CONTACT: Debbie Barackman iNDEMAND 303.712.3365 Zelda Martens Sullivan Direct Marketing 303.632.7734 Thomas Dima 212.459.1605 thomas@cablepositive.org

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR "POSITIVELY CABLE AUGHT ONE: THE TECHNICAL TRIALS OF OUR SWEET CABLENE," PRESENTED BY AT&T BROADBAND - A BENEFIT FOR CABLE POSITIVE AND DENVER'S RAINBOW HOUSE

15 Colorado Cable All Stars Headline the 7th Annual Musical Fundraiser on October 18, 2001, in Denver

DENVER, CO - August 30, 2001
The work may be hard, but the laughter is cheap in the cable industry. That's reflected in prices for tickets that are now on sale for this year's "Positively Cable Aught One: The Technical Trials of Our Sweet Cablene," the 7th annual musical parody fundraiser, scheduled for Thursday evening, October 18, at Comedy Works in Denver. VIP Reserved Seating tickets are $100 each, and Gallery Seating tickets are $50 each.

Discounts are available in each category for blocks of 10 tickets. Ten tickets for VIP Reserved Seating can be purchased for $950, and 10 tickets for Gallery Seating can be purchased for $450.

Prices include a pre-show cocktail reception featuring food and drink by Palomino Rotisseria and a special performance by 24 Karat Ring Barbershop Quartet; tickets for the satirical performance; and entry to the after-show "cast party." Businesses or individuals interested in purchasing tickets should contact Debbie Barackman of iNDEMAND at 303.712.3365, or Zelda Martens of Sullivan Direct Marketing at. 303.632.7734

Glenn Jones, one of this year's honorary co-chairs, said , "'Funny' cannot begin to describe these shows. 'Hilarious' cannot begin to describe these shows. 'Falling down laughing' is more like it. This is one of the most entertaining and worthwhile evenings the cable industry has ever come up with -- a great excuse to put down the remote."

"All of the Rocky Mountain telecommunications community should come out for a laugh and help raise money for this important cause," added Dan Somers, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Broadband and the other honorary co-chair of the event. "It should be a great way to relax and forget about who is buying whom - at least for a couple of hours. I know I could use a few laughs about now. I imagine hundreds of others could, too."

The show writers, Paul Braun of Time Warner Cable and Erica Stull, formerly of Jones Intercable, bring years of comedic expertise and are advised - for better or worse - by other industry stalwarts about who and what should be parodied. Attendees will view performances of such classic songs as:

• Cable's Whizbang Big-time Band (set to "Alexander's Ragtime Band")
• Costs Too Much for a Ball Game (set to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game")
• Interactivity (set to "Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay!)
• @ Home's the Culprit to Blame (set to "Home, Home on the Range")
• We'll Get Rich with our New VOD (set to "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree")
• "T" for Who? (set to "Tea for Two"), and
• Given the Future's Broadband (set to "Give My Regards to Broadway")

Positively Cable Aught One is peppered with an all-star cast of cable and telecommunications professionals, including Matthew Abernathy, AT&T Broadband; Paul Braun, Time Warner Cable; Maro Casparian, Looking Glass; Alex D'Addio, Event Networks, Inc.; Ronda Dorchester, Sadler & Dorchester; Bridget Farley, USA Networks; Jim Honiotes, International Channel; Ziba Kaboli, Court TV; consultant Rebecca Lim; Paul Maxwell, BigPipe and CableFAX Daily; Steve Raymond, ESPN; David Sears, Calypso Networks; Neal Sullivan, Sullivan Direct Marketing; Rod Veatch, iNDEMAND, and Sharan Wilson, Sharan Wilson Resources.

While all in good fun, the event benefits two very serious organizations -- Cable Positive, the national non-profit organization for the cable industry's fight against HIV/AIDS, and Rainbow House, which provides care for children whose lives are affected by the AIDS virus in Denver. Funds raised by the show will benefit Cable Positive's national prevention and awareness efforts, and Rainbow House's construction of a new infant facility for children who are HIV positive.

"Positively Cable Aught One," presented by AT&T Broadband, promises to skewer cable industry has-beens and wannabes in an interactive melodrama for a new millennium. The show will lampoon the cable, satellite, Internet and telecommunications industries in story and songs inspired by great musical hits of the 1890's and early 1900's.

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 log on to www.cablepositive.org.