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Registration No. 333-24355
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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AQUIS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS PAGING PARTNERS CORPORATION)
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DELAWARE 22-3281446
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
1719 A ROUTE 10, SUITE 300
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054
(973) 560-8006
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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JOHN B. FRIELING Copy to: JOSEPH P. GALDA, ESQ.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BUCHANAN INGERSOLL PROFESSIONAL
1719 A ROUTE 10, SUITE 300 CORPORATION
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 ELEVEN PENN CENTER, 14TH FLOOR
(973) 560-8001 1835 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
(215) 665-8700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Aquis Communications Group, Inc. hereby withdraws from registration all
unsold shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, registered on Form
S-3 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 1, 1997 (Commission file number 333-24355).
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned in the City of Parsippany, State of New Jersey, on the 4th day of
October, 2000.
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/s/ John B. Frieling Chief Executive Officer and Director October 4, 2000
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/s/ D. Brian Plunkett Chief Financial Officer October 4, 2000
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/s/ Patrick M. Egan Director October 4, 2000
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/s/ Michael Salerno Director October 4, 2000
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