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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE AUDITED
FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS OF PICK COMMUNICATIONS  CORP. FOR DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1994,
1995 AND 1996,  AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                               0001006282
<NAME>                              PICK Communications Corp.
<MULTIPLIER>                    1
<CURRENCY>                      U.S. Dollars

       

<S>                           <C>                 <C>                 <C>                    <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                        Year                Year                Year                   Year
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             DEC-31-1993         DEC-31-1994         DEC-31-1995            DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                JAN-01-1993         JAN-01-1994         JAN-01-1995            JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                  DEC-31-1993         DEC-31-1994         DEC-31-1995            DEC-31-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                         1                   1                   1                      1
<CASH>                              6,453              17,659             110,715                 87,712
<SECURITIES>                            0                   0              16,625              4,812,660
<RECEIVABLES>                       6,016             148,374             824,463                778,180
<ALLOWANCES>                            0              15,028              42,650                252,424
<INVENTORY>                             0              47,898             167,091                 23,914
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                   12,469             213,931           1,605,764              3,430,213
<PP&E>                             16,692             119,540             158,246                124,212
<DEPRECIATION>                      1,669              13,636              44,111                 33,641
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     27,492             319,835           2,661,524              8,917,149
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>              59,598           1,341,521           2,679,923              6,582,429
<BONDS>                                 0                   0                   0                      0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0                   0                   0                      0
<PREFERRED>                             0                   0                   0                      0
<COMMON>                          126,000              53,545              81,085                 87,395
<OTHER-SE>                       (158,106)         (1,075,231)           (927,492)               782,184
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>       27,492             319,835           2,661,524              8,917,149
<SALES>                            23,301             529,913           1,565,039              5,869,682
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                   23,301             529,913           1,565,039              9,519,682
<CGS>                              10,067             753,346           1,387,459              8,150,794
<TOTAL-COSTS>                      14,970           1,327,070           1,644,946              9,228,560
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                  164,768             426,428             872,726              1,472,816
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        0              15,028              42,650                219,746
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                      0                   0              45,033                 19,802
<INCOME-PRETAX>                  (158,106)         (1,250,580)         (1,071,041)             3,443,790
<INCOME-TAX>                            0                   0                   0              1,808,000 
<INCOME-CONTINUING>              (158,106)         (1,250,580)         (1,071,041)            (1,342,459)
<DISCONTINUED>                          0                   0                   0                      0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0                   0                   0              4,786,249
<CHANGES>                               0                   0                   0                      0
<NET-INCOME>                     (158,106)         (1,250,580)         (1,071,791)             1,635,790
<EPS-PRIMARY>                           0                   0               (0.03)                  0.04
<EPS-DILUTED>                           0                   0               (0.03)                  0.04


        

     
 


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