CEA's Shapiro to Testify Before Senate About DTV Transition; CEA Spokespeople Available for Comment Following DTV Hearing.

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA):

WHAT:   Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics
        Association (CEA), will testify before the Senate Commerce
        Committee at a hearing next week examining the transition to
        digital television (DTV).  Shapiro will testify on the need to
        set a hard date for the end of analog television broadcasting,
        provide figures on current household reliance on over-the-air
        television and highlight consumer education undertaken by CEA
        in support of the transition.

        Representatives from CEA will be available for comment
        immediately following the hearing.

WHEN:   Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:  253 Russell Senate Office Building
        Washington, DC

WHO:    Gary Shapiro, CEA, president and CEO (testifying)
        Michael Petricone, CEA vice president, Technology Policy

        (Shapiro and Petricone will be available immediately following
        the hearing in the hallway outside Room 253)

ABOUT:  The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent
CEA     trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology
        industry through technology policy, events, research,
        promotion and the fostering of business and strategic
        relationships.  CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate
        members involved in the design, development, manufacturing,
        distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile
        electronics, wireless and landline communications, information
        technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory
        products, as well as related services that are sold through
        consumer channels. Combined, CEA's members account for more
        than $121 billion in annual sales.  CEA's resources are
        available online at www.CE.org, the definitive source for
        information about the consumer electronics industry.

        CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Defining
        Tomorrow's Technology.  All profits from CES are reinvested
        into industry services, including technical training and
        education, industry promotion, engineering standards
        development, market research and legislative advocacy.