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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 9-MOS DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 SEP-30-1997 46,565 0 35,948 909 3,213 49,338 218,943 53,986 531,059 43,693 243,006 0 0 172,719 31,675 531,059 0 167,023 0 85,814 69,178 2,167 12,765 (2,901) (1,049) (1,852) 0 433 0 (2,285) (0.05) (0.05)