Liberty Global Completes Acquisition of Second Largest Cable Operator in the Czech Republic.Also Completes Sale of its Belgian Belgian having some relationship to Belgium. Belgian barge dog see schipperke. Belgian black pied cattle black, Belgian dairy cattle. Belgian blue dual-purpose cattle; blue, white or blue roan. Cable Operation to Telenet DENVER -- Liberty Global, Inc. ("Liberty Global") (Nasdaq: LBTYA) (Nasdaq: LBTYB)(Nasdaq: LBTYK) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Karneval, the second largest cable operator in the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , for a purchase price, before direct acquisition costs, of [euro]322.5 million (approximately US$428.3 million) on a zero net debt basis. Karneval has been contributed to UPC (Universal Product Code) The standard bar code printed on retail merchandise, which is administered by GS1 US, Brussels, Belgium and Lawrenceville, NJ (www.gs1.org). Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). , our primary European borrower group. In addition, Liberty Global today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Belgian cable business, UPC Belgium, to Telenet Group Holding N.V. ("Telenet") (Euronext Brussels: TNET TNET Training Network TNET Trade Network TNET Teletraining Network ), for a sales price of [euro]184.5 million (approximately US$245.0 million) on a zero net debt basis. Telenet is the largest cable operator in Belgium. About Liberty Global, Inc. Liberty Global is the leading international cable operator offering advanced video, voice and Internet-access services to connect its customers to the world of entertainment, communications and information. As of September 30, 2006, Liberty Global operated state-of-the-art broadband communications networks The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. that served approximately 13 million customers in 17 countries, principally located in Europe, Japan, Chile, and Australia. Liberty Global's operations also include significant media and programming businesses such as Jupiter TV in Japan and Chellomedia in Europe. For more information, please visit www.lgi.com or contact:
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