<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>