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To: JEFF K who wrote (49692)	7/23/2000 9:49:09 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Telewest's set top shortage, will reduce potential sales, but just for 1 month, according to Pace.............. cabletoday.com Telewest Set-Top Shortage July 21, 2000 Telewest Communications has temporarily suspended the active pursuit of new digital-TV customers because of a shortage of set-top boxes. The UK's number two MSO will continue to enroll analog subscribers, however, while giving them incentives to sign up for digital service at a later date. At last report, in March, Telewest served 156K digital customers and had expected to boost that number to 500K by year-end. The set-top supply shortfall will be corrected within a month, the company says.

To: JEFF K who wrote (49692)	7/23/2000 12:43:13 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

NTL uses the same boxes........................ prnewswire.com NTL Digital Rollout on Track for 500,000 Total Customers By End of 2000 NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NTL Incorporated (Nasdaq: NTLI; Easdaq) announced today that despite statements regarding potential shortages of digital set-top boxes, NTL believes it has sufficient access to digital set-top boxes to meet its objectives of 500,000 total digital customers by the end of 2000, and for its digital rollout plans thereafter.