LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DECATHLON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


                              [Company Letterhead]

June 26, 1995



Martin Frankel
President
Decathlon Communications, Inc.
7600 E. Eastman Avenue, Suite 406
Denver, CO 80231

Dear Martin:

This letter is to confirm our understanding that Decathlon Communications, Inc.,
(Decathlon) has granted Transworld  Telecommunications,  Inc., (TTI) its assigns
or designees the exclusive  country- wide rights to deploy  Decathlon's  digital
compression  technology  in New  Zealand.  Transworld  anticipates  ordering  10
compression systems and up to 200,000 set-tops over several years.

This  agreement  is subject to the  negotiation  of final  terms and  conditions
acceptable  to both TTI and  Decathlon and may be canceled at any time by TTI or
Decathlon without recourse or obligation to either party,  prior to signing of a
final agreement.

Sincerely,


/s/ Troy D'Ambrosio
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Troy D'Ambrosio
Vice President



            Decathlon Communications, Inc.
By:         /s/ Martin Frankel
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Its:        President
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Date:       June 26, 1995
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