<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATIN EXTRACTED FROM SBA COMMUNICATIONS 10-Q 6/30/00 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENT. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 JUN-30-2000 <CASH> 3,130,912 27,199,049 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 23,430,076 34,111,132 <ALLOWANCES> (785,299) (1,236,947) <INVENTORY> 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 33,611,213 75,860,538 <PP&E> 362,503,348 543,871,311 <DEPRECIATION> (23,611,835) (36,836,101) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 429,823,226 640,493,584 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 54,556,360 77,351,238 <BONDS> 186,041,542 197,206,522 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 291,910 396,582 <OTHER-SE> 48,290,337 283,109,837 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 429,823,226 640,493,584 <SALES> 33,121,573 68,931,911 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 33,121,573 68,931,911 <CGS> 21,787,284 44,543,378 <TOTAL-COSTS> 21,787,284 44,543,378 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 13,119,276 17,095,974 <INCOME-PRETAX> (16,517,260) (17,054,007) <INCOME-TAX> 575,901 (577,037) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (15,941,359) (17,631,044) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> (1,149,954) 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (17,091,313) (17,631,044) <EPS-BASIC> (1.06) (.47) <EPS-DILUTED> (1.06) (.47)