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TIME WARNER CABLE BECOMES FIRST PLATINUM SPONSOR OF CABLE POSITIVE NY CHAPTER

Time Warner Cable President Barry Rosenblum Named Honorary Chairman

NEW YORK, NY - October 16, 2003
The New York Chapter of Cable Positive, the cable and telecommunications industry’s national non-profit AIDS action organization, and Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey announced today that the cable operator is the chapter’s first Platinum Sponsor. Time Warner Cable is the primary benefactor for the NY Chapter’s fundraising efforts, which continue on October 21 at 6 p.m. with a musical and comedy show at The Cutting Room in NYC.

Leading Time Warner Cable’s significant role in aiding the New York Chapter’s growth will be Time Warner Cable President Barry Rosenblum, who will serve as the Honorary Chapter Chairman.

“Having the full support of Time Warner Cable and Barry Rosenblum’s commitment and presence at our fund raising events is a major step toward making our New York chapter a vital and recognized organization in helping the New York community continue its fight against HIV/AIDS,” said Cable Positive’s President and CEO Steve Villano. “Cable Positive is proud to work so closely with Mr. Rosenblum and Time Warner Cable.”

The chapter, which consists of volunteer members from the cable and telecommunications industry and associated businesses, is now in its second year. The New York Chapter has forged an alliance with the AIDS Service Center, a multi-service community organization in New York City that helps individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS. A portion of the chapter’s fund raising proceeds goes directly to AIDS Service Center.

“Time Warner Cable is proud to become the first Platinum Sponsor of Cable Positive’s New York Chapter. We are wholeheartedly committed to helping raise awareness of the AIDS crisis in New York City and strengthen the organization’s resources,” said Barry Rosenblum, President, Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey. “Cable Positive works diligently to distribute life-saving information, funding and assistance. I’m grateful to be named Honorary Chair and to be associated with this respected organization.”

Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey serves over 1.4 million customers in four NYC boroughs (Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and western Brooklyn), Mt. Vernon, mid-Hudson counties (Orange, Sullivan, Ulster, and parts of Dutchess, Greene, and Delaware Counties) and Bergen and Hudson Counties, N.J.

The company also includes NY1 News, the 24/7/365 award-winning local news channel.

Time Warner Cable has led the telecommunications industry in bringing exciting, innovative services to customers including Video on Demand and high speed Internet access through four ISPs. Visit www.twcnyc.com.

Its parent company, Time Warner Cable of Stamford, Connecticut, owns and manages the world’s most advanced, best-clustered cable television operations, with 90 percent of its 12.8 million customers in systems of 100,000 subscribers or more. It is a division of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL).

ABOUT CABLE POSITIVE
Cable Positive is a national non-profit organization that was founded in February 1992 by three concerned cable executives with the mission of organizing cable's resources in the fight against AIDS. Cable Positive is dedicated to unifying the talents, resources, access, and influence of the communications industry to raise AIDS awareness; to fund AIDS education, research and care; and to promote a more compassionate climate for people whose lives have been affected by HIV and AIDS. Cable Positive has grown to include supporters from every major cable network, MSO, system, hardware manufacturer, trade association, media publication, and affiliated industry vendors and suppliers. For more information about Cable Positive, call 212.459.1502 or visit www.cablepositive.org.