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from prior News releases. sciatl.com Scientific-Atlanta Delivers MainGate Advanced Energy Management System to Gulf Power -- Two-way interactive system, slated for 40,000 homes, offers consumer control and better management of energy purchases — ATLANTA, GA -- Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. has begun delivery of the first gateways for the MainGate® two-way interactive advanced energy management system, GoodCents Select, being deployed by Gulf Power Company in Pensacola, Fla. According to Gulf Power, full-scale rollout of the Scientific-Atlanta system could reach as many as 40,000 homes within Gulf Power's service area over the next five years. Scientific-Atlanta and Gulf Power announced their agreement to deploy the MainGate system technology as part of a comprehensive advanced energy management program in the fall of 1996. The contract, which extends to 2004, allows Gulf Power to better manage energy sales during critical peak periods as well as offer other customer-oriented services. Gulf Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, serves approximately 350,000 retail customers in an eight-county region of Northwest Florida. The MainGate system at Gulf Power links customers via a VHF paging interface, with a telephone line response. The Gateway units are the customer-site hardware that provides the communication link between the utility and the customer. The system, which also includes a proprietary Honeywell Superstat, lets customers program major appliances, such as HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems, water heaters and pool pumps, to respond to different pricing tiers. Additional services that Gulf Power offers include outage detection and whole house surge suppression. In the future, these services could expand to include home security and home automation. The two-way interactive system also allows Gulf Power to remotely read meters and detect meter tampering. Steve Higginbottom, Gulf Power spokesperson said, "Gulf Power has taken the lead in offering consumers new technology to enhance their comfort and control energy consumption. The deployment of the MainGate system will help consumers add value to their energy purchases by providing an opportunity to control their household energy usage and generate greater savings." Theodore R. Wieber, corporate vice president and president of Scientific-Atlanta's Satellite Networks business unit, said, "Delivering the first MainGate units is an important milestone in the deployment of Gulf Power's GoodCents Select program. We have worked very closely with Gulf Power to develop rigorous requirements for the product through extensive ‘beta' testing to ensure the MainGate system meets and exceeds customer expectations." Scientific-Atlanta's MainGate system is built around an open architecture and supports a variety of communications protocols, including Lonworks®, CEBus® and hardwire. The Gateway unit resides at the customer site and facilitates communication between the utility and end-use devices that can include electric meters, thermostats, appliances and, in the future, televisions and personal computers. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE:SFA/http://www.sciatl.com) is a leading supplier of broadband communications systems, satellite-based video, voice and data communications networks and worldwide customer service and support. "Forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to the Company's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99 to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference. MainGate is a registered trademark of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Other trademarks mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. NOTES TO EDITORS: 1.Call Scientific-Atlanta at the above number for a complete list and description of MainGate features and services. 2.Please visit the Scientific-Atlanta Web Page at sciatl.com (News Room section) if you are interested in viewing additional information about Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. or if you need a photo. 3.Please visit Booth 318-320 at AMRA's Annual Symposium, September 13 - 16, in Washington, D.C. to see a demonstration of the MainGate system. For Additional Information: Peggy Ballard Steve Higginbottom Scientific-Atlanta Gulf Power (770) 903-6163 (850) 444-6249 (770) 903-6233 (fax) (850) 444-6476 (fax) peggy.ballard@sciatl.com gshiggin@southernco.com