EXHIBIT 17.5

                         Stephens International, Ltd.

                                Steve Stephens
                                   President

                               November 5, 1997


Mr. Douglas C. MacLellan
President and Chief Executive Officer
PortaCom Wireless, Inc.
8055 West Manchester Avenue
Suite 730
Playa del Rey, CA 90293

Dear Douglas:

     Please consider this letter as official notice that I hereby tender my
resignation from the Board of Directors of PortaCom Wireless, Inc., effective
immediately.

     For your records, I have attached a current statement of fee's owed me as
of November 1, 1997. Furthermore, it is my understanding that I will have first
priority for payment of these fees in full, following the next immediate
infusion of monies to PortaCom Wireless, Inc.

     With best wishes for future success, I am

                                        Sincerely yours,

                                        /s/ Steve

                                        Steve Stephens


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