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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 AND THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 3-MOS DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 MAR-31-1998 30,187 0 41,771 1,185 2,575 52,435 280,172 64,582 562,783 42,478 272,982 0 0 172,870 30,198 562,783 0 58,152 0 27,315 27,863 537 5,472 (2,507) (891) (1,616) 0 0 0 (1,616) (0.03) (0.03)