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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>              DEC-31-1998      DEC-31-1997      DEC-31-1998      DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                 APR-01-1998      APR-01-1997      JAN-01-1998      JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                   JUN-30-1998      JUN-30-1997      JUN-30-1998      JUN-30-1997
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<SECURITIES>                             0                0                0                0
<RECEIVABLES>                    5,443,767                0                0                0
<ALLOWANCES>                    (1,666,686)               0                0                0
<INVENTORY>                              0                0                0                0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                61,510,640                0                0                0
<PP&E>                          22,221,314                0                0                0
<DEPRECIATION>                  (5,799,025)               0                0                0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 147,407,640                0                0                0
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>           37,189,393                0                0                0
<BONDS>                         73,452,708                0                0                0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                    0                0                0                0
<PREFERRED>                              0                0                0                0
<COMMON>                             8,658                0                0                0
<OTHER-SE>                      43,314,784                0                0                0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>   147,407,640                0                0                0
<SALES>                                  0                0                0                0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>               134,795,907      107,823,178      255,782,294      193,197,372
<CGS>                                    0                0                0                0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                         0                0                0                0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                         0                0                0                0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>               1,437,758        2,186,055        2,517,276        3,512,885
<INCOME-PRETAX>                  1,506,470       (3,134,561)       2,349,387       (1,934,109)
<INCOME-TAX>                       411,389         (387,375)         581,150         (793,584)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>              1,095,081       (2,747,186)       1,768,237       (1,140,525)
<DISCONTINUED>                           0                0                0                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                          0                0                0                0
<CHANGES>                                0                0                0                0
<NET-INCOME>                     1,095,081       (2,747,186)       1,768,237       (1,140,525)
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