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<ARTICLE>           5                                     
<LEGEND>            This schedule contains summary        
                    financial information extracted
                    from the company's first quarter
                    1997 10-Q and is qualified in its
                    entirety by reference  to such
                    financial statements
</LEGEND>                                                 
<MULTIPLIER>        1000                                  
                                                          
<S>                 <C>                                   
<PERIOD-TYPE>       3-MOS                                 
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>   DEC-31-1997                           
<PERIOD-END>        MAR-31-1997                           
<CASH>              30900                                 
<SECURITIES>        0                                     
<RECEIVABLES>       595000                                
<ALLOWANCES>        79200                                 
<INVENTORY>         0                                     
<CURRENT-ASSETS>    0                                     <F1>
<PP&E>              789500                                
<DEPRECIATION>      252300                                
<TOTAL-ASSETS>      6610200                               
<CURRENT-           0                                     <F1>
LIABILITIES>
<BONDS>             2855300                               <F2>
<COMMON>            345000                                
<PREFERRED-         0                                     
MANDATORY>
<PREFERRED>         0                                     
<OTHER-SE>          367200                                
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-                                         
AND-EQUITY>         6610200
<SALES>             0                                     
<TOTAL-REVENUES>    183000                                
<CGS>               0                                     
<TOTAL-COSTS>       53200                                 
<OTHER-EXPENSES>    100                                   
<LOSS-PROVISION>    8600                                  
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>  79500                                 
<INCOME-PRETAX>     41600                                 
<INCOME-TAX>        14600                                 
<INCOME-            27000                                 
CONTINUING>
<DISCONTINUED>      0                                     
<EXTRAORDINARY>     0                                     
<CHANGES>           0                                     
<NET-INCOME>        27000                                 
<EPS-PRIMARY>       0                                     
<EPS-DILUTED>       0                                     
<FN>                                                      
<F1>                The company is a captive finance      
                    subsidiary which does not have a      
                    classified balance sheet.
<F2>                Includes current and non-current      
                    maturities of long-term debt.
</FN>                                                     
                                                          



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