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1 ALL 3 SERVICES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR 1 DEEP DISCOUNTED PRICE ASTOUND ( )

2 75 Channels of Basic and Basic Plus Cable TV Service vs. 53*

3 Prepare to be astounded by more choice, more convenience, and more value. From the very same TV you re watching right now. CHANNEL * As of 2/4/00, Concord, CA lineup BASIC PLUS

4 195 Channels of Digital Cable TV & Music vs. 115* DIGITAL FAMILY DIGITAL LIFE Noggin Nick Too boyzchannel girlzchannel Health Network Discovery Science Discovery Wings Discovery Civilization Discovery People Discovery Kids Discovery Home & Leisure Nickelodeon Games & Sports Wam! America s Kidz Network Bloomberg TV History International Newsworld International BBC America Ovation, The Arts Network A&E Biography Lifetime Movie Network Trio Classic Arts DIY Wisdom Television International Channel Inspirational Life SM With Astound you can get the digital channel packages that work for you, as well as commercial-free, CD quality music 24 hours a day.

5 Customize your viewing package to Watch what you want to watch. DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT DIGITAL VIDEO MUSIC Bravo Encore Encore Love Stories Encore Mystery Encore Westerns Encore True Stories & Drama Encore Action Turner Classic Movies Independent Film Channel Romance Classics M2 MTV X VH1 Classic Rock VH1 Soul VH1 Country Great Am. Country Z Music Television Much Music DIGITAL SPORTS * As of 2/4/00, Concord, CA line-up ESPNews The Outdoor Channel Outdoor Life Fox Sports World CNN Sports Illustrated ESPN Classic DIGITAL CABLE

6 40 Digital Movie Channels vs. 38* Movies from the * As of 2/4/00, Concord, CA lineup

7 When you order a digital movie channel, you get the bonus Multiplex Channels FREE. More choices, more value. Showtime FLIX, Sundance & The Movie Channel STARZ! DIGITAL MOVIE CHANNELS

8 R 20 International Premium Channels vs. 0* Canales ñ Cross cultures just by changing the channel. With Astound, you don t need your passport to watch international programs. You just need your remote control. En Español Chinese Channels Filipino Channel * As of 2/4/00, Concord, CA lineup

9 39 Pay-Per-View Channels vs. 10* With Astound Home Theater, you get the latest box office hits and front row seats to the hottest sports and entertainment events. Astound Home Theater Events Adult Selections * As of 2/4/00, Concord, CA lineup

10 COMING SOON Video-On-Demand any time you want You pick the movie. You pick the time. With the only true Video-On-Demand, you will have a virtual video store in your own home -- without the late fees and no VCR needed. The best movies are always in, you never have to wait for the movie to start, and you can fast forward, rewind or pause whenever you d like. You re in control.

11 More great services on the way from your all in one service provider!

12 Astound HIGH-SPEED Internet At the LOW PRICE of $39.95 per month MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS For IBM PC Compatible: For Macintosh: CPU SYSTEM RAM AVAILABLE HARD DRIVE SPACE VIDEO SOUND OPERATING SYSTEM CD ROM FLOPPY DRIVE EXPANSION SLOT 486 DX, 66 MHz (Megahertz) 16 MB (Megabytes) 20 MB to run browser VGA Not required (Note: speakers required to hear audio) Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Any speed for install CD 3.5 High density to install NIC drivers Must have free (open) Expansion Slot for install of Network Interface Card (NIC) if machine doesn t have a 10-base T Ethernet or a 10/100-base T Ethernet connection already *Laptops require a PCMCIA card which comes with installation. Power PC 16 MB 24 MB to run browser 8 bit color (256 colors) Not required (Note: speakers required to hear audio) MAC OS Any speed for install CD 3.5 High density to install NIC drivers Must have either an available AAUI port OR a free (open) Expansion Slot for install of Network Interface Card (NIC) NOTE: For a fully active experience, please see Optimal System requirements on

13 Up to 300X faster than traditional* dial-up services. Never wait to get online again. With Astound Internet, you re always connected. Because it s through a broadband connection, you can be on the phone and online at the same time. No need for a second phone line. Always on, always ready No Dial-Up, No Busy Signals, No Drops Local Broadband Multimedia Content Video looks like TV Audio sounds more like a CD player SM * Traditional dial up equals 14.4 Kbps HIGH SPEED INTERNET

14 ULTIMATE Telephone Pak Local Service Long Distance Calling Features Touchtone phone line (Includes all Zone 1 & 2 calls) Up to 300 minutes of Zone 3 and/or IntraLata calls 5 per minute long distance within California 8 per minute long distance in continental U.S. (any day, any time, no monthly fee) Voice messaging Caller ID Your choice of calling features such as: call waiting, call forwarding, 3-way calling, call return and more. All for only $42.95

15 Measured Residential Line $7.95 per month Includes up to $3 worth of Zone 1 & 2 calls Other rated calls (extra Zone 1 and 2, Zone 3, IntraLata, Intrastate LD and Interstate LD) billed at a la carte rates Flat Rate Residential Line $10.95 per month Includes Zone 1 & 2 calls Other rated calls (Zone 3, IntraLata, Intrastate LD and Interstate LD) billed at a la carte rates SuperSaver Telephone Pak $13.95 per month Touchtone phone line Includes Zones 1 & 2 and 100 minutes of Zone 3 and/or IntraLata calls 5 per minute long distance within California 8 per minute long distance in continental U.S. (any day, any time, no monthly fee) Basic Phone Pak II $19.95 per month Created to meet regulatory requirements Touchtone phone line Includes Zones 1 & 2 and 100 minutes of Zone 3 and/or IntraLata calls Basic Phone Pak IV $54.95 per month Created to meet regulatory requirements Touchtone phone line Includes Zones 1 & 2 and 300 minutes of calls in Zone 3 and/or IntraLata Voice Messaging Caller ID Your choice of calling features such as: call waiting, call forwarding, 3-way calling, call return and more. TELEPHONE

16 THE ULTIMATE BUNDLE CABLE TV 250 CHANNELS 75 Channels of Basic Plus Service 175 Channels of Digital Cable TV & Music HIGH SPEED INTERNET 300 Times Faster* No Dial-up, No Busy Signals, No Drops No Second Phone Line Always On, Always Ready Local Broadband Multimedia Content DIGITAL TELEPHONE Finally a Choice Crystal-Clear Connections All the Features You Depend On All the Service You Deserve * Traditional dial up equals 14.4 Kbps

17 All for only $ * per month! FREE installation & first month of service. Order the Astound cable, Internet, and the telephone Ultimate Bundle Package and save $16 per month on our regularly priced services. All on 1 convenient monthly bill. The Ultimate Bundle includes, Ultimate Entertainment Pak, Internet Access Pak & Ultimate Telephone Pak. The Ultimate Entertainment Pak includes Basic Plus, all Digital tiers, and Pay-Per-View access (excluding international tiers). * Prices do not include taxes, surcharges or fees.

18 Ultimate Entertainment Pak Includes all programming and access to payper-view (excludes International Tiers) Basic Cable 2 KTVU (FOX) - Oakland 2 3 KCRA (NBC) - Sacramento 3 4 KRON (NBC) - San Francisco 4 5 KPIX (CBS) - San Francisco 5 6 KICU (IND) - San Jose 36 7 KGO (ABC) - San Francisco 7 8 KTSF (IND) - San Francisco 26 9 KQED (PBS) - San Francisco 9 10 KTEH (PBS) - San Jose TV Guide Channel 13 KBWB (WB) - San Francisco KDTV (UNI) - San Francisco KTNC (IND) - Concord KKPX (PAX) - San Francisco KMTP (IND) - San Francisco KSTS (IND/Tel) - San Jose KPST (IND) - Vallejo KCSM (PBS) - San Mateo The Weather Channel 23 WGN 24 TBS 25 KTLN (Novato 68) 26 KCNS (IND) - San Francisco QVC 28 Trinity Broadcasting Network 29 City Government Channel 30 The California Channel/Local/Leased Access 34 Galavision 36 Odyssey Channel 37 Discovery 38 Disney Basic Plus (includes Basic Cable) Family 41 Fox Family Channel 42 Nickelodeon 43 The Learning Channel 44 Animal Planet 45 Cartoon Network 46 TV Land 47 Toon Disney Home/Health 48 Home and Garden 49 TV Food Network 50 Goodlife TV 51 Discovery Health 52 Discovery Travel Entertainment 53 Comedy Central 54 E! Entertainment Television 55 Game Show Network 56 Arts & Entertainment (A&E) 57 Lifetime 58 Black Entertainment Television (BET) 59 Turner Network TV (TNT) 60 USA Network 61 Sci-Fi Network 62 F/X 63 American Movie Classics (AMC) 64 Gems International TV Sports 65 ESPN 66 ESPN 2 67 Golf Channel 68 Fox Sports Net Bay Area 69 Speedvision Music 70 MTV 71 VH1 72 Country Music TV (CMT) 73 The Nashville Network (TNN) News and Information 74 ZDTV 75 History Channel 76 CNN 77 CNN Headline News 78 CNN Financial News 79 Fox News Channel 80 MSNBC 81 CNBC 82 Court TV 83 C-SPAN 84 C-SPAN 2 Entertainment Pak Digital Family 100 Discovery Science 101 Discovery Home & Leisure 102 Discovery Wings 103 Discovery Civilization 104 Discovery People 105 Discovery Kids 106 Health Network 107 Noggin 108 Nick Too 109 Nickelodeon Games & Sports 110 Wam! America s Kidz Network 111 boyzchannel 112 girlzchannel Digital Life 200 Bloomberg TV 201 History International 202 Newsworld International 203 BBC America 204 Ovation, The Arts Network 205 A & E Biography 206 Lifetime Movie Network 207 Trio 208 Classic Arts 209 DIY (Do It Yourself Network) 210 Wisdom Television 211 International Channel 212 Inspirational Life

19 * * Digital Entertainment 300 Turner Classic Movies 301 Independent Film Channel 302 Romance Classics 303 Bravo 304 Encore 305 Encore Love Stories 306 Encore Mystery 307 Encore Westerns 308 Encore True Stories & Drama 309 Encore Action Digital Video Music 440 M2 401 MTV X 402 VH1 Classic Rock 403 VH1 Soul 404 VH1 Country 405 Great American Country 406 Z Music Television 407 Much Music Digital CD Music 45 Channels of digital commercial-free music 24 hours a day Music Choice Digital Sports 500 ESPN Classic 501 ESPNews 502 Outdoor Life 503 The Outdoor Channel 504 CNN Sports Illustrated 505 Fox Sports World Digital A La Carte and Premium Packages International Paks 600 The Filipino Channel 601 CTN (The Chinese Television Network) 602 CCTV (China Central Television) * (Channels sold together) Canales ñ 620 Discovery en Español 621 CNN en Español 622 Fox Sports World Español 623 Telemundo 624 CineLatino 625 Rio de la Plata 626 MTV S 627 VHUno 628 Toon Disney Latin Music (Channels sold together) Movie Lover s Pak HBO The Works 700 HBO East 701 HBO West 702 HBO Plus East 703 HBO Plus West 704 HBO Family East 705 HBO Family West 706 HBO Signature East 707 HBO Signature West 708 HBO Comedy East 709 HBO Comedy West 710 HBO Zone East 711 HBO Zone West 712 HBO Español West Movies from the Max 720 Cinemax East 721 Cinemax West 722 More Max East 723 More Max West 724 Action Max East 725 Action Max West 726 Thriller Max East 727 Thriller Max West Showtime 740 Showtime East 741 Showtime 2 East 742 Showtime 3 East 743 Showtime Beyond 744 Showtime Extreme 745 Showtime West 746 Showtime 2 West 747 Showtime 3 West 748 Showtime Español Flix, Sundance & The Movie Channel 760 FLIX 761 Sundance Channel 762 The Movie Channel 763 The Movie Channel 2 Starz! MoviePlex 780 MoviePlex 781 Starz! 782 Starz! Theater 783 Starz! BET Movies 784 Starz! Cinema 785 Starz! Family Astound Home Theater Astound Home Theater 836 Spice 837 Spice Playboy TV 839 Astound Home Theater Previews Access Channel 900 City Government Channel CHANNEL LINE-UP