GTE CORP &lt;GTE> 3RD QTR NET
  Shr 86 cts vs 96 cts
      Net 297 mln vs 325 mln
      Revs 2.95 billion vs 2.86 billion
      Nine mths
      Shr 2.30 dlrs vs 2.74 dlrs
      Net 785 mln vs 916 mln
      Revs 11.3 billion vs 11.1 billion
      NOTE: 1986 share results restated for 3-for-2 stock split
  in January 1987
     
      1987 net in both periods includes business repositioning
  gains of 16 mln dlrs, or five cts a share, and gains from early
  retirement programs of 65 mln dlrs, or 20 cts a share
      1987 nine months net also includes pre-tax charge of 175
  mln dlrs for GTE's share of a special write-off at U.S. Sprint
  which reduced after tax net by 104 mln dlrs, or 31 cts a share
      1986 net in both periods includes business repositioning
  gains of 32 mln dlrs, or 10 cts per share
  

