SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 8, 1998


                 PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED
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                (Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)

 
        Delaware                   0-29-092                54-1708481
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)            File Number)           Identification No.)
 
                              1700 Old Meadow Road
                            McLean, Virginia  22102
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (703) 902-2800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS
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          As of April 8, 1998, Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated
("Primus"), Taurus Acquisition Corporation, a Florida corporation and a wholly-
owned subsidiary of the Company  ("TAC"), and TresCom International, Inc., a
Florida corporation ("TresCom"), entered into Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "Amendment") which amended the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of February 3, 1998, by and among Primus, TAC and TresCom (the "Merger
Agreement").

 
          The Amendment conforms the definition of Requisite Stockholder
Approval to correspond with other provisions of the Merger Agreement.  The
Amendment is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
reference. The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such Exhibit.
 

ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
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     2.1  Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Primus
          Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, Taurus Acquisition Corporation
          and TresCom International, Inc., dated as of April 8, 1998.

 

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          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
                                    GROUP, INCORPORATED

                                    s/ Neil L. Hazard
                                    _________________________________
Date:     April 9, 1998             By: Neil L. Hazard
                                    Executive Vice President and
                                    Chief Financial Officer

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



     EXHIBIT
       NO.                 DESCRIPTION
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       2.1     Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and
               among Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, Taurus
               Acquisition Corporation and TresCom International, Inc., dated as
               of April 8, 1998.

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                                                                     Exhibit 2.1

                AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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        This Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger (this "Amendment 
No. 1") is made and entered into as of April 8, 1998, by and among Primus
Telecommunications Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"), Taurus
Acquisition Corporation, a Florida corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Purchaser (the "Purchaser Subsidiary"), and TresCom International, Inc., a
Florida corporation (the "Target"). The Purchaser, the Purchaser Subsidiary and
the Target are referred to collectively herein as the "Parties."

                             W I T N E S S E T H:
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        WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Purchaser Subsidiary and the Target 
previously entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as February 3, 
1998 (the "Agreement"); and 

        WHEREAS, it is now the intention of the Parties to amend the Agreement 
as set forth below;

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and 
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

        1.  The definition of "Requisite Stockholder Approval" contained in 
Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as 
follows:

        "'Requisite Stockholder Approval' means, with respect to the Target, the
        affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Target
        Shares in favor of this Agreement and the Merger in accordance with the
        Florida Business Corporation Law, or, with respect to the Purchaser, the
        affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
        Purchaser Shares in favor of this Agreement and the Merger in accordance
        with the Delaware General Corporation Law to the extent necessary to
        satisfy the requirements of Nasdaq."

        2.   All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall 
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

        3.   In the case of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions
of this Amendment No. 1 and the provisions of the Agreement, Amendment No. 1
shall govern.

        4.   Except as expressly provided for in this Amendment No. 1, all 
terms, conditions and obligations contained in the Agreement are hereby 
confirmed and shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

 
        5.   THIS AMENDMENT NO.1 SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT REGARD TO SUCH STATE'S
CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 
1 as of the date first above written.


                                        PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATONS
                                        GROUP, INC.

                                        By: s/ John F. DePodesta 
                                           ________________________
                                        Name:  John F. DePodesta
                                        Title: Executive Vice President


                                        TAURUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION

                                        By: s/ John F. DePodesta
                                            ________________________
                                        Name:  John F. DePodesta
                                        Title: Executive Vice President


                                        TRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                        By: s/ Wesley T. O'Brien
                                            ________________________
                                        Name:  Wesley T. O'Brien
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive
                                               Officer