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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, 1997 AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 3-MOS DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 MAR-31-1997 4,730 0 29,618 776 1,666 38,727 187,760 45,770 442,878 66,075 181,528 0 0 125,891 33,204 442,878 0 52,881 0 27,168 21,898 523 4,088 (657) (132) (525) 0 0 0 (525) (.01) (.01)