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To: Jim Bishop who wrote (79567)	2/9/2001 9:27:03 AM
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AMCM news AM COMMUNICATIONS INC: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS - Awarded Network Management Contract by Charter Communications New York, New York, Feb 08, 2001 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) -- AM Communications, Inc. announced that they have been selected by Charter Communications to provide network monitoring and management solutions Charter's HFC network upgrades nationwide. Under the terms of the agreement, AM will supply transponders and software to monitor critical elements of Charter's HFC headends and outside transmission equipment in approximately 80 networks over a multi-year period. AM will also supply monitoring solutions for headend optical transmitters and receivers, outside plant optical nodes, and un-interruptible network power supplies. Client-server software systems running AM's Omni2000 monitoring software will be installed at each Charter headend, at regional operating centers and at a national operating center. John Pietri, Senior Vice President of Engineering for Charter Communications, said "This configuration will provide local management personnel with real-time decision data about the performance of important network elements, while providing regional and national operations managers with performance and trend-line information that will assist them in improving network reliability." As a related part of the agreement, AM's newly formed Broadband Systems Integration Group will provide customized software integration services that tie together various Charter 3rd party management software systems including DOCSIS compliant cable modem managers, return path monitoring systems from Trilithic, network management from HP OpenView, and engineering & geographic mapping systems based on AutoCad. The AM Broadband Systems Integration Group is a strategic partnership between AM Communications and NeST Technologies. Inc. NeST Technologies provides AM with access to over 400 software developers employing a world-class CMM Level V software quality system. Joe Rocci, VP and General Manager of AM's Broadband Monitoring Products Group commented "We are extremely happy to announce this relationship with Charter. This multi-year project is the largest commitment from a single customer in our history, and AM estimates it could exceed $15 million over the project term. AM and Charter are now preparing to move into the first network that will employ this advanced set of management solutions. Charter is an industry leader in rolling out advanced services such as digital video and high-speed data, and we feel that their selection of AM Communications' products and services for their network management requirements is a major milestone for our company." Javad ("Jay") Hassan, Chairman of AM Communications added "The Charter deal is obviously a very significant win for AM Communications. It is validation of our business strategy to become the leading provider of hardware, software, and services that ensure HFC network reliability. Our relationship with NeST Technologies and their world-class CMM Level V software development capability is the advantage that won the business for AM. We are now leveraging that capability to replicate the Charter success with other nationwide and international network operators." AM Communications, Inc., located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of plant, headend, and hub management solutions to the broadband industry. AM's solutions provide network operators with greater control over their networks' performance levels and reliability, giving them a competitive edge in today's deregulated communications environment. Through partnerships and close working relationships with leading network technology companies including Philips, Scientific-Atlanta, Motorola and ADC, AM Communications has emerged as a true open systems company capable of supporting multi-vendor networks through cooperative engineering. Registered under ISO-9001, AM's 25+ years of quality, dependability, and service are key to designing, building, and implementing management solutions for the broadband network. AM Communications is an OTC company traded under the ticker symbol "AMCM". More information is available at AM's Web site: www.amcomm.com. With more than 6.3 million customers, Charter Communications, a Wired World(tm) company, is among the nation's largest broadband communications companies. Charter offers an array of advanced broadband services, including cable television under the Charter Cable TV brand; advanced digital video programming services under the Charter Digital Cable(tm) brand; and high-speed Internet access via Charter Pipeline(tm). Charter's Class A common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol "CHTR." More information about Charter can be found at www.chartercom.com. Statements in this press release regarding business that are not historical facts may be "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such forward-looking statements are identified in the reports and documents filed from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (c) Copyright 2001 AM Communications, Inc. The AM logo is a registered trademark of AM Communications, Inc. Media Contact: CONTACT: TEL: 215/538-8729 Christine Mascaro, AM Communications, Inc Email: cmascaro@amcomm.com Charter Communications Media Contact: TEL: 314/543-2215 Anita Lamont Email: alamont@chartercom.com MarketbyFax(tm) - To get the NEWS as it happens, call (604) 689-3041. (C) 2001 Market News Publishing Inc. -0- KEYWORD: New York, New York * end of story *