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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000808461 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 1,000 YEAR DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 DEC-31-1997 42,454 0 35,000 1,070 2,164 44,234 242,912 58,406 545,302 49,246 249,440 0 0 172,715 31,724 545,302 0 223,809 0 111,077 94,325 3,025 17,617 (2,235) (573) (1,662) 0 (521) 0 (2,183) (0.05) (0.05)