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<ARTICLE>                    5

<LEGEND>                     This schedule contains summary information
                             from the unaudited Woodbury Telephone Company
                             Condensed Statements of Income for the six months
                             ended September 30, 1996, and the Condensed
                             Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1996.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                        1
<PERIOD TYPE>                       3-mos
<FISCAL YEAR END>                   DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD END>                        SEP-30-1996
<BOOK VALUE>                        PER BOOK
<TOTAL NET UTILITY PLANT>           20,649,675
[OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST]            758,009
[TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS]               6,216,797
[TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES]               372,637
[OTHER-ASSETS]                         309,518
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      28,306,636
<COMMON>                             1,922,768
[CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN]            1,475,394
[RETAINED-EARNINGS]                 10,338,625
[TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ]  13,736,787
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                        0
<PREFERRED>                                  0
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET]                 9,000,000
[SHORT-TERM-NOTES]                           0
[LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE]                    0
[COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS]               0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT)                0
[PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT]                    0
[CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS]                  0
[LEASES-CURRENT]                             0
[OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB]       5,569,849
[TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB]       28,306,636  
[GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE]           10,625,155
[INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE]                 1,210,005
[OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES]           7,201,889
[TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES]           8,411,894
[OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS]              2,213,261
[OTHER-INCOME-NET]                     221,370
[INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN]     2,434,631
[TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE]               622,798
<NET-INCOME>                         1,811,833
[PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS]                  0
[EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM]        1,811,833
[COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS]               876,782
[TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS]              607,500
[CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS]               3,385,730
<EPS-PRIMARY>                             2.36
<EPS-DILUTED>                             2.36