<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> MULTIPLIER DOES NOT APPLY TO PER SHARE AMOUNTS. THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE REGISTRANT FOR THE PERIODS NOTED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS 12-MOS 9-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 JAN-01-1998 JAN-01-1998 JUL-01-1999 JUL-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 DEC-31-1998 SEP-30-1998 SEP-30-1999 SEP-30-1998 <CASH> 1,226 5,501 0 0 0 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 19,492 14,870 0 0 0 <ALLOWANCES> (5,488) (1,924) 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 37,234 26,683 0 0 0 <PP&E> 17,670 24,903 0 0 0 <DEPRECIATION> (7,702) (7,275) 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 104,159 112,002 0 0 0 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 66,884 35,382 0 0 0 <BONDS> 34,882 38,305 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 9 9 0 0 0 <OTHER-SE> 34,429 44,579 0 0 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 104,159 112,002 0 0 0 <SALES> 0 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 436,692 0 409,198 159,124 153,416 <CGS> 0 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 375,592 0 347,117 138,069 130,649 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 4,329 0 902 3,238 352 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 5,136 0 4,108 1,853 1,591 <INCOME-PRETAX> (16,533) 0 4,316 (13,319) 1,967 <INCOME-TAX> (6,384) 0 1,036 (4,999) 455 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (10,149) 0 3,280 (8,320) 1,512 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (10,149) 0 3,280 (8,320) 1,512 <EPS-BASIC> (1.17) 0 0.38 (0.96) 0.17 <EPS-DILUTED> (1.17) 0 0.33 (0.96) 0.15