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DECEMBER 23, 1997

Toshiba Introduces MCNS System & Systems Integration Services @Home Partners with 4th Network To Deliver Service to Hotels Dutch Operators Aggressively Upgrading Their Networks TV Filme Launches Wireless Data Services in Brazil @Home to Use Microsoft's Internet Explorer Ryan, Hankin & Kent Update Market Projections Comcast Introduces New Division to Market @Home to Businesses MediaOne Express to Use Kinetoscope for Content Development Phasecom Introduces Telco-Return Cable Modem Byte Magazine Recognizes 3Com's Cable Modem with Award Northern Cable to Deploy 3Com/USR's MCNS System GAD Line Introduces Telephony/Data System Using NIUs ADC Introduces Ethernet Switch that Extends Ethernet's Capabilities Bay Introduces Cable Modem Trade-In Program Internet Cable to Offer Data Services over US Cable's Systems

DECEMBER 18, 1997

Philips Commits to Up to 200,000 Com21 Cable Modems Road Runner Launches New Look & New Strategy Yankee Group Gauges Public Interest in Cable Modems Taiwanese Cable Modem Vendors Target U.S. Market Phasecom to OEM Technology to ADC Cisco Introduces Its MCNS Headend Rockwell Announces Plans to Develop MCNS ASIC Scientific Atlanta Introduces High-Throughput Fiber Platform Libit Introduces FPGA Version of MCNS MAC HSAnet to Provide Internet Access over Western Cablevision in Arizona Cox Communications' Humboldt System to Offer Perkinet GCI and Kanas Telecom to Connect Systems in Alaska

NOVEMBER 30, 1997

Com21 Shifts Gears, Joins Cisco's Camp CableLabs Announces DOCSIS Certification Program Motorola Introduces New CyberSRFER Wave Cable Modem Road Runner Launches in El Paso and Canada Lyonnaise Des Eaux to Offer Voice, Video & Data Service Package Harmonic Lightwaves Announces Availability of MCNS QAM Modulator Northern Cable Launches Educational LAN Using Terayon Cable Modems Scientific Atlanta Introduces Free Reverse Path Configuration Consulting Services Guam and Philippines Operators to Connect Cable Systems Cox to Use IDT's Internet Backbone for Northern U.S. Services PC Magazine Awards @Home for Technical Excellence

NOVEMBER 17, 1997

Terayon to Build MCNS Compliant Cable Modem Bay Networks Introduces Its Complete MCNS Compliant System Specifications Panasonic to Introduce Cable Modem on December 1st Allied Business Intelligence Projects 63% of US Systems to be HFC by 2001 Microsoft Rumored to Develop Its Own Internet over Cable Online Service Cox Signs 10,000th Data Subscriber @Home Partners with CNN Interactive & Amazon.com Adelphia Fires Up Its Upgraded 750 MHz System in South Florida

NOVEMBER 07, 1997

Cisco: Market Salvation or Sabotage? In-Stat Makes Market Predictions Nationwide Optical Networked Planned for Japan EMD Introduces Security Software for Data over Cable Hughes Introduces Internal Cable Modem Who's Going to get Microsoft's $1 Billion Road Runner Launches in Hawaii PeRKInet Launches Wireless Service in Oregon Videople Launches Data Services in Meudon, France Tacoma City Light Approved to Develop Municipal LAN Leo Hindery Joins @Home Boad

OCTOBER 27, 1997

Intel Successfully Pushing USB & IEEE 1394 into MCNS DOCSIS Standard FEATURE: Cable Modems in Slovenia CableLabs Announces CableNet '97 Participants MediaOne Express Launches in L.A. Cablevision Introduces Internet Access Service in Connecticut Road Runner to Launch in Memphis in December Com21 Ships 100 ComUNITY Systems @Home Reports 26,000 Subscribers Cablevision Deal with @Home Undermines Previous Agreement with Road Runner Internet Ventures/Davis to Provide PeRKInet Service to EWU Students Brazilian Government Approves Data over Cable Services SCTE's Emerging Technologies Conference to Focus on Data & Digital Fujitsu Introduces Billing Software for Data over Cable Services 3Com to Introduce Bandwidth Allocation with MCNS DOCSIS Compliant System Forward Concepts Releases Cable Modem Market Report FCC Approves New Social Contract with Comcast CableLabs Launches Web Sites for OpenCable and IP over Cable Technologies

OCTOBER 17, 1997

Bay & 3Com to Build Interoperable Systems CableLabs Validates Terayon's Technology 21st Century Chooses Zenith Modems for Chicago System Microsoft May Invest in TCI Port Blakely Chooses Summit for Community Upgrade FCC Issues NPRM on 2-Way Wireless Service Com21 to Use RedCreek's Encryption Technology Time Warner Renews Contract with CableData for Billing Broadcom Delivers Complete MCNS DOCSIS Cable Modem Technology 3Com Supplying Suburban with Cable Modems Road Runner Launches National Advertising Campaign DEC Telecommuters to Use MediaOne Express

OCTOBER 9, 1997

BBB Report Correction: Cico's Alliance is More Than PR OpenCable Initiative Spawns Microsoft and Intel Battle Cablevision to Exclusively Offer @Home Road Runner Launches in Columbus, Ohio Rockwell Delivers QAM Mod/Demod to CableLabs Scientific Atlanta Backs Away From Cable Modems, Pursues OpenCable C-Cor to Provide Cable System Engineering with RF Equipment Phasecom Introduces an Internal PCI Cable Modem Card Cablevision S.A. of Argentina Signs Deal with OSS for Data Package MediaCity to Offer Data Services Over San Bruno Municipal Cable's System

OCTOBER 1, 1997

Cicso, Hayes, Samsung, and Thomson Make Official Entry Charter Offering Data Services in California via Earthlink KDD to Test Data over Cable in Japan Cox Offers Voice, Video, & Data Package to Apts in Orange County Hybrid's Network Chosen by American Telecasting for Wireless Data Delivery MediaCom Launches 1-Way Data Services in Ridgecrest, California Hunan PTA to Use Motorola's CyberSURFER Modems in China MediaOne to Test VDOnet Streaming Video Technology MediaOne Connects 150th School Road Runner Subscriptions Up 50% in Last Two Months Libit Announces Availability of MCNS Transceiver Chip Oneonta Telephone Using Philip's Crystal Line for Data and Telephony Comcast to Use Philips' Equipment for L.A. Area Upgrades Philips Semiconductors Introduces CATV Modules for HFC Networks

SEPTEMBER 19, 1997

The CATV CyberLab Celebrates One Year of the BBB Report & Mailing List Geneva or Bust - MCNS Moves Forward / Interview with Rich Prodan Harmonic Lightwaves Aquires New Media Communication Cox Launches @Home Service in Connecticut Internet Ventures Aquires Two ISPs Cable Co-Op Launches Data Services in Palo Alto, California @Home Creates Partnership with CNET for Content 21st Century to Deploy Harmonic Lightwaves' Equipment NextLevel [formerly GI] to Develop MCNS Modem Within Set Top MediaOne Express Serving 10,000 Subscribers HSAnet Launches Data over Cable Turnkey Service Newnan Water, Sewage & Light Offering Data Services in Georgia Rouzbeh to Direct MCNS DOCSIS Testing & Verification Stage Online System Services to Resell Hybrid's Cable Modems Rogers Chooses Bay's Cable Modems for Wave Service MultiCanal Taps Superior and Antec for Monitoring Equipment

SEPTEMBER 3, 1997

Jones Expands Internet Channel Service to Prince William County, VA Telewest to Use Xylan Switches for LAN Interconnection Services MediaOne Chooses Xyplex Remote Access Equipment for Infrastructure

AUGUST 27, 1997

SCTE Submits MCNS Spec to ITU Comcast Provides Mercer County with Community LAN Services Stanford Telecom Introduces Mod/Demod Testing Kit Egat to Build Fiber Network in Thailand

AUGUST 18, 1997

MediaOne Fires Up National Backbone Telenet Launches Internet Access Service in Belgium HomeCom to Manage Subscriber Web Sites for Road Runner Fundy Expands Data Services in New Brunswick to St. John Area Marcus to Use Bay Modems for Marcus@Home Service in Fort Worth, Texas Century Taps C-Cor for RF & Fiber Equipment Jones InterCable Chooses Hybrid for the Jones Internet Channel

AUGUST 6, 1997

September to Bring Several Cable Telecom Events Halifax Cable to Use Com21 Cable Modems MediaOne launches MediaOne Express in Salem, New Hampshire Cox Launches @Home in Omaha @Home to Brand @Work Service with Cisco Logo Multicanal Chooses S-A for Upgrade Softnet Introduces ISP Channel, an SI Package for Cable Ops Libit & Analog Devices to Jointly Develop MCNS Compliant ICs Japan Approves More Cable Ops to Become "Primary Telecommunicators"

JULY 29, 1997

Online Services Beefing Up Content Cablelabs Concludes First Round of MCNS Compatibility Testing Road Runner Launches In Albany, Troy and Saratoga, NY France telecom Ordered to Allow Cable Operators Reasonably Priced Internet Connectivity Cablevision Launches Telephony in Long Island, NY Intermedia to Deploy GI Cable Modems in Kingsport, TN Telewest Introduces Voice, Video & Data program for Schools Hitachi to Introduce LSI Chip Lyonnaise to Use CableData for Billing Telephony Services Warp Drive to Use Hybrid Modems for Wireless Data Services Taiwanese Cable Operators Denied Internet Connectivity by ISPs

JULY 21, 1997

Online Services: Adjusting and Expanding Cable Satisfaction Intl Gets Funding for HFC Network

JULY 10, 1997

Prime Cable Taps Com21 for 30,000 Modems EMD Releases Security Software for Cable Modem Users A2000 Launches Cable Telephony Service in the Netherlands Jupiter Launches Cable Telephony Service in Sumitomo, Japan CATV CyberLab Adds Cable Telephony Information to Web Site Cox to Use Teltrust to Support Cable Telephony Services

JULY 1, 1997

GTE Launches Internet Access Service in Ventura, CA SBC HFC Network Shut Down Norwegian Baerum KableTV Chooses Com21 Broadcom Delivers MCNS Compliant Technology to CableLabs Hybrid Focusing on Wireless Market Charter to Use S-A HFC Equipment Comcast@Home Launches in Orange County, California TW Introduces Hotel VOD in New York Comcast Chooses Intersphere For Web Site Development

JUNE 19, 1997

Japanese Operations Move Forward with Data and Telephony Singapore Cable Vision Extends Order for CyberSURFER Units Fundy to Use Scientific Atlanta's Telco Return Cable Modem Sun County Cable Chooses Internet Ventures' PeRKinet Service Microsoft Drops $1 Billion into Comcast Telewest Awards CBIS with 5-Year Agreement Jerry Conn to Distribute New Media Cable Modems Stanford Telecom Introduces New ASIC Chip Anadigics Announces its 860 MHz Chip-Set is MCNS Compliant ECI Telecom to Supply Telenet with HFC Network Equipment Adelphia to Provide Long Distance Services Through IXC Oceanic Cable to Launch Road Runner in Hawaii

JUNE 6, 1997

MediaOne Express Subs Expose Their Hard Drives to the Internet US RObotics to Test Telco Return Cable Modems in St. Louis & Indianapolis Internmedia'a Nashville System to Use Motorola's Cable Modem Cox Chooses Arris Interactive for Cable Telephony Network Cox Expands Internet Access Services 3Com Introduces New Cable Ethernet Installation Software South Tokyo Cable Television Leases Lines for Home Security Use City of Boston Grants RCN Right to Offer Voice, Video and Data Services

JUNE 4, 1997

TV Cable Ecuador launches Internet Access Kabel Medien Launches Internet Access in Munich Antec Signs Letter of Intent with TCI for Const, Eng, Des Clay Electric and UtiliCom to Build 2-Way HFC Network MSOs Announce Internet Access Subsciber Numbers Harris Introduces QPSK Demodulators Japanese Vendors to Demonstrate Data Over Cable Tacoma City Lights to Upgrade to 2-Way HFC Cable Internet '97 to be Held 7/14 & 7/15 in London BBB Cable Modem Mailing List Grows to Over 1000 Subs

MAY 27, 1997

Regional Manufacturers Silently Emerge into Cable modem Marketplace @Home Files for an IPO Amidst Big Losses TCI Chooses Antec for CED Scientific Atlanta Introduces New Optical Equipment Canadian MSOs Agree to Pursue Advanced Telecom Services Antec to Supply Sioux Falls Cable with RF & Optical Equipment

MAY 20, 1997

Alcatel to Supply Lyonnaise with Telephony Equipment GPT to Supply Telewest with Telephony Equipment FTD to Distribute Harmonic HFC/Data Comm Equipment to Brazil Telenet to Launch Commercial Net Access & Telephony in Belgium C-Cor to Provide Intermedia with RF Equipment Charter Testing Com21 Cable Modems in Alhambra, California

MAY 13, 1997

Telstra Launches internet Access in Austalia Tampa to be Next Stop for Road Runner Cogeco Expands Queen's University's Network to Off-Campus Students Cable Telephony Stil Alive; Casema & Rogers to Offer Services TCI Reverses Position on Digital & Data Services - Again Quickturn & Logic Innovations Introduces ASIC Verification Solutions Government Subsidized Internet Access Excites Cable Operators

MAY 6, 1997

Hewlett Packard Bails Out, Discontinues QuickBurst @Home Launches in Seattle MSOs and @Home Discussing Possible Convergence of Backbones Internet Ventures Commits to 5,000 Hybrid Telco Return Cable Modems Full Service Network to Shut Down by Year's End Murray State University Testing Com21 Cable Modems Rockwell to Aquire Comstream's HI-Media Division Telstra Chooses Philips and AM for Network Management SilCom to Develop Upstream Module Comcast Launches @Home Services in Middlesex County, NJ France Telecom Delays Data over Cable Growth with Excessive Fees Datamonitor Frecasts Growth to Interactive Services Market in Europe

APRIL 28, 1997

CATV CyberLab Launches Real-Time, Fully Web Integrated Chat Hayes Begins Shipping Telco Return Cable Modems Suburban Cable to Use Fujitsu to build SONET Infrastructure Time Warner to Issue RFP & RFQ to Enable VOD and Road Runner TV @Home Appoints John malone to Their Board of Directors Strategis Group Forecasts Cable Modem Use Nihon Cable to Offer International Phone Service in Japan Sumitomo Establishes Sales Firm to Market Terayon Modems in Japan SNET Building State-Wide HFC Network in Connecticut Road Runner to Feature Lycos' WWW Search Engine

APRIL 22, 1997

@Home Finds Investors Time Warner Launches Telephony in Austin, Texas IEEE 802.14 Announces Status of Standars Efforts InterCable to Deploy Motorola Cable Modems in Monterrey, Mexico Adelphia Commits to 50,000 GI Telco Return Cable Modems Casema Chooses Kenan for Multi-Service Billing CableVision TCI to Offer high Speed Internet Access in Argentina

APRIL 14, 1997

@Home Partners with Rogers and Shaw AVIC Chosen to Provide Upgrade for Hebei System RCN to Bring Voice, Video and Data Services to Boston Continental Upgrading Southern Florida System Comcast's Philadelphia System to Feature GI's Telco Return Cable Modem

APRIL 7, 1997

Time Warner Launches Road Runner in Portland, Maine Nortel to Provide Titus with Digital Switches & Cable Telephony Equipment Vision.com & Cogeco to Test Cable Telephony in Quebec US West to Build FTTC Network in Scottsdale, Arizona Bresnan Testing Cable Modems GAD Line to Supply Cable Telephony Equipment to Elbit in Tainjin, China Motorola to Supply Cable Modems to TV Cable Bogota

APRIL 1, 1997

Comcast to Provide High Speed Internet Connectivity to Towson State University Time Warner Planning to Provide Cable TElephony Service in Columbus, Ohio TCI Seeks Venture with NTT to Deploy Fiber in Japan AFC, NWIT and MCI Testing Cable Telephony in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Mitsui to Distribute LANcity Modems in Japan Continental Cablevision to Use Advanced Router Technology from Cisco

MARCH 24, 1997

Standards CableLabs Releases Full MCNS Specification Commitments Time Warner Agrees to Purchase 250,000 Motorola Cable Modems Comcast Chooses Motorola to Supply Modems for Six Systems Trials Media General Announces Cable Modem Trial in Fairfax, Virginia Community Networks to Provide Five Systems with Cable Modem Services Com21 Anounces Trial with MCI in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Telewest to Expand Cable Modem Trial Datanet to Deploy Motorola Cable Modems in Argentina Partnerships Continental Cablevision Using Sun Servers for Internet Access Services Time Warner's Road Runner Using CBIS for Billing Time Warner's Road Runner to Use FTP Software's Technology GI Partners with Broadcom to Develop 2-Way Cable Modem Content/Online Service Fanch Cablvision to Offer Road Runner Century to Offer Road Runner in Norwich, New York Comcast to Launch First Telco Return @Home Service Marcus Cable to Offer @Home Service in Fort Worth, Texas US West to Use Student.net for Content Development Modem Development VLSI Introduces MCNS Compliant Cryptology Chip Libit Announces 64/256 QAM Chip New Modem Vendors Cabletron to Develop 2-Way Cable Modem Acer to Develop 2-Way Cable Modem Telco Return Cable Modems PowerCom Introduces Telco Return Cable Modem Zenith Testing Telco Return System in Chicago Area OSS to Distribute New Media Modems US Robotics Announces Specs for Telco Return Cable Modem Helicon Commits to 10,000 Cyber City Cable Modems New Optical Fiber Philips Announces New 1550 mm System ADC Announces New 860 MHz Linear Optical Transmitters System Upgrades Scientific Atlanta to Supply Suburban Cable with Transmission Equipment C-Cor Announces I-FLEX Shipments to Europe and Asia New Products or Features Zenith Announces Lower Prices & New Features for Homeworks Motorola Announces Lower Prices & New Features for CableComm ADC Introduces New Power Supply & Fan Options to Homeworx HP Introduces Network Management System for QuickBurst Harmonic Announces New Compression Products Misc. Karl May to Replace Rouzbeh at Bay Network Netcomm Suffering Financial Difficulties; Looks to Hartec and ADC for Bail Out President and Others Leaves Jones Internet Channel Cox Offering Long Distance Service in Phoenix TCI.Net's Free Cable Modem Service for Schools may be Misleading

MARCH 10, 1997

Internedia to Test Cable Modems in Kingsport, TN GI Announces Web-Based Network Management for SURFboard Cable Telephony Still Proving Successful in UK Toyota Plans to Use Cable Networks for LAN and WAN Connectivity Japan's Government Approves More Cities to Receive Data over Cable Services Tellabs Aquires WDM & Optical Technology From IBM Harmonic Lightwaves Introduces Digitial Product Line Ortel Announces New Lasers

MARCH 3, 1997

The Emergance of a Standardized Cable Modem Market Ultimately Determined by Vendors Road Runner Announces Plans to Launch Service in Albany and Columbus Avenue TV Cable Launches Cable Modem in Ventura, California TCI Shuts Down Energy Management Trial in Bay Area Commercial Cable Modem Launches Growing Rapidly

February 25, 1997

Cable Modem Sales Projections Vary Customers Satisfied with Online Services, Excepting Road Runner Telewest To Test LANcity Modems Jupiter Telecom to Test Terayon Cable Modems in Japan TCI Launches Cable Telephony, Cable Modem Service and Digital in Arlington Heights, IL Jupiter Telecom Awards Contract to Nortel Scientific Atlanta to Aquire Arcodan Videotron to Agressively Pursue Telephony MCNS to Present Specs at NCTA Show Tellabs Aquires Trelcom Oy Adelphia Launches One Way Cable Modem Service in Palm Springs Beach, Florida Cox Applies to Become a Cable Telephony Provider in Rhode Island Continental Cablevision Will Replace ATM with SONET and IP Lucent and Furukawa Create Joint Venture to Sell Optical Equipment

February 17, 1997

Telco Return Cable Modem Vendors Finding Success in Wireless & Satellite Markets Continental Cablevision Launches Commercial Cable Modem Service in Detroit Motorola Claims Over 50,000 modems Shipped France Telecom To Offer Internet Access DSC Introduces Technology for Delivering Cable Telephony Motorola Increases Equity Stake in OmniView CGS Systems To Provide Time Warner with Management and Billing Solutions Jim Philips, Motorola’s VP and GM of Multimedia To Leave; Takes CEO Position at OmniView US Robotics To Develop Cable Modems

February 10, 1997

RoadRunner Launches in San Diego West End Systems to Provide Cable Telephony for Korea Electric Power New Media Awarded $30 million contract by CellularVision Motorola to Provide Modems and Content for Singapore One Jones Internet Channel Adds Engage Games to High Speed Service Telstra Extends Contract to Philips for HFC Equipment Time Warner Planning for Pegasus STB to Feature Internet Access Capabilities First Pacific Network Files Chapter 11 - Closes Doors FOXTEL Chooses CSG Systems for Customer Management and Billing

February 3, 1997

@Home May Be Changing Strategy ICC To Use Omniview’s PhotoBubble Technology Ultracom Developing New Upstream Modulation GI Will Supply Time Warner’s Manhattan System

January 27, 1997

Worldgate Threatens; Motorola Makes Equity Investment @Home Parnters with LiveWorld for Chat NewReach to Provide Multimedia Intense Content and Apps AM Comm and Philips Co-Develop Monitoring for Foto Telewest Begins Development of Nationwide Fiber Network Tainjin and Haifa Video-Telecom to Provide Cable Telephony in China

January 20, 1997

RoadRunner Passing 600,000 Homes Cedar Falls Utilities Offering Internet Access in Iowa Time Warner Limits Telephony Expansion to Businesses NNS Upgrades System in Kofu, Japan Marcus Chooses C-Cor for Ft. Worth Rebuild Cox Awards Kleven Construction with Fiber Upgrade Project GTE to use Internet Liquidators for Content Telstra Chooses Skilled Engineering for Labor

January 13, 1997

AT&T Enters Internet Access Services Over HFC Networks NextLevels Splits Into Three Companies Stanford Telecom Introduces Burst Receiver IRE introduces Encryption Chip NetCom To Participate in Prime Cable's Internet Access Service Japan's Nationwide Fiber Deployment Is Ahead of Schedule Many Upgrades Planned for South Florida Systems Stanford Telecom Receives $1.5 Contract From Com21 TCI To Halt Two Way Services Plans; Other MSO's To Push Forward Comcast Chooses AM Communications For Monitoring Avic To Provide Upgrade For System in China's Hebei Province

January 6, 1997

Superior Electronics Introduces Return Path Switch Bay Networks (formerly LANcity) Introduces Space Saving Integrated Headend Controller Cable Bahamas To Use ADC For Upgrade CSG Systems Announces Billing Solutions For High Speed Data Services Superior and Arrowsmith Create Development and Marketing Partnership

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