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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.27.1



                              PROMISSORY NOTE


$2,000,000                                               Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
                                                                 August 31, 2001

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LOGIX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(the "Borrower") on or before June 30, 2003, hereby unconditionally promises to
pay to the order of LOGIX COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, INC. (the "Lender") at
14201 Wireless Way, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73134, in lawful money of the
United States of America, the principal sum of Two Million and 00/100
($2,000,000), or so much thereof as shall have been advanced hereunder and
remains unpaid, together with interest thereon as hereinafter provided.

         Interest from the date hereof on the unpaid principal balance of this
Promissory Note ("Note") shall accrue and be due and payable quarterly,
commencing on the 30th day of September, 2001, and on the last day of each and
every December, March, June and September thereafter and at maturity.  All
payments made under this Note shall be made to the Lender by 12 noon, central
time, and applied first to the interest then accrued and then to the reduction
of the unpaid principal balance hereof.

         The unpaid principal balance hereof outstanding from time to time
shall bear interest (computed on the basis of 360 days in the year), at a rate
per annum which shall from day-to-day be equal to the lesser of:  (i) two
percent (2.0%) in excess of the Prime Rate, or (ii) the Maximum Rate.  Each
change in the rate charged hereunder, subject to the terms hereof, becomes
effective without notice to the Borrower, upon the effective date of each
change in Prime Rate, or the Maximum Rate, as the case may be.  As used herein,
the term "Maximum Rate" means the maximum rate of interest from time-to-time
which the Lender is allowed to contract for, charge for, take, reserve or
receive under applicable law, after taking into account, to the extent required
by applicable law, any and all relevant payments or charges hereunder and the
term "Prime Rate" shall mean the highest rate of interest expressed as a
percentage as published from time to time as the "Prime Rate" in the "Money
Rates" section of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, SOUTHWEST EDITION.  Each
determination by Lender of an interest rate or an amount of interest that is
due and payable by Borrower shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower absent
manifest error.

         Any sum not paid when due shall bear interest from the date of default
at the rate equal to fourteen percent (14%) per annum, accrued from the date of
default until paid.  During the existence of any default, the Lender may apply
payments received on any amount due hereunder or under the terms of any
instrument now or hereafter evidencing or securing the indebtedness evidenced
by this Note as the Lender may determine.

         The Borrower agrees that if, and as often as, this Note is placed in
the hands of an attorney for collection or to defend or enforce any of the
Lender's rights hereunder or under any instrument securing payment of this
Note, the Borrower will pay to the holder hereof its attorney's fees and all
court costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith.



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         This Note is secured by a Pledge and Security Agreement (the "Pledge
Agreement") dated as of May 29, 2001 executed by Borrower in favor of Lender.
This Note and such Pledge Agreement will be referred to herein as the "Loan
Documents."

         The terms, provisions and conditions of the Loan Documents are
incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full herein, provided that,
in the event of any ambiguity as between the Note and the Loan Documents, this
Note shall control.

         Upon the breach of any provision of the Loan Documents, or any other
instrument securing payment of this Note, or an Event of Default as defined in
the Pledge Agreement, at the option of the Lender, following any notice and/or
grace period set forth in the Loan Documents the entire unpaid indebtedness
evidenced by this Note will become due, payable and collectable immediately or
at such time thereafter as the Lender hereof may elect.  Notice of the exercise
of such option is hereby expressly waived.  Failure of the Lender hereof to
exercise such option will not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise the
same.

         This Note is given by Borrower and accepted by Lender hereof pursuant
to the lending transaction contracted, negotiated, consummated and to be
performed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and this Note is to be
construed according to the laws of the State of Oklahoma.  All loan proceeds
advanced and to be advanced under this Note are solely for a business purpose.

         Regardless of any provision contained herein or in any of the Loan
Documents, the Lender shall never be entitled to receive, collect or apply as
interest on this Note, any amount in excess of the Maximum Rate, and, in the
event Lender ever receives, collects or applies as interest any such excess,
such amount which would be excessive interest shall be deemed a partial
prepayment of the principal and treated hereunder as such; and, if the total
outstanding principal is paid in full, any remaining excess shall forthwith be
paid to the Borrower.  In determining whether or not the interest paid or
payable under any specific contingency, exceeds the Maximum Rate, Borrower and
holder hereof shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law;  (i)
characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather
than as interest, (ii) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof,
and (iii) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread, in equal parts, the total
amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term hereof.  If the
indebtedness evidenced hereby is paid and performed in full prior to the end of
the contemplated term hereof, and if the interest received for the actual
period of existence hereof exceeds the Maximum Rate, Lender shall refund to
Borrower the amount of such excess, and, in such event, Lender shall not be
subject to any penalties provided by any laws for contracting for, charging,
taking, reserving or receiving interest in excess of the Maximum Rate.

         The Borrower may prepay the indebtedness evidenced hereby in whole or
in part at any time without penalty.  The aggregate unpaid principal of all
advances under this Note shall be the principal amount owing and unpaid on this
Note, and all amounts outstanding on this Note shall be determined solely from
the records of the Lender.



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         The makers, endorsers, sureties, guarantors and all persons who may
become liable for all or any part of this obligation severally waive
presentment for payment, protest and notice of nonpayment.  Said parties
consent to any extension of time (whether one or more) of payment hereof, any
renewal (whether one or more) hereof, release of all or any part of the
security for the for payment hereof, release of any party liable for the
payment of this obligation, acceptance of additional collateral or security or
guarantor for the payment of this obligation, or any amendment or modification
thereto.  Any such extension, renewal, release, acceptance, amendment or
modification may be made without note to any such party and without discharging
said party's liability hereunder.

         The Lender and Borrower hereof recognize that because their domiciles
may differ, they might agree to the laws of various states to apply to the
interpretation and execution of this Note, and for simplicity and certainty,
the parties hereto agree that this Note shall be deemed to have been made,
execute and delivered in the State of Oklahoma, and the rights and liabilities
of the parties hereto shall be determined in accordance with the laws of State
of Oklahoma except with respect to procedural laws of the situs state governing
the foreclosure of the Mortgage.

         The acceptance of this Note by Lender shall not constitute a
commitment by Lender to make advances hereunder.  Advances will be made at
Lender's sole discretion.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Borrower has executed this
Promissory Note this 31st day of August, 2001.


BORROWER:                             LOGIX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
                                      an Oklahoma corporation

                                       /s/ CRAIG T. SHEETZ
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                                         Craig T. Sheetz
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer














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