Data are presented on the induced optical absorption and EPR in Ba(PO 3 ) 2 -MgF 2 glasses activated with Tb 2 O 3 and Eu 2 O 3 . The effect of activator concentration on the EPR spectra of the ê and ê centers in glasses differing in fluoride content is analyzed. The results indicate that fluorophosphate glasses can be characterized by two capture volumes which may differ several times, depending on the activator concentration. At low activator concentrations, corresponding to the largest capture volume, the activator ions seem to be in a phosphate environment. The maximum Tb 3+ concentration is comparable to the Eu 3+ concentration at which the luminescence spectrum points to a phosphate environment of the rare-earth ion. O 4 2-O 3 2-