RNS No 6976e
ATLANTIC TELECOM GROUP PLC
22nd July 1997



          109% INCREASE IN LINES CONNECTED IN GLASGOW
                   IN SECOND QUARTER OF 1997

The  Board of Atlantic Telecom Group PLC is  pleased
to   announce   the   Group's  telephone   operating
statistics  for  the second quarter  of  1997.   The
Group  has  made good progress in the  quarter  with
lines connected in Glasgow increasing by 109%.

The operating statistics are as follows:

                                At 30 June    At 31 March
                                    1997       1997       Increase

(a) Atlantic Telecommunications Ltd
     Lines  - Installed *          5,335      2,551        2,784
            - Pending installation 2,692      2,549          143
                                   ________ ________________
                                   8,027      5,100        2,927
                                   ________ ________________

(b) Logicall Telecommunications Ltd
     Installed Lines               4,899      4,222          677
                                   ________ ________________

TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTALS         12,926      9,322        3,604
                                   =====       =====       =====

*  Includes 654 lines connected in the Glasgow  area
indirectly using BT lines and call routing boxes.

ATL  continues to experience low churn with 94 lines
disconnected  in  the quarter, an  annualised  churn
rate  of  14.7%.  With number porting  now  in  full
operation  for  Atlantic's  target  residential  and
business   customers,  over   30%   of   residential
customers  and  over 70% of business customers  have
ported their numbers.

The  high level of demand experienced has resulted in capacity
constraints on certain operational base stations.   The  Group
is  pleased  to  report that these constraints are  now  being
eliminated and will be fully resolved in the current  quarter.
Further network build is therefore now in progress and  it  is
expected that the whole of Glasgow City (approximately 42 base
stations)  will be complete and operational by 30th  September
1997.

The  Board  is  also  pleased to  announce  that  it  will  be
launching a service across Scotland.  This will be an indirect
service  using BT's network and the Group's own  call  routing
boxes  following  the  issue of the appropriate  licence  last
month.   The Group has experienced demand from areas where  it
is  currently  unable to provide a directly connected  service
and  has decided to launch an indirect service which will give
customers the benefit of Scotland as a local calling area  and
the  ability  to buy minutes of Scottish call  time  at  fixed
rates  (bundled  minutes).  Customers will also  benefit  from
Atlantic's competitive national and international rates.

Commenting today, Graham J Duncan, Executive Chairman said:

"The continued rise in the number of lines at a rate in excess
of  our expectations is very encouraging.  We are experiencing
demand  from  outside the area directly served  by  our  radio
network  and  have  therefore decided to establish  a  service
across  Scotland  which gives customers  the  benefit  of  our
unique  pricing, although without the features of the directly
connected  service.  We are bringing more than just choice  to
the  market, we are also delivering innovation in our  service
packages."



ENQUIRIES

Graham J. Duncan
Executive Chairman
Atlantic Telecom Group PLC
Tel: 01224 646644
http://www.atlantic-telecom.co.uk




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