
<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS OF ABLE TELCOM  HOLDING CORP.  FOR THE QUARTER  ENDED 
JANUARY
31,  1997 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>

       


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<PERIOD-START>                                 NOV-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   JAN-31-1998
<CASH>                                           3,971,821
<SECURITIES>                                             0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   15,314,102
<ALLOWANCES>                                             0
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<PP&E>                                          15,133,388
<DEPRECIATION>                                   1,056,024
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           13,618,378
<BONDS>                                                  0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                    0
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<COMMON>                                             9,090
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                   (852,263)
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