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            U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                           
                     Washington, D.C.  20549                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                           FORM 10-QSB                                         
                                                                               
          X  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)                        
              OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.                          
          For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997                         
                                                                               
                               OR                                              
                                                                               
          _ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)                        
                  OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.                                 
                                                                               
                Commission File Number 33-3746-LA                              
                                                                               
                       FONE AMERICA, INC.                                      
         (Name of small business issuer in its charter)                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
          NEVADA                                  91-1355620                   
   (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer                 
   incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)             
                                                                               
        12323 SW 66TH AVENUE  PORTLAND,  OREGON    97223                       
 (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)                       
                                                                               
 Issuer's telephone number, including area code:  (503) 620-2400               
                                                                               
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be                  
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past               
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was                  
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such               
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes X   No __                       
                                                                               
As of July 31, 1997 there were 17,332,164 shares of Common Stock               
($0.01 par value) outstanding.                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
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                              INDEX                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                            Page               
Part I    Financial Information                                                
                                                                               
     Item 1.  Financial Statements                                             
                                                                               
              Condensed Balance Sheets as of                 3                 
              June 30, 1997 (Unaudited) and                                    
              September 30, 1996                                               
                                                                               
              Condensed Statements of Operations             4                 
              (Unaudited) for the Three Months and                             
              Nine Months Ended June 30, 1997 and                              
              1996                                                             
                                                                               
              Condensed Statements of Cash Flows             5                 
              (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended                            
              June 30, 1997 and 1996                                           
                                                                               
              Notes to Condensed Financial                   6                 
              Statements                                                       
                                                                               
     Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis           7                 
              of Financial Condition and Results of                            
              Operations                                                       
                                                                               
Part II.  Other Information                                                    
                                                                               
     Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                              8                 
     Item 2.  Changes in Securities                          8                 
     Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities                8                 
     Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of             8                 
              Security Holders                                                 
     Item 5.  Other Information                              8                 
     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K               8                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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Fone America, Inc.                                                             
Condensed Balance Sheets                                                       
                                                                               
Thosands of dollars, except share amounts                                      
                                                      June 30,   September 30, 
Assets                                                    1997            1996 
                                                   (unaudited)                 
  Current Assets:                                                              
                                                                               
       Cash and cash equivalents                    $       -       $   1,653  
       Accounts receivable, net                         1,247             679  
       Deposits and other                                 263             416  
  Total currents assets                                 1,510           2,747  
                                                                               
  Plant, property and equipment, net                    3,972           4,736  
                                                                               
  Notes receivable                                        457              72  
                                                                               
  Other assets                                             20              20  
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Total assets                                      $   5,959       $   7,575  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)                                 
  Current liabilities:                                                         
                                                                               
       Checks issued in  excess of bank             $      31       $       -  
       Notes payable                                      498             580  
       Accounts payable                                 4,502           3,756  
       Other accrued liabilities                        1,046           1,037  
       Current portion of long-term obligation            500             791  
  Total current liabilities                             6,577           6,164  
                                                                               
  Long-term obligations, net of current portion         4,695           4,704  
  Net deferred tax liabilities                            428             428  
                                                                               
  Shareholders' equity (deficit):                                              
                                                                               
       Common stock, $.001 par value, authorized           17              15  
         shares; issued and outstanding 17,332,164 ;                           
         (14,540,000 at September 30, 1996)                                    
       Additional paid-in capital                        1319           1,043  
       Retained  deficit                               (7,078)         (4,779) 
  Total shareholders' deficit                          (5,741)         (3,721) 
  Total liabilities and shareholders' equity        $   5,959       $   7,575  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Notes to the financial statements as of September 30, 1996 substantially apply 
to the June 30, 1997 interim financial statements and are not repeated here in 
their entirety.                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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Fone America, Inc.                                                             
Condensed Statements of Operations                                             
(Unaudited)                                                                    
                                           Three months          Nine months   
                                          ended June 30,        ended June 30, 
Thousands of dollars, except share data   1997       1996    1997        1996  
                                                                               
Revenues                              $  229    $  4,702  $ 3,480    $ 15,075  
                                                                               
Cost of revenues                         265       3,591    3,332      12,233  
Gross margin                             (36)      1,111      148       2,842  
                                                                               
Operating expenses:                                                            
                                                                               
Sales, general & administra              485         898    1,847       2,296  
Non-recurring write-down of                                                    
   reorganization value                    -       1,850        -       1,850  
Non-recurring contract                                                         
   termination                             -           -      297           -  
New product introduction                 124           -      205           -  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Income (loss) from continuing                                                  
  operations                            (645)     (1,636)   (2,201)    (1,304) 
                                                                               
Other income (expense):                                                        
    Interest expense                     (18)       (206)     (242)      (650) 
    Gain (loss) on sale of assets          -           -       143           - 
                                                                               
Net loss from continuing operations     (663)     (1,842)   (2,299)    (1,954) 
                                                                               
Net income (loss) from                                                         
 discountinued  operations            $    -    $     (4) $      -   $    (10) 
                                                                               
Net loss                                (663)     (1,847)   (2,299)    (1,964) 
                                                                               
Net loss per share                  ($0.0404)   ($0.1228) ($0.1516)  ($0.1306) 
                                                                               
Weighted average shares outstanding14,540,000 15,040,000 14,540,000 15,040,000 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Notes to the financial statements as of September 30, 1996 substantially apply 
to the June 30, 1997 interim financial statements and are not repeated here in 
their entirety.                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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FONE AMERICA, INC.                                                             
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows                                             
(Unaudited)                                                                    
                                                                               
thousands of dollars                               nine months ended June 30,  
                                                        1997             1996  
Cash flows from operating activities:                                          
                                                                               
  Net loss from continuing operatio                   (2,299)          (1,954) 
  Net cash used for discontinued operations                -               65  
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash                                
    (used for) provided by operating activities:                               
      Depreciation and amortization                      609            1,160  
      Amortization of reorganization value                 0              109  
      Non-recurring write-down of reorganization value                  1,850  
      Non-recurring non cash gain on sale of assets     (143)               -  
                                                                               
      Changes in assets and liabilities:                                       
        Notes receivable                                 (55)               -  
        Accounts receivable, net                        (568)            (806) 
        Accounts payable                                 745              233  
        Deposits and other                               152                6  
        Other accrued liabilities                          9              510  
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities  (1,550)           1,173  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Cash flows from investing activities:                                          
                                                                               
  Equipment purchases                                    (16)             (92) 
  Changes in other assets                                  -             (172) 
Net cash used for investing activities                   (16)            (264) 
                                                                               
Cash flows from financing activities:                                          
                                                                               
  Proceeds from notes payable                            134                5  
  Repayments of notes payable                            (66)            (137) 
  Repayments of long-term debt                           (25)            (152) 
  Repayments of capitalized lease obligations           (291)          (1,109) 
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                 130               60  
Net cash used for financing activities                  (118)          (1,333) 
                                                                               
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                 (1,684)            (424) 
                                                                               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       1,653            1,960  
                                                                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period               (31)           1,536  
                                                                               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                              
    Cash paid for interest                               159              629  
                                                                               
Notes to the financial statements as of September 30, 1996 substantially apply 
to the June 30, 1997 interim financial statements and are not repeated here in 
their entirety.                                                                
                                                                               
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ITEM 1.   NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)                  
                                                                               
      Basis  of  Presentation      The accounting  and  reporting              
policies  of  Fone  America, Inc. conform to  generally  accepted              
accounting  principles.   The  condensed  consolidated  financial              
statements for the six months ended March 31, 1997 are  unaudited              
and  do not include all information or footnotes necessary for  a              
complete   presentation  of  financial  condition,   results   of              
operations  and  cash  flows.  The interim  financial  statements              
include  all  adjustments, consisting only  of  normal  recurring              
accruals,  which  in the opinion of management are  necessary  in              
order  to  make  the financial statements not misleading.   These              
financial  statements  should be read  in  conjunction  with  the              
company's  September 30, 1996 audited financial statements  which              
are included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2              
dated  February 7, 1997.  The results of operations for  the  six              
months ended March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the              
results  to be expected for the entire year ending September  30,              
1997.                                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS                                  
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS                               
                                                                               
General  The Company's revenues through June                                   
30, 1997 were generated through the sales and                                  
use of prepaid cellular telephones and                                         
prepaid telephone calling cards                                                
("telecards".)                                                                 
                                                                               
Most telecards are sold through vending                                        
machines placed in convenience stores,                                         
colleges, and other similar locations.                                         
Certain brands of telecards are designed for                                   
sales to specific markets such as the                                          
Mensajara card for the Hispanic market.                                        
                                                                               
Prepaid cellular phones are sold through                                       
retail locations, most of which are found in                                   
the states of Oregon, Hawaii, and Washington.                                  
After purchasing a phone the consumer buys                                     
additional time for the phone as the need                                      
arises resulting in additional revenue for                                     
the Company.                                                                   
                                                                               
Results of Operations   Revenue for the three                                  
months ended June 30, 1997 declined                                            
significantly (down 95%) from the similar                                      
period in the prior year due to the end of                                     
the DriveLine telecard contract in October                                     
1996. The decline in revenue for the nine                                      
month period was 77.3% from the prior year.                                    
This decline was anticipated and the Company                                   
has been working to develop new products such                                  
as the prepaid cellular telephone and prepaid                                  
pager to compensate for this loss of revenue.                                  
Sales of the cellular phones were hurt when                                    
the new phones scheduled by the manufacturer                                   
to arrive in early May were repeatedly                                         
delayed into August.  This resulted in                                         
retailers running out of inventory and being                                   
unable to fill customer demand for the                                         
product.                                                                       
                                                                               
In the meantime, management retained much of                                   
the Company staff anticipating the arrival of                                  
the phones which drove up the direct cost of                                   
customer service and other expenses causing a                                  
negative margin for the three month period.                                    
                                                                               
Similarly, the telecommunications expenses of                                  
the prepaid telecards was increased due to                                     
the loss of volume connected to the end of                                     
the DriveLine contract.  With lower volume                                     
levels, the cost per minute of transmission                                    
was higher due to contractual volume gates.                                    
This too contributed to the negative margins                                   
during the period, especially on                                               
international calls.                                                           
                                                                               
The overall result of these events was that                                    
there was an  net loss of $663 thousand for                                    
the three month period compared to a loss of                                   
$1,636 thousand for the same period in the                                     
prior year.  The major contributing factor to                                  
the prior year results for the period was a                                    
one-time charge of $1,850 thousand associated                                  
with the write off of Reorganization Value as                                  
reported previously.                                                           
                                                                               
Liquidity and Capital Resources   The Company                                  
has experienced a severe cash shortfall due                                    
to the decline in business and the delays of                                   
having new products to sell.  This has                                         
resulted in an increase in payables which                                      
created significant pressures on management                                    
to resolve the short term cash crisis.                                         
Management has sought outside financing from                                   
a variety of sources, but has not been                                         
successful in raising external capital.                                        
                                                                               
To satisfy certain critical payments,                                          
officers have advanced funds to the Company                                    
or paid corporate obligations from personal                                    
monies.  In addition, the Company sold its                                     
telecard business to a former officer in July                                  
and will continue to receive a percentage of                                   
the revenue from this business.  Similarly,                                    
some of the retail cell phone accounts were                                    
sold under similar terms and conditions.                                       
While this allows the Company to both                                          
concentrate on new products with more profit                                   
potential and receive a continuing revenue                                     
stream into the future on the old business,                                    
there are negative cash flow consequences of                                   
these actions in the short term.                                               
                                                                               
Management will continue to seek external                                      
capital while at the same time attempting to                                   
meet the daily cash needs; however, there is                                   
no assurance that management will be                                           
successful in its efforts.                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
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PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION                                                   
                                                                               
ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS                                                    
                                                                               
      Reference  is  made  to the Prospectus  (Form  SB-2)  dated              
February  7,  1997  for  a  complete  discussion  of  its   legal              
proceedings.                                                                   
                                                                               
ITEM 2.   CHANGES IN SECURITIES                                                
                                                                               
None                                                                           
                                                                               
ITEM 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES                                      
                                                                               
None                                                                           
                                                                               
ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS                  
                                                                               
ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION                                                    
                                                                               
None                                                                           
                                                                               
ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K                                     
                                                                               
    RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR AND OFFICER                                        
                                                                               
On June 18, 1997 Mr. Howard M. Higa resigned his seat on the                   
Fone America, Inc. Board of Directors and his position as                      
Chairman.  Mr. Peter H. Jacobs was named Chairman of the                       
Board June 23, 1997. Mr. Joseph J. Joseph resigned his position                
as Vice President of Operations on June 30, 1997.                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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                           Signatures                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange                 
Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant caused this report to be               
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly                        
authorized.                                                                    
                                                                               
                         Fone America, Inc.                                    
                                                                               
Date:     August 14, 1997                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
                         James L. Forney                                       
                              /s/ James L. Forney                              
                         As Chief Financial Officer on behalf of               
                         of Registrant, and as Registrant's Principal          
                         Financial & Accounting Officer                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               


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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM AUDITED    
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR(S) ENDED 09/30/95 AND 09/30/96 AND COMPANY   
PREPARED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 06/30/96 AND 06/30/97 AND  
IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS         
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<NAME> FONE AMERICA, INC.                                                      
                                                                               
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