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                                                                      Exhibit 11
                                                                         Primary




                                      
                                                                            LCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.          
                                                                  COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE  
                                                                                  PRIMARY                
                                                                   (In thousands, except per share data)   

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                                                                   For the Three Months Ended March 31,
INCOME ON COMMON STOCK                                                  1996                 1995           
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NET INCOME                                                            $15,286               $10,464         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
SHARES OUTSTANDING                                                                                       
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding                   66,078                59,330         
                                                                                                         
Common Shares Issuable Upon the Assumed Exercise of Stock                                                
     Options and Stock Warrants                                        14,604                12,464         
                                                                                                         
Common Shares Repurchased Through Treasury Stock Method                                                  
     Upon the Assumed Exercise of Stock Options and Stock              (4,873)               (5,514)        
       Warrants                                                                                          
                                                                                                         
Assumed Conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock                      10,526                12,104        
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares                               86,335                78,384         
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EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                                                       
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE                                           $  0.18               $  0.13         
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                                                                      Exhibit 11
                                                                   Fully Diluted





                                       
                                                                             LCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.         
                                                                   COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE 
                                                                                 FULLY DILUTED               
                                                                     (In thousands, except per share data)  

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                                                                     For the Three Months Ended March 31,
INCOME ON COMMON STOCK                                                    1996               1995          
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NET INCOME                                                              $15,286             $10,464        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
SHARES OUTSTANDING                                                                                      
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding                     66,078              59,330        
                                                                                                        
Common Shares Issuable Upon the Assumed Exercise of Stock                                               
     Options and Stock Warrants                                          14,604              12,464        
                                                                                                        
Common Shares Repurchased Through Treasury Stock Method                                                 
     Upon the Assumed Exercise of Stock Options and Stock                (4,615)             (5,076)       
       Warrants                                                                                         
                                                                                                        
Assumed Conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock                        10,526              12,104        
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares                                 86,593              78,822        
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EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                                                      
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE                                             $  0.18             $  0.13        
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