<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Michigan Bell Telephone Company's June 30, 1995 financial statements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <CASH> 0 <SECURITIES> 0<F1> <RECEIVABLES> 607,400 <ALLOWANCES> 42,300 <INVENTORY> 26,300 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 629,900 <PP&E> 7,676,100 <DEPRECIATION> 4,513,000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,073,500 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 809,900 <BONDS> 1,128,300 <COMMON> 1,721,800 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> (503,900) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,073,500 <SALES> 0<F2> <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,441,700 <CGS> 0<F3> <TOTAL-COSTS> 978,200 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (1,000) <LOSS-PROVISION> 16,400 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 45,100 <INCOME-PRETAX> 419,400 <INCOME-TAX> 142,900 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 276,500 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 276,500 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Securities are not material and therefore have not been stated separately in the financial statements. This amount is included in the Cash tag. <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 service and products in the financial statements and the "Total Cost" tag, pursuant to Regulation S-X, Rule 5-03(B). </FN>