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To: Lynn who wrote (42401)	1/6/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Lynn, This is just news, and not a solution. I have the same problems. Second telephone line is also my best solution. NW Greater Media Cable to Offer Road Runner Service; Cable Properties in Massachusetts form Regional Data Cluster with MediaOne and Time Warner RESTON, VA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 5, 1999--ServiceCo, the joint venture between Time Warner, MediaOne, Microsoft, Compaq and Advance/Newhouse, - announced today it has signed an affiliation contract with Greater Media Cable for the Road Runner service. Greater Media will introduce Road Runner to about 218,000 homes passed in its cable systems throughout central and western Massachusetts starting this year. Greater Media's cable division is a unit of Greater Media, Inc., the East Brunswick, N.J. multi-media company with holdings nationwide. The cable division operates systems in Philadelphia, Penn., and in 28 Massachusetts communities, including Worcester, the second largest city in New England. In Massachusetts, the company has 178,000 cable subscribers and is in the midst of a $70 million fiber optic/digital upgrade of all its cable systems. "A partnership between Greater Media and ServiceCo makes a lot of sense for both parties" said Robert Rusak, vice president of Business Development for Road Runner. "Many companies aspire to create genuinely synergistic relationships," he added, "but few actually achieve it. The deployment of Road Runner in these cable properties works for Greater Media because we already have a data center that can service the area, and it works for us because our service will be carried by a top-notch cable operator." Greater Media's Massachusetts service areas are surrounded by MediaOne properties, some of which already are affiliates of ServiceCo." "Road Runner's capabilities and proximity make them our partner of choice," said Richard Carnall, Greater Media's director of Internet services. "The Road Runner brand will achieve a tremendous market presence across Massachusetts with Greater Media, MediaOne and Time Warner," he added. ServiceCo, the nation's leading online broadband service provider has more than 160,000 customers within the 50 plus communities that it serves within the U.S. A joint venture among affiliates of Time Warner Inc., MediaOne Group Inc., Microsoft Corp., Compaq Corp., and Advance/Newhouse, it combines the resources and strategic talent of the five partners who are world leaders in media, broadband communications, computer software and hardware, and publishing. The Road Runner character is a trademark and copyright of Warner Bros., a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. CONTACT: Sandy Colony Edward Goldstein Road Runner Greater Media 703-345-2467 508-853-1515 scolony@va.rr.com egoldstein@greatermediaworc.com