DVR Service Allows Customers to Record and Pause Live Television and Is
     Another Example of Comcast Giving Customers More Choice and Control

    WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today announced the launch of
its Digital Video Recorder (DVR) service throughout the Washington
Metro/Virginia Region.  DVR service will allow Comcast Digital Cable customers
to easily pause and rewind live television at the touch of a button and record
their favorite television programs without tapes, timers or a VCR.  In
addition, Comcast's DVR service is equipped with a new feature that gives
customers with high-definition-capable TV sets the ability to record high-
definition programming.  The Washington Metro/Virginia Region is the first
Comcast market in the country to have access to this innovative new
technology.
    DVR is available to Comcast Digital Cable customers in Montgomery and
Prince George's Counties in Maryland, Alexandria, Arlington, Prince William
County and Reston in Northern Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia.
    Some of the innovative features and functionality of Comcast's DVR Service
include:

    -- Easily record television shows so customers can watch them when it is
       convenient.
    -- Pause, fast-forward and rewind recorded television programs so that
       customers never miss an important moment in the show.
    -- Record high-definition programming so that customers can watch shows
       on their schedule and still record the same crystal-clear picture
       quality.
    -- Record one episode or the entire season of a favorite television show.
    -- Easy-to-navigate DVR menu that explains step-by-step how to utilize
       all of the exciting features.
    -- DVR customers can save up to 30 to 50 hours of standard programming on
       their digital set-top box or up to seven hours of HD programming.
    -- "Instant Replay" button that sports fans or television viewers can use
       if they miss a big play or an important punch line of a sitcom.

    Comcast is committed to giving its customers television on their own
terms, and the new DVR service puts control of programming in the customers'
hands.  The launch of DVR comes less than six months after Comcast launched ON
DEMAND, a revolutionary new feature of Digital Cable that is not available on
satellite.  ON DEMAND allows Comcast Digital Cable customers to select from
more than 1,000 programming options using their existing Digital Cable box and
store these selections for up to 24 hours to watch as many times as they want.
    Comcast also was one of the first cable companies to offer HDTV to its
customers.  With Comcast's new DVR service, customers with an HDTV-capable TV
set will have access to many great HD channels as well as the ability to
record high-definition programming, for one low price.  Comcast carries a
number of high-definition channels including WJLA (ABC), WUSA (CBS), WRC
(NBC), and WETA (PBS).  Comcast also offers other popular channels in high-
definition including HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Starz! and INHD.  Sports fans can
enjoy the excitement of their favorite sports in crystal-clear HD with Comcast
SportsNet HD and ESPN HD.  WTTG (FOX) is also available in enhanced wide-
screen digital format.
    "The Washington Metro Region is one of the very first markets in the
country where DVR customers can record programs in High-Definition," said Jaye
Gamble, Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast's Washington Metro/Virginia
Region.  "Other devices can allow you to pause live television, but only this
revolutionary DVR Service gives customers the power to record and replay
programming in HDTV," added Gamble.
    Comcast's DVR service is available to Comcast Digital Cable customers for
an additional $9.95 per month.  The service uses a Digital Cable set-top box
provided by Comcast; and unlike many other DVR services, there is no upfront
equipment charge.

    About Comcast Cable
    Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast
Corporation, a developer, manager and operator of broadband cable networks and
provider of programming content.  Operating in 17 of the United States' 20
largest metropolitan areas, Comcast is one of the leading communications,
media and entertainment companies in the world.  Providing basic cable,
Digital Cable, High-Speed Internet and telephone services, Comcast is the
company to look to first for the communications products and services that
connect people to what's important in their lives.  The company's 55,000
employees serve more than 21 million customers.
    Comcast's Washington Metro/Virginia Region serves close to one million
households and has invested more than $600 million to upgrade more than 9,000
miles of fiber-optic cable.

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