BTG Launches Community Networks Unit; Cablevision of Loudoun Acquires Equity Interest.

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 1996--BTG, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTGI) has launched a new business unit, Community Networks, Incorporated (CNI).

The newly formed company will form business relationships with established cable operators and others to provide local communities with Internet access, specialized intranets, and electronic commerce.

BTG said the first community to be served by CNI is Loudoun County, Virginia, a community of 43,000 households (119,000 residents) located near Washington, D.C. Cablevision of Loudoun, a subsidiary of Benchmark Communications, provides cable service in the county.

Under the terms of a letter of intent, Cablevision will make an equity investment in shares of CNI. Over the next two years, Cablevision also will have the option to purchase up to a maximum of 20% of CNI's stock.

CNI anticipates that service will be available to Cablevision subscribers in the first half of 1997. Among the new services CNI plans to offer are:

High-speed, affordable access to the Internet, including the World Wide Web, E-mail, newsgroups, online games, and access to online service providers.

Control tools that will help parents monitor e-mail and restrict access to inappropriate material on the Internet.

Customized community and individual information will be offered through community-specific "intranets" with information about local government, businesses, schools, and community organizations and activities. For individual subscribers, CNI will develop a personalized home page customized for their own personal interests.

Max R. Kipfer, vice president and general manager, Cablevision of Loudoun, said: "This is a logical extension of our business and puts us one step closer to providing our Loudoun County customers with the ultimate package of entertainment and information services. Our high speed cable network will offer Internet access that is affordable and easy to use."

Leland Phipps, senior vice president, BTG Integration and Network Systems, said, "The goal of Community Networks is to give people relevant information they need for their daily lives about non-profit organizations, school activities, community events, and local businesses. By partnering with the cable companies that are already an integral part of the community, we can make every community an Electronic Village."

Phipps said BTG developed its community networking products and services from its extensive experience in network design and information security. The company designs and develops World Wide Web sites on the Internet as well as internal networks or "intranets" for corporations and government agencies. "Until now, the Internet has not been relevant to most people. It is a vast collection of unorganized data, making it difficult for the average user to find specific information. In addition, access to the graphics-rich World Wide Web is very slow on home computers connected through telephone lines. CNI solves those problems," Phipps said.

CNI offers very high speed access via cable modems, which are hundreds of times faster than the telephone modems used for home computing. For consumers, this means faster downloading of the multimedia graphic images that make the Internet colorful and exciting. CNI also gives each subscriber a personalized view of the Internet, providing highly customized, relevant information based on a personal profile of the subscriber. Each community may have its own intranet, bringing online groups with common interests such as homeowner associations, civic organizations, school classes, and companies doing business in the area.

Cablevision of Loudoun is the only franchised cable operator in Loudoun County and serves approximately 29,000 customers county-wide.

BTG provides information technology services and products to government and commercial clients. The company specializes in systems engineering, integration and network systems, Internet/intranet access and services, custom computer manufacturing, and the value-added reselling of hardware, software and services. The company has more than 900 employees and offices in ten states an in Europe. Additional information on BTG is available on the Internet at http://www.btg.com/, by e-mail at [e-mail], or by calling 703/556-6518. Investors contact: John Graham, 703/761-6675, or by e-mail: [e-mail]. Editors contact: Theda Parrish, 703/761-6581 (office), 703/573-8135 (home), or by e-mail: [e-mail].

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