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<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
financial statements of WorldPort Communications, Inc. for the nine months ended
September  30,  2000 and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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                                 0
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