<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 JAN-01-1997 JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1996 <CASH> 763,865 559,360 487,938 <SECURITIES> 525,082 553,601 634,978 <RECEIVABLES> 580,090 519,343 390,769 <ALLOWANCES> 28,522 22,900 18,200 <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,239,884 2,409,693 2,209,616 <PP&E> 733,972 734,126 542,641 <DEPRECIATION> 388,703 306,977 237,893 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,929,541 4,076,350 3,423,776 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,825,431 1,764,672 1,430,182 <BONDS> 1,254,278<F1> 1,308,979<F1> 791,618<F1> <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 125<F2> 124<F2> 128<F2> <OTHER-SE> 743,917 895,850 1,183,283 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,929,541 4,076,350 3,423,776 <SALES> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 8,896,076 7,235,019 6,709,240 <CGS> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 7,612,469 5,914,608 5,593,894 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,445,602<F3> 1,346,104<F3> 1,017,020<F3> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 92,159 63,555 45,372 <INCOME-PRETAX> (254,154) (89,248) 52,954 <INCOME-TAX> (88,996) (21,418) 14,124 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (165,158) (67,830) 38,830 <DISCONTINUED> 0<F4> (119,254)<F4> 45,401<F4> <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (165,158) (187,084) 84,231 <EPS-PRIMARY> (1.35) (1.52) 0.67 <EPS-DILUTED> (1.35) (1.52) 0.67 <FN> <F1>Includes borrowings under revolving credit facility, miscellaneous notes payable and capital leases. <F2>Net of treasury stock. <F3>Includes asset impairment, merger, restructuring and other charges. <F4>Includes income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax and gain (loss) on disposition of discontinued operations, net of tax. </FN>