EXHIBIT 99.4
 
              SHARED TECHNOLOGIES FAIRCHILD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
 
                       OFFER TO EXCHANGE ITS REGISTERED
                             12 1/4 NOTES DUE 2006
 
                      FOR ANY AND ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
                             12 1/4 NOTES DUE 2006
 
TO OUR CLIENTS:
 
  Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus, dated      , 1996 (the
"Prospectus"), and the enclosed Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of
Transmittal"), relating to the offer (the "Exchange Offer") of Shared
Technologies Fairchild Communications Corp. (the "Issuer") to exchange its
registered 12 1/4 Senior Subordinated Discount Notes Due 2006 (the "New
Notes") for any and all of its outstanding 12 1/4 Senior Subordinated Discount
Notes Due 2006 (the "Old Notes"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions
described in the Prospectus. The Exchange Offer is being made in order to
satisfy certain obligations of the Issuer contained in the Exchange
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 10, 1996, between the Issuer and
the other signatory thereto.
 
  This material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of the Old
Notes carried by us in your account but not registered in your name. A TENDER
OF SUCH OLD NOTES MAY ONLY BE MADE BY US AS THE HOLDER OF RECORD AND PURSUANT
TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
 
  Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender on
your behalf the Old Notes held by us for your account, pursuant to the terms
and conditions set forth in the enclosed Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal.
 
  Your instructions should be forwarded to us as promptly as possible in order
to permit us to tender the Old Notes on your behalf in accordance with the
provisions of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on      , 1996, unless extended by the Issuer. Any Old
Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time
before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on      , 1996.
 
  Your attention is directed to the following:
 
    1. The Exchange Offer is for any and all Old Notes.
 
    2. The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the
  Prospectus in the section captioned "The Exchange Offer--Conditions".
 
    3. Any transfer taxes incident to the transfer of Old Notes from the
  holder to the Issuer will be paid by the Issuer, except as otherwise
  provided in the Instructions in the Letter of Transmittal.
 
    4. The Exchange Offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on      ,
  1996, unless extended by the Issuer.
 
  If you wish to have us tender your Old Notes, please so instruct us by
completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form on the back of
this letter. THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS FURNISHED TO YOU FOR INFORMATION
ONLY AND MAY NOT BE USED DIRECTLY BY YOU TO TENDER OLD NOTES.

 
                INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER
 
  The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed
material referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer made by Shared
Technologies Fairchild Communications Corp. with respect to its Old Notes.
 
  This will instruct you to tender the Old Notes held by you for the account
of the undersigned, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal.
 
  Please tender the Old Notes held by you for my account as indicated below:
 
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OLD NOTES
 
12 1/4% Senior Subordinated Discount Notes Due 2006: $
 
[_] Please do not tender any Old Notes held by you for my account.
 
Dated:        , 1996
 
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Signature(s)
 
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Please print name(s) here
 
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Address(es)
 
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Area Code(s) and Telephone Number(s)
 
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Tax Identification or Social
Security No(s).
 
  None of the Old Notes held by us for your account will be tendered unless we
receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless a specific contrary
instruction is given in the space provided, your signature(s) hereon shall
constitute an instruction to us to tender all the Old Notes held by us for
your account.
 
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