UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, D. C.  20549
  
  
  
                                  F O R M  10 - Q
  
  
                X  Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                      For the period ended September 30, 1996
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                                         or
  
                   Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                       of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                    For the transition period from      to     
  
                           Commission File Number: 1-2755
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                                  GTE Corporation
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
  
            New York                                            13-1678633
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  (State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)
  
  
                  One Stamford Forum, Stamford, CT.          06904
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               (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code 203-965-2000
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  Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last 
  report
  
        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
        reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
        shorter period that registrant was required to file such reports), and
        (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
        YES   X    NO    .
  
        GTE had 961,821,513 shares of $.05 par value common stock outstanding 
        (excluding 18,882,784 treasury shares) at October 31, 1996.
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  PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  
                               GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
  
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                                              Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended  
                                                 September 30               September 30   
                                              1996          1995         1996          1995 
                                                               (In Millions)
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  REVENUES AND SALES
      Local services                         $1,520        $1,459       $ 4,564     $ 4,309
      Network access services                 1,168         1,081         3,461       3,240
      Toll services                             643           658         1,859       1,939
      Cellular services                         660           574         1,906       1,602
      Directory services                        386           330         1,008         916
      Other services and sales                  967           894         2,790       2,587
  
        Total revenues and sales              5,344         4,996        15,588      14,593
  
  OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
      Cost of services and sales              1,981         1,849         5,850       5,479
      Selling, general & administrative         969           884         2,885       2,652
      Depreciation and amortization             949           930         2,819       2,730
  
        Total operating costs and expenses    3,899         3,663        11,554      10,861
  
  OPERATING INCOME                            1,445         1,333         4,034       3,732
  
  OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE
      Interest expense                          289           286           857         846
      Interest capitalized                       (7)           (9)          (28)        (25)
      Interest income                           (15)          (15)          (42)        (42)
      Other - net                               (26)          (15)            6          25
  
                                                241           247           793         804
  
  INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                  1,204         1,086         3,241       2,928
  
      Income taxes                              448           391         1,227       1,109
  
  NET INCOME                                 $  756        $  695       $ 2,014     $ 1,819
  
  EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE                   $ .78         $ .72        $ 2.07      $ 1.88
  
  DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE         $ .47         $ .47        $ 1.41      $ 1.41
  
  AVERAGE COMMON SHARES                         965           970           971         969
  
              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
  
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                          GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                   FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
  
  
  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
  
  Consolidated net income for the third quarter of 1996 was $756 million, or 
  $.78 per share, compared with $695 million, or $.72 per share, in the third 
  quarter of last year.  The results for the third quarter of 1995 include an 
  after-tax gain on the sale of nonstrategic telephone properties of $11 
  million, or $.01 per share.  Excluding the impact of this gain, earnings per 
  share for the third quarter of 1996 increased 10 percent over last year.  
  
  For the nine months ended September 30, 1996, net income was $2.01 billion, 
  or $2.07 per share, compared with $1.82 billion, or $1.88 per share last 
  year.  The results for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995 
  include after-tax gains on sales of nonstrategic telephone properties of $8 
  million, or $.01 per share and $11 million, or $.01 per share, respectively.  
  Excluding the impact of these gains, earnings per share for the first nine 
  months of 1996 increased 10 percent over the first nine months of 1995.  
  
  Operating income for the third quarter and first nine months of 1996 rose 8 
  percent to $1.45 billion and $4.03 billion, respectively.  This increase 
  reflects increased revenues and the favorable effects of ongoing cost 
  reduction programs, partially offset by higher selling and marketing costs 
  associated with GTE's national advertising campaign and the launch of new 
  revenue opportunities.
  
  Consolidated revenues and sales for the third quarter of 1996 totaled $5.34 
  billion compared with $5.00 billion in the year-ago quarter.  The increase 
  is driven by the growth in customer lines and network usage, the number of 
  cellular customers served, and new and enhanced telecommunications services.  
  Consolidated revenues and sales for the first nine months of 1996 totaled 
  $15.59 billion compared with $14.59 billion in the same period last year.
  
  For the third quarter of 1996, minutes of use of GTE's domestic 
  local-exchange network for long-distance calling grew at an annual rate of 
  10.8 percent, while total domestic access lines increased 7.4 percent over 
  last year to 19.5 million.  Access lines per employee, a key indicator of 
  productivity, increased from 268 a year ago to 314, representing a 17.2 
  percent improvement.  Internationally, GTE services an additional 5.8 
  million access lines.
  
  Domestic cellular-service revenues in the third quarter of 1996 totaled $607 
  million, a 15 percent increase over the same period last year, as customer 
  growth continued.  During the third quarter of 1996, GTE added 150,000 new 
  domestic cellular customers bringing total U.S. customers served to 
  3,393,000, an increase of 20 percent over a year ago, excluding properties 
  sold in 1995.  Growth at GTE's international operations increased total 
  cellular customers by 23 percent, excluding properties sold in 1995, 
  bringing total cellular customers served worldwide to over 4 million.
  
  In connection with Telephone Operations' re-engineering plan, during the 
  first nine months of 1996, costs of approximately $172 million have been 
  incurred, including $148 million to re-engineer customer service processes 
  
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                          GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
            FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - (Continued)
  
  
  and $24 million to re-engineer administrative processes.  Since the plan's 
  inception at the beginning of 1994, 286 work centers have been consolidated 
  to 58 and workforce reductions of approximately 16,000 have occurred 
  resulting in total costs of $1,030 million, including $733 million to 
  re-engineer customer service processes and $127 million to re-engineer 
  administrative processes.  The restructuring costs also include $170 million 
  to consolidate facilities and operations and other related costs.   These 
  expenditures were primarily associated with the closure and relocation of 
  the various centers, software enhancements and separation benefits 
  associated with employee reductions.  Implementation of the re-engineering 
  plan is expected to be substantially completed by year-end 1996.  As of 
  September 30, 1996, $340 million remains in the restructuring reserve which 
  management believes is adequate to cover future expenditures.
  
  GTE is one of the largest publicly held telecommunications companies in the 
  world.  GTE is also the largest U.S.-based local telephone company and a 
  leading cellular-service provider, with wireline and wireless operations 
  that form a market area covering about one-third of the country's 
  population.  Outside the United States, where GTE has operated for more than 
  40 years, GTE serves over 6 million customers.  GTE is also a leader in 
  government and defense communications systems and equipment, aircraft 
  passenger telecommunications, directories and telecommunications-based 
  information services and systems.  
  
  Other (Income) Expense
  
  Other-net includes the equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, 
  which includes GTE's ownership interests in international joint ventures.  
  For the third quarter and first nine months of 1996, the equity in earnings 
  of unconsolidated subsidiaries was $86 million and $168 million, 
  respectively, reflecting increases of $54 million and $111 million from the 
  respective year-ago periods.  These increases primarily reflect improved 
  operational performance and the favorable effects of currency translation at 
  CANTV, the Venezuelan telephone company in which GTE owns a 20.4% interest. 
  
  Other-net also includes pre-tax gains resulting from the sales of 
  nonstrategic cellular properties of $10 million for the first nine months of 
  1996.  This compares to similar gains recorded in the prior year third 
  quarter and first nine months of $27 million and $65 million, respectively.
  
  In addition to the gains recorded on the sales of cellular properties, 
  Other-net for the first nine months of 1996 includes a pre-tax gain of $12 
  million related to the program to sell or trade a small percentage of 
  nonstrategic domestic local-exchange telephone properties.  Other-net for 
  the third quarter of 1995 includes a pre-tax gain of $16 million, related to 
  the program to sell or trade a small percentage of nonstrategic domestic 
  local-exchange telephone properties.
  
  
  
  
  
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                          GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
            FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - (Continued)
  
  
  CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
  
  Cash from operations for the first nine months of 1996 totaled $4.39 billion 
  compared with $3.87 billion during the same period in 1995.  The increase in 
  cash from operations reflects the improved operating results during the 
  first nine months of 1996, combined with lower interest payments and overall 
  improvement in working capital requirements.
  
  Cash used in investing activities totaled $2.55 billion in the first nine 
  months of 1996 compared with $3.42 billion in the first nine months of 1995.  
  Proceeds from sales of assets for the first nine months of 1996 included 
  approximately $261 million from the sales of the Atlanta and Denver personal 
  communications services ("PCS") licenses.  These transactions, which were 
  announced in early 1996, approximated book value and closed during the 
  second quarter of 1996.  Acquisitions and investments for the first nine 
  months of 1995, included approximately $350 million expended to acquire PCS 
  licenses during the Federal Communications Commisssion's ("FCC") auction 
  process, as well as $256 million to acquire the 10 percent ownership of 
  Contel Cellular Inc. that GTE did not already own.  
  
  Capital expenditures, for the first nine months of 1996, totaled $2.68 
  billion compared with $2.81 billion in the same period last year.  For the 
  full year 1996 capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $4.2 
  billion compared with $4.0 billion in 1995.  The majority of new investment 
  is being made in GTE's regulated telephone operations to meet the demands of 
  growth, modernize facilities and position GTE as a low-cost provider of 
  high-quality voice, data and video telecommunications services.  Significant 
  investments are also being made in GTE's other businesses, such as 
  mobile-cellular, to increase capacity and continue to improve and expand the 
  network.  
  
  Cash used in financing activities for the first nine months of 1996 totaled 
  $1.52 billion compared with $286 million in the first nine months of 1995. 
  In August 1996, GTE's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 
  25 million shares of GTE common stock in the open market or in privately 
  negotiated transactions.  The repurchase of shares will occur from 
  time-to-time through July 1997, depending upon market conditions, and may be 
  either suspended or discontinued.  The shares will be used to satisfy the 
  requirements of GTE's employee benefit and dividend reinvestment programs.  
  The repurchase program is in addition to the 20 million share buy-back 
  program announced in August 1995 which has been completed.  During the first 
  nine months of 1996, $1.37 billion of dividend payments and $817 million 
  expended for the repurchase of approximately 19.2 million shares of GTE 
  common stock, were partially offset by $373 million received through GTE's 
  employee stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plans.  
  
  GTE believes that its present investment grade credit rating and those of 
  its subsidiaries provide it with the financial flexibility necessary to 
  pursue growth opportunities as they arise.  On July 1, 1996, GTE installed a 
  two-part $4 billion syndicated line of credit to back up commercial paper
  
  
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                       GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
         FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - (Continued)
  
  
  borrowings and for working capital requirements.  Part one is a five-year 
  $2.5 billion facility for GTE.  Part two is a 364-day $1.5 billion facility 
  for certain of its telephone companies.  In addition, GTE's international 
  operations have unused lines of credit under other facilities of 
  approximately $300 million.
  
  
  RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  
  On August 8, 1996, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") published 
  its Report and Order ("Order") containing rules implementing Section 251 of 
  the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("Act") dealing with interconnection, 
  unbundling of network elements and wholesale prices and other terms for 
  competitive entry into local exchange service ("Competitive Entry Terms").  
  On August 9, 1996, the FCC released its Second Report and Order implementing 
  the provision of number portability and dialing parity in accord with the 
  Act.
  
  GTE believes that if the Order were implemented as drafted, it would cause 
  irreparable harm to local-exchange carriers ("LECs") by providing unfair 
  advantages to other carriers who will compete with the LECs in providing 
  local service in the LEC's local territory.  
  
  On September 16, 1996, GTE filed an appeal and motion for stay of the Order 
  with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.  This 
  appeal argued that the FCC had no jurisdiction to impose national pricing 
  rules for what is essentially local service.  This appeal was subsequently 
  transferred to the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit together with 
  appeals by other LECs and state regulatory commissions.  On October 15, 
  1996, the Eighth Circuit granted a partial stay.  The stay delays 
  implementation of the Order's pricing provisions and associated rules, as 
  well as the rules requiring GTE and other LECs to permit requesting carriers 
  to select terms and conditions from various agreements between them and 
  other carriers for purposes of interconnection.  Additionally, the Court 
  scheduled oral argument on the merits for the week of January 13, 1997.  On 
  November 12, 1996, the Supreme Court denied applications to vacate the stay 
  filed by the FCC and various companies seeking to enter the local-exchange 
  business.  
  
  While GTE cannot predict the outcome of the Court's final decision, GTE 
  intends to continue to vigorously present its position in Court.  
  
  GTE is continuing to negotiate with requesting carriers over the terms of 
  interconnection, unbundled network elements and resale rates.  In some 
  cases, the parties have been unable to agree within the statutory period for 
  negotiation and have gone to arbitration before various state regulatory 
  commissions.  It is expected that in late November 1996, the first state 
  commission decisions determining the prices and terms of unresolved issues 
  will be released.  Subsequent decisions are expected to be issued over a 
  period extending through the first quarter of 1997.  
  
  
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                       GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
         FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - (Continued)
  
  
  In March 1996, the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") approved 
  rules permitting local resale competition effective March 31, 1996.  The 
  CPUC required GTE to provide interim wholesale discounts of 7 percent on 
  basic residential service and 12 percent on toll and business services to 
  future resale competitors.  On October 31, 1996, the Administrative Law 
  Judge arbitrator assigned to AT&T's arbitration request submitted his 
  report.  The arbitrator continued the interim wholesale discount and 
  proposed prices for unbundled network elements which enable AT&T to serve 
  customers with a combination of GTE and AT&T facilities and for 
  interconnection.  
  
  The CPUC approved the merger of Contel of California into GTE California in 
  April 1996.  As part of this order, the CPUC ordered $69.7 million of merger 
  savings to be returned to the ratepayers of both companies, which represents 
  half of the total savings expected to be realized by this merger.  GTE has 
  provided for the impact of this decision in its financial statements.  GTE 
  received approval to return these savings to local, toll, and access 
  customers over a five-year period beginning in mid-1996.
  
  On May 8, 1996, the CPUC denied GTE's motion to suspend the application of 
  the price cap formula for 1996.  The impact of the 1996 price cap filing, a 
  reduction of approximately $40 million, was flowed-through to ratepayers 
  beginning July 1, 1996.  The price cap formula will be suspended for 1997 
  and 1998.  
  
  
  GTE's 1996 annual interstate access filing was approved by the FCC in June 
  1996.  Overall, the rates result in $18.3 million of price reductions, 
  effective July 1, 1996.
  
  
  GTE began offering long-distance service to its customers in selected states 
  during the first quarter of 1996.  To date, the service, marketed under the 
  name "GTE Easy Savings Plan"SM, is available to GTE customers in 25 states 
  (Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, 
  Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New 
  Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, 
  Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin).  GTE plans to offer this service by 
  December 31, 1996 in all 50 states, including the 28 states where it offers 
  local telephone service.  
  
  
  In April 1996, the Venezuelan government lifted foreign exchange controls 
  allowing the local currency to move to a market-based exchange rate.   As a 
  result, the local currency devalued by approximately 65 percent.  However, 
  due to the mix of local currency and U.S. dollar denominated assets and 
  liabilities, the devaluation did not have a significant impact on GTE's 
  results.  Fluctuations in currency exchange rates have not been significant 
  since the initial devaluation.  
  
  
  
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                        GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
  
  
  
                                                September 30,    December 31, 
                                                    1996             1995    
                                                        (In Millions)      
  
                 ASSETS
  
  CURRENT ASSETS:
     Cash and temporary investments                 $   652        $   332
     Receivables, less allowances
       of $284 and $263 million                       4,189          4,227
     Inventories and supplies                           818            719
     Deferred income tax benefits                       154            330
     Other                                              342            284
       Total Current Assets                           6,155          5,892
  
  
  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, at cost             52,584         50,947
     Accumulated depreciation                       (30,177)       (28,510)
       Total Property, Plant and Equipment, net      22,407         22,437
  
  
  INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS:
     Employee benefit plans                           3,476          3,058
     Franchises, goodwill and other intangibles, 
       net of accumulated amortization of $467
       and $404 million                               2,507          2,765
     Investments in unconsolidated companies          1,819          1,745
     Other assets                                     1,188          1,122
       Total Investments and Other Assets             8,990          8,690
             Total Assets                           $37,552        $37,019
  
  
  
  
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                        GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
  
  
  
                                                 September 30,    December 31,
                                                     1996             1995    
                                                        (In Millions)      
  
     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  
  CURRENT LIABILITIES:
     Short-term obligations, including
       current maturities                            $ 1,640          $ 2,156
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses             3,487            3,858
     Taxes payable                                     1,065              890
     Accrued restructuring costs                         340              512
     Dividends payable                                   473              476
     Other                                               457              420
       Total Current Liabilities                       7,462            8,312
  
     Long-term debt                                   13,578           12,744
     Employee benefit plans                            4,841            4,638
     Deferred income taxes                             1,292            1,203
     Minority interests in equity of subsidiaries      2,301            2,230
     Other liabilities                                 1,120            1,021
       Total Liabilities                              30,594           30,148
  
  
  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
     Common stock - shares issued 980,234,768
       and 977,483,844                                    49               49
     Additional paid-in capital                        7,237            8,049
     Retained earnings (deficit)                       1,035             (534)
     Guaranteed ESOP obligations                        (582)            (603)
     Treasury stock - 18,528,801 and 2,423,284
       shares, at cost                                  (781)             (90)
        Total Shareholders' Equity                     6,958            6,871
  
       Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity    $37,552          $37,019
  
  
  
  
          The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
  
  
  
  
  
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                        GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
  
  
                                                          Nine Months Ended 
                                                             September 30  
                                                          1996         1995
                                                             (In Millions) 
  Operations
  
     Net income                                          $2,014       $1,819
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net 
       cash from operations:
         Depreciation and amortization                    2,819        2,730
         Change in current assets and current
             liabilities, excluding the effects of
             acquisitions and dispositions                 (588)        (836)
         Deferred income taxes and other - net              147          161
         Net cash from operations                         4,392        3,874
  
  Investing
     Capital expenditures                                (2,679)      (2,814)
     Acquisitions and investments                          (252)        (772)
     Proceeds from sales of assets                          335          150
     Other investing - net                                   40           12
         Net cash used in investing                      (2,556)      (3,424)
  
  Financing
     Common stock issued                                    373          286
     Purchase of treasury stock                            (817)        (124)
     Long-term debt and preferred securities issued       1,656          810
     Long-term debt and preferred securities retired       (416)        (528)
     Dividends                                           (1,372)      (1,368)
     Increase (decrease) in short-term obligations,
       excluding current maturities                      (1,012)         618
     Other - net                                             72           20
         Net cash used in financing                      (1,516)        (286)
  
  Increase in cash and temporary 
     investments                                            320          164
  
  Cash and temporary investments:
     Beginning of period                                    332          323
     End of period                                       $  652       $  487
  
     Cash paid during the period for:
       Interest                                          $  717       $  775
       Income taxes                                         916          765
  
  
  
           The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
  
  
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                          GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
                NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  
  
  (1)  BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
  
       The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included 
       herein have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and 
       regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain 
       information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial 
       statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
       principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and 
       regulations.  However, in the opinion of management of the Company, the 
       Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments, 
       consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present 
       fairly the financial information for such periods.  These Condensed 
       Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with 
       the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in
       the Company's 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
  
       Reclassifications of prior year data have been made in the accompanying 
       condensed consolidated financial statements where appropriate to 
       conform to the 1996 presentation.
  
  
  (2)  PROPERTY SALES:
  
       In connection with the program to sell or trade a small percentage of
       nonstrategic domestic local-exchange telephone properties, during
       the first quarter of 1996 and the third quarter of 1995, GTE recorded
       pre-tax gains of $12 million and $16 million, which increased net
       income by $8 million, or $.01 per share and $11 million, or $.01 per
       share, respectively.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
  
  
  Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
  
             (a)  Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
  
                  (11)  Statement re: Calculation of earnings per common
                        share.
  
                  (12)  Statement re: Calculation of the ratio of earnings to
                        fixed charges.
  
                  (27)  Financial Data Schedule.
  
             (b)  GTE filed a report on Form 8-K dated September 19, 1996, 
                  under Item 5, "Other Events."  No financial information was
                  filed with this report.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
  
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                                   GTE Corporation
                                             .............................
                                                     (Registrant)
  
  
  Date:  November 12, 1996                   By    Lawrence R. Whitman
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                                                   Lawrence R. Whitman
                                               Vice President and Controller
  
  
  Date:  November 12, 1996                   By      Marianne Drost
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                                                     Marianne Drost
                                                       Secretary
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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