[LETTERHEAD OF VANDEBERG JOHNSON & GANDARA]

                                April 23, 1997



Board of Directors
IAS Communications, Inc.
10751 Shellbridge Way
Suite 185
Richmond, B.C.  V6X 2W8
CANADA

     RE:  1,000,000 SHARES OF CLASS A VOTING STOCK - LEGAL OPINION
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          CONCERNING THE VALIDITY OF SECURITIES OFFERED
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel to you in connection with the registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of 1,000,000 shares of Class
A Voting Common Stock, no par value per share (the "Shares") of IAS
Communications, Inc., an Oregon corporation (the "Company"), authorized for
issuance pursuant to the Company's Performance Stock Plan.  A Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is being filed under the
Act with respect to the offering of the Shares.

     In connection with the offering of the Shares, we have examined: (i) the
Performance Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration
Statement; (ii) the Registration Statement, including the remainder of the
exhibits; and (iii) such other documents as we have deemed necessary to form the
opinions hereinafter expressed.  As to various questions of fact material to
such opinions, where relevant facts were not independently established, we have
relied upon statements of officers of the Company.

     Our opinion assumes that (i) the Shares are issued in accordance with the
terms of the Performance Stock Plan and the Company's Bylaws and (ii) the
Company continues to have sufficient shares of Class A Voting Common Stock, no
par value, available for issuance pursuant to the Performance Stock Plan.

                                  Exhibit 5.1

 
Board of Directors
March 17, 1997
Page 2

     Based and relying solely upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that (i)
the Shares that will be issued pursuant to the Performance Stock Plan have been
duly authorized and (ii) upon issuance of the Shares by the Company in
accordance with the terms of the Performance Stock Plan after the Registration
Statement has become effective under the Act, the Shares will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement.  This consent shall not be construed to cause us to be
in the category of persons whose consent is required to be filed pursuant to
Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission promulgated thereunder.

                                  Very truly yours,

                                  VANDEBERG JOHNSON & GANDARA

                                  /s/ James L. Vandeberg

                                 James L. Vandeberg

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