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<LEGEND>
FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE FOR HYPERION TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
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<NAME> HYPERION TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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