<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information from the unaudited financial statements of MicroTel International, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, l996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <CASH> 77,000 <SECURITIES> 113,000 <RECEIVABLES> 3,264,000 <ALLOWANCES> 317,000 <INVENTORY> 3,874,000 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 7,441,000 <PP&E> 2,962,000 <DEPRECIATION> 2,225,000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,398,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 5,226,000 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 46,000 <OTHER-SE> 4,094,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 10,398,000 <SALES> 8,094,000 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 8,094,000 <CGS> 4,937,000 <TOTAL-COSTS> 9,062,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 156,000 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (79,000) <INCOME-PRETAX> (812,000) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (812,000) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (812,000) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.06) <EPS-DILUTED> (.06)