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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _____________________)*
DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORK CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
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(Title of Class of Securities)
238017107
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(CUSIP Number)
*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 containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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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CUSIP NO. 238017107 13G PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OR REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Roger R. Brodersen
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER
5
SHARES 1,473,069
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BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
6
OWNED BY 76,149
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 1,473,069
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PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
WITH 76,149
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
1,549,218
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
Not Applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
14.0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 238017107 13G PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Data Transmission Network Corporation
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Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
9110 West Dodge Road, Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68114
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Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Roger R. Brodersen
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Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
9110 West Dodge Road, Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68114
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Item 2(c) Citizenship:
United States of America
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Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
238017 10 7
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Item 3(a) through (h):
Not Applicable
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Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: (as of December 31, 1996)
1,549,218
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Item 4(b) Percent of Class:
14.0%
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Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,473,069
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 76,149
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,473,069
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 76,149
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CUSIP NO. 238017107 13G PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following [_]
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Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent of Behalf of Another Person:
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Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
Not applicable
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Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable
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Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable
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Item 10 Certification:
Not applicable
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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.
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Date
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Signature
Roger R. Brodersen, Chairman & CEO
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