Brooks Fiber Properties Inc – ‘8-K’ for 3/28/97

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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-K         Current Report                                         4     12K 
 2: EX-99.1     Press Release                                          3     14K 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
 Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event
 reported): March 31, 1997

 BROOKS FIBER PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 0-28036
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(Commission File Number)

43-1656187
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 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

425 Woods Mill Road South, Suite 300                                      
     St. Louis, Missouri                                         63017
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)  

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 878-1616

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.                                                          

         On March 31, 1997,  the Company  concluded a definitive  agreement with
Century Telephone Enterprises,  Inc., a Louisiana corporation  ("Century"),  for
the merger of Metro  Access  Networks,  Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation  ("MAN"),
Century's  competitive  local  exchange  carrier  in Texas,  into  Brooks  Fiber
Communications  of Texas,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  wholly-owned  by the
Company ("BFC of Texas").  MAN has systems in operation or under  development in
seven Texas cities, including 326 route miles of fiber optic cable (representing
a 31% increase in the Company's route miles nationwide) in operating networks in
Austin,  Dallas,  Fort Worth and San Antonio and networks  under  development in
Corpus  Christi,  Houston and Waco.  The definitive  agreement  provides for the
purchase price to be paid through the issuance of approximately 5,000,000 shares
of the Company's  Common Stock.  Consummation  of the transaction is subject to,
among other conditions, regulatory approvals.                                   

         A copy of the  Company's  press  release  dated  March 31,  1997,  with
respect to the transaction  described  above, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.                                        

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.    

(a)      Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.                           

Not Applicable.                                               

(b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.                                       

Not Applicable.                                               

(c)      Exhibits.                                                              

Exhibit No.       Description of Exhibit                                        
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99.1           Press release issued by the registrant on March 31, 1997   

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 SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                                           

             BROOKS FIBER PROPERTIES, INC.

Date: April 3, 1997             By: David L. Solomon                            
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        David L. Solomon
                                    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                                   Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)

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 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description of Exhibit                                        
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99.1           Press release issued by the registrant on March 31, 1997   

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

				Referenced-On Page
This ‘8-K’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
Filed on:		4/4/97
		4/3/97		3					8-K
		3/31/97		1		4			10-K/A,  10-Q
For Period End:		3/28/97							10-K,  8-K,  DEF 14A
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