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

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 12-MOS DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 DEC-31-1998 12,008 0 43,564 887 1,878 61,292 402,444 82,972 646,116 52,984 351,533 0 0 179,505 20,502 646,116 0 246,795 0 116,073 119,083 2,795 20,679 (10,920) (4,123) (6,797) 0 0 0 (6,797) (0.14) (0.14)