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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, 1997 AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 6-MOS DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 JUN-30-1997 7,225 0 32,979 905 3,237 46,894 199,347 49,606 457,409 40,777 219,699 0 0 126,945 32,513 457,409 0 109,067 0 56,946 44,901 1,142 8,482 (2,099) (742) (1,357) 0 0 0 (1,357) (0.03) (0.03)