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, December 10, 1999)
December 16, 1999
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                              LOG ON AMERICA, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)


       Delaware                        0-25761                05-0496586
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(State or other jurisdic-           (Commission           (IRS Employer
 tion of incorporation)             File Number)          Identification No.)


3 Regency Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island                       02903
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(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (401) 459-6298
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Item 2.  Acquisition and Disposition of Assets

      On December 10, 1999, Log On America,  Inc.  ("Registrant")  completed the
sale of $5,000,000 in common stock to Nortel Networks Inc. ("Nortel") at a price
of $19.50 per share  ("Shares").  The sale was made in accordance with the terms
of a  commitment  from Nortel to purchase  the Shares and in addition to provide
the  Registrant  with a $45 million  multiple  advance term loan  facility.  The
Shares are subject to certain registration rights.

Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

      Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the Investment Agreement by and between
Log On America, Inc. and Nortel Networks Inc., dated as of December 10, 1999, in
connection with the transaction described in Item 2 of this Form 8-K.

      Attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.2 is the  Registration  Rights  Agreement,
dated as of December 10,  1999,  by and between Log On America,  Inc.and  Nortel
Networks Inc., in connection  with the  transaction  described in Item 2 of this
Form 8-K.










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                                  Signatures

      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.



                                    LOG ON AMERICA, INC.


December 15, 1999                   By:s/David R. Paolo
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                                       David R. Paolo, President




















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                              EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT
NUMBER                                EXHIBIT TITLE


99.1      - Investment Agreement by and between Log On America,  Inc. and Nortel
            Networks Inc., dated as of December 10, 1999.

99.2      - Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 10, 1999, by and
            between Log On America, Inc. and Nortel Networks Inc.
















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