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UGC Selects Key Partners for Accelerated Digital Rollout in The Netherlands DENVER, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. ("UGC") (NASDAQ:UCOMA) today announced a number of key vendors as leading technology partners for its plans for an accelerated rollout of digital television to UPC Broadband's analog cable subscribers in the Netherlands. These partners include, among others: Thomson, Pace, Scientific-Atlanta, Philips, Kudelski (Nagravision), and OpenTV. As recently announced, UGC's UPC Broadband division expects to begin in the fourth quarter of 2005 a large-scale digital rollout project in The Netherlands. As a result of this initiative, UPC Broadband expects to eventually deploy over 2 million digital set-top boxes with related middleware and security and conditional access systems, in order to accelerate the growth of digital television in the Dutch market. Sudhir Ispahani, Chief Technology Officer for UGC Europe said: "UPC Broadband is now actively rolling out its digital services platform in The Netherlands and launching new suites of digital and IP based services that will focus on dynamic new services such as Video on Demand, interactive TV and new broadband communications services like unified messaging. We have chosen certain vendors as strategic suppliers of digital set top box hardware and software. We plan to leverage their broad multi-media technical innovation and global deployment experience to meet our technical expectations, user requirements and cost effective solutions." Gene Musselman, President and Chief Operating Officer for UPC Broadband said: "After years of preparation and investment, our networks, back-office and operations are now ready for the planned accelerated digital rollout in The Netherlands. We are also pleased to see significant improvements in the innovation and performance of the latest products offered by our vendors. The cost curves are coming down, which enables us a large scale approach in satisfying a growing demand with our customers for advanced digital television services." About UnitedGlobalCom UGC is a leading international provider of video, voice, and broadband Internet services with operations in 16 countries, including 13 countries in Europe. Based on the Company's operating statistics at March 31, 2005, UGC's networks reached approximately 16.1 million homes passed and served over 11.2 million RGUs, including approximately 8.8 million video subscribers, 1.5 million broadband Internet subscribers, and 847,500 telephone subscribers. About Vendors These companies are: Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS), Pace Micro Technology plc (LSE:PIC), Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE:SFA), Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHGNYSE:AEX:NYSE:PHI), Kudelski Group, (SWX/VTX: KUD), OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV). Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements, including the timing and scale of the planned digital television migration in The Netherlands, as well as the launch of an enhanced and/or new digital television product in other markets. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include our ability to complete the digital migration in The Netherlands and launch of a revised and/or new digital product in other markets, timely secure equipment from our suppliers, continued use by subscribers and potential subscribers of the Company's services, changes in the technology and competition, our ability to achieve expected operational efficiencies and economies of scale, our ability to generate expected revenue and achieve assumed margins including, to the extent annualized figures imply forward-looking projections, continued performance comparable with the period annualized, as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any guidance and other forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. For further information please contact: Richard S.L. Abbott Claire Appleby Investor Relations - UGC Denver Investor Relations - UGC Europe (303) 220-6682 +44 20 7 838 2004 Bert Holtkamp Corporate Communications - UGC Europe + 31 (0) 20 778 9447 DATASOURCE: UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, Richard S.L. Abbott of UGC Denver, +1-303-220-6682, , or Claire Appleby of UGC Europe, +44 20 7 838 2004, , or Corporate Communications, Bert Holtkamp of UGC Europe, + 31 (0) 20 778 9447, , all of UnitedGlobalCom

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