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                                                                 Exhibit 3(f)(i)

                           ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                     FAMILY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED


     The undersigned person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, acting
incorporator under the Provisions of Utah's Revised Business Corporation Act
(hereinafter referred to as the "Act") adopts the following Articles of
Incorporation:

                                   ARTICLE I

     The name of this corporation if Family Telecommunications Incorporated (the
"corporation").

                                   ARTICLE II

     The corporation is organized for the purpose of providing services in the
telecommunications industry and nay activities ancillary thereto and to engage
in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the
Act.

                                  ARTICLE III

     The aggregate number of shares which this corporation shall have authority
to issue in ten million common shares.
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                                  ARTICLE IV

     The address of the initial registered office of the corporation is 376
East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.  The name of the initial
registered agent of the corporation at that address is Gary R. Henrie.

                                   ARTICLE V

     To the fullest extent permitted by the Act or any other applicable law as
now in effect or as it may hereafter be amended, a director of this corporation
shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its shareholders for
monetary damages for any action taken or any failure to take any action, as a
director.

     Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article V, nor the adoption of any
provision in these Articles of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article V,
shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article V in respect of any matter
occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article V,
would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an
inconsistent provision.

                                   ARTICLE VI

     To the fullest extent permitted by the Act or any other applicable law as
now in effect or as it may hereafter be amended, if any officer or director of
this corporation is made a party to a proceeding because he is or was an officer
or director of this corporation, the corporation shall indemnify the officer or
director against liability incurred in the proceeding and advance expenses to
the officer or director with respect to the proceeding, if:

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     his conduct was in good faith;

     he reasonably believes that his conduct was in, or not opposed to the
     corporation's best interests; and
 
     in the case of any criminal proceeding,, he had no reasonable cause to 
     believe his conduct was unlawful

     Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VI, nor the adoption of
any provision in these Articles of Incorporation with this Article VI, shall
eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article VI in respect of any right to
advancement of expenses or indemnification arising out of an event occurring
prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provisions.

                                  ARTICLE VII

     The name and address of the incorporator of the corporation is as follows:

                        Gary R. Henrie
                        3376 East 400 South, Suite 300
                        Salt Lake City, Utah  84111

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the incorporator of the
corporation, executes these Articles of Incorporation and certifies to the truth
of the facts as stated herein this 20/th/ day of March, 1996.

                                       INCORPORATOR:


                                       --------------------------------
                                       Gary R. Henrie


The appointment of the undersigned as the initial registered agent of the
corporation is hereby accepted.

 
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                                       Gary R. Henrie


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                                                                Exhibit 3(f)(ii)

                             ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

                                     TO THE

                           ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                     FAMILY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED

     Pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-10a-1003 and 16-10a-1006, of the
Utah Revised Business Corporation Act (the "ACT"), the undersigned corporation
adopts the following Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (the
"Amendment"):

     FIRST.    The name of the corporation is Family Telecommunications
Incorporated.

     SECOND:   The text of ARTICLE III is hereby amended and restated so that it
reads in its entirety as follows:


                                  ARTICLE III

     The aggregated number of shares which this corporation shall have authority
to issue is five million common shares, with each share having a par value of
one-tenth cent ($.001).

     THIRD.  These Articles of Amendment do not provide for an exchange,
reclassification or cancellation of issued shares.  These Articles of Amendment
amend Article III of the Articles of Incorporation in effect prior to the
adoption of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.

     FOURTH:  The Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation were
adopted by the shareholders of the corporation on August 28, 1996.

     FIFTH:   Shares of the corporation issued and outstanding on August 28,
1996 total two million (2,000,000) common shares, among which there are no
separate voting groups.
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     SIXTH.  The Articles of Amendment were approved by the shareholders of the
corporation with two million (2,000,000) shares voting for the Articles of
Amendment, and zero (0) voting against the Articles of Amendment, and zero (0)
shares abstaining.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the President of the
corporation, executes these Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation this 28th day of August, 1996, and affirms under penalties of
perjury, that the adoption of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation is the act and deed of the corporation on behalf of which these
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation are executed, and the
facts set forth herein are true.

                                       FAMILY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED

                                       By:  
                                            ---------------------------------
                                            Robert W. Edwards, President





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