SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 7)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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PLD Telekom Inc.
(Issuer)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
71623P102
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Kenneth C. Claydon
Cable and Wireless plc
124 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8RX
England
(0171) 315 4000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notice and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)
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Copies of communications to:
Edward F. Greene, Esq.
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
City Place House
55 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5EH
United Kingdom
N/A
Time of Event
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CUSIP No. 71623P109 Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Cable and Wireless Public Limited Company
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
See Items 2 and 4 (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
Not applicable.
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United Kingdom
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NUMBER OF 7. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES - 0 -
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BENEFICIALLY 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY - 0 -
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EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING - 0 -
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PERSON WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
- 0 -
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
- 0 -
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 71623P109 Page 3 of 5 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Navona Communications Corporation Ltd.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
See Items 2 and 4 (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
Not applicable.
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda
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NUMBER OF 7. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES - 0 -
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BENEFICIALLY 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY - 0 -
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EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING - 0 -
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PERSON WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
- 0 -
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
- 0 -
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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This Amendment No. 7 to Statement on Schedule 13D
(this "Amendment") relates to the Common Shares, without par
value (the "Common Shares") of PLD Telekom Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), which was formerly known as
Petersburg Long Distance Inc. and supplements the information set
forth in the Statement on Schedule 13D of Cable and Wireless
Public Limited Company ("Cable and Wireless") and Navona
Communications Corporation Ltd. ("Navona") filed on April 7,
1994, as amended by Amendment Nos. 1 to 6 thereto (collectively,
the "Statement")
Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Statement.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5 of the Statement is hereby supplemented to add
the following information:
C. In August 1998, the transactions described in
paragraphs A. and B. of Item 5 of the Statement were
consummated and C&W ceased to have an ownership
interest in PLD.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the
undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies
that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 7 to
Statement on Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.
CABLE AND WIRELESS plc
October 20, 1998 By: K. Claydon
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Date
NAVONA COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION LTD.
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By: Cable and Wireless plc*
October 20, 1998 By: K. Claydon
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Date
* Pursuant to Joint Filing Agreement and Power of Attorney of
Navona in favor of Cable and Wireless regarding the filing of
Schedule 13D and amendments thereto dated April 4, 1994, which
was filed as Exhibit 1 to the Statement on Schedule 13D on April
17, 1994.
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