<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS RESTATED SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
AUDITED  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF CENTURY TELEPHONE  ENTERPRISES,  INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES  AS OF  DECEMBER  31,  1995 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>
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