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                                       Source: Charter Communications Inc.


Charter Communications & Sony Electronics
Sign Licensing Agreement for Passage
Technology
Thursday January 9, 10:01 am ET

Technology Could Loosen Hold on Traditional Cable
Equipment Market

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003--Charter Communications Inc.
(Nasdaq:CHTR - News) and Sony Electronics Inc. have signed a licensing agreement
for Sony's Passage(TM) technology that could eventually bring more competition to the
set-top receiver market and provide more choices and features for Charter customers.

Charter hopes to use the Passage technology to allow set-top receiver, network and
headend equipment from different companies to work together on existing digital cable
television networks. The technology could result in increased competition among
set-top manufacturers, resulting in lower prices, more features and the ability for
consumers to use the same set-top in different cities.

"With Sony's Passage technology, cable operators will have the freedom to cost
effectively introduce alternative conditional access systems into their networks, which
should encourage new manufacturers to develop new products and accelerate
innovation in the industry," said Stephen Silva, executive vice president and chief
technology officer for Charter. "Opening up the cable industry infrastructure will most
certainly foster competition and result in more choices and better services for
consumers."

Press Release
Source: Charter Communications Inc.


Charter to Launch HDNet & HDNet Movies Networks
Friday January 10, 8:49 pm ET

ST. LOUIS & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2003--Charter
Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR - News) and HDNet today announced an agreement to carry two around-the-clock, high-definition networks, HDNet and HDNet Movies. The initial deployments will be in University Park/Highland Park, Texas, located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; and Glendale/Burbank, Calif. The agreement is the cable industry's first with HDNet and expands the growing lineup of programming now available to customers of Charter's High Definition Service.

"We are pleased to be partnering with Charter to offer HDNet's networks to their HDTV customers, now and into the future," said Mark Cuban, co-founder and president of HDNet. "Through agreements such as this one, we intend to expand HDNet's distribution and deliver the incredible HDTV experience to more viewers across the country."

"With more and more consumers purchasing high-definition televisions and demanding high-quality programming to match, Charter is proud to be the very first cable operator to offer HDNet," said Carl Vogel, Charter president and CEO. "Our partnership with HDNet will enhance our current high-definition offering and further bo customers every day."

HDNet Movies delivers a commercial-free schedule of full-length feature films converted from 35mm to high-definition, including titles from an extensive library of Warner Bros. films from a deal recently announced between HDNet and Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution. HDNet Movies will feature a mix of theatrical releases, made-for-TV movies, independent films and shorts.