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For Immediate Release - Santa Clara, CA
June 17, 2003

USA Media Group Selects Aurora Networks for Plant Upgrade

User-friendly Technology and Customer Support Make the Difference

Santa Clara, CA. — June 17, 2003 — Aurora Networks, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced optical transport and distribution systems for broadband networks, announced today that it has supplied USA Media Group, LLC with optical transport equipment for use in a system upgrade in Truckee, California. USA Media Group was able to use the purchasing power of The National Cable Television Cooperative, a benefit extended to all NCTC members. Aurora Networks is the newest "Platinum Level" vendor to the NCTC.

"Aurora Networks equipment has many user friendly features that will help operations be more efficient in their day to day activities," said Sam Richardson, Chief Technical Officer of USA Media Group. "Aurora Networks technology makes it easy to design, activate, and maintain the reverse path and provides status monitoring information for quick outage identification and service restoration."

Mark Bishop, Vice President of Hardware Sales for the NCTC said, "We are very pleased to have Aurora Networks join our list of high-quality cable television equipment vendors. Aurora will bring our members a strong resource for upgrading systems for operational ease and advanced services deployment."

Aurora Networks also provides unmatched onsite technical support for installation, activation, and integration. The system includes the following equipment: Aurora’s 1310 Analog Transmitter, NC4000 Segmentable Node, DT4010S digital transceivers, DR3002 dual digital return receivers, BP-3108 Digiplex, and CH3000 space-efficient rack mount chassis with PS3002 AC power supply.

About USA Media Group
USA Media Group, LLC is based in Reno, Nevada and operates thirty-five cable systems in six western states, providing digital television and high-speed data services to communities in California and Idaho. USA Media was selected as the CableVision 2001 Technology Innovator of the Year, primarily for their pioneering success and deployment of interactive television (iTV) services and OpenTV's first domestic launch of their iTV platform. For more information, please contact Jim Faircloth, President, at (775) 825-3111 or visit www.USAMedia.tv.

About NCTC
The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) is a not-for-profit, member-operated purchasing organization. The Co-op's mission is to reduce the operating costs of its member cable companies. The Co-op negotiates and administers master affiliation agreements with cable television programming networks, cable hardware and equipment manufacturers and other service providers on behalf of its member companies. Member companies serve over 14 million cable television subscribers throughout the United States. Michael L. Pandzik has served as the NCTC’s President and CEO since the Co-op’s founding in 1984. For more information, please contact NCTC at (913) 599-5900 or visit www.cabletvcoop.org.

About Aurora Networks
Founded in November 1999, Aurora Networks designs, develops, and markets advanced optical communications systems for traditional hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks and advanced, fiber-deep broadband networks. The company's advanced technology delivers significant increases in bandwidth and functionality while providing substantial cost savings when compared to traditional network technology. Aurora Networks is privately held, with headquarters at 2803 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1838. For more information on Aurora Networks or its products, e-mail info@aurora.com, phone 408.235.7000 or visit www.aurora.com.