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<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997             JAN-01-1996             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1996             DEC-31-1995
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<ALLOWANCES>                                 1,639,767                 978,250                       0
<INVENTORY>                                          0                       0                       0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                            57,079,192              34,933,902                       0
<PP&E>                                      19,740,370              16,142,967                       0
<DEPRECIATION>                               4,787,252               3,015,860                       0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                       23,428,000              38,105,434                       0
<BONDS>                                     44,045,041              34,030,455                       0
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<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                         8,449                   5,785                       0
<OTHER-SE>                                  40,769,428               4,489,440                       0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               105,742,858              55,877,148                       0
<SALES>                                              0                       0                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                           447,579,152             280,171,104             149,825,165
<CGS>                                                0                       0                       0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0                       0                       0
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