Show & Tell: Bright House Networks Takes Military Veterans to Area Schools

Livonia, MI, October 24, 2007 

In honor of Veterans Day and in conjunction with History Channel's Take a Veteran to School Day initiative, Bright House Networks of Michigan, the leading provider of cable television, high speed Internet and digital phone services, is bringing local military veterans to Holmes Middle School on Thursday, November 1, 2007, to share their personal stories with students and teachers. The presentation will be recorded and offered on Local on Demand for Bright House customers.

Bright House's Take a Veteran to School Day features a special History Channel presentation - The Story of Veterans Day - devoted to this holiday, which honors all men and women who have served in the U.S Armed Forces. Bright House has enlisted the following Veterans to serve as the storytellers of this campaign:

• 9:20 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
  Pfc. Ray Suarez (World War II), Seaman Gary Busch (Vietnam), Gunnery Sgt. Landis Lawton (Beirut, Desert Storm, Bosnia and Kosovo) and Sgt. Chris Ollerich (Enduring Freedom)
• 10:20 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
  Capt. Diane Marsh (Vietnam), Buck Sgt. Ray O'Neil (World War II), Lawton and Ollerich
• 11:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
  Petty Officer 2nd Class Joe Connelly (Vietnam), Pfc. Bud Edington (World War II), Lawton and Ollerich
• 12:50 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
  Sgt. 1st Class Glyn McDonald (Korea), Spc. 4 Michele Safford (Desert Storm), Lawton and Ollerich
• 1:50 p.m. to 2:48 p.m.
  Petty Officer 3rd Class Hank Konrad (World War II), Lawton and Ollerich

"Veterans Day honors the countless sacrifices of our men and women, and Bright House recognizes the importance of our communities' military veterans," said Robert McCann, president of Bright House Networks of Michigan. "Take a Veteran to School Day gives students the perfect opportunity to learn about the nation's history, as the History Channel presentation captures the valor and courage of American soldiers throughout U.S. history."

The History Channel developed Take a Veteran to School Day as a national initiative, linking veterans of all ages with young people in area schools and communities. The Story of Veterans Day is a half-hour long presentation exploration of Veterans Day from its initial founding as Armistice Day through the contemporary parades and commemorations which take place throughout the nation today. The presentation also features archival footage and photographs of soldiers past and present.

Bright House Networks serves Farmington, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Novi and Redford Township. For more information, please visit www.michigan.mybrighthouse.com or call 866-898-9101.

About Bright House Networks

Advance/Newhouse Communications provides day-to-day management of Bright House Networks cable systems pursuant to its partnership with Time Warner Entertainment. Bright House Networks serves more than two million customers in several large markets that include Tampa Bay and Central Florida (Orlando), Indianapolis, Birmingham, Bakersfield and Detroit, along with several other smaller systems in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The high-growth Tampa/Central Florida markets are contiguous and form one of the country's largest cable clusters.

Nearly 100% of Bright House Networks customers have high-speed data (HSD), Video-on-Demand (VOD) and Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) available to them. Bright House Networks also makes available Digital Video Recorders (DVR) that have become immensely popular with customers. The company's Florida operations currently deliver nearly 300 channels to customers and were among the first in the country to offer High Definition Television signals (HDTV). Since its introduction, HDTV has achieved impressive acceptance with Bright House Networks customers who are equipped to receive the signals. Bright House Networks also offers HSD customers a choice of Multiple Internet Service Providers (MISP). The company recently commenced deployment of Digital Phone in Tampa Bay, Central Florida, and Michigan.

Exceptional customer service, free-of-charge, 24 hours per day, local and seven days per week is the company's cornerstone of its business and top priority across all operating units. Public affairs, social responsibility and community involvement continue as major initiatives for the company as an ongoing commitment to the families and communities Bright House Networks serves. This includes long-term commitments to education and to what matters in the lives of the Bright House Networks customers.