<ARTICLE>       5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM PACIFIC
BELL'S  QUARTERLY  REPORT  ON FORM  10-Q AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
       
                                                  
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                    DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                       JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                              6-MOS
<PERIOD-END>                                         JUN-30-1997
<CASH>                                                    83,000
<SECURITIES>                                                  0
<RECEIVABLES>                                          2,544,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                             210,000
<INVENTORY>                                                    0 <F1>
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                       3,095,000
<PP&E>                                                29,100,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                        17,344,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                        15,467,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                  4,449,000
<BONDS>                                                5,348,000
<COMMON>                                                 225,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                         0
<PREFERRED>                                                   0
<OTHER-SE>                                             3,307,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                          15,467,000
<SALES>                                                        0 <F2>
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                       4,843,000
<CGS>                                                         0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                          1,833,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                       1,086,000
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                         148,000
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                       219,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                        (395,000)
<INCOME-TAX>                                           (121,000)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                    (274,000)
<DISCONTINUED>                                                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                0
<CHANGES>                                                342,000
<NET-INCOME>                                              68,000
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                  0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                  0
<FN>
<F1> THIS AMOUNT IS IMMATERIAL.
<F2> NET SALES OF  TANGIBLE  PRODUCTS  IS NOT MORE  THAN 10% OF TOTAL  OPERATING
REVENUES  AND  THEREFORE  HAS NOT  BEEN  STATED  SEPARATELY  IN THE  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S-X, RULE 5-03(B).
THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN THE "TOTAL REVENUES' TAG.
<F3> COST OF TANGIBLE GOODS SOLD IS INCLUDED IN COST OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS IN
THE FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS AND THE "TOTAL COST" TAG,  PURSUANT TO REGULATION 2-X,
RULE 5-03(B).
</FN>