UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)
Zoom Telephonics, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
98976E 10 3
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(CUSIP Number)
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CUSIP NO. 98976E 10 3
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Frank Blase Manning
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
N/A
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 659,282 shares
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 0 shares
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PERSON
WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
659,282 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
659,282 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
N/A
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORT*
IN
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Item 1(a)
Name of Issuer: Zoom Telephonics, Inc.
Item 1(b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
207 South Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Item 2(a)
Name of Person Filing: Frank B. Manning
Item 2(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
207 South Street, Boston, MA 02111
Item 2(c)
Citizenship: USA
Item 2(d)
Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, no par value
Item 2(e)
CUSIP Number: 98976E 10 3
Item 3
Not Applicable
Item 4
Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 659,282 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 8.8%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
659,282 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of:
659,282 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of:
0 shares
Item 5
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class: Not Applicable
Item 6
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9
Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable
Item 10
Certification: Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
February 2, 1998
Date
/s/Frank B. Manning
Signature
Frank B. Manning
Name
