<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 AND THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000808461 <NAME> GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <CASH> 12,609 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 47,159 <ALLOWANCES> 3,452 <INVENTORY> 4,602 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 77,157 <PP&E> 479,320 <DEPRECIATION> 130,244 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 673,092 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 58,632 <BONDS> 377,254 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 21,658 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 186,407 <OTHER-SE> (103) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 673,092 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 139,703 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 59,295 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 74,402 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,579 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 19,412 <INCOME-PRETAX> (14,627) <INCOME-TAX> (5,603) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (9,024) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (9,024) <EPS-BASIC> (0.19) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.19)