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<B>UNITED STATES<b>
<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<b>
<B>Washington, D.C. 20549<b>
<B>SCHEDULE 13D<b>
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ____)*
Telscape International, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
87969E 10 5
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CUSIP Number
Todd Binet
Telscape International, Inc.
4635 Southwest Freeway, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77027
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
January 27, 1997
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(Date of Event which Requires Filling of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4),
check the following box: [ ]
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement: [X ]
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<B>SCHEDULE 13D<b>
CUSIP NO. 87969E 10 5
1. Name of Reporting Person Eugene Scott Crist
S. S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person ###-##-####
2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3. SEC Use only
4. Source of Funds
PF
5. Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to
items 2(d) or (e) [ ]
Not Applicable
6. Citizenship of place of organization
U.S. Citizen
Number of 7. Sole Voting Power
Shares 556,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value
Beneficially
Owned by 8. Shared voting power
Each Not Applicable
Reporting
Person 9. Sole dispositive power
556,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value
10. Shared dispositive power
Not Applicable
11. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
556,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value
12. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain
shares [ ]
Not Applicable
13. Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
14.1%
14. Type of reporting person
IN
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Item 1. This statement relates to the Common Stock, $.001 par value (the
"'Common Stock") of Telscape International, Inc. ("Telscape")
whose principal executive offices are located at:
4635 Southwest Freeway, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77027
Item 2. The person filing this statement is Eugene Scott Crist. His
business address is 4635 Southwest Freeway, Suite 800,
Houston, Texas 77027. Mr. Crist is the CEO and President
of Telscape International, Inc., a Texas corporation.
During the last five years, Mr. Crist has not been
convicted in a criminal proceeding nor was he a party to
a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of
competent jurisdiction. Mr. Crist is a citizen of the
United States of America.
Item 3. Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement ("Agreement"), Mr. Crist
and Delaware Charter Guarnantee & Trust Company (F/B/O E.
Scott Crist) ("Trust") acquired 425,000 shares of Telscape
Common Stock along with a Series A Common Stock Warrant
for the purchase of 300,000 shares of Common Stock and a
Series B Common Stock Warrant for the purchase of 65,000
shares of Common Stock for total consideration of $973,850.
Mr. Crist funded the acquisition out of personal funds.
Item 4. The purpose of the acquisition of securities is solely for
investment.
Item 5. (a) Mr. Crist individually and through Trust beneficially owns
556,000 shares of Common Stock of Telscape or 14.1% of the
3,935,969 shares issued and outstanding as of January 28,
1997. The number of shares beneficially owned excludes
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Series A Common Stock Warrants and the Series B Common
Stock Warrants as the rights represented thereby are subject
to vesting upon the attainment by Telscape of certain
financial objectives which are not anticipated to occur
within the next 60 days.
(b) Mr. Crist has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote
and the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
all 556,000 shares of Common Stock of Telscape.
(c) Other than as described herein, there were no transactions
in the Common Stock of Telscape effected during the past sixty
days by Mr. Crist.
(d) There is no other person known to have the right to receive
or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the
proceeds from the sale of such securities reported herein.
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(e) Mr. Crist recently became a beneficial owner of more than
five percent of Common Stock of Telscape; accordingly, item 5(e)
is not applicable.
Item 6. There are no material contracts, understanding, or relationships
other than as described in Item 3, which information is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Not Applicable
<B>Signature<b>
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
1/31/97 /s/ Eugene Scott Crist
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Date Eugene Scott Crist
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