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FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE FOR OLYMPUS COMMUNICATIONS, LP FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999. INFORMATION IS ONLY INCLUDED FOR OLYMPUS COMMUNICATIONS
LP (A REGISTRANT) AND DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION FOR OLYMPUS CAPITAL CORP.,
WHICH HAS NO OPERATIONS.
</LEGEND>
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