                          Attorney-In-Fact



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                                   SCHEDULE I
                                   ----------

     The names,  addresses  and principal  occupations  of each of the executive
officers and directors of Citizens Utilities Company are listed below.

    NAMES AND ADDRESSES                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
    -------------------                            --------------------
        DIRECTORS

Norman I. Botwinik                               Director Emeritus of the Board
Building #14                                     of Governors
60 Connolly Parkway                              University of New Haven
Harnden, CT 06514                                (retired)

Aaron I. Fleischman                              Senior Partner,
Fleischman and Walsh, L.L.P.                     Fleischman and Walsh, L.L.P.
1400 Sixteenth Street, N.W.                      (legal services)
Washington, D.C. 20036

James C. Goodale                                 Of Counsel
Debevoise & Plimpton                             Debevoise & Plimpton
875 Third Avenue                                 (legal services)
New York, NY  10022

Stanley Harfenist                                President and Chief Executive
Adesso, Inc.                                     Officer
5110 W. Goldleaf Circle                          Adesso, Inc.
Suite 50                                         (computer hardware
Los Angeles, CA 90056                            manufacturing)

Andrew N. Heine                                  Of Counsel
Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen                   Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen
Shalov & Wein                                    Shalov & Wein
114 West 47th Street, 20th Fl.                   (legal services)
New York, NY  10036-1510

Elwood A. Rickless                               Managing Partner
Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan                    Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan
11 Waterloo Place                                (legal services)
London, SW1Y 4AU, England

John L. Schroeder                                Director
Dean Witter Funds                                Dean Witter Funds
                                                 (investment services)
New York, NY

Robert D. Siff                                   Consultant and former
Citizens Utilities Company                       Executive Vice President
3 High Ridge Park                                Chittenden Bank
Stamford, CT 06905                               (banking services)



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Robert A. Stanger                                Chairman, Robert A. Stanger &
Robert A. Stanger & Co., Inc.                    Co., Inc.
1129 Broad Street                                (publishing; investment
Shrewsbury, NJ  07702                            advisory services)

Charles H. Symington, Jr.                        Director
S.G. Warburg & Co. Inc.                          S.G. Warburg & Co. Inc.
                                                 (investment services)
New York, NY

Edwin Tornberg                                   President, Edwin Tornberg &
Edwin Tornberg & Co., Inc.                       Co., Inc. (management and
7251 15th Place, N.W.                            brokerage services in the
Washington, D.C. 20012                           radio industry)

Claire Tow                                       Senior Vice President
Century Communications Corp.                     Century Communications Corp.
50 Locust Avenue                                 (cable television services)
New Canaan, CT 06840

Leonard Tow                                      Chairman of the Board, Chief
Citizens Utilities Company                       Executive Officer and Chief
3 High Ridge Park                                Financial Officer
Stamford, CT 06905                               Citizens Utilities Company




 NAMES AND ADDRESSES                                 POSITIONS
 -------------------                                 ---------
 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Leonard Tow                                      Chairman of the Board, Chief
Citizens Utilities Company                       Executive Officer and Chief
3 High Ridge Park                                Financial Officer
Stamford, CT 06905

Daryl A. Ferguson                                President and Chief Operating
Citizens Utilities Company                       Officer
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

James P. Avery                                   Vice President, Energy Sector
LGS Natural Gas Company
P.O. Box 433
1233 West Bank Expressway
Harvey, LA 70059

Robert J. DeSantis                               Vice President and Treasurer
Citizens Utilities Company
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Richard A. Faust, Jr.                            Vice President, Mohave County,
Citizens Utilities Company                       Arizona and Assistant
3 High Ridge Park                                Secretary
Stamford, CT 06905



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J. Michael Love                                  Vice President, Corporate
Citizens Utilities Company                       Planning
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Robert L. O'Brien                                Vice President, Regulatory
Citizens Utilities Company                       Affairs
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

David B. Sharkey                                 Vice President, Electric
Citizens Utilities Company                       Lightwave
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Livingston E. Ross                               Vice President and Controller
Citizens Utilities Company
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Ronald E. Spears                                 Vice President,
Citizens Utilities Company                       Telecommunications
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Ronald E. Walsh                                  Vice President, Water and
Citizens Utilities Company                       Wastewater Treatment Sector
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905



     The names, addresses and principal occupations of each of the
executive officers and directors of CU CapitalCorp. are listed
below.



   NAMES AND ADDRESSES
   -------------------                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
       DIRECTORS                                  --------------------

Robert J. DeSantis                               Vice President and Treasurer,
Citizens Utilities Company                       Citizens Utilities Company
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Daryl A. Ferguson                                President and Chief Operating
Citizens Utilities Company                       Officer, Citizens Utilities
3 High Ridge Park                                Company
Stamford, CT 06905

Peter C. Fulweiler                               Vice President, Bank of
Bank of Delaware                                 Delaware
222 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19899

Leonard Tow                                      Chairman of the Board, Chief
Citizens Utilities Company                       Executive Officer and Chief
3 High Ridge Park                                Financial Officer
Stamford, CT 06905                               Citizens Utilities Company




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  NAMES AND ADDRESSES
  -------------------                             POSITIONS
  EXECUTIVE OFFICERS                              ---------

Daryl A. Ferguson                                President and Chief Operating
Citizens Utilities Company                       Officer
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Robert J. DeSantis                               Vice President, Treasurer,
Citizens Utilities Company                       Chief Financial Officer and
3 High Ridge Park                                Assistant Secretary
Stamford, CT 06905

Edward O. Kipperman                              Vice President-Tax
Citizens Utilities Company
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

L. Russell Mitten, II                            Vice President, General
Citizens Utilities Company                       Counsel and Assistant
3 High Ridge Park                                Secretary
Stamford, CT 06905

Livingston E. Ross                               Vice President and Controller
Citizens Utilities Company
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Charles J. Weiss                                 Secretary and Assistant Vice
Citizens Utilities Company                       President
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Laura L. DiPreta                                 Assistant Vice President and
Citizens Utilities Company                       Assistant Controller
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905

Ronald E. Walsh                                  Assistant Corporate Secretary
Citizens Utilities Company
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905





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                        INDEX OF EXHIBITS FILED HEREWITH
                        --------------------------------


Exhibit
Number                     Description
- ---------                  ----------------


Exhibit AA                 First Amendment to Stock Option Agreement, dated
                           October 18, 1996, between the Issuer and CUCC

Exhibit BB                 First Amendment to Warrant, dated October 18, 1996,
                           between the Issuer and CUCC

Exhibit CC                 Third Stock Option Agreement, dated October 18,
                           1996, between the Issuer and CUCC








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                                                                EXHIBIT AA

                    FIRST AMENDMENT TO STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                    -----------------------------------------

         THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT ("First
Amendment") is made and entered into effective as of October 18,
1996, by and between CU CapitalCorp., a Delaware corporation
("CUCC"), and Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, CUCC and the Company are parties to that certain
Stock Option Agreement dated as of May 31, 1995 (the "Original
Agreement");

         WHEREAS, requisite Stockholder Approval was obtained on
September 12, 1996, and has not been rescinded, and no further
action by the stockholders of the Company is required in connection
with the Original Agreement or this First Amendment;

         WHEREAS, CUCC or an affiliate thereof has furnished or has
agreed to furnish additional financial support to the Company
and/or its subsidiaries, including through the issuance to Citicorp
North America, Inc. ("CNA") of a letter of comfort and a letter
indemnifying CNA against all events of political, currency exchange
and other cross-border risks in connection with a $75 million
Secured Term Loan Credit Facility for the Company from CNA, the
issuance to Postabank Rt. of a letter of support in connection with
a $170 million Credit Facility for the Hungarian subsidiaries of
the Company from Postabank, and the provision of assurance to CNA
of the repayment by the Company of any and all amounts owed to CNA
by October 15, 1996 in connection with the CNA Credit Facility;

         WHEREAS, CUCC or an affiliate thereof has negotiated the
extension of a $750,000 contingent commitment fee payable by the
Company to CNA in connection with the CNA Credit Facility and a
$2,000,000 interest credit payable to a subsidiary of the Company
by Postabank in connection with the Postabank Credit Facility;

         WHEREAS, CUCC has insisted, as compensation for providing such
additional financial support to the Company and its subsidiaries
and for obtaining such financial benefits for the Company and its
subsidiaries, that the Company (i) extend the exercise periods of
the Warrant, the Two-Year Option, the Three-Year Option and the
Four-Year Option to coincide with the exercise period of the Five-
Year Option, (ii) grant to CUCC the option to purchase an
additional 875,850 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$12.75, exercisable at any time through September 12, 2000, and
(iii) pay to CUCC $750,000;

         WHEREAS, the Company believes that the receipt of such
additional financial support from CUCC and the receipt of the
financial benefits arising from CUCC's negotiations with CNA and
Postabank was and would be in the best interests of all
stockholders of the Company and, therefore, in order to compensate

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CUCC for obtaining such financial benefits for the Company and its
subsidiaries and for providing such additional financial support in
connection with the CNA Credit Facility, and to induce CUCC to
proceed to provide such additional financial support in connection
with the Postabank Credit Facility, the Company is willing (i) to
extend the exercise periods of the Warrant, the Two-Year Option,
the Three-Year Option and the Four-Year Option to coincide with the
exercise period of the Five-Year Option, (ii) concurrently with the
execution of this First Amendment, to enter into a Third Stock
Option Agreement with CUCC granting to CUCC the option to purchase
875,850  additional shares of Common Stock (the "Third Stock Option
Agreement"), and (iii) to pay CUCC $750,000; and

         WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend the Original
Agreement through execution of this First Amendment.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises hereof, the
parties hereby agree as follows:

         1.       The second and third sentences of Sections 1(a), (b) and
(c) of the Original Agreement are each hereby amended to provide
for a five-year exercise period for the Two-Year Option, the Three-
Year Option and the Four-Year Option, such that in each case the
exercise period of such Stock Options would be "from the date of
Stockholder Approval through five (5) years after the date of
Stockholder Approval," and to provide for exercise of any or all of
the Two-Year Option, the Three-Year Option and the Four-Year Option
by written notice to the Company "at any time and from time to time
during such five-year exercise period."

         2.       Clause (B) of Section 3(b)(iv) of the Original Agreement
is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

         "(B) shares of Common Stock issued upon any exercise of any
         option or warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock granted
         to CUCC or any affiliate thereof."

         3.       The Company hereby confirms that the condition to
exercisability of the Stock Options set forth in Section 1(f) of
the Original Agreement has been satisfied and, therefore, that all
of the Stock Options are exercisable in accordance with the terms
of the Original Agreement, as amended by this First Amendment.

         4.       The Company hereby agrees that shares of Common Stock and
options to acquire shares of Common Stock that are issued or
granted to CUCC or any affiliate thereof as compensation for
providing financial support or other services to the Company,
including without limitation the option granted to CUCC pursuant to
the Third Stock Option Agreement, together with any additional
stock options granted to CUCC or shares of Common Stock acquired by
CUCC pursuant to Section 4.3(d) of the Master Agreement to the
extent relating to such compensation shares and stock options,
shall be excluded and not considered when calculating the number of
Three-Year Option Shares, Four-Year Option Shares and Five-Year
Option Shares in accordance with the Original Agreement.

                                        2
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         5.       All other provisions of the Original Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect, except as expressly amended
herein.

         6.       Any capitalized term used in this First Amendment that is
not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning given to
it in the Original Agreement.

         7.       This First Amendment shall in all respects be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
Delaware (except that no effect shall be given to any conflicts of
law principles of the State of Delaware that would require the
application of the laws of any other jurisdiction).  In accordance
with Title 6, Section 2708 of the Delaware Code Annotated, the
parties agree to the jurisdiction of the courts of Delaware and to
be served with legal process from any of such courts.

         8.       This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same document.


                                        3
<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CUCC and the Company have caused this
First Amendment to Stock Option Agreement to be duly executed by
their authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first
written above.


ATTEST:                                     HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.


/s/ Richard P. Halka                        By: /s/ James G. Morrison
- --------------------                        ----------------------------
Richard P. Halka                                    James G. Morrison
Controller                                          Chief Executive Officer


                                            CU CAPITALCORP.


                                            By: /s/ Charles J. Weiss
                                            ---------------------------
                                                    Charles J. Weiss
                                                    Authorized Signatory


                                        4
<PAGE>

                                                             EXHIBIT BB

                           FIRST AMENDMENT TO WARRANT
                           --------------------------

         THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO WARRANT ("First Amendment") is made
and entered into effective as of October 18, 1996, by and between
CU CapitalCorp., a Delaware corporation ("CUCC"), and Hungarian
Telephone and Cable Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, the Company issued and delivered to CUCC that certain
Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of the Company, dated
May 31, 1995 (the "Warrant");

         WHEREAS, CUCC or an affiliate thereof has furnished or has
agreed to furnish additional financial support to the Company
and/or its subsidiaries, including through the issuance to Citicorp
North America, Inc. ("CNA") of a letter of comfort and a letter
indemnifying CNA against all events of political, currency exchange
and other cross-border risks in connection with a $75 million
Secured Term Loan Credit Facility for the Company from CNA, the
issuance to Postabank Rt. of a letter of support in connection with
a $170 million Credit Facility for the Hungarian subsidiaries of
the Company from Postabank, and the provision of assurance to CNA
of the repayment by the Company of any and all amounts owed to CNA
by October 15, 1996 in connection with the CNA Credit Facility;

         WHEREAS, CUCC or an affiliate thereof has negotiated the
extension of a $750,000 contingent commitment fee payable by the
Company to CNA in connection with the CNA Credit Facility and a
$2,000,000 interest credit payable to a subsidiary of the Company
by Postabank in connection with the Postabank Credit Facility;

         WHEREAS, CUCC has insisted, as compensation for providing such
additional financial support to the Company and its subsidiaries
and for obtaining such financial benefits for the Company and its
subsidiaries, that the Company (i) extend the exercise periods of
the Warrant and certain of the Stock Options through September 12,
2000, (ii) grant to CUCC the option to purchase an additional
875,850 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $12.75,
exercisable at any time through September 12, 2000, and (iii) pay
to CUCC $750,000;

         WHEREAS, the Company believes that the receipt of such
additional financial support from CUCC and the receipt of the
financial benefits arising from CUCC's negotiations with CNA and
Postabank was and would be in the best interests of all
stockholders of the Company and, therefore, in order to compensate
CUCC for obtaining such financial benefits for the Company and its
subsidiaries and for providing such additional financial support in
connection with the CNA Credit Facility, and to induce CUCC to
proceed to provide such additional financial support in connection
with the Postabank Credit Facility, the Company is willing (i) to
extend the exercise periods of the Warrant and certain of the Stock
Options through September 12, 2000, (ii) concurrently with the

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execution of this First Amendment, to enter into a Third Stock
Option Agreement with CUCC granting to CUCC the option to purchase
875,850 additional shares of Common Stock (the "Third Stock Option
Agreement"), and (iii) to pay CUCC $750,000; and

         WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend the Warrant through
execution of this First Amendment.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises hereof, the
parties hereby agree as follows:

         1.       The first sentence of the Warrant is hereby amended to
provide for an exercise period for the Warrant that expires at
"5:00 p.m. on September 12, 2000" and that grants the Purchaser
"the right to purchase from the Company at any time before 5:00
p.m. on September 12, 2000."

         2.       Clause (B) of Paragraph (3)(b)(iv) of the Warrant is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

         "(B) shares of Common Stock issued upon any exercise of any
         option or warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock granted
         to CUCC or any affiliate thereof."

         3.       All other provisions of the Warrant shall remain in full
force and effect, except as expressly amended herein.

         4.       Any capitalized term used in this First Amendment that is
not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning given to
it in the Warrant.

         5.       This First Amendment shall in all respects be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
Delaware (except that no effect shall be given to any conflicts of
law principles of the State of Delaware that would require the
application of the laws of any other jurisdiction).  In accordance
with Title 6, Section 2708 of the Delaware Code Annotated, the
parties agree to the jurisdiction of the courts of Delaware and to
be served with legal process from any of such courts.

         6.       This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same document.



                                        2
<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CUCC and the Company have caused this
First Amendment to Warrant to be duly executed by their authorized
representatives, all as of the day and year first written above.


ATTEST:                                     HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.


/s/ Richard P. Halka                        By: /s/ James G. Morrison
- ---------------------                           -----------------------------
Richard P. Halka                                    James G. Morrison
Controller                                          Chief Executive Officer



                                            CU CAPITALCORP.


                                            By: /s/ Charles J. Weiss
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Charles J. Weiss
                                            Authorized Signatory


                                        3

<PAGE>


                                                           EXHIBIT CC

                          THIRD STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                          ----------------------------

         THIS THIRD STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), made as
of October 18, 1996, by and between Hungarian Telephone and Cable
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and CU CapitalCorp.,
a Delaware corporation ("CUCC").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, CUCC or an affiliate thereof has furnished or has
agreed to furnish additional financial support to the Company
and/or its subsidiaries, including through the issuance to Citicorp
North America, Inc. ("CNA") of a letter of comfort and a letter
indemnifying CNA against all events of political, currency exchange
and other cross-border risks in connection with a $75 million
Secured Term Loan Credit Facility for the Company from CNA, the
issuance to Postabank Rt. of a letter of support in connection with
a $170 million Credit Facility for the Hungarian subsidiaries of
the Company from Postabank, and the provision of assurance to CNA
of the repayment by the Company of any and all amounts owed to CNA
by October 15, 1996 in connection with the CNA Credit Facility;

         WHEREAS, CUCC or an affiliate thereof has negotiated the
extension of a $750,000 contingent commitment fee payable by the
Company to CNA in connection with the CNA Credit Facility and a
$2,000,000 interest credit payable to a subsidiary of the Company
by Postabank in connection with the Postabank Credit Facility;

         WHEREAS, CUCC has insisted, as compensation for providing such
additional financial support to the Company and its subsidiaries
and for obtaining such financial benefits for the Company and its
subsidiaries, that the Company (i) extend the exercise periods of
the Warrant, the Two-Year Option, the Three-Year Option and the
Four-Year Option to coincide with the exercise period of the Five-
Year Option (as such terms are defined in the Stock Option
Agreement between the parties dated May 31, 1995, as amended (the
"First Stock Option Agreement")), (ii) grant to CUCC the option to
purchase an additional 875,850 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $12.75, exercisable at any time through
September 12, 2000, and (iii) pay to CUCC $750,000;

         WHEREAS, the Company believes that the receipt of such
additional financial support from CUCC and the receipt of the
financial benefits arising from CUCC's negotiations with CNA and
Postabank was and would be in the best interests of all
stockholders of the Company and, therefore, in order to compensate
CUCC for obtaining such financial benefits for the Company and its
subsidiaries and for providing such additional financial support in
connection with the CNA Credit Facility, and to induce CUCC to
proceed to provide such additional financial support in connection
with the Postabank Credit Facility, the Company is willing
(i) concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, to amend
each of the Warrant and the First Stock Option Agreement to extend
the exercise periods of the Warrant, the Two-Year Option, the

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Three-Year Option and the Four-Year Option to coincide with the
exercise period of the Five-Year Option, (ii) to enter into this
Agreement to grant to CUCC the option to purchase 875,850
additional shares of Common Stock, and (iii) to pay CUCC $750,000;
and

         WHEREAS, the Company now desires to grant CUCC irrevocable
options to purchase authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock
of the Company, which stock options currently would amount to
875,850 shares of Common Stock, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and intending
to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

         1.  Grant of Additional Stock Options.

         (a)      The Company hereby grants to CUCC the irrevocable option
(the "Option") to purchase 875,850 shares of Common Stock (the
"Option Shares") at an initial purchase price of $12.75 per share
(subject to adjustment), payable either in cash or in exchange for
evidences of indebtedness of the Company to CUCC, directly or
through a subsidiary thereof, in an aggregate outstanding amount
equal to the aggregate purchase price for such portion or all of
the Option then being exercised.  The Option may be exercised at
any time and from time to time from the date hereof through
September 12, 2000.  Exercise of the Option may be in whole (at one
time or in multiple parts aggregating the whole) or in part and
shall be effectuated by delivering written notice of such exercise
to the Company at any time and from time to time during such
exercise period.  Any and each such notice of exercise shall set
forth the number of Option Shares to be acquired, the closing date,
and the time and place of the closing.

         (b)      The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees with CUCC that
the Option Shares acquired by CUCC pursuant to exercise of the
Option are and shall be "Registrable Securities," as such term is
defined in that certain Registration Agreement dated as of May 31,
1995, by and between the Company and CUCC (the "Registration
Agreement"), and the terms and conditions of the Registration
Agreement shall apply to such Option Shares.

         2.  Closing Date.  The closing date with respect to the
purchase of any of the Option Shares (the "Closing Date") shall be
not less than three nor more than ten days after the date any
notice of exercise with respect to the Option is given unless a
waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement
Act of 1976 (the "HSR Act"), if applicable, has not expired and/or
all necessary approvals, if any, applicable to such exercise of the
Option pursuant to such exercise notice have not been obtained, in
which case the Closing Date shall be not more than ten days after
the last to occur of such waiting period expiration or the
obtaining of the last such approval.  In addition, in the event
that, after any notice of exercise with respect to the Option is
given, any preliminary or permanent injunction or other order by

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any court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting or otherwise
restraining such exercise of the Option is entered, the Closing
Date shall be extended until ten days after the date such order is
dissolved or otherwise ceases to be in effect.  On the Closing
Date, the aggregate purchase price for the Option Shares that are
the subject of the exercise notice shall be delivered to the
Company and the Company shall issue and deliver one or more
certificates evidencing such Option Shares, and registered in such
manner as the holder of the Option shall direct.

         3.       Changes in the Option Shares; Anti-Dilution Provisions;
                  Purchase Price Reset.

         (a)      For all purposes of this Agreement, the Option Shares
shall mean the Option Shares as if presently outstanding and all
securities or other consideration issued or exchanged with respect
to the Option Shares on any recapitalization, reclassification,
merger, consolidation, share exchange, spin-off, partial or
complete liquidation, stock dividend, split-up or combination of
the securities of the Company or any other change in its capital
structure.

         (b)      Anti-Dilution Provisions.  The respective purchase price
per Option Share from time to time in effect under this Agreement,
and the number and character of HTCC securities covered hereby,
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in certain
instances hereinafter set forth.  The term "Purchase Price" shall
mean the initial purchase price per share for the Option originally
set forth in this Agreement or any price resulting from adjustments
pursuant to the terms hereof.  The number of Option Shares
purchasable upon the exercise of the Option and the Purchase Price
shall be subject to adjustment as follows:

                  (i)  In case the Company shall at any time after the date
         of execution of this Agreement (A) declare or pay a dividend
         in shares of Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of
         Common Stock to holders of Common Stock, (B) subdivide its
         outstanding shares of Common Stock, (C) combine its
         outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of
         shares of Common Stock, or (D) issue any shares of its capital
         stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock (including any
         such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or
         merger in which the Company is the continuing entity), the
         number of Option Shares purchasable upon exercise of the
         Option immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the
         holder of the Option shall be entitled to receive the kind and
         number of Option Shares or other securities of the Company
         which he would have owned or have been entitled to receive
         after the happening of any of the events described above, had
         the Option been exercised immediately prior to the happening
         of such event or any record date with respect thereto.  An
         adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph (i) shall become
         effective immediately after the effective date of such event
         retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.


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                  (ii)  In case the Company shall issue rights, options or
         warrants to all holders of its outstanding Common Stock
         entitling them (for a period of within 45 days after the
         record date mentioned below) to subscribe for or purchase
         shares of Common Stock at a price per share which is lower at
         the record date mentioned below than the Base Value per share
         of Common Stock (as defined in paragraph (v) below), the
         number of Option Shares then purchasable upon exercise of the
         Option shall be determined by multiplying the number of Option
         Shares then purchasable upon exercise of the Option by a
         fraction, of which the numerator shall be the number of shares
         of Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such
         rights, options or warrants plus the number of additional
         shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase,
         and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of
         Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such
         rights, options or warrants plus the number of shares which
         the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of
         Common Stock so offered would purchase at the Base Value per
         share of Common Stock at such record date.  Such adjustment
         shall be made whenever such rights, options or warrants are
         issued, and shall become effective immediately after the
         record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
         receive such rights, options or warrants.

                  (iii)  In case the Company shall distribute to all
                  holders of its shares of Common Stock evidences of its
                  indebtedness or assets (including cash dividends or other
                  distributions in an amount in excess of 25% of
                  consolidated earnings or earned surplus legally available
                  for payment of dividends at the time of the declaration
                  of any such dividend or distribution payable out of
                  consolidated earnings or earned surplus, but excluding
                  dividends or distributions payable in stock for which
                  adjustment is made pursuant to paragraph (i) above or in
                  the paragraph immediately following this paragraph) or
                  rights, options or warrants, or convertible or
                  exchangeable securities containing the right to subscribe
                  for or purchase shares of Common Stock (excluding those
                  referred to in paragraph (ii) above), then in each case
                  the number of Option Shares thereafter purchasable upon
                  the exercise of the Option shall be determined by
                  multiplying the number of Option Shares theretofore
                  purchasable upon the exercise of the Option by a
                  fraction, of which the numerator shall be the then
                  current market price per share of Common Stock (as
                  defined in paragraph (v) below) on the last trading date
                  preceding the ex-dividend date with respect to such
                  distribution, and of which the denominator shall be such
                  market price per share of Common Stock less then fair
                  value (as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors
                  of the Company in good faith, whose determination shall
                  be conclusive) of the portion of the assets or evidences
                  of indebtedness so distributed or of such subscription
                  rights, options or warrants, or of such convertible or

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                  exchangeable securities applicable to one share of Common
                  Stock.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such
                  distribution is made, and shall become effective on the
                  date of distribution retroactive to the record date for
                  the determination of shareholders entitled to receive
                  such distribution.

                  In the event of a distribution by the Company to all
         holders of its shares of Common Stock of stock of a subsidiary
         or securities convertible into or exercisable for such stock,
         then in lieu of an adjustment in the number of Option Shares
         purchasable upon the exercise of the Option, the holder of the
         Option, upon the exercise thereof at any time after such
         distribution, shall be entitled to receive from the Company,
         such subsidiary or both, as the Company shall reasonably
         determine, the stock or other securities to which such holder
         would have been entitled if such holder had exercised the
         Option immediately prior thereto, all subject to further
         adjustment as provided in this subsection (b); provided,
         however, that no adjustment in respect of dividends or
         interest on such stock or other securities shall be made
         during the term of the Option or upon the exercise of the
         Option other than an adjustment which would be required
         pursuant to this Agreement.

                  (iv)  In case the Company shall issue shares of Common
         Stock or rights, options or warrants containing the right to
         subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or securities
         convertible into Common Stock (including amendments and
         modifications to the price, nature or number of any existing
         rights, options or warrants containing the right to subscribe
         for or purchase shares of Common Stock or securities
         convertible into Common Stock other than due to reset, anti-
         dilution or adjustment rights presently contained therein, and
         excluding (A) shares, rights, options, warrants or convertible
         securities issued in any of the transactions described in
         paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) above, (B) shares of Common
         Stock issued upon any exercise of any options or warrants to
         purchase shares of Common Stock granted to CUCC or any
         affiliate thereof or (C) securities issued in exchange for or
         on exercise or conversion of any rights, options or warrants
         described in this paragraph (iv)) for a price per share of
         Common Stock, in the case of the issuance of Common Stock, or
         for the price per share of Common Stock initially deliverable
         upon conversion or exchange of such securities, less than the
         Base Value per share of Common Stock (as defined in paragraph
         (v) below) on the date the Company fixed the offering,
         conversion or exchange price of such additional shares, the
         number of Option Shares thereafter purchasable upon the
         exercise of the Option shall be determined by multiplying the
         number of Option Shares theretofore purchasable upon exercise
         of the Option by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be
         the number of shares of Common Stock so outstanding on such
         date plus the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock so
         issued or offered for subscription or purchase, and of which

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         the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
         outstanding on such date plus the number of shares which the
         aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of
         Common Stock so issued or offered would purchase at the Base
         Value per share of Common Stock at such record date.  Such
         adjustment shall be made whenever such shares, rights,
         options, or warrants are issued or so amended or modified, and
         shall become effective immediately after the effective date of
         such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such
         event.

                  (v)  For the purpose of any computation under paragraphs
         (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this subsection (b), "Base Value per
         share of Common Stock" at any date means the greater of (A)
         the current market price per share of Common Stock on such
         date (computed as described below) or (B) the Purchase Price
         in effect on such date.  The current market price per share of
         Common Stock at any date shall be the average of the daily
         closing prices for 20 consecutive trading days commencing 30
         trading days before the date of such computation.  The closing
         price for each day shall be the last such reported sales price
         regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on
         such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices
         regular way for such day, in each case on the principal
         national securities exchange or in the NASDAQ/NMS to which the
         shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading or,
         if not listed or admitted to trading, the average of the
         closing bid and asked prices of the Common Stock quoted on
         NASDAQ/NMS or any comparable system.  In the absence of one or
         more such quotations, the Company shall determine the current
         market price on the basis of such quotations as it considers
         reasonably appropriate.

                  (vi)  No adjustment in the number of Option Shares
         purchasable hereunder shall be required unless such adjustment
         would result in an increase or decrease of at least one
         percent of the Purchase Price; provided, however, that any
         adjustments which by reason of this paragraph (vi) are not
         required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into
         account in any subsequent adjustment.  All calculations shall
         be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-thousandth
         of a share, as the case may be.

                  (vii)  Whenever the number of Option Shares purchasable
         upon the exercise of the Option is adjusted, as herein
         provided, the Purchase Price payable upon exercise of each the
         Option shall be adjusted by multiplying the appropriate
         Purchase Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a
         fraction, of which the numerator shall be the number of Option
         Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the applicable the
         Option immediately prior to such adjustment, and of which the
         denominator shall be the number of such Option Shares
         purchasable thereunder immediately thereafter.


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                  (viii)  No adjustment in the number of Option Shares
         purchasable upon the exercise of the Option need be made under
         paragraphs (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this subsection (b) if the
         Company issues or distributes to the holder of the Option the
         shares, rights, options, warrants, or convertible or
         exchangeable securities, or the evidences of indebtedness or
         assets referred to in those paragraphs which the holder of the
         Option would have been entitled to receive had the Option been
         exercised prior to the happening of such event or the record
         date with respect thereto.  No adjustment in the number of
         Option Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Option need
         be made for sales or issuances of Common Stock or rights,
         options or warrants to purchase Common Stock pursuant to (A)
         a Company plan for Company shareholders generally for
         reinvestment of dividends, (B) rights, options or warrants, or
         convertible or exchangeable securities or agreements to issue
         rights, options or warrants or convertible or exchangeable
         securities, outstanding on the date hereof and not
         subsequently modified or amended in any manner that would
         otherwise cause the number of Option Shares to be adjusted
         hereunder, or (C) options for the purchase of Common Stock
         granted by the Company from time to time pursuant to its
         employee stock option plans approved by Company stockholders,
         with such number of shares subject to adjustment as provided
         in the plans.

                  (ix)  For the purpose of this subsection (b), the term
         "shares of Common Stock" shall mean (A) the class of stock
         designated as the Common Stock of the Company at the date
         hereof, or (B) any other class(es) of stock resulting from
         successive changes or reclassifications of such shares
         consisting solely of changes in par value, or from par value
         to no par value, or from no par value to par value.  In the
         event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made
         pursuant to paragraph (i) above, the holder hereof shall
         become entitled to purchase any securities of the Company
         other than shares of Common Stock, thereafter the number of
         such other shares so purchasable upon exercise of the Option
         and the Purchase Price of such shares shall be subject to
         adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as
         nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with
         respect to the Option Shares contained in paragraphs (i)
         through (viii), inclusive, above, and to the extent
         appropriate the other provisions of this Agreement that are
         applicable, with respect to the Option Shares, shall apply on
         like terms to any such other securities.

                  (x)  Upon the expiration of any rights, options, warrants
         or conversion or exchange privileges, if any thereof shall not
         have been exercised, the Purchase Price and the number of
         shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the
         Option shall, upon such expiration, be readjusted and shall
         thereafter be such as they would have been had they been
         originally adjusted (or had the original adjustment not been
         required, as the case may be) as if (A) the only shares of

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         Common Stock so issued were the shares of Common Stock, if
         any, actually issued or sold upon the exercise of such rights,
         options, warrants or conversion or exchange privileges and (B)
         such shares of Common Stock, if any, were issued or sold for
         the consideration actually received by the Company upon such
         exercise plus the aggregate consideration, if any, actually
         received by the Company for the issuance, sale or grant of all
         such rights, options, warrants or conversion or exchange
         privileges whether or not exercised; provided, however, that
         no such readjustment shall have the effect of increasing the
         Purchase Price or decreasing the number of shares of Common
         Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Option by an amount
         in excess of the amount of the adjustment initially made in
         respect to the issuance, sale or grant of such rights,
         options, warrants or conversion or exchange privilege.

                  (c)      Rights Upon Certain Corporate Transactions.  If,
prior to the expiration of the Option by exercise or by its terms,
the Company shall be recapitalized by reclassifying its outstanding
Common Stock into shares with a different par value or by changing
its outstanding Common Stock with par value to shares without par
value, or the Company or a successor corporation shall consolidate
or merge with or convey all or substantially all of its or of any
successor corporation's property and assets to any other
corporation or corporations, or the Company or a successor
corporation or corporations shall distribute Common Stock or other
assets pursuant to, without limitation, any spin-off, split-off, or
other distribution of assets, the holder of the Option shall
thereafter have the right to purchase, upon the basis and on the
terms and conditions and during the time specified in this
Agreement, in lieu of the Common Stock of the Company theretofore
purchasable upon the exercise of the Option, such shares,
securities or assets as may be issued or payable with respect to,
or in exchange for, the number of share of Common Stock of the
Company theretofore purchasable upon the exercise of the Option had
the Option been exercised immediately prior to such
recapitalization, consolidation, merger, conveyance or
distribution.

                  (d)      Rights Upon Liquidation.  If, at any time while the
Option shall remain unexpired and unexercised, the Company shall
dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs, the holder of the
Option may in connection with such event receive, upon exercise
hereof, in lieu of each share of Common Stock of the Company which
it would have been entitled to receive the same kind and amount of
any securities or assets as may be issuable, distributable or
payable upon any such dissolution, liquidation or winding up with
respect to each share of Common Stock of the Company.

                  (e)      Notice of Changes.  In the event (i) the Company
shall issue any shares of Common Stock, options or rights to
subscribe for shares of Common Stock, or any securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, or adjust or reset
the conversion price of any such options, rights or convertible
securities, or the nature or number thereof, other than pursuant to

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the terms thereof as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (ii)
the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock
for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend payable
otherwise than in cash or any other distribution in respect of the
Common Stock pursuant to, without limitation, any spin-off,
split-off, or distribution of the Company's assets, (iii) the
Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for
the purpose of entitling them to subscribe for or purchase any
shares of any class or to receive any other rights, (iv) of any
classification, reclassification or other reorganization or
recapitalization of the shares which the Company is authorized to
issue, consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, or conveyance of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, or (v) of the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, and in
such event, the Company shall mail to the holder of the Option a
notice, at least ten (10) days prior to the record date for, or if
no record date, then at least thirty (30) days prior to the date or
expected date on which such event is to take place, stating the
nature and relevant dates for such event, including the date or
expected date, if any is to be fixed, as of which holders of Common
Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock
for securities or other property deliverable upon, and a
description of, such reclassification/reorganization,
consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or
winding up, as the case may be.

                  (f)      Reduction of Purchase Price Below Par Value.  As a
condition precedent to the taking of any action which would cause
an adjustment reducing the Purchase Price below then par value of
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise hereof, the
Company will take such corporation action as may be necessary in
order that it may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted Purchase
Price.

         4.  Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The
Company represents to CUCC as follows:

                  (a)      The Company has the full power and authority to
execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated here.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
granting of the Option have been approved by all requisite
corporate action on the part of the Company, and no further action
is necessary to authorize such acts.

                  (b)      This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by the Company, and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its
terms;

                  (c)      The authorized capital stock of the Company consists
of (i) 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock of which, as of the date
hereof, 4,171,626 are issued and outstanding and 4,742,540 shares

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are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of currently
outstanding rights, warrants and options to purchase shares of
Common Stock and the conversion of currently outstanding securities
convertible into shares of Common Stock other than the Option, and
(ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, none of which are
outstanding or reserved for issuance.  There exist no liens,
claims, options, preemptive rights, proxies, voting agreements,
charges or encumbrances of whatever nature affecting the Option
Shares other than as provided in this Agreement;

                  (d)      The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
performance of this Agreement by the Company will not (i) require
the consent, waiver, approval, license or authorization of or any
filing with any person or governmental authority (other than
pursuant to the HSR Act), (ii) violate the certificate of
incorporation, by-laws, or other organizational documents of the
Company, (iii) with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of
time or both, conflict with or result in a breach of any terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default or give rise to a right of
acceleration under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of Company
under any indenture, mortgage, agreement, note or other instrument
to which the Company is a party or by which its property is bound
or (iv) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation,
judgment, order or decree of any governmental authority or court
having jurisdiction over Company or any of its property;

                  (e)      Upon issuance by the Company of the Option Shares in
accordance herewith, such shares of Common Stock will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and the holder of such
Option Shares will have good title to such Option Shares, free and
clear of all liens, claims, options, preemptive rights,  proxies,
voting agreements, charges or encumbrances of whatever nature
affecting such Option Shares; and

                  (f)      There exists no restriction on the Company's
issuance and delivery of the Option Shares, nor is the Company
required to obtain the approval of any person or governmental
authority (other than to the extent required under the HSR Act) to
effect the sale of the any of the Option Shares.

         5.  Covenants of the Company.  The Company covenants with CUCC
that, during the term of this Agreement:

                  (a)      The Company will cooperate with the holder of the
Option in obtaining any regulatory or governmental approvals
necessary in order to exercise the Option;

                  (b)      The Company shall reserve and keep available from
its authorized but unissued shares of its Common Stock or other
capital stock as may be the subject of the Option such number of
shares thereof as are issuable upon exercise of the Option, and
shall not issue any such shares, or make any agreement, commitment
or arrangement to issue any such shares, or issue any option,

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warrant or other security exercisable for or convertible into any
such shares, other than the Option; and

                  (c)      No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued
in connection with any purchase hereunder but in lieu of such
fractional shares, the Company shall make a cash refund therefor
equal in amount to the product of the applicable fraction
multiplied by the Purchase Price then in effect and applicable to
the Option Shares being purchased.

         6.  Term.  This Agreement shall be and remain in effect from
the date hereof until September 12, 2001.

         7.  Miscellaneous.  Any shares of Common Stock purchased by
the holder of the Option pursuant to this Agreement will be
acquired for investment only and not with a view to any public
distribution thereof, and such person will not offer, sell or
otherwise dispose of such shares so acquired by it in violation of
the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any applicable state securities laws.

         8.  Notices.  Any notice, request, instruction or other
document to be given hereunder by any party to the others shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given on the next
business day after the same is sent, if delivered personally or
sent by telecopy or overnight delivery, or five calendar days after
the same is sent, if sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, as set forth below, or to such
other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing in
accordance with the terms hereof by the party to receive such
notice.

                  (a)      If to CUCC, to:

                           CU CapitalCorp.
                           c/o Citizens Utilities Company
                           High Ridge Park
                           Stamford, CT 06905
                           Facsimile No.: 203/329-4651
                           Attn:  General Counsel

                           with a required copy to:

                           Fleischman and Walsh, L.L.P.
                           1400 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C.  20036
                           Facsimile No.:  202/745-0916
                           Attn:  Jeffry L. Hardin

                  (b)      If to the Company, to:

                           Hungary Telephone and Cable Corp.
                           100 First Stamford Place
                           Stamford, CT  06902
                           Facsimile No.:  203/348-0128

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                           Attention:  General Counsel

         9.  Specific Enforcement.  The Company acknowledges that the
holder of the Option would be irrevocably damaged in the event that
any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by the
Company in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise
breached.  It is accordingly agreed that the holder of the Option
shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and specifically to enforce this
Agreement and the terms and provisions thereof in addition to any
other remedy to which the holder of the Option may be entitled at
law or in equity.

         10.  Expenses.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all fees
and expenses incurred by the Company, and all sales, transfer or
other similar taxes payable in connection with this Agreement
(including, but not limited to, any transfer taxes payable in
connection with the sale of the Option Shares), will be borne by
the Company, and all fees and expenses incurred by CUCC in
connection with this Agreement will be borne by CUCC.

         11.  Brokerage.  CUCC and the Company each represents and
warrants to the other that neither it nor any of its affiliates has
entered into or will enter into any contract, agreement,
arrangement or understanding with any person or firm which will
result in the obligation of the other to pay any finder's fee,
brokerage commission or similar payment in connection with this
Agreement, the Option or the transaction contemplated hereby.  CUCC
and the Company each agrees to indemnify and hold the other
harmless from and against any and all claims or liabilities for
finder's fees, brokerage commissions or similar payments incurred
by reason of any action taken by it or its affiliates.

         12.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall for all
purposes be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
together shall constitute but one instrument.

         13.  Assignment.  No party hereto shall assign its rights and
obligations under this Agreement or any part thereof, nor shall any
party assign or delegate any of its rights or duties hereunder
without the prior written consent of the other party, and any
assignment made without such consent shall be void; provided, that
the rights and obligations of CUCC hereunder may be assigned to and
assumed by a subsidiary of CUCC.  Except as otherwise provided
herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.

         14.  Governing Law; Forum; Consent to Jurisdiction.  This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws thereof.  Each of the parties to
this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) consent
to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State

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of Delaware for any proceeding arising in connection with this
Agreement (and each such party agrees not to commence any such
proceeding, except in such courts), (ii) to the extent such party
is not a resident of the State of Delaware, agrees to appoint an
agent in the State of Delaware as such party's agent for acceptance
of legal process in any such proceeding against such party with the
same legal force and validity as if served upon such party
personally within the State of Delaware, and to notify promptly
each other party hereto of the name and address of such agent,
(iii) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such
proceeding in the courts of the State of Delaware, and (iv) waives,
and agrees not to plead or to make, any claim that any such
proceeding brought in any court of the State of Delaware has been
brought in an improper or otherwise inconvenient forum.

         15.  Further Assurance.  If the holder of the Option shall
exercise the Option in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
from time to time and without additional consideration, then the
Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, such additional or further transfers, assignments,
endorsements, consents and other instruments as the holder of the
Option may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively
carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Third Stock Option Agreement on the date first written.


ATTEST:                                     HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.



By:/s/ Richard P. Halka                     By:/s/ James G. Morrison
   --------------------                        ---------------------------
   Richard P. Halka                                James G. Morrison
   Controller                                      Chief Executive Officer



                                            CU CAPITALCORP.


                                            By:/s/ Charles J. Weiss
                                               --------------------------
                                                   Charles J. Weiss
                                                   Authorized Signatory










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