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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549






                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT


                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 4, 1996



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                                   PRONET INC.
               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)


   DELAWARE                         0-16029                    75-1832168
(State or other              (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                                           Identification Number)
incorporation)

 6340 LBJ FREEWAY                                                75240
  DALLAS, TEXAS                                                (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal
  Executive Offices)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 687-2000




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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

     (a)  SIGNING OF DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT  FOR NATIONWIDE PAGING, INC.      
On January 9, 1996, ProNet Inc. (the "Company") signed a definitive agreement 
to purchase the outstanding capital stock of Nationwide Paging, Inc. 
("Nationwide") for an amount to be determined based upon the terms of the 
agreement.  Nationwide serves more than 70,000 subscribers in Los Angeles.  
This transaction is subject to various conditions and approvals and is 
anticipated to close in the second quarter of 1996. Based on the unaudited 
financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 1995, 
Nationwide does not qualify as a significant acquisition by the Company in 
accordance with the definition of a significant acquisition in Rule 3.05 of 
Regulation S-X.

     (b)  PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES
     Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are certain pro forma condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company of its
completed and pending acquisitions.

     (c)  ACQUISITION OF A.G.R. ELECTRONICS, INC. AND AFFILIATES, TOTAL 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC. AND WILLIAMS METRO COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 
AND AFFILIATES   
   On February 6, 1996, the Company announced that it completed the 
previously announced acquisitions of three Florida-based companies, A.G.R. 
Electronics, Inc. and affiliates ("AGR"), Total Communication Services, Inc. 
("Total") and Williams Metro Communications Corp. and affiliates 
("Williams").  AGR, which will add more than 50,000 subscribers, was acquired 
for approximately $6.5 million which was paid in cash at closing.  Williams, 
which will add more than 6,500 subscribers, was acquired for approximately 
$2.7 million which was paid in cash at closing.  Total, which adds more than 
13,000 subscribers, was acquired for approximately $2.2 million of which 
$400,000 was paid in cash and $1.8 million in common stock of the Company at 
closing.  In addition, upon the final grant of certain licenses, the Company 
would pay an additional $1.5 million for AGR and $400,000 for Total.  The 
purchase prices include payments for accounts receivable, pager inventory and 
certain fixed assets associated with the operation of the paging systems.  
Based on the unaudited financial statements as of and for the year ended 
December 31, 1995, AGR, Total and Williams do not qualify as significant 
acquisitions by the Company in accordance with the definition of a 
significant acquisition in Rule 3.05 of Regulation S-X.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     The following pro forma financial information is attached hereto and filed
as part of this report:

     (b)  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

          -    Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet for the Company as of
               December 31, 1995, consolidating the assets and certain
               liabilities of  the Company, Sun Paging Communications ("Sun"),
               SigNet Paging of Raleigh, Inc. ("Signet Raleigh"), Cobbwells,
               Inc. dba Page One ("Page One"), AGR, Total, Williams and
               Nationwide.
          -    Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of
               Operations for the Company for the year ended December 31, 1995,
               incorporating the operating revenues and expenses of  the
               Company, Signet Paging of Charlotte, Inc. ("Signet"), Carrier
               Paging Systems, Inc. ("Carrier"), All City Communication Company,
               Inc. ("All City"), Metropolitan Houston Paging Services, Inc.
               ("Metropolitan"), Americom Paging Corporation ("Americom"), Gold
               Coast Paging, Inc. ("Gold Coast"), Lewis Paging, Inc. ("Lewis"),
               Paging and Cellular of Texas, a Sole Proprietorship ("Paging &
               Cellular"), Apple Communication, Inc. ("Apple"), Sun, Signet
               Raleigh, Page One, AGR, Total, Williams and Nationwide.

     The Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations include
reasonable estimates of costs and expenses which will be incurred by the Company
in connection with the operation of Signet, Carrier, All City, Metropolitan,
Americom, Gold Coast, Lewis, Paging & Cellular, Apple, Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page
One, AGR, Total, Williams and Nationwide. The pro forma condensed consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical
consolidated financial statements of the Registrant.

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are pro forma condensed consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto of the Company and its completed and
pending acquisitions.


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     (c)  EXHIBITS.

          Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of ProNet Inc.:

          99.1      Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
                         December 31, 1995 (unaudited)
                    Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for
                         the year ended December 31, 1995 (unaudited)


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                                             SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


                                             PRONET INC.
                                             (Registrant)




                                             By:   /s/  JAN E. GAULDING
                                              --------------------------
                                                    Jan E. Gaulding
                                                 Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                    (principal financial and accounting officer)

Date:  April 4, 1996

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


          Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of ProNet Inc.:

          99.1 Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of 
                    December 31, 1995 (unaudited)
               Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the
                    year ended December 31,  1995 (unaudited)


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              PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


     Since January 1995, the Company has completed the acquisitions of all of 
the outstanding capital stock of Metropolitan, Apple, Page One, AGR, Total 
and Williams and substantially all of the paging assets of Signet, Carrier, 
All City, Americom, Lewis, Gold Coast, Paging & Cellular, Sun and Signet 
Raleigh (collectively, the "Completed Acquisitions").  The Company has signed 
a definitive agreement to acquire the outstanding capital stock of 
Nationwide. The combination of the Completed Acquisitions and Nationwide is 
referred to as the "Acquisitions".

     The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance 
sheet of the Company combines the historical consolidated balance sheet of 
the Company and the balance sheets of  Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR, 
Total, Williams and Nationwide as if the acquisitions had occurred on 
December 31, 1995.  The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed statement 
of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1995 combines 
the historical consolidated statement of operations of the Company and the 
statements of operations of the Acquisitions as if the Acquisitions had 
occurred on January 1, 1995, and assumes that they were funded with the 
proceeds of the Company's $100 million senior subordinated notes (the 
"Notes") or by borrowings under the Company's credit facility.

     The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements do not purport 
to represent what the Company's results of operations would have been had the 
Acquisitions occurred on the dates indicated or for any future period or 
date. The pro forma adjustments give effect to available information and 
assumptions that management believes are reasonable.  The pro forma condensed 
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 
Company's historical consolidated financial statements and the financial 
statements of certain Acquisitions and the notes thereto included or 
incorporated elsewhere herein.

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                          PRONET INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995

                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                     ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             SIGNET
                                  PRONET           SUN      RALEIGH      PAGE ONE      AGR          TOTAL
                               ------------   ----------  ----------    ----------  ---------    ----------
                                                                             (in thousands)
<S>                            <C>            <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>
Current Assets . . . . . . . .  $   22,153     $    420    $     89      $   34      $   241      $   143   
 
Equipment
 Pagers. . . . . . . . . . . .      36,789          548       1,779         269           25          106   
 Communications
  equipment. . . . . . . . . .      26,051        1,969         437         --           --            34   
Security systems'
 equipment . . . . . . . . . .      11,866         --           --          --           --           --    
Office and other . . . . . . .       7,179           44         306        1,950         879          191   
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    --------      -------   
                                    81,885        2,561       2,522        2,219         904          331   
Less allowance for
 depreciation. . . . . . . . .      34,203        1,713       1,533        1,044         418          152   
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    --------      -------   
                                    47,682          848         989        1,175         486          179   
Goodwill and other assets,
 net . . . . . . . . . . . . .     117,134          498         --            --          20            4   
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    --------      -------   
TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . .  $  186,969     $  1,766    $  1,078      $ 1,209    $    747      $   326   
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    --------      -------   
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    --------      -------   
<CAPTION>

                                                         PRO FORMA                 PRO FORMA
                                 WILLIAMS     NATIONWIDE ADJUSTMENTS      INDEX   CONSOLIDATED
                               -----------   ----------- -----------    -------- -------------
<S>                            <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>      <C>
Current Assets . . . . . . . .  $      311     $    218   $  (7,845)      (A),(C)   $ 15,764 

Equipment
 Pagers. . . . . . . . . . . .         297          517        (178)        (A)       40,152 

 Communications
  equipment. . . . . . . . . .         406        1,002      (1,819)        (A)       28,080 
Security systems'
 equipment . . . . . . . . . .          --          --           --                   11,866 
Office and other . . . . . . .          --          101      (2,509)        (A)        8,141 
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    -------- 
                                       703        1,620      (4,506)                  88,239 
Less allowance for
 depreciation. . . . . . . . .         567          406      (5,833)        (A)       34,203 
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    -------- 
                                       136        1,214       1,327                   54,036 

Goodwill and other assets,
 net . . . . . . . . . . . . .         176           25      48,463       (A),(B)    166,320 
                                                                            (C)              
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    -------- 
TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . .  $      623     $  1,457    $ 41,945                 $236,120 
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    -------- 
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    -------- 

                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

<CAPTION>

                                                            SIGNET
                                   PRONET          SUN      RALEIGH      PAGE ONE       AGR         TOTAL
                                -----------    ---------   ---------    ----------   --------     ---------
                                                                             (in thousands)
<S>                             <C>            <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Current liabilities. . . . . .   $  18,911      $   325      $  300      $ 1,678      $  532       $  212
Long-term debt, less current
 maturities. . . . . . . . . .      99,319          --          443         --           524          124
Deferred tax liabilities . . .         688           --          --         --            --           --
Deferred payments. . . . . . .      18,495           --          --          --           --           --
Shareholders' equity (deficit)      49,556        1,441         335        (469)        (309)         (10)
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    --------      -------- 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY            $ 186,969      $ 1,766     $ 1,078      $ 1,209      $  747       $  326
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    --------      -------- 
                                ----------     --------    --------      -------    --------      -------- 
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                                                          PRO FORMA                     PRO FORMA
                                  WILLIAMS    NATIONWIDE  ADJUSTMENTS        INDEX    CONSOLIDATED
                                -----------   ----------  -----------       -------   -------------
<S>                             <C>           <C>         <C>               <C>       <C>
Current liabilities. . . . . .   $     470      $   610     $(2,674)           (A)      $ 20,364 
Long-term debt, less current
 maturities. . . . . . . . . .         177        1,193      27,464          (A),(C)     129,244 
Deferred tax liabilities               --          --         --                             688 
Deferred payments. . . . . . .         --          --         5,660            (C)        24,155 
Shareholders' equity (deficit)         (24)        (346)     11,495          (A),(C)      61,669 
                                 ---------      -------     -------          -------    -------- 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND            $     623      $ 1,457     $41,945                     $236,120 
 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY . . . . 
                                 ---------      -------     -------          -------    -------- 
                                 ---------      -------     -------          -------    -------- 
</TABLE>

       SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FRORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
                         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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                          PRONET INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                          Year Ended December 31, 1995
                                  (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          TWELVE MONTHS     TWO MONTHS       THREE MONTHS               FOUR MONTHS
                                          ENDED DEC. 31,   ENDED FEB. 28,   ENDED MARCH 31,           ENDED APRIL 30,
                                               1995            1995              1995                      1995
                                          -------------    -------------    --------------    -------------------------------
                                              PRONET          SIGNET           CARRIER         METROPOLITAN        ALL CITY
                                          -------------    -------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
                                                                            (in thousands)
<S>                                       <C>              <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>          
REVENUES
  Service revenues......................  $      56,108    $         872     $         532     $       1,870    $       1,139
  Product sales.........................         10,036              109               197                50               47
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
    Total revenues......................         66,144              981               729             1,920            1,186
  Cost of products sold.................         (9,421)            (109)             (179)              (54)             -- 
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
                                                 56,723              872               550             1,866            1,186
COST OF SERVICES........................         14,396              273                59               514              272
  GROSS MARGIN..........................         42,327              599               491             1,352              914
EXPENSES
  Sales, general and administrative.....         23,935              367               286               592              511
  Depreciation and amortization.........         18,662               17                54               215              292
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
                                                 42,597              384               340               807              803
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
    OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                        (270)             215               151               545              111
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
  Interest expense......................         (8,640)             (54)              (26)              --              (528)
  Interest and other income.............          1,291                2                 1                20              -- 
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
                                                 (7,349)             (52)              (25)               20             (528)
    INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
      INCOME TAXES......................         (7,619)             163               126               565             (417)
  Provision for income taxes............             78              --                  1               192              -- 
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
    NET INCOME (LOSS)...................  $      (7,697)   $         163     $         125     $         373    $        (417)
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                               NINE MONTHS
                                                                                              ENDED SEPT. 30, 
                                           SIX MONTHS               EIGHT MONTHS                   1995         ELEVEN MONTHS  
                                          ENDED JUNE 30,          ENDED AUGUST 31,            ---------------   ENDED NOV. 30, 
                                               1995                     1995                                     1995
                                          -------------    -------------------------------       PAGING &       -------------- 
                                            AMERICOM        GOLD COAST           LEWIS           CELLULAR           APPLE
                                          -------------    -------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
<S>                                       <C>              <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>          
REVENUES
  Service revenues......................  $       1,810    $         427     $         932     $       3,016    $       4,358
  Product sales.........................            430              --                780             1,161              846
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
    Total revenues......................          2,240              427             1,712             4,177            5,204
  Cost of products sold.................           (371)             --               (490)             (887)          (1,153)
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
                                                  1,869              427             1,222             3,290            4,051
COST OF SERVICES........................            259               99                48             1,078              395
  GROSS MARGIN..........................          1,610              328             1,174             2,212            3,656
EXPENSES
  Sales, general and administrative.....            782              160               650             1,122            2,861
  Depreciation and amortization.........            209               51                88               492               96

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                                                    991              211               738             1,614            2,957
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
    OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                         619              117               436               598              699
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
  Interest expense......................             (4)             --                 (4)             (300)             -- 
  Interest and other income.............             97              --                 20                13              -- 
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
                                                     93              --                 16              (287)             -- 
    INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
      INCOME TAXES......................            712              117               452               311              699
  Provision for income taxes............            --               --                --                --               -- 
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
    NET INCOME (LOSS)...................  $         712    $         117     $         452     $         311    $         699
                                          -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------    -------------
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<CAPTION>
                                                                       Year Ended December 31, 1995
                                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Signet        Page
                                               Sun       Raleigh       One         AGR        Total      Williams   Nationwide
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
<S>                                         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>       
REVENUES
  Service revenues......................    $    1,528  $    2,900  $    4,864  $    2,377  $      784  $    1,039  $    3,108
  Product sales.........................           246         146         722          72         322         165       2,173
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
    Total revenues......................         1,774       3,046       5,586       2,449       1,106       1,204       5,281
  Cost of products sold.................          (286)       (123)     (1,216)       (772)       (442)       (101)     (2,775)
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                                                 1,488       2,923       4,370       1,677         664       1,103       2,506
COST OF SERVICES........................           445         700         776         247         313         153         659
  GROSS MARGIN..........................         1,043       2,223       3,594       1,430         351         950       1,847
EXPENSES
  Sales, general and administrative.....         1,102       1,479       3,142       1,510         528         900       1,944
  Depreciation and amortization.........           425         419         360         187          17          98          99
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                                                 1,527       1,898       3,502       1,697         545         998       2,043
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
    OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                       (484)        325          92        (267)       (194)        (48)       (196)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
  Interest expense......................           --          (78)       (123)        (68)        (13)        (54)       (113)
  Interest and other income.............           --           48           1           8          90          39          --
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                                                   --          (30)       (122)        (60)         77         (15)       (113)
    INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
      INCOME TAXES......................          (484)        295         (30)       (327)       (117)        (63)       (309)
  Provision for income taxes............           --          --          --          --          --          --           --
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
    NET INCOME (LOSS)...................    $     (484) $      295  $      (30) $     (327) $     (117) $      (63) $     (309)
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
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<CAPTION>

                                             PRO FORMA              PRO FORMA   
                                            ADJUSTMENTS   INDEX    CONSOLIDATED 
                                            ----------- ---------- ------------ 
<S>                                         <C>         <C>        <C>         
REVENUES 
  Service revenues......................    $     (192)    (D)      $   87,472 
  Product sales.........................           --                   17,502 
                                            ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    Total revenues......................          (192)                104,974 
  Cost of products sold.................           --                  (18,379)
                                            ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                  (192)                 86,595 
COST OF SERVICES........................                                20,686 
  GROSS MARGIN..........................          (192)                 65,909 
EXPENSES
  Sales, general and administrative.....        (2,283)    (E)          39,588 
  Depreciation and amortization.........         6,427     (F)          28,208 
                                            ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                 4,144                  67,796 
                                            ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                     (4,336)                 (1,887)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
  Interest expense......................        (6,069)    (G)         (16,074)
  Interest and other income.............           --                    1,630 
                                            ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                (6,069)                (14,444)
    INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
      INCOME TAXES......................       (10,405)                (16,331)
  Provision for income taxes............           --      (H)             271 
                                            ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    NET INCOME (LOSS)...................    $  (10,405)             $  (16,602)
                                            ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                            ----------  ----------  ---------- 
</TABLE>

               SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED 
                         CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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                          PRONET INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


     On March 1, 1995, the Company purchased substantially all of the paging 
assets of Signet for approximately $9.0 million, comprised of approximately 
$4.8 million paid in cash at closing and a $4.2 million deferred payment.  On 
April 1, 1995, the Company completed the purchase of substantially all of the 
paging assets of Carrier for approximately $6.5 million, comprised of 
approximately $3.5 million paid in cash at closing and a deferred payment of 
approximately $3.0 million.  Effective May 1, 1995, the Company completed the 
acquisition of all the outstanding capital stock of Metropolitan for 
approximately $21.0 million paid in cash at closing.  Also effective May 1, 
1995, the Company completed the purchase of substantially all of the paging 
assets of All City for approximately $6.4 million, comprised of approximately 
$6.0 million paid in cash at closing and a $350,000 deferred payment.  
Effective July 1, 1995, the Company completed the purchase of substantially 
all of the paging assets of Americom for approximately $17.5 million, 
comprised of approximately $8.8 million paid in cash at closing and a 
deferred payment of $8.7 million.  On September 1, 1995, the Company 
completed the purchase of substantially all of the paging assets of Lewis for 
approximately $5.6 million, comprised of approximately $3.5 million paid in 
cash at closing and a $2.1 million deferred payment.  Also on September 1, 
1995, the Company completed the purchase of substantially all of the paging 
assets of Gold Coast for approximately $2.3 million paid in cash at closing. 
Effective October 1, 1995, the Company  completed the acquisition of 
substantially all of the paging assets of  Paging & Cellular for 
approximately $9.5 million paid in cash at closing.  On December 1, 1995, the 
Company completed the acquisition of  all of the outstanding capital stock of 
Apple for approximately $13.0 million, comprised of approximately $8.5 
million paid in cash and approximately $4.5 million in stock at closing.  
Effective December 31, 1995, the Company acquired substantially all of the 
paging assets of Sun for approximately $2.3 million paid in cash at closing.  
Effective January 1, 1996, the Company completed two acquisitions. The 
Company acquired substantially all of the paging assets of Signet Raleigh for 
approximately $8.7 million, comprised of approximately $4.7 million paid in 
cash at closing and delivery of $3.2 million in common stock of the Company 
at closing and a $800,000 deferred payment.  Also, the Company completed the 
purchase of substantially all of the outstanding capital stock of Page One 
for approximately $19.7 million, comprised of approximately $14.8 million 
paid in cash at closing and a $4.9 million deferred payment.  Effective 
February 1, 1996, the Company completed three additional acquisitions.  The 
Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of AGR for 
approximately $6.5 million paid in cash at closing, Total for approximately 
$2.2 million, comprised of approximately $400,000 paid in cash and $1.8 
million in common stock of the Company at closing, and Williams for $2.7 
million paid in cash at closing.  In addition, upon the final grant of 
certain licenses, the Company would pay an additional $1.5 million for AGR 
and $400,000 for Total.  These acquisitions were accounted for as purchases 
and were financed with the proceeds of the Notes or borrowings under the 
Company's credit facility.  The results of operations for Signet, Carrier, 
Metropolitan, All City, Americom, Lewis, Gold Coast, Paging & Cellular and 
Apple are included in the actual results of operations of the Company from the 
respective dates of acquisition, and the historical balance sheet of the 
Company at December 31, 1995 includes these acquisitions.

     On January 9, 1996, the Company signed a definitive agreement to 
purchase the outstanding capital stock of Nationwide for an amount to be 
determined based upon the terms of the agreement. This transaction is subject 
to various conditions and approvals.  Nationwide will be accounted for as a 
purchase and the Company anticipates the acquisition will be funded with 
borrowings under the Company's credit facility.

     All deferred payments listed above are due one year from the closing of the
respective transactions and  are payable, at the Company's discretion, either in
cash or shares of the Company's common stock based on market value at the date
of payment.

     The unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements reflect the
transactions as though the Acquisitions had been acquired at the beginning of
the periods presented.  The Company and the Acquisitions, except for Gold Coast,
operated on a December 31 fiscal year basis.  Gold Coast operated on a June 30
fiscal year basis.  The respective results of operations for Signet, Carrier,
All City, Metropolitan, Americom, Gold Coast, Lewis, Paging & Cellular and Apple
from the date of acquisition were combined with the actual results of operations
of the Company, Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR, Total, Williams and
Nationwide for the year ended December 31, 1995, to determine the pro forma
results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1995.

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                          PRONET INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
   NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                   (UNAUDITED)

     The accompanying pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 1995, has been prepared as if the Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One,
AGR, Total, Williams and Nationwide acquisitions had occurred on that date and
reflects the following adjustments:

          (A)  Pro forma adjustments are made to reflect the fair value of those
     assets and liabilities that were acquired as a result of the Sun, Signet
     Raleigh,  Page One, AGR, Total, Williams and Nationwide acquisitions.  The
     Company did not acquire cash or assume certain trade payables, certain
     accrued expenses or existing long-term debt.  The following is a detail of
     these adjustments (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                DR         CR
                                                                               -----      -----
          <S>                                                                  <C>        <C>
          Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     2,461
          Allowance for depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     5,833
          Current liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     2,674
          Shareholders' equity (deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       618
          Current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  107
          Equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                4,506
          Goodwill and other assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  721
          Investments in  Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR,
            Total, Williams and Nationwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                6,252
</TABLE>

          To reflect the allocation of the purchase price of Sun, Signet
Raleigh, Page One, AGR, Total, Williams and Nationwide and to reflect reductions
in certain assets and liabilities not acquired by the Company.

          (B)  Pro forma adjustments are made to goodwill equal to the excess of
     the applicable purchase price over the fair values assigned to assets and
     liabilities acquired.  A pro forma adjustment is made to other assets to
     record the noncompetition agreements based on amounts stated in the
     respective definitive agreements.  The following is a detail of these
     adjustments (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

          <S>                                                                <C>        <C>
          Goodwill and other assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    49,445
             Investments in Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR,
               Total, Williams and Nationwide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                49,445
</TABLE>

     To record goodwill and noncompetition agreements related to the 
acquisitions of Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR, Total, Williams and 
Nationwide.

          (C)  Pro forma adjustments are made to (i) record the use of cash, the
     borrowings under the Company's credit facility and the issuance of the
     Company's common stock and (ii) record the incurrence of deferred payments
     of  $5.7 million in connection with the acquisitions of Signet Raleigh and
     Page One.  All deferred payments are classified as long-term liabilities
     since the Company has the option to make the deferred payments in cash with
     funds available from the proceeds of the Company's credit facility or in
     shares of the Company's common stock.  The following is a detail of these
     adjustments (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

          <S>                                                                 <C>         <C>
          Investments in Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR,
            Total, Williams and Nationwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    55,697
             Long-term debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               29,925
             Deferred payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                5,660
             Shareholders' equity (deficit)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               12,113
             Current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                7,738
             Goodwill and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  261
</TABLE>

     To record the purchases of  Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR, Total,
Williams and Nationwide.

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                          PRONET INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
   NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                   (UNAUDITED)

     The following is a summary of the fair value assigned to the assets and 
liabilities acquired from Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR, Total, Williams 
and Nationwide (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      HISTORICAL COST                         
                        --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                 SIGNET     PAGE                                                                          FAIR
                          SUN    RALEIGH     ONE      AGR       TOTAL   WILLIAMS   NATIONWIDE  SUBTOTAL    ADJUSTMENTS    VALUE
                        ------   -------   ------    ------    ------   --------   ----------  --------    -----------   -------- 
<S>                     <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>
Current assets . . . . .$  420   $   89    $   34    $  241    $  143    $  311      $  218    $ 1,456      $   (107)    $  1,349 
Equipment
  Pagers . . . . . . . .   548    1,779       269        25       106       297         517      3,541          (178)       3,363 
  Communications
   equipment . . . . . . 1,969      437        --        --        34       406       1,002      3,848        (1,819)       2,029 
  Office and other . . .    44      306     1,950       879       191        --         101      3,471        (2,509)         962 
                        ------   ------    ------    ------    ------    -------     ------    -------      --------     -------- 
                         2,561    2,522     2,219       904       331       703       1,620     10,860        (4,506)       6,354 
Less allowance
  for depreciation . . . 1,713    1,533     1,044       418       152       567         406      5,833        (5,833)          -- 
                        ------   ------    ------    ------    ------    -------     ------    -------      --------     -------- 
                           848      989     1,175       486       179       136       1,214      5,027         1,327        6,354 
Goodwill, net  . . . . .    --       --        --        --        --        --          --         --        49,445       49,445 
Other assets, net. . . .   498       --        --        20         4       176          25        723          (721)           2 
                        ------   ------    ------    ------    ------    -------     ------    -------      --------     -------- 
Total assets . . . . . . 1,766    1,078     1,209       747       326       623       1,457      7,206        49,944       57,150 
Current liabilities. . .   325      300     1,678       532       212       470         610      4,127        (2,674)       1,453 
Long-term debt . . . . .    --      443        --       524       124       177       1,193      2,461        (2,461)          -- 
                        ------   ------    ------    ------    ------    -------     ------    -------      --------     -------- 
Net assets . . . . . . .$1,441   $  335    $ (469)   $ (309)   $  (10)   $  (24)     $ (346)   $   618      $ 55,079     $ 55,697 
                        ------   ------    ------    ------    ------    -------     ------    -------      --------     -------- 
                        ------   ------    ------    ------    ------    -------     ------    -------      --------     -------- 
</TABLE>

     The accompanying pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations
for the year ended December 31, 1995 has been prepared by combining the
historical results of the Company and the Acquisitions for such respective
periods and reflect the following adjustments:

        (D)  A pro forma adjustment is made to reflect the effect on service
     revenues and costs of sales related to the segment of the operations of All
     City not acquired by the Company.

        (E)  The pro forma adjustment to sales, general and administrative
     expenses represents expenses that either would or would not have been 
     incurred had the Acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the periods 
     presented.  For Signet, Carrier, All City, Metropolitan, Lewis, Paging & 
     Cellular, Apple, Sun, Signet Raleigh, Page One, AGR, Total, Williams and 
     Nationwide cost savings relate to decreased salaries (primarily due to 
     reductions in senior management of the Acquisitions), office rent, 
     professional fees, telephone costs and bad debts.

        (F)  Pro forma adjustments are made to the statements of operations to
     reflect additional depreciation and amortization expense based on the fair
     value of the assets acquired as if the Acquisitions had occurred at the
     beginning of the periods presented.  Pro forma depreciation is computed
     using the straight-line method over the remaining estimated useful lives of
     the assets.  The noncompetition agreements are amortized using the
     straight-line method over the terms of the agreements, and goodwill is
     amortized using the straight-line method over a 15-year term.

        (G)  Interest expense is comprised of interest on long-term debt and the
     deferred payments, plus the commitment fee on the Company's credit 
     facility.  Pro forma adjustments reflect (i) the reversals of interest 
     expense of $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 1995 on debt of 
     the Acquisitions not assumed by the Company and (ii) the increase in 
     interest expense due to the sale of the Notes at an assumed annual rate of
     11.875% and $29.9 million in borrowings on the Company's credit facility 
     at an assumed annual rate based on 90 day LIBOR plus an applicable margin.
     Interest expense on the deferred payments is provided as required by the 
     definitive agreements or letters of intent.

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                          PRONET INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
   NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                   (UNAUDITED)

        (H)  At December 31, 1995, the Company had net operating loss
     carryforwards of $11.0 million for income tax purposes that expire in years
     2005 through 2011.  The Company anticipates that the current year operating
     loss may not be realizable within the statutory time frame.  Therefore, no
     pro forma adjustments were made to reflect any current or future tax
     benefit.

     The pro forma condensed consolidated financial information presented is not
necessarily indicative of either the results of operations that would have
occurred had the acquisitions taken place at the beginning of the periods
presented or of future results of operations of the combined operations.


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