Adelphia Communications Corp. to Add Peering Port to PAIX 10GigE Switch in Palo Alto.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Switch and Data today announced that Adelphia Communications Corp., the fifth-largest cable television company in the country, will add a second Gigabit Ethernet port to the PAIX 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch in Palo Alto.

Switch and Data's PAIX services enable Internet service providers and content providers to take advantage of more interconnection choices, quicker time to market, access to more networks, vast peering and transit opportunities, and a richly diverse customer base - all available in highly secure and reliable facilities available in 11 markets. The move to 10 Gigabit Ethernet establishes the foundation for the future of peering services in terms of supporting customer density growth and enabling the next generation of Gigabit Ethernet technology - 10GigE.

About Adelphia Communications

Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo., Adelphia Communications Corporation (OTC:ADELQ) is the fifth-largest cable television company in the country. It serves customers in 31 states and Puerto Rico, and offers analog and digital video services, high-speed Internet access and other advanced services over its broadband networks.

About Switch and Data

Recently named to the 2004 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing, privately held companies, Switch and Data is a leading provider of exchange and managed infrastructure services. Based in Tampa, Florida, Switch and Data operates the largest footprint of neutral Internet exchange and managed infrastructure facilities in North America supporting more than 800 customers. The company's PAIX services are available in more markets than any other neutral Internet exchange provider in North America. For more information, please visit http://www.switchanddata.com/.