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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Senda Mark W.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
4308 Ariel Court
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(Street)
Naperville, IL 60564
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
1/31/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc. -- Nasdaq symbol "BFPT"
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director
[X] Officer (give title below)
Senior Vice President, Operations
[ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Other (specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 ( Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) Ownership (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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<C> <C> <C> <C>
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* If the Form if filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g,. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of 2. Date Exercisable and 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership Form of 5. Nature of
Derivative Expiration Date Securities Underlying Exercise Price Derivative Security: Indirect
Security (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security of Derivative Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) Security Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 5)
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Date Expiration Title Amount or
Exercisable Date Number of
Shares
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<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Options 1/3 on 1/1/98 12/31/06 Voting Common Stock 55,000 $25.50 D
1/3 on 1/1/99
1/3 on 1/1/00
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Mark W. Senda February 10, 1997
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided in insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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