<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS AMENDED SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
AUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND THE RELATED AUDITED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED
IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED>
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
       
                                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-31-1997
<CASH>                                         26,017
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  149,567
<ALLOWANCES>                                   5,954
<INVENTORY>                                    21,994
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               283,480
<PP&E>                                         3,845,498
<DEPRECIATION>                                 1,586,935
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 4,709,401
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          322,008
<BONDS>                                        2,609,541
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    8,106
<COMMON>                                       91,104
<OTHER-SE>                                     1,201,062
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   4,709,401
<SALES>                                        0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               901,521
<CGS>                                          0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  633,751
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             56,474
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                408,341
<INCOME-TAX>                                   152,363
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            255,978
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
<NET-INCOME>                                   255,978
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  2.84 <F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  2.80 <F1>
<FN>
<F1> REFLECTS MARCH 1998 STOCK SPLIT. FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULES FOR PRIOR 
     PERIODS HAVE NOT BEEN RESTATED TO REFLECT SUCH STOCK SPLIT.
</FN>