SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.   )*

NORTHEAST OPTIC NETWORK, INC. 
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

 664 334 109
(CUSIP Number)

Date of Event Which Requires Filing of 
this Statement:			December 31, 1998

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this 
Schedule is Filed:

		[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
		[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
		[X] Rule 13d-1(d)

1)	 Names of Reporting Persons 			Northeast Utilities
	I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above		
	Persons (entities only)				04-2147929

2)	Check the Appropriate Box if a 			   (a)
	Member of a Group  (See Instructions)		(b)

3)	SEC Use Only

4)Citizenship or place of organization		Massachusetts		

		Number of shares beneficially owned by each
		reporting person with:
		(5)	Sole voting power:				             0
		(6)	Shared voting power				    4,338,084
		(7)	Sole dispositive power			          0
		(8)	Shared dispositive power			4,338,084
		
		(9)	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by 
			each reporting person			4,338,084

		10) Check if the aggregate amount in row (9)
			excludes certain shares				

		11) Percent of class represented by amount
			in row (9)						27 percent

		12) Type of reporting person				OO


CUSIP Number:	664 334 109


	1)	 Names of Reporting Persons 		Mode 1 Communications, Inc.

		I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
		Persons (entities only)			06-1455488

	2)	Check the Appropriate Box if a 			   (a)
		Member of a Group  (See Instructions)		(b)

	3)	SEC Use Only

4) Citizenship or place of organization		Connecticut

		Number of shares beneficially owned by each
		reporting person with:
	
		(5)	Sole voting power:				             0
		(6)	Shared voting power				    4,338,084
		(7)	Sole dispositive power		          	0
		(8)	Shared dispositive power			4,338,084

	9)	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by 
each reporting person				4,338,084

	10) Check if the aggregate amount in row (9)
		excludes certain shares				

	11) Percent of class represented by amount
		in row (9)						27 percent

	12) Type of reporting person			CO

	CUSIP Number:	664 334 109

	1)	 Names of Reporting Persons 		NU Enterprises, Inc.

		I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
		Persons (entities only)			06-1533877

	2)	Check the Appropriate Box if a 			   (a)
		Member of a Group  (See Instructions)		(b)

	3)	SEC Use Only

	4)Citizenship or place of organization	Connecticut

		Number of shares beneficially owned by each
		reporting person with:
		(5)	Sole voting power:				             0
		(6)	Shared voting power				    4,338,084
		(7)	Sole dispositive power		          	0
		(8)	Shared dispositive power			4,338,084

	9)	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by 
each reporting person				4,338,084

	10) Check if the aggregate amount in row (9)
		excludes certain shares				

	11) Percent of class represented by amount
		in row (9)						27 percent

	12) Type of reporting person			CO

SCHEDULE 13G - TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS  
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)  
  
Item 1(a).	Name of Issuer:  
 
				NorthEast Optic Network, Inc.

Item 1(b).	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  
  
	391 Totten Pond Rd.,  Suite 401
	Waltham, MA  02154		 
		 
Item 2(a).	Name of Person Filing:   
  
			Northeast Utilities (NU), on behalf of itself, its wholly owned 
subsidiary NU Enterprises, Inc. (NUEI) and Mode 1 Communications, Inc. (Mode 
1), a wholly owned subsidiary of NUEI.
		  
Item 2(b).	Address or Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:  
  
		The principal business office address of NU, NUEI and Mode 1 is:

			107 Selden Street
			Berlin,  CT  06037		 
  
Item 2(c).	Citizenship:  
  
			NU is a Massachusetts Voluntary Trust.
			NUEI and Mode 1 are both Connecticut Corporations.

Item 2(d).	Title of Class of Securities:  
  
		Common Stock  $.01 par value per share
  
Item 2(e).	CUSIP Number: 	664 334 109 
  
Item 3.	Not Applicable
  
Item 4.	Ownership  
  
	(a)		Amount Beneficially Owned: 
				4,338,084
  
	(b)		Percent of Class: 
				27 percent  

	(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:    
  
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 
        	  		0
  
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 
		  	4,338,084
  
		(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 
		         	 0
  
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 
		  	4,338,084	
  
Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.  
  
  	Not applicable.  
  
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.  
  
			Not Applicable

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired  
			the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.  
  
			Not Applicable 
  
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.  
  
			Not applicable.   
  
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.  
  
			Not applicable.  
  
Item 10.	Certification.  
  
  			Not Applicable

  Signature  
  
	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I 
certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13G is true, complete 
and correct.   
  
February 10, 1999	  

		Northeast Utilities

		By:	/s/John H. Forsgren
John H. Forsgren
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
  
 
	The undersigned persons, on February 10, 1999, agree and consent to the 
joint filing on their behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with their 
beneficial ownership of the common stock of NorthEast Optic Network, Inc.
at December 31, 1998.
  
		Northeast Utilities.  

		By:	/s/John H. Forsgren
John H. Forsgren 
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

		NU Enterprises, Inc.

By:	/s/John H. Forsgren 
John H. Forsgren
			Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

		Mode 1 Communications, Inc.

By:	/s/John H. Forsgren 
John H. Forsgren
			Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer