POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned Director of Lynch
Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation, hereby appoints ROBERT E. DOLAN
and ROBERT A. HURWICH true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them  (with  full  power  to  act   without  the  other)  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name,  place and stead, in any and all  capacities,  to sign,
execute, deliver and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Lynch  Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999, including any and all amendments thereto, granting unto said attorneys and
agents,  and each of them,  full  power to do and  perform  every  act and thing
requisite,  necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith,  as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  or any of them, or
their or his  substitutes or substitute,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof,  and hereby  revoking all prior  appointments  by him, if any, of
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  to sign and file the  above-described  document,
including any and all amendments thereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
on the date set forth below.

DATE: March 17, 2000                s/ Paul J. Evanson         (L.S.)
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                                       Paul J. Evanson


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned Director of Lynch
Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation, hereby appoints ROBERT E. DOLAN
and ROBERT A. HURWICH true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them  (with  full  power  to  act   without  the  other)  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name,  place and stead, in any and all  capacities,  to sign,
execute, deliver and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Lynch  Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999, including any and all amendments thereto, granting unto said attorneys and
agents,  and each of them,  full  power to do and  perform  every  act and thing
requisite,  necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith,  as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  or any of them, or
their or his  substitutes or substitute,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof,  and hereby  revoking all prior  appointments  by him, if any, of
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  to sign and file the  above-described  document,
including any and all amendments thereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
on the date set forth below.

DATE: March 17, 2000                s/ Salvatore Muoio        (L.S.)
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                                       Salvatore Muoio


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned Director of Lynch
Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation, hereby appoints ROBERT E. DOLAN
and ROBERT A. HURWICH true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them  (with  full  power  to  act   without  the  other)  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name,  place and stead, in any and all  capacities,  to sign,
execute, deliver and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Lynch  Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999, including any and all amendments thereto, granting unto said attorneys and
agents,  and each of them,  full  power to do and  perform  every  act and thing
requisite,  necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith,  as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  or any of them, or
their or his  substitutes or substitute,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof,  and hereby  revoking all prior  appointments  by him, if any, of
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  to sign and file the  above-described  document,
including any and all amendments thereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
on the date set forth below.

DATE: March 17, 2000                s/ David C. Mitchell      (L.S.)
                                    --------------------------
                                       David C. Mitchell


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned Director of Lynch
Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation, hereby appoints ROBERT E. DOLAN
and ROBERT A. HURWICH true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them  (with  full  power  to  act   without  the  other)  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name,  place and stead, in any and all  capacities,  to sign,
execute, deliver and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Lynch  Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999, including any and all amendments thereto, granting unto said attorneys and
agents,  and each of them,  full  power to do and  perform  every  act and thing
requisite,  necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith,  as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  or any of them, or
their or his  substitutes or substitute,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof,  and hereby  revoking all prior  appointments  by him, if any, of
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  to sign and file the  above-described  document,
including any and all amendments thereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
on the date set forth below.

DATE: March 17, 2000                s/ Ralph R. Papitto      (L.S.)
                                    -------------------------
                                       Ralph R. Papitto


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned Director of Lynch
Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation, hereby appoints ROBERT E. DOLAN
and ROBERT A. HURWICH true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them  (with  full  power  to  act   without  the  other)  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name,  place and stead, in any and all  capacities,  to sign,
execute, deliver and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Lynch  Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999, including any and all amendments thereto, granting unto said attorneys and
agents,  and each of them,  full  power to do and  perform  every  act and thing
requisite,  necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith,  as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  or any of them, or
their or his  substitutes or substitute,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof,  and hereby  revoking all prior  appointments  by him, if any, of
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  to sign and file the  above-described  document,
including any and all amendments thereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
on the date set forth below.

DATE: March 17, 2000                s/ John C. Ferrara          (L.S.)
                                    ----------------------------
                                       John C. Ferrara


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

           KNOW  ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that  the  undersigned,  Director,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer),
of LYNCH INTERACTIVE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, hereby appoints ROBERT
E. DOLAN and ROBERT A. HURWICH true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them  (with  full  power to act  without  the other) his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name,  place and stead, in any and all capacities  (including
Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)),  to sign, execute,  deliver and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lynch  Corporation  for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1999, including any and all amendments thereto, granting
unto said attorneys and agents,  and each of them,  full power to do and perform
every act and thing  requisite,  necessary or desirable to be done in connection
therewith,  as  fully to all  intents  and  purposes  as he might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute,  may lawfully
do or  cause  to be done  by  virtue  hereof,  and  hereby  revoking  all  prior
appointments  by him, if any, of  attorneys-in-fact  and agents to sign and file
the above-described document, including any and all amendments thereto.

           IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has hereunto set his hand and
seal on the date set forth below.

DATE: March 17, 2000
                               s/ Mario J. Gabelli(L.S.)
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                                  Mario J. Gabelli