Exhibit 20.2
                               SA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                               Contact: Howard F. Curd
                               Chairman of the Board of Directors
                               (972) 690-5888
 

                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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                   SA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                         FILES CHAPTER 11
                                
             COMPANY IN TALKS WITH POTENTIAL BUYERS

     Dallas,  Texas,  November 19, 1997 -- SA Telecommunications,
Inc.,   a  full-service  regional  interexhange  carrier,   today
announced  that it has filed a petition for relief under  Chapter
11  of  the  United  States Bankruptcy Code in  the  District  of
Delaware, seeking protection of its assets, its customers and the
on-going value of its business.

     The  Company  indicated  that it  will  continue  to  pursue
possible  strategic alternatives, including a merger or the  sale
of  the  Company,  as  previously announced.   The  Company  also
announced  the engagement of Jay Alix & Associates,  a  financial
consulting firm, to add management and financial expertise and to
assist   the   Board  in  evaluating  strategies  and   financial
alternatives for the Company going forward.
     
     "A Chapter 11 filing allows a company to continue operations
in the normal course of business, while obtaining relief from the
immediate   collection  of  its  obligations  owed  to   existing
creditors,"  said  Howard  F. Curd,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of
Directors    of    the   Company.    "This    will    allow    SA
Telecommunications,  Inc.  the time to  continue  investment  and
sales  discussions already in progress while  at  the  same  time
continuing  to serve our customers and protect the ongoing  value
of our business."

     Related  Chapter 11 petitions were also filed  in  the  same
court for U.S. Communications, Inc., AddTel Communications, Inc.,
Long  Distance  Network, Inc., Southwest Long  Distance  Network,
Inc.,   Uniquest   Communications,  Inc.   and   North   American
Telecommunications Corporation, all wholly-owned subsidiaries  of
the Company.

     The  Company  also  announced the resignation  of  J.  David
Darnell,  Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial  Officer
and  director of the Company, who left to accept another position
within   the   telecommunications  industry,  as  well   as   the
resignation  of  Paul R. Miller, the former President  and  Chief
Operating Officer of SA Telecommunications, as a director.

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       Due  to the fluidity of the situation, the Company  stated
that  its  Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September  30,  1997
will not be filed on the extended due date of November 18, 1997.

     SA   Telecommunications,  Inc.  provides  a  wide  range  of
telecommunications  services including:  1+,  800/888,  dedicated
services,  travel and debit cards, and conference  calling.   The
Company  provides the majority of its services over its switching
and  transmission  facilities  on the  regional  network  in  the
contiguous  regions  of  the west, southwest  and  south  central
states.
                    
THIS  PRESS  RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS  AND  AS
SUCH  INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER
FACTORS  THAT  MAY  CAUSE  THE  ACTUAL  RESULTS,  PERFORMANCE  OR
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.  SOME OF
THE  FACTORS  THAT  MAY CAUSE SUCH MATERIAL DIFFERENCES  ARE  SET
FORTH AS RISK FACTORS DETAILED FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE COMPANY'S
PERIODIC  REPORTS  AND  REGISTRATION STATEMENTS  FILED  WITH  THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.