AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT  



THIS  AMENDMENT  (the  "Amendment')  is  made  effective  this  _______  day  of
___________,  1993 to that certain Volume  Purchase  Agreement dated January 31,
1992,  ("the  Agreement")  by and between  Sprint  Communications  Company  L.P.
("Sprint"),  and Executone  Information Systems, Inc.  ("Reseller").  Sprint and
Reseller are referred to herein collectively as "Parties," and individually as a
"Party."

In  consideration  for the mutual  promises  contained in the Agreement and this
Amendment, the Parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows:

1.      Subparagraph  1(a)  is  hereby  stricken  in  its  entirety  and  a  new
Subparagraph 1(a) is added to the Agreement to read as follows:

1.      Definitions

a)      "Eligible  Services"  means: (1) services listed in Gross Monthly Volume
Contributory  and  Eligible  Table  in  Exhibit  B which  are  eligible  for the
discounts  provided herein;  and (2) international  services listed in the Gross
International  Monthly Volume  Contributory  and Eligible Table attached  hereto
which are eligible for the discounts provided herein.

2.      Subparagraphs  1(f), 1(g), and 1(h) are hereby added to the Agreement to
read as follows:

1.      Definitions

f)      "Gross  Monthly  Volume" means the charges for Services  provided  under
this  Agreement  priced  at  Tariff  rates  net of all  credits  or  adjustments
provided by Tariff.

g) "Gross  International  Monthly  Volume"  means the charges for  international
Services  provided  under this  Agreement  priced at  Tariffed  rates net of all
credits or adjustments provided by Tariff less Network WATS charges or credit.

h)      "Net Invoice" means the charges for Services  priced in accordance  with
the  discounts  or special  pricing  provided for in this  Agreement  net of all
credits or adjustments provided by Tariff or under this Agreement.

3.      Subparagraph 3(g) is hereby added to the Agreement to read as follows:

3.      The Transaction




                                       -1-





g) If Reseller  provides  network  access for Ultra WATS and Ultra 800  Service,
then Reseller shall  provide,  at Reseller's  expense,  all access to the Sprint
Point of Presence,  or to the Service Wire Center  (SWC).  If Reseller  provides
access  only to the SWC,  then  Reseller  will be  assessed  both  Non-Recurring
Charges (NRC) and Monthly  Recurring Charges (MRC) for Central Office Connection
(COC) and Entrance  Facility Cost (EFC). If Reseller elects to provide access to
Sprint's Point of Presence  (POP),  only NRC and MRC charges for COC will apply,
and Reseller must not use Sprint's leased SWC-to-POP entrance facilities.

4. Ultra WATS/Ultra 800 (Sprint  Provided and Customer  Provided Access) pricing
is added to Exhibit B to replace existing pricing and reads as follows:


Ultra Wats'r' (Sprint Provided Access)


                                                          Flat Rate Price
Gross Monthly Volume                                     Peak           Off Peak
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             
        $          0       -    $
        $    100,000       -    $
        $    500,000       -    $
        $    750,000       -    $
        $  1,000,000       -    $
        $  2,000,000       -    $
         $ 3,000,000       +    $



Ultra 800 (Sprint Provided Access)



                                                          Flat Rate Price
        Gross Monthly  Volume                               Peak          Off Peak
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            
       $          0       -      $
       $    100,000       -      $
       $    500,000       -      $
       $    750,000       -      $
       $  1,000,000       -      $
       $  2,000,000       -      $
       $  3,000,000       +      $




                                       -2-






Ultra Wats'r' (Customer Provided Access)


                                                          Flat Rate Price
        Gross Monthly Volume                             Peak         Off Peak
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            
     $          0       -      $
     $    100,000       -      $
     $    500,000       -      $
     $    750,000       -      $
     $  1,000,000       -      $
     $  2,000,000       -      $
     $  3,000,000       +      $



Ultra 800 (Customer Provided Access)




                                                          Flat Rate Price
        Gross Monthly Volume                           Peak         Off Peak
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           
         $         0        -   $
         $   100,000        -   $
         $   500,000        -   $
         $   750,000        -   $
         $ 1,000,000        -   $
         $ 2,000,000        -   $
         $ 3,000,000        +   $



At least eighty percent (80%) of all Ultra WATS usage under this Agreement shall
terminate in a Regional Bell Operating Company ("RBOC") NPA-NXX. At least eighty
percent (80%) of all Ultra 800 usage under this Agreement  shall originate in an
RBOC NPA-NXX.  If either of the above  conditions  are not satisfied then Sprint
may, at its option, apply a $0.05 per minute surcharge to all traffic that fails
to meet either condition.

For Ultra WATS/Ultra 800 Service (Sprint Provided and Customer  Provided Access)
there is no minimum daytime requirement.

5.      A new Paragraph 2 is added to Exhibit to read as follows:

2.      International Pricing


                                       -3-







A.     General Provisions

1) The total dollar  amount of the  discounts  provided for in this  Paragraph 2
shall be applied  as a credit  against  the  amount  Reseller  is  invoiced  for
interstate  usage,  so long as the net  amount  invoiced  for  interstate  usage
exceeds the total dollar amount of such credit.

2)      Discounts  shall apply to Standard,  Discount and Economy  international
calling periods.

3)      Discounts are applied 1 month in arrears - net of Network WATS

4)      Reseller will receive  Network WATS as prescribed in Sprint's Tariff No.
2 for  International  traffic (__   discounts on Standard,  Discount and Economy
calling periods).

B.      Additive Discount Schedule

1)      Group 1 -  Australia,  Guam,  Hong  Kong,  India,  Japan,  New  Zealand,
Singapore, Taiwan, United Kingdom.



          Gross International Monthly Volume
          ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 
           $200K         $150K - 200K       $75K - 150K      $10K - 75K



2)      Group 2 - Austria, Canada, Denmark,  Finland, France, Germany,  Hungary,
Korea (South), Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela.



          Gross International Monthly Volume
          ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 
           $200K         $150K - 200K       $75K - 150K      $10K - 75K



3)      Group  3 -  Argentina,  Belgium,  Bermuda,  Ireland,  Kuwait,  Malaysia,
Saudia Arabia, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates.



          Gross International Monthly Volume
          ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 
           $200K         $150K - 200K       $75K - 150K       $10K - 75K



                                       -4-






4)      Group 4 - Brazil,  Chile,  China,  Costa Rica,  Greece,  Israel,  Italy,
Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Thailand



          Gross International Monthly Volume
          ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              
           $200K            $150K - 200K    $75K - 150K   $10K - 75K



C.      Gross International Monthly Volume Contributory and Eligible Table

The  following  table  shows  the type of usage-  and  product  types  that will
contribute to the Gross International Monthly Volume levels and will be eligible
for the Additive Discounts on international traffic.


CONTRIBUTORY ELIGIBLE NEITHER

TYPE OF USAGE:
Interstate            -      -      X
Intrastate            -      -      X
International         X*     X**    -
Directory Assistance  -      -      X
Operator Services     -      -      X
Location Fees         -      -      X
Channel Banks         -      -      X
Line Charges          -      -      X
Access Flow-through   -      -      X
Nonrecurring Charges  -      -      X
Taxes                 -      -      X

PRODUCTS:
Dial I WATS           X      X      -
FONCARD
Surcharge             X      -      -
Usage                 X      X      -
FONLINE 800           X      -      -
Ultra WATS'r'         X      X      -
Ultra 800             X      -      -


*       All countries

**      Eligible Countries listed in Paragraph 2.B. of this Exhibit


                                       -5-





6. It is  understood  and  agreed  that the Ultra  WATS and  Ultra 800  products
provided for in Exhibit B herein shall not be eligible for the special  Customer
Appreciation Promotion provided for in that certain Sprint Customer Appreciation
Program - Letter  Agreement  entered into by and between  Sprint and Reseller on
March 4, 1993.

7.      All other terms and conditions of the Agreement and the Amendment  shall
remain in full force and effect.


EXECUTED effective the date first above written.

EXECUTONE INFORMATION                     SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS, INC.                             COMPANY L.P.



By: _________________________________     By: ______________________________

Name: _______________________________     Name: Daniel L. Pearce

Title: ______________________________     Title: Vice President & Gen. Mgr.DBG

Date: _______________________________     Date: _______________________________


                                       -6-