<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ICG COMMUNICATIONS,  INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FOR THE THREE  MONTHS  ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 AND IS  QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                       3-MOS 
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<PERIOD-START>                                JAN-01-1999 
<PERIOD-END>                                  MAR-31-1999 
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<SECURITIES>                                       46,660 
<RECEIVABLES>                                     216,057 
<ALLOWANCES>                                       18,355 
<INVENTORY>                                         3,223 
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                  585,597 
<PP&E>                                          1,282,273 
<DEPRECIATION>                                    215,106 
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  1,877,259 
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                             171,266 
<BONDS>                                         1,745,181 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                             478,924 
<PREFERRED>                                             0  
<COMMON>                                              468 
<OTHER-SE>                                       (518,580) 
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    1,877,259 
<SALES>                                                 0  
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                  129,519 
<CGS>                                                   0  
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                      70,176 
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                   87,016 
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                    3,651 
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 47,441 
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                   (71,513) 
<INCOME-TAX>                                            0 
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                               (86,317)
<DISCONTINUED>                                          0 
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                   193,029 
<CHANGES>                                               0 
<NET-INCOME>                                      106,712 
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