THIRD AMENDMENT TO
                        SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
                        LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT


This Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security  Agreement
(this  "Third  Amendment")  is made and entered  into this 29th day of December,
1995, by and between EXECUTONE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., a Virginia corporation
("Borrower")  and BANK OF AMERICA  ILLINOIS,  an  Illinois  banking  corporation
("Agent" and "Lender");

WHEREAS,  Borrower and Lender  (including  Continental Bank, an Illinois banking
corporation as the  predecessor of Bank of America  Illinois) were parties along
with Bank of Boston Connecticut and Fleet Bank, N.A. to a certain Second Amended
and Restated Loan and Security  Agreement  dated as of August 30, 1994 (the Loan
Agreement  ),  pursuant  to  which  Lenders  made  loans  and  other   financial
accommodations to Borrower, as more particularly described therein;

WHEREAS,  the Loan  Agreement  was amended as of January 1, 1995,  by that First
Amendment  to the Second  Amended and Restated  Loan  Agreement by and among the
parties hereto;

WHEREAS,  the Loan  Agreement  was further  amended as of September 29, 1995, by
that Second  Amendment to the Second  Amended and Restated Loan Agreement by and
among the parties thereto;

WHEREAS, a Waiver and Consent Agreement was entered into as of December 18, 1995
(the "Waiver and Consent"),  with respect to the Loan Agreement by and among the
parties thereto, which had the effect of amending certain provisions of the Loan
Agreement;

WHEREAS,  effective  December 28, 1995, Bank of America  Illinois  purchased the
Loans,  Liabilities and Commitments of Bank of Boston Connecticut and Fleet Bank
N.A. under the Loan Agreement (other than the Stock Purchase Loans);

WHEREAS,  Borrower has  requested  that Lender  agree to further  amend the
Loan Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender wish to enter into this Third Amendment in order to
memorialize their mutual understanding  regarding such amendments and 


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to restate certain matters set forth in the Waiver and Consent;

NOW,  THEREFORE,  for and in  consideration  of the  premises and other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

        1. All references in the Loan Agreement, as amended, to Lenders shall be
deemed to refer to the  singular  Lender,  so long as Bank of  America  Illinois
holds all the Liabilities  (other than the Stock Purchase Loans) and Commitments
to make Loans under the Loan Agreement.

        2.  Borrower  acknowledges  that as of the date  hereof the  Liabilities
(other than the Stock Purchase Loans)  outstanding under the Loan Agreement held
by Bank of America Illinois include the following:

               a)     Revolving   Loans   in  the   principal   amount   of
        $18,065,625.36; and
               b)     Letter  of  Credit   Obligations  in  the  amount  of
        $11,756,637.11.

        3.     The term "Stock  Purchase  Reserve" shall be amended to read
in its entirety as follows:

        "Stock Purchase  Reserve" means,  with respect to the calculation of the
        Borrowing  Base  on and  after  each  Anniversary  Date  or  other  date
        specified  below,  an amount equal to the  percentage  set opposite each
        such Anniversary Date of the Target Stock Purchase Liabilities minus the
        aggregate  amount  by which  the Stock  Purchase  Liabilities  have been
        repaid or  otherwise  reduced  since the date of the  initial  loan made
        pursuant to the Management Loan Agreement:

December 18, 1995                   33 %
Second Anniversary Date             40%
December 31, 1996                   66 %
December 31, 1997                   100%

               4.     Section  5.29 of the Loan  Agreement  is  amended  to
read in its entirety as follows:

               5.29 Capital Expenditures.  Not, and not permit any Subsidiary to
        make  any   Capital   Expenditures,   or  commit  to  make  any  Capital
        Expenditures if, after giving effect to such Capital  Expenditures,  the
        aggregate  amount of all Capital  Expenditures  made by Borrower and its
        Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in 


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any Fiscal Year would exceed,  in the  aggregate,  the maximum  amount set forth
opposite such Fiscal Year:



        Fiscal Year                                Maximum Amount
        ----------------------                    ---------------
                                                        
        1995                                       $ 7,500,000
        1996                                       $13,500,000
        1997                                       $ 7,500,000
        1998                                       $ 7,500,000
        1999                                       $ 7,500,000



               5.     The  Terms  of the  Waiver  and  Consent  are  hereby
affirmed  and  incorporated   herein  by  reference,   with  the  following
modifications:

               (a) In accordance  with paragraph 3, clause (v) of the Waiver and
               Consent the aggregate Transfers to Unistar shall not exceed Three
               Million  Dollars  ($3,000,000)  until the Lenders have received a
               certified  copy of a  final,  non-appealable  order of a court of
               competent  jurisdiction  approving  the  interstate  tele-lottery
               enterprise  known as the  National  Indiana  Lottery  (the  Court
               Approval ). However,  notwithstanding paragraph 3, clause (iv) of
               the  Waiver  and  Consent,  the  initial  Three  Million  Dollars
               ($3,000,000)  of Transfers to Unistar may be funded from Borrower
               s cash flow or from  Revolving  Loans  under the Loan  Agreement.
               Once a Court Approval is obtained and the Transfers from Borrower
               to Unistar exceed Three Million Dollars  ($3,000,000)  the entire
               amount of such  Transfers  must be funded  with  proceeds  of New
               Subordinated  Debt in accordance with the terms of the Waiver and
               Consent, unless the Agent shall otherwise consent.

               (b)  Notwithstanding the terms of the Waiver and Consent, so long
               as the Transfers to Unistar are funded by Borrower's cash flow or
               proceeds of Revolving Loans, those Transfers shall be in the form
               of senior loans to Unistar that are not  subordinated in right of
               payment to any other indebtedness of Unistar.

        6.     (a)    The term Revolving Credit  Amount shall be amended to read
                      in its entirety as follows:

                       Revolving Credit Amount shall mean $45,000,000.

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               (b)     The   Commitment   of  Bank  of   America   Illinois
                       (formerly  known as  Continental  Bank) as set forth
                       on the signature  page of the Loan  Agreement  shall
                       be increased to $45,000,000;  and the Commitments of
                       Fleet  Bank  N.A.  and  Bank of  Boston  Connecticut
                       shall be reduced to zero.

        7.  Representations  and  Warranties.  To  induce  Lender  to  make  the
financial  accommodations  to  Borrower  contemplated  hereby,  Borrower  hereby
restates and renews each and every  representation  and warranty of Borrower set
forth in the  Loan  Agreement,  including,  without  limitation,  in  Section  4
thereof,  and in each of the Related  Agreements to which Borrower is a party or
by which it is bound (except to the extent such  representations  and warranties
are untrue solely as a result of transactions  previously consented to by Lender
in writing)  and hereby  further  represents  and warrants in favor of Lender as
follows:  (a)  Borrower is duly  authorized  to execute  and deliver  this Third
Amendment  and  any  Related  Agreements  contemplated  hereby  and is and  will
continue  to be  authorized  to  obtain  the  loans  contemplated  by  the  Loan
Agreement,  as amended by this Third  Amendment,  and to perform its obligations
under the Loan Agreement,  as amended by this Third  Amendment,  and any Related
Agreements  contemplated hereby; (b) the execution,  delivery and performance by
Borrower  of this Third  Amendment  and of any Related  Agreements  contemplated
hereby do not and will not require  any consent or approval of any  governmental
agency or  authority  or other  Person  which has not been  obtained  and a copy
thereof  delivered to Lenders;  (c) the execution,  delivery and  performance by
Borrower of this Third Amendment and any Related  Agreements do not and will not
conflict with (i) any provisions of law, (ii) the Charter or bylaws of borrower,
(iii) any agreement  binding upon  Borrower or (iv) any court or  administrative
order or decree  applicable  to Borrower,  and do not and will not  require,  or
result in, the  creation  or  imposition  of any Lien on any assets of  Borrower
except as  provided  in the Loan  Agreement;  (d) this Third  Amendment  and any
Related Agreements  contemplated hereby, when duly executed and delivered,  will
be  legal,  valid and  binding  obligations  of  Borrower,  enforceable  against
Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may
be  limited  by  bankruptcy,   insolvency  or  other  similar  laws  of  general
application  affecting  the  enforcement  of  creditors  rights  or  by  general
principles of entity  limiting the  availability  of equitable  


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remedies and (e) after giving effect to the execution and delivery of this Third
Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, no Event
of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

               8. Miscellaneous. Except as set forth expressly herein, all terms
of the Loan  Agreement  and the Related  Agreements  shall be and remain in full
force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid,  binding and enforceable
obligations  of Borrower.  To the extent any terms and  conditions in any of the
Related  Agreements  shall  contradict  or be in  conflict  with  any  terms  or
conditions of the Loan Agreement,  after giving effect to this Third  Amendment,
such terms and conditions are hereby deemed modified and amended  accordingly to
reflect the terms and  conditions of the Loan  Agreement as modified and amended
hereby.  Each reference to the Loan Agreement in any Related  Agreement shall be
deemed to refer the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Third Amendment. Borrower
hereby  restates,  ratifies and reaffirms  each and every term and condition set
forth in the Loan  Agreement,  as amended  hereby,  and the  Related  Agreements
effective  as of the date  hereof.  To induce  Lender to enter  into this  Third
Amendment  and to continue to make  Revolving  Loans to Borrower  under the Loan
Agreement,  Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date hereof,
there exists no right of offset, defense,  counterclaim or objection in favor of
Borrower as against Lender with respect to the Liabilities. This Third Amendment
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Illinois  and all  applicable  federal  laws of the  Untied  States of  America.
Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of Lenders in connection
with  the  preparation,  execution,  delivery  and  enforcement  of  this  Third
Amendment and any other Related Agreements executed in connection herewith,  the
closing hereof, and any other transactions  contemplated thereby,  including the
fees and out-of-pocket  expenses of Lender s counsel. In the event of Borrower s
failure to pay such fees on demand, such fees may be charged as Revolving Loans.
All defined  terms herein shall have the meanings  ascribed  thereto in the Loan
Agreement and in the Waiver and Consent.




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               IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto have caused this Third
Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,
as of the date first above written.

EXECUTONE INFORMATION SYSTEM, INC.


By:
Name:
Title:


BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS


By:
Name:
Title:


BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS, as Agent


By:
Name:
Title:




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