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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 9-MOS DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 SEP-30-1998 7,499 0 40,692 1,000 2,397 57,627 383,115 77,805 630,014 48,118 338,693 0 0 172,736 26,235 630,014 0 183,859 0 86,360 89,718 2,167 15,450 (9,084) (3,326) (5,758) 0 0 0 (5,758) (0.12) (0.12)