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                                                                    EXHIBIT 12.1
                   STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIOS
DEFICIENCY OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS



                        Nine Months Ended
                          September 30,                                    Year Ended December 31,
                              2003              2002              2001              2000             1999               1998
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                                                                       (in thousands)
                                                                                                  
Loss from Operations      $   (49,746)      $  (134,644)      $  (256,688)      $(1,834,521)      $  (124,002)      $   (11,836)
Fixed Charges                 (12,485)          (29,250)          (14,990)          (16,155)             (752)             (388)
Deficiency                $   (62,231)      $  (163,894)      $  (271,678)      $(1,850,676)      $  (124,754)      $   (12,224)