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General Instrument Corporation Secures Additional Award from Charter Communications for 1 Million Interactive Digital Consumer Set-Tops

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General Instrument Corporation (GIC) has announced an additional award from Charter Communications, Inc. for one million interactive digital consumer set-top terminals. This award is incremental to the December 1997 digital terminal supply agreement between the two companies and is scheduled to be purchased in the years 2000-2001. Charter has already deployed GI's core interactive set-top, the DCT-2000, to thousands of subscribers in markets throughout the United States.

The award marks a significant milestone for General Instrument, which has shipped over five million interactive digital cable set-top terminals to over 100 broadband network operators. The company has worked with these operators to deploy over 1,000 interactive digital systems passing over 41 million households. GI's DCT-2000 terminal uses state-of-the-art digital compression technology to provide a wealth of new revenue-generating services to the cable industry.

Key Takeaways:

  • General Instrument Corporation (GIC) has secured an additional award from Charter Communications, Inc. for one million interactive digital consumer set-top terminals.
  • The award is incremental to the December 1997 digital terminal supply agreement between the two companies and is scheduled to be purchased in the years 2000-2001.
  • Charter has deployed GI's core interactive set-top, the DCT-2000, to thousands of subscribers in markets throughout the United States.
  • General Instrument has shipped over five million interactive digital cable set-top terminals to over 100 broadband network operators.
  • The company has worked with these operators to deploy over 1,000 interactive digital systems passing over 41 million households.
  • GI's DCT-2000 terminal uses state-of-the-art digital compression technology to provide a wealth of new revenue-generating services to the cable industry.
  • Commercial shipments of GI's DCT-5000+ terminal began in the third quarter of 1999.
  • GI's DCT-5000+ set-top platform provides new levels of advanced interactive broadband services.
  • Charter Communications is a Wired World company offering a full range of traditional cable television services.

Statistics:

  • Charter has deployed GI's core interactive set-top, the DCT-2000, to thousands of subscribers in markets throughout the United States.
  • General Instrument has shipped over five million interactive digital cable set-top terminals to over 100 broadband network operators.
  • Over 1,000 interactive digital systems passing over 41 million households have been deployed.
  • GI's DCT-2000 terminal uses state-of-the-art digital compression technology to provide a wealth of new revenue-generating services.
  • Commercial shipments of GI's DCT-5000+ terminal began in the third quarter of 1999.
  • Charter Communications serves approximately 6.2 million customers.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "General Instrument Corporation Secures Additional Award from Charter Communications for 1 Million Interactive Digital Consumer Set-Tops", December 15.
  • Charter Communications, "About Us", retrieved from www.charter.com.
  • General Instrument, "Company Overview", retrieved from www.gi.com.

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