
<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
consolidated  financial  statements  of the Company for the three  fiscal  years
ended  December  31, 1996 and for the the three months and six months ended June
30, 1996 and June 29, 1997,  and is qualify in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.

</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1
<CURRENCY>                                     US DOLLARS
       
<S>                             <C>               <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>          
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR               3-MOS               3-MOS               6-MOS                6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1996        DEC-31-1996         DEC-31-1997         DEC-31-1996          DEC-31-1997 
<PERIOD-START>                  JAN-01-1996        MAR-31-1996         MAR-31-1997         JAN-01-1996          JAN-01-1997 
<PERIOD-END>                    DEC-31-1996        JUN-30-1996         JUN-29-1997         JUN-30-1996          JUN-29-1997 
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                           1                  1                   1                   1                    1 
<CASH>                            1,708,295                  0                   0                   0            8,782,042 
<SECURITIES>                              0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<RECEIVABLES>                     7,184,668                  0                   0                   0            8,427,837 
<ALLOWANCES>                       (765,200)                 0                   0                   0             (953,042)
<INVENTORY>                               0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                  8,244,788                  0                   0                   0           16,588,217 
<PP&E>                            5,647,831                  0                   0                   0            6,508,408 
<DEPRECIATION>                   (2,640,827)                 0                   0                   0           (2,986,708)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   51,776,780                  0                   0                   0           77,296,287 
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>             7,474,311                  0                   0                   0            2,990,867 
<BONDS>                          64,936,511                  0                   0                   0           73,251,615 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<PREFERRED>                               0                  0                   0                   0           20,931,013
<COMMON>                                  1                  0                   0                   0                    1 
<OTHER-SE>                      (15,002,757)                 0                   0                   0          (19,877,209)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>     51,776,780                  0                   0                   0           77,296,287 
<SALES>                                   0          7,084,742           8,827,680          12,359,503           15,126,031 
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                          0          7,084,742           8,827,680          12,359,503           15,126,031 
<CGS>                                     0           (908,083)         (1,124,225)         (1,512,885)          (1,890,029)
<TOTAL-COSTS>                             0           (908,083)         (1,124,225)         (1,512,885)          (1,890,029)
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                          0          4,845,814           6,289,025           9,649,551           12,037,654 
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          0            332,452             312,296             472,553              524,360 
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        0          1,822,038           2,429,628           3,613,872            4,194,956 
<INCOME-PRETAX>                           0           (437,476)           (928,177)         (2,363,079)          (2,889,223)
<INCOME-TAX>                              0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                       0           (437,476)           (928,177)         (2,363,079)          (2,889,223)
<DISCONTINUED>                            0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0                  0          (1,985,229)                  0           (1,985,229)
<CHANGES>                                 0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<NET-INCOME>                              0           (437,476)         (2,913,406)         (2,363,079)          (4,874,452)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                             0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<EPS-DILUTED>                             0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
                                                                                          


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