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<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 25, 1995, December 31,1995 and December 31, 1996, and for the the
three months  ended March 31, 1996 and March 30,  1997,  and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1
<CURRENCY>                                     US DOLLARS
       
<S>                             <C>               <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>          
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR               YEAR                YEAR                3-MOS                3-MOS     
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-25-1994        DEC-31-1995         DEC-31-1996         DEC-31-1996          DEC-31-1997 
<PERIOD-START>                  JAN-01-1994        JAN-01-1995         JAN-01-1996         JAN-01-1996          JAN-01-1997 
<PERIOD-END>                    DEC-25-1994        DEC-31-1995         DEC-31-1996         MAR-31-1996          MAR-30-1997 
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                           1                  1                   1                   1                    1 
<CASH>                                    0          2,702,868           1,708,295                   0            3,293,452 
<SECURITIES>                              0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<RECEIVABLES>                             0          6,433,086           7,184,295                   0            6,334,541 
<ALLOWANCES>                              0           (669,400)           (765,200)                  0             (865,500)
<INVENTORY>                               0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                          0          8,697,341           8,244,788                   0            9,097,121 
<PP&E>                                    0          5,635,604           5,647,831                   0            5,767,064 
<DEPRECIATION>                            0         (2,008,173)         (2,640,827)                  0           (2,809,921)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                            0         55,893,572          51,776,780                   0           51,481,426 
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                     0          4,805,085           7,474,311                   0            8,477,056 
<BONDS>                                   0         64,585,264          64,936,511                   0           65,600,459 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<PREFERRED>                               0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<COMMON>                                  0                  1                   1                   0                    1 
<OTHER-SE>                                0        (11,393,514)        (15,002,757)                  0          (16,962,804)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>              0         55,893,572          51,776,780                   0           51,481,426 
<SALES>                          17,856,242         24,625,834          27,026,888           5,274,761            6,298,351 
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                 17,856,242         24,625,834          27,026,888           5,274,761            6,298,351 
<CGS>                            (2,314,825)        (3,171,059)         (3,325,063)           (604,802)            (765,804)
<TOTAL-COSTS>                    (2,314,825)        (3,171,059)         (3,325,063)           (604,802)            (765,804)
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                 11,661,785         17,642,338          19,982,036           4,803,737            5,748,629 
<LOSS-PROVISION>                    619,841            544,904           1,105,329             140,128              206,806 
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                2,664,873          5,289,054           7,252,377           1,791,834            1,765,328 
<INCOME-PRETAX>                   1,253,134         (1,387,370)         (3,609,243)         (1,925,612)          (1,960,047)
<INCOME-TAX>                         30,500                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<INCOME-CONTINUING>               1,222,634         (1,387,370)         (3,609,243)         (1,925,612)          (1,960,047)
<DISCONTINUED>                            0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0           (468,233)                  0                   0                    0 
<CHANGES>                                 0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<NET-INCOME>                      1,222,634         (1,855,603)         (3,609,243)         (1,925,612)          (1,960,047)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                             0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
<EPS-DILUTED>                             0                  0                   0                   0                    0 
                                                                                          


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