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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 9-MOS DEC-31-1999 JAN-01-1999 SEP-30-1999 13,476 0 44,358 2,996 2,628 63,664 410,144 103,614 640,516 47,280 343,583 19,912 0 182,385 13,874 640,516 0 212,337 0 92,445 102,350 3,347 23,186 (8,535) (2,968) (5,567) 0 0 344 (5,911) (0.13) (0.13)