Oct. 10, 2006

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Saturday's football game at Virginia will be carried live on ESPN360, a broadband service available in approximately eight million homes nationwide via high-speed broadband connections with an ESPN-affiliated provider.

This service is sold only en masse to high speed providers and is not available for individual purchase if a person's high speed provider has not signed up for the service. The most prominent current subscribers include Charter Cable and Verizon. (See information below for a list of ESPN affiliates)

Fans cannot purchase a subscription to ESPN360. They get the service free of charge, but must receive high-speed Internet service from an ESPN-affiliated service provider. This weekend's game is not a part of the ESPN GamePlan pay-per-view package.

FAQ's About ESPN360

What is ESPN360?
ESPN360 is the robust, multi-feature broadband service, free to fans that receive high-speed broadband service through an ESPN-affiliated provider. Accessed via ESPN's new online multimedia player, ESPN360 delivers hundreds of hours each month of live and on-demand content. More information is available at www.ESPN.com.

How do I get ESPN360?
Call your high-speed broadband provider and ask for ESPN360 or log on to www.ESPN360.com.

Who offers ESPN360?
ESPN360 is currently available to more than eight million homes nationwide via affiliates including Verizon, Beld, Bend, Braintree Electric and Light, Charter, Citizens Communications, Conway Communications, Entouch, Grande Communications, Iowa Network Services, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico, Margaretville Telephone Company MediaCom, Mid-Hudson Cablevision, Spencer Municipal Utilities, Starstream Communications, Susquehanna Communications, US Cable.

How does ESPN360 work?
ESPN360 is available on your computer via a high-speed data connection that is provided by an ESPN-affiliated service provider. ESPN360 uses high-quality Flash 8 video and also has a streaming video component that is encoded at a high bit rate that enables a fast transmission for viewing high quality video content.

Who gets ESPN360 now?
Below is a list of the cable systems which offer ESPN 360 in the Baltimore/Washington area. While there is no charge for ESPN 360, in order to get this ESPN platform, fans will have to have purchased the high-speed DSL or Roadrunner services available. At the start of the season, ESPN 360 reached 8.3 million households.

Cavalier (Launch in Fall 2006)