Altrio Communications Adds Channels to Basic Television Line-up; Jade and Melli TV Serve the San Gabriel Valley's Chinese and Persian Communities.

Business/Entertainment Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2002

Altrio Communications, Inc., a home communications provider that uses a state-of-the-art fiber optic network to deliver television and video-on-demand, high-speed Internet, and local and long-distance telephone services, announced today that it has added two new channels, Jade and Melli TV, to its BoxSeat Plus digital television line-up.

"The San Gabriel Valley is home to a rich diversity of communities, and the fact that Altrio is a local company helps us to understand and serve the particular needs of those communities," said Dave Rozzelle, chief executive officer, Altrio. "Both Melli TV and Jade provide the kind of specialized content that our customers are asking for. We're confident that the addition of these channels to our strong programming line-up, in combination with the great value of our bundled services and our commitment to gold-standard customer service, will give customers another reason to switch to Altrio."

Jade broadcasts in both Cantonese and Mandarin, and offers same-day news from Hong Kong, a local production of world news, and entertainment such as drama series, variety and game shows, and Asian entertainment news. Melli TV, a favorite channel of Iranian, Afghani, Armenian and Turkish television viewers, provides Farsi-language programming including live news, movies, video music and other entertainment. Both Jade and Melli TV were added to Altrio's line-up in May.

Customers who subscribe to Altrio's bundled home communications packages have their choice of nearly 80 channels of basic television programming, nearly 150 channels of premium programming, 75 channels of pay-per-view programming, 45 CD-quality channels of digital music, high-speed Internet access, local and long-distance telephone service all from one provider on one convenient monthly bill. The high-speed data offerings are particularly powerful, with Altrio allowing customers to take a 3.0 Mbps service, the fastest residential service available.

Altrio recently launched service in Arcadia, Pasadena and Monrovia.

About Altrio Communications

Altrio Communications provides bundled high-speed Internet access, local and long-distance telephone service, and television and video-on-demand services via a fiber optic communications network that it is building in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Altrio currently focuses its operations in the San Gabriel Valley, and has already secured franchise agreements in Arcadia, Monrovia and Pasadena that represent an opportunity to serve more than 84,200 households. The state-of-the-art network, which was designed with a number of redundant systems, supports the highest levels of reliability found on any broadband network and offers residential customers an unmatched quality of service. Altrio's founders (David Rozzelle, CEO, Ted Liebst, CFO, and Dave Large, CTO) together offer a combined 75 years of experience in the cable television industry. For more information, please visit www.altrio.net.