CED Magazine Announces its Second Annual ``Broadband 50''.

Business Editors

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002

CED magazine, Reed Business Information's premier magazine of broadband technology, announced the companies and individuals that comprise this year's "Broadband 50" during Broadband Plus -- The New Western Show -- in Anaheim, Calif. from December 4-6, 2002.

Additional details about each company and the individuals are published in CED's December 2002 issue, which is being distributed at the show.

The "Broadband 50" list is selected by the publication's editors, led by Editorial Director Roger Brown, and is based upon the companies' role and influence in the development and growth of the broadband industry, as well as their potential for spurring additional growth and market acceptance during 2003. Complete details of the selection process, and the specific accomplishments that led to these 50 companies and people being singled out, are available in the December issue of CED magazine or online at www.cedmagazine.com. This is the second year for this recognition program.

The "Broadband 50" for 2002 includes the following companies, in alphabetical order, that earned a place on the list for the first time: Adelphia Communications Corp., BellSouth Corp., BigBand Networks Inc., C-Cor.net, Cedar Point Communications, Cox Communications Inc., Digeo Inc., e-BOX Corp., ESPN Inc., Harmonic Inc., Liberty Media Group, Linksys Group Inc., Mag Rack, Magis Networks Inc., MetaTV Inc., MidStream Technologies, MovieLink LLC, Narad Networks Inc., Navic Networks, Net2Phone, Nuera Communications Inc., SeaChange International Inc., Stargus Inc., Syndeo Corp., Tivo Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and TVN Entertainment Corp.

Returning for the second year are: ADC Telecommunications Inc., AOL Time Warner, Arris, Broadcom Corp., BroadJump Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Comcast Corp., Concurrent Computer Corp., Covad Communications Inc., EarthLink Inc., EchoStar Communications Corp., Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc., Jedai Broadband Networks Inc., Liberate Technologies, Microsoft Corp (this time for Microsoft TV), Motorola Broadband, N2 Broadband, RealNetworks Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Terayon Communication Systems Inc., Texas Instruments Inc. and Verizon Communications.

David Fellows and Rouzbeh Yassini were individually recognized for their personal accomplishments. This is Yassini's second year as one of the "Broadband 50."

About CED Magazine

CED magazine, a monthly trade magazine serving executives and managers at cable operations and telecommunications firms, is published by Reed Business Information. 2003 marks its 29th year of continuous publication serving the broadband technology market. CED also operates a major Web site, www.cedmagazine.com, and publishes a daily e-mail newsletter, CED Broadband Direct.

About Reed Business Information

Reed Business Information (www.reedbusiness.com), the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S., provides critical information and marketing solutions to business professionals in the media, manufacturing, electronics, construction and retail industries. Its market-leading properties include more than 135 business-to-business publications, over 125 Webzines and Web portals, as well as online services, custom publishing, directories, research and direct-marketing lists. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:RUK)(NYSE:ENL) -- a world-leading publisher and information provider operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business industry sectors.