Cable Four Bid For Northern Ireland Franchise

Applicants             Partners                  Estimated Cvge  Date     Bid      
CableTel NI Ltd     Subsidiary of Int'l             428,000      2003  14,418,180  
 (01483 254000)     CableTel Ltd Inc.                                            
CableComms          Nynex/NI Electricity(JV)        382,000      2001   8,600,000  
 (0181 540 8833)                                                                 
NITEL Ltd           Matav-Cable Systems Media       469,710      2006   6,202,000  
 (0171 570 6000)    Ltd of Isreal/Cable Mgmt                                     
                    Ireland Ltd(Prospectively                                    
                    KPN Kabel BVio of Holland)(JV)                               
TeleNorth Ltd       Utd Int'l Holdings Inc/         447,963      2005   2,251,000  
 (01035361 410100)  Riordan Communications Ltd                                   
                    (Prospectively Mercury                                       
                    Communiactions)(Consortium)                                  

If each applicant appears able to maintain the service throughout the franchise period the licence will normally be awarded to the highest bidder.