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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 AND THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 3-MOS DEC-31-1999 JAN-01-1999 MAR-31-1999 6,169 0 41,660 1,384 1,611 53,209 412,067 91,342 636,992 49,451 355,874 0 0 179,555 15,637 636,992 0 61,338 0 27,870 32,757 1,079 7,080 (7,328) (3,052) (4,521) 0 0 (344) (4,865) (0.10) (0.10)