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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 3-MOS DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 MAR-31-1996 2,069 0 23,826 258 1,025 29,727 91,193 35,551 90,595 24,804 11,841 0 0 16,956 28,215 90,595 0 37,969 0 16,667 3,462 1,887 330 3,687 1,550 2,137 0 0 0 2,137 .09 .09