<ARTICLE>                     5
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                        STANFORD TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                   EDGAR FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE (EXHIBIT 27)

                   Appendix A to item 601(c) of Regulation S-X
                       Commercial and Industrial Companies
                           Article 5 of Regulation S-X
                   Nine month period ending December 31, 1996

THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT  OF INCOME  AND THE  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEET AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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