Adelphia -- Cleveland City Council Neighborhood Technology Fund Grant Process Begins With City Wide Forum March 22nd.

Business Editors & High Tech/Charity Writers

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2002

Adelphia Cleveland, the Council of the City of Cleveland, and The Cleveland Foundation announced today the initiation of the grant award process for a $3 million fund established to bring technology to the city's neighborhoods.

On Friday, March 22nd, Fund advisors will hold a citywide forum at The Cleveland Foundation to gain community input on the best uses for the Fund. Adelphia established the Fund after the Council approved the transfer of the City's cable television franchise to the company in late 2000.

A committee, consisting of three members appointed by the Council President, three members appointed by Adelphia and one member appointed by The Cleveland Foundation's executive director, will oversee fund distribution, making grants to programs and projects designed to promote the use of modern telecommunications and computer equipment and services by Cleveland residents through, among other things, training and making computers and the Internet more accessible.

The fund's first project is focused on bridging the "digital divide" by providing Cleveland neighborhoods with computers and Internet access for use by children and adults, including older adults and persons with special needs. The 2002 Neighborhood Technology Grant (NTG) Program's central objective is to develop and expand community computer and technology centers and to provide the centers with technical and operational support. Funded community or computer technology centers must operate on a non-profit basis and use technology and computer hardware and software to provide the public open computer and Internet access. The funds can be used for personnel, training of personnel, telecommunications, software, hardware, other equipment and basic operating costs.

All nonprofit organizations, institutions and governmental agencies located or providing services in the City of Cleveland are eligible to apply for the grant. Groups which may be interested in applying for a grant and anyone else interested in improving neighborhood access to computers and the Internet are invited to attend the free Forum on Friday, March 22nd, from 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., at The Cleveland Foundation's Conference Center at 1422 Euclid Avenue, 12th Floor.

The Cleveland Foundation, a public charity dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Greater Cleveland, is the oldest and second-largest community foundation in the nation. Its establishment in 1914 is cited as one of 10 events that most heavily influenced the development of the nonprofit sector in the 20th Century and it continues to be a leader in its field. The Foundation has assets of approximately $1.5 billion and in 2001 awarded more than $75 million in grants and low-cost loans to Cleveland area nonprofit organizations.

The Cleveland Foundation is made up of more than 800 funds created by individuals, families, organizations and corporations. It offers donors of all means the opportunity to have a lasting impact on their community while maximizing income, gift and estate tax benefits.

For more information about the organization, visit www.clevelandfoundation.org.

Adelphia Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:ADLAC) is the sixth largest cable television operator in the United States, serving approximately 5.6 million subscribers. Its business operations include cable entertainment, high speed Internet access, long distance telephone service, paging and security. Through Adelphia Business Solutions, Adelphia also serves more than 300,000 telephone access lines.