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UNITED STATES  
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
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SCHEDULE 13G  
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  
  
(Amendment No. _____________)*  
  
  
  
CONTEL CELLULAR INC.  
  
(Name of Issuer)  
  
  
  
Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00  
  
(Title of Class of Securities)  
  
  
  
210904108  
  
  
(CUSIP Number)  
  
  
  
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  
X  
.  (A fee is not required only if the filing  
  
person:  (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial  
ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described  
in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting  
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule  
13d-7.)  
  
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class  
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information  
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.  
  
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not  
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities  
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of  
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of  
the Act (however, see the Notes).  
  
  
  
  
SEC 1745 (2/92)  
  
  
  
CUSIP No.  
	210904108  
13G  
Page  
		2  
of  
		5  
Pages  
  
  
1  
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
  
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON  
  
  
  
	CS First Boston, Inc.  
  
	13-2853402  
  
2  
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  
  
  
  
  
  
  
(a)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
(b)  
X  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
3  
SEC USE ONLY  
  
4  
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
  
	State of Delaware  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
NUMBER OF  
5  
SOLE VOTING POWER  
  
	551,480 Shares of Class A Common Stock, par Value $1.00  
  
SHARES  
  
BENEFICIALLY  
  
OWNED BY  
  
EACH  
6  
SHARED VOTING POWER  
  
	-0-  
  
REPORTING  
  
PERSON  
  
WITH  
7  
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
  
	551,480 Shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00  
  
  
8  
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
  
	-0-  
  
9  
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
  
	551,480 Shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00  
  
10  
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*  
  
	N/A  
  
11  
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9  
  
	5.54%  
  
12  
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*  
  
	HC  
  
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!  
  
  
  
  
Item 1.  
  
  
(a)  
Name of Issuer  
  
  
Contel Cellular, Inc.  
  
(b)  
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices  
  
  
245 Perimeter Center Parkway  
  
Atlanta, Georgia 30346  
  
Item 2.  
  
  
(a)  
Name of Person Filing  
  
  
CS First Boston, Inc.  
  
(b)  
Address of Principal Business Office  
  
  
Park Avenue Plaza  
  
55 East 52nd Street  
  
New York, NY  10055  
  
(c)  
Citizenship  
  
  
State of Delaware  
  
(d)  
Title of Class of Securities  
  
  
Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00  
  
(e)  
CUSIP Number  
  
  
21090418  
  
  
Item 3.  
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check  
whether the person filing is a:  
  
  
(a)  
  
Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act  
  
  
  
  
  
(b)  
  
Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act  
  
  
  
  
  
(c)  
  
Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act  
  
  
  
  
  
(d)  
  
Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company  
Act  
  
  
  
  
  
(e)  
  
Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment  
Advisers Act of 1940  
  
  
  
  
  
(f)  
  
Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions  
of the Employee Retirement   
  
  
  
Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see  240.13d- 
1(b)(1)(ii)(F)  
  
  
  
  
  
(g)  
X  
Parent Holding Company, in accordance with  240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:   
See Item 7)(h)Group, in accordance with  240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)   
Item 4.Ownership*(a)Amount Beneficially Owned:551,480 Shares of Class A  
Common Stock, par value $1.00(b)Percent of Class:5.54%(c)Number of  
shares as to which such person has:(i)sole power to vote or to direct  
the vote	551,480 Shares of Class A Common Stock, par value  
$1.00(ii)shared power to vote or to direct the vote  
  
  
  
	-0-  
  
  
(iii)  
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  
  
  
  
	551,480 Shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00  
  
  
(iv)  
shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of-0-  
  
  
  
	-0-  
  
Item 5.  
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class  
  
  
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date  
hereof the reporting person has ceased  
  
  
  
  
  
to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of  
securities, check the following  
  
.  
  
  
Item 6.  
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person  
  
  
Other than as disclosed herein, the reporting person knows of no other  
person who has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt  
of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities  
covered by this Schedule 13G.  
  
Item 7.  
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the  
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company  
  
  
CSFBI has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) (ii) (G) as a  
parent holding company and beneficially owns the securities covered by  
this schedule indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CS First  
Boston Corporation, a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the  
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  
  
Item 8.  
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group  
  
  
	N/A  
  
  
Item 9.  
Notice of Dissolution of Group  
  
  
	N/A  
  
  
  
  
Item 10.  
Certification  
  
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,  
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of  
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the  
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such  
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant  
in any transaction having such purposes or effect.  
  
  
  
  
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.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
CS FIRST BOSTON, INC.  
  
  
  
  
  
Agnes Reicke  
  
Director and Secretary  
  
  
  
  
Date  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
* 100% of the outstanding Voting Common Stock of CS First Boston, Inc.  
("CSFBI") and approximately 74% of the outstanding Non-Voting Common  
Stock of CSFBI is owned by CS Holding.  Through its ownership of Common  
Stock of CSFBI, CS Holding, for purposes of the federal securities laws,  
may be deemed to ultimately control CSFBI.  CS Holding, its executive  
officers and directors and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, in  
addition to CSFBI, may beneficially own Shares of the issuer and such  
Shares are not reported in this Statement.  CS Holding disclaims  
beneficial ownership of Shares beneficially owned by its direct and  
indirect subsidiaries, including CSFBI.