<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
Financial Data Schedule for Olympus Communications L.P. for the six
months ended June 30, 1997.  Information is only included for Olympus
Communications(a registrant) and does not include information for Olympus
Capital Corp., which has no operations.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000861255
<NAME> OLYMPUS COMMUNICATIONS LP
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1997
<CASH>                                          13,401
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                    9,818<F1>
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0<F1>
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0
<PP&E>                                         233,693<F2>
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0<F2>
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 634,686
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0
<BONDS>                                        576,406
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                             0
<OTHER-SE>                                    (90,881)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   634,686
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                83,584
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   67,505
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              22,972
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (10,056)
<INCOME-TAX>                                     (125)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            (9,931)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   (9,931)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1>Receivables are net of Allowance
<F2>PP&E is net of Depreciation
</FN>