SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                  SCHEDULE 13D/A
                                 (Rule 13d-101)
           INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
      RULE 13D-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

                                (Amendment No. 1)

                           ARGUSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    040282105
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                              Helen R. Franco, Esq.
                              Edwards & Angell, LLP
                          250 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300
                              Palm Beach, FL 33480
                                  (561)833-7700
                 (Name, Address, and Telephone Number of person
                authorized to receive notices and communications)

                                 March 30, 2001
             (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

       If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
       report the acquisition  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
       filing  this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g),
       check the following box: [__].

       *The  remainder  of this cover  page shall be filled out for a  reporting
       person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
       securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
       would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

       The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
       deemed to be "filed"  for the  purpose  of  Section 18 of the  Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934 (the  "Exchange  Act") or  otherwise  subject to the
       liabilities  of that  section of the Exchange Act but shall be subject to
       all other provisions of the Exchange Act (however, see the Notes).



CUSIP No. 040282105

1.  Name of Reporting Person / I.R.S. Identification No. of  Above Person

Ronald D. Pierce

2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

     (a) _____ (b) _____

3.  SEC Use Only

4.  Source of Funds

SC

5.  Check Box if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings is Required  Pursuant to Items
    2(d) or 2(e)

6.  Citizenship or Place of Organization

USA

Number of                   7        Sole Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially                                1,320,250

Owned By                    8        Shared Voting Power
Each
Reporting

Person With                 9        Sole Dispositive Power

                                            1,320,250

                           10        Shared Dispositive Power

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

1,320,250

12.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

9.15%

14.  Type of Reporting Person

IN



         This  Amendment  No. 1 (this  "Amendment")  relates to the Schedule 13D
originally filed on behalf of Ronald D. Pierce (the "Filing Person") person with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on February 23, 1998. The text of Items
1, 2, 3 and 5 are  hereby  amended to reflect  changes in the  Company  name and
address, employment information and residence address of the Filing Person and a
change in beneficial ownership of the Filing Person.

         Except as provided  herein,  this  Amendment does not modify any of the
information previously reported on the Schedule 13D.

Item 1. Security and Issuer:

This  statement on Schedule  13D/A relates to the Common Stock,  $0.01 par value
per share (the "Common Stock"), of Arguss  Communications,  Inc. (formerly known
as Arguss Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware Corporation, (the "Company").

The  Company's  principal  executive  offices are located at One Church  Street,
Suite 302, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

Item 2. Identity and Background:

  (a) This Statement is being filed by Ronald D. Pierce.

  (b) Residence address: 6699 SE South Marina Way, Stuart, FL  34996

  (c) The Filing Person is presently retired.

  (d) No

  (e) No

  (f) U.S. Citizen

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other  Consideration:  The securities were
acquired  pursuant  to an  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated as of January 2,
1998,  between a wholly owned  subsidiary  of Arguss  Holdings,  Inc. and Can-Am
Construction, Inc., a company wholly owned by the Filing Person.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

As of the date of this  statement,  the Filing  Person is the direct  beneficial
owner of 1,320,250 shares of Common Stock which constituted  approximately 9.15%
of the  14,424,000  shares  outstanding as of February 13, 2001, as disclosed in
the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000.

                                    SIGNATURE

After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.


                                                    Date: April 6, 2001


                                                    By: /s/ Ronald D. Pierce
                                                        ------------------------
                                                         Ronald D. Pierce