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<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

<S>                             <C>                     <C>                     <C>                     <C>
<C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS                   12-MOS                   3-MOS                   6-MOS
9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998             DEC-31-1999             DEC-31-1999             DEC-31-1999
             DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998             DEC-31-1999             MAR-31-1999             JUN-30-1999
             SEP-30-1999
<CASH>                                      $   32,005              $   36,709              $   37,701              $   49,003
              $   49,065
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   47,398                  18,479                   9,916                  20,240
                  12,641
<ALLOWANCES>                                       492                     605                     482                     495
                     597
<INVENTORY>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<PP&E>                                          31,223                  26,088                  32,173                  31,656
                  26,560
<DEPRECIATION>                                  14,971                  15,680                  16,301                  15,355
                  15,263
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,578,963               1,939,966               2,464,346               2,500,036
               2,568,572
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<BONDS>                                      1,594,678               1,288,644               1,451,658               1,459,791
               1,455,087
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<COMMON>                                         2,456                   2,490                   2,491                   2,492
                   2,491
<OTHER-SE>                                     582,951                 457,229                 648,780                 695,024
                 617,414
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 2,578,963               1,939,966               2,464,346               2,500,036
               2,568,572
<SALES>                                              0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               397,259                 363,257                 102,822                 222,876
                 292,120
<CGS>                                                0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               208,395                 373,561                  52,332                 112,412
                 260,277
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                29,364                 (1,087)                   3,718                   (164)
                    (18)
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             189,618                 154,578                  39,838                  78,745
                 117,062
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (30,388)               (163,795)                   6,934                  31,883
                (85,201)
<INCOME-TAX>                                   (8,644)                (14,417)                   2,866                  13,627
                (26,978)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                           (21,744)               (149,378)                   4,048                  18,256
                (58,223)
<DISCONTINUED>                                (47,427)                (71,471)                   6,190                   4,086
                 (1,444)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                  (69,171)               (220,849)                  10,238                  22,342
                (59,667)
<EPS-BASIC>                                     (8.07)                 (23.06)                    1.07                    2.34
                  (6.24)
<EPS-DILUTED>                             $     (8.07)             $   (23.06)             $      1.04               $    2.03
              $   (6.24)


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