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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 6-MOS DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 JUN-30-1996 1,391 0 25,784 311 952 32,360 100,977 37,316 109,643 45,464 7,055 0 0 17,058 30,435 109,643 0 77,169 0 43,776 10,100 857 804 7,290 3,002 4,288 0 0 0 4,288 .17 .17