<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF 9/30/00 AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED 9/30/00 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <CASH> 7,362 <SECURITIES> 661 <RECEIVABLES> 2,543 <ALLOWANCES> 800 <INVENTORY> 221 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 30,851 <PP&E> 161,111 <DEPRECIATION> 20,266 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 185,388 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 102,837 <BONDS> 175,470 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 25,000 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1 <OTHER-SE> (56,079) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 185,388 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 91,738 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 91,330 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,983 <LOSS-PROVISION> 220 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 11,242 <INCOME-PRETAX> (13,822) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (13,822) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (13,822) <EPS-BASIC> (1.73) <EPS-DILUTED> (1.73)