AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INC
5, 1996-08-15
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIOTELEPHONE)
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                                U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                         ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
<square>Check this box if no longer
   subject to Section 16. Form 4
   or Form 5 obligations
   may continue.  SEE Instruction 1(b).
<square>Form 3 Holdings Reported
<square>Form 4 Transactions Reported

                 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities 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

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<CAPTION>
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person        2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6.  Relationship of Reporting Person to
                                                                                           Issuer
                                                                                                   (Check all applicable)
TRONSRUE, III       GEORGE      M.          AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INC.
                                               (ACNS)                                         _______ Director   ______ 10% Owner
<S>                                            <C>       <C>   <C> <C>       <C>    <C>    <C>             <C>         <C>
(Last)              (First)           (Middle) 3. IRS or Social    4. Statement for           ___X___ Officer        ______ Other
                                               Security Number of     Month/Year              (give title below)
c/o American Communications Services, Inc.     Reporting Person                            (specify below)
131 National Business Parkway                  (Voluntary)            June 30, 1996
                                                                                               EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS
                                                                                           DEVELOPMENT
                   (Street)                                        5. If Amendment,
                                                                      Date of Original
Annapolis Junction,               MD            20701                (Month/Year)
(City)              (State)              (Zip)
                                                TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
1. Title of Security                           2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired  5. Amount of    6. Owner-   7. Nature of
   (Instr. 3)                                     action    action    (A) or Disposed of      Securities      ship        Indirect
                                                  Date      Code      (D)                     Beneficially    Form:       Beneficial
                                                  (Month/ (Instr.     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)     Owned at End    Direct      Ownership
                                                 Day/      8)                                   of Issuer's     (D) or      (Instr.
                                                 Year)                                          Fiscal Year     Indirect 4)
                                                                                              (Instr. 3       (I)
                                                                                           and 4)             (Instr.
                                                                                                              4)
                                                                    Amount   (A) or Price
                                                                               (D)
















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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
                                               (Over)













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 TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED,
DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
 (E.G., puts, calls, warrants,
options, convertible securities)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1. Title of Derivative    2.Conver3.Trans-4.Transac-5.Number of6.Date    7.Title and Amount  8.Price9.Number10.        11.  Na-
Security                    sion   action tion  Deriv-        Exercisableof Under-lying        of    of       Owner-     ture
   (Instru. 3)              or     Date   Code  ative         and        Securities (Instr.    Deriv-Deriv-   ship        of In-
                            Exercise(Month/Day/(Instr.SecuritiesExpiration3 and 4)             ative ative     of De-     direct
                            Price  Year)8)      Ac-           Date                             Secur-Secur-               Bene-
                            of                  quired (A)    (Month/Day/                      ity   ities    rivative    ficial
                            Deriv-              or Disposed   Year)                            (Instr.Bene-               Own-
                            ative               of (D)                                         5)    ficially Security:     ership
                          Security              (Instr. 3,                                           Owned     Direct  (Instr. 4)
                                              4, and 5)                                              at        (D)
                                                                                                     End of    or In-
                                                                                                   Year        Direct
                                                                                                   (Instr.
                                                                                                   4)       (I)(Instr.
                                                                                                            4)
<S>                       <C>    <C>    <C><C><C>       <C> <C>   <C>    <C>          <C>    <C>   <C>      <C>        <C>
                                                  (A)   (D) Date  Expira-     Title   Amount
                                                            Exer- tion                or
                                                            cisableDate               Number
                                                                                      of
                                                                                      Shares
STOCK 
OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)    $3.40  7/6/95  T       50,000         +  +      Common Stock  50,000 $3.40 50,000   D         --














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Explanation of Responses:

+   The option vests and becomes exercisable as to 25,000 shares on February
    23, 1998 and as to the remaining 25,000 shares on February 23, 1999 and
    expires five years after the relevant vesting date.



                                         /s/ GEORGE M. TRONSRUE        8/15/96
                                        **Signature of Reporting Person   Date

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
   Violations.
   SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
   If space provided is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.





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