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To: signist who wrote (6947)	2/11/1998 1:22:00 PM
From: cmg	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42804

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 3 ) ----------- MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 55347710 ------------------ (CUSIP Number) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 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). Page 1 of 10 pages CUSIP No. 55347710 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages -------- --- --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. Provident Investment Counsel, Inc. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (a) / / OF A GROUP* (b) / / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Massachusetts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 1552935 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------- EACH REPORTING (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 0 PERSON WITH ---------------------------------------------------- (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1673235 ---------------------------------------------------- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1673235 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO, IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 10 pages CUSIP No. 55347710 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages -------- --- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. Robert M. Kommerstad S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (Mr. Kommerstad is no longer a reporting person. See Item 2.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (A) / / OF A GROUP* (B) / / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY