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

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 9-MOS DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 SEP-30-1996 5,255 0 24,922 298 891 35,409 109,010 38,981 119,747 53,292 6,558 0 0 16,521 32,677 119,747 0 115,832 0 66,350 14,437 1,413 1,219 11,038 4,610 6,428 0 0 0 6,428 .26 .26