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Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Moxi(TM) PowerKEY(R) Deployed by Charter Communications

Moxi(TM) PowerKEY(R) Deployed by Charter Communications

Cable Industry's First PowerKEY(R)-Compatible Media Center Debuts in Turlock, Calif.

KIRKLAND, Wash., June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digeo today announced initial deployment of MoxiTM PowerKEY to Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) customers in Turlock, Calif. This marks the first time an MSO has offered a cable media center to its customers on a Scientific-Atlanta (NYSE: SFA) network. With delivery of Moxi PowerKEY, Digeo has nearly doubled its addressable subscriber market to encompass virtually 100 percent of the cable market in North America.

"Moxi has gained considerable traction in the industry in the last year, largely because the Moxi user interface is widely regarded as the slickest and easiest in the business," said Richard Doherty, research director for The Envisioneering Group. "Moxi PowerKEY opens up a huge market for Digeo, while at the same time giving cable operators the means to draw premium digital customers with an easy, superior user navigation experience, regardless of which network is in use."

"We're pleased to be able to offer the Moxi Media Center to our Scientific-Atlanta customers," said Ed Merrill, Charter's Vice-President and General Manager for Northern and Central California. "The functionality and ease of use of Moxi have proven extremely popular in the markets where it's been deployed. And it will prove to be equally popular with our Turlock customers."

The Moxi Media Center is a cable media center with an Emmy(R) award- winning user interface that is generating higher revenues and reducing customer churn. It integrates high-definition television with a dual-tuner digital video recorder, enabling the user to watch one channel while recording another. Subscribers can quickly search for and select On Demand video content and access instant weather, sports and news via an interactive information ticker. Moxi PowerKEY also enables cable operators to offer subscribers other revenue-generating services including a wide selection of games, as well as display and management of digital photos.

"With Moxi, cable operators can now provide the same media center experience on both their Scientific-Atlanta and Motorola networks, enabling a unified service across their national footprint," said Bert Kolde, chief operating officer of Digeo. "By offering Moxi on both networks, cable operators can also achieve operational, support and marketing economies of scale."

More than 130,000 Moxi Media Centers have been deployed nationwide by Charter, Adelphia, BendBroadband, NewWave Communications and Sunflower Broadband.

About Digeo, Inc.

Digeo serves North American cable operators by enabling them to deliver to their subscribers a media center experience that is generating increased revenues and improving customer retention rates. Moving beyond the simple DVR and digital set-top box, the versatile Moxi(TM) Media Center supports and enhances key cable initiatives such as On Demand, HDTV and VoIP while extending cable services to encompass the full range of consumer digital media such as music and photography. With Moxi, cable operators can win the battle for the digital home against competing offerings from satellite, telco, and personal computer companies.

More than 130,000 Moxi Media Centers have been deployed nationwide by Charter, Adelphia, BendBroadband, NewWave Communications and Sunflower Broadband. Backed primarily by Paul Allen's Vulcan, Inc., Digeo has offices in Kirkland, Wash., Palo Alto, Calif. and Longmont, Colo. For more information, please visit www.digeo.com.

About Charter Communications

Charter Communications, Inc., a broadband communications company, provides a full range of advanced broadband services to the home, including cable television on an advanced digital video programming platform via Charter Digital(TM) and Charter High-Speed(TM) Internet service. Charter also provides business-to-business video, data and Internet protocol (IP) solutions through Charter Business(TM). Advertising sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media(R) brand. More information about Charter can be found at www.charter.com.

For more information, press only: Nick Leahy, Sparkpr for Digeo, nick@sparkpr.com, 415-321-1864

NOTE: Digeo(TM) and Moxi(TM) are the trademarks of Digeo, Inc.

Use of the trademarks and service marks of the National Television Academy ("NTA"), including the mark EMMY(R), requires the prior express written permission of National Television Academy.

All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: Digeo, Inc.

CONTACT: Nick Leahy of Sparkpr, +1-415-321-1864, or nick@sparkpr.com, for Digeo

Web site: http://www.digeo.com/

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