BROADCAST NETWORKS
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                             NETWORK
                                               YES
                                                NO
                                             PLANNED
                                             COMMENT
                                                 
                                                 
                                               ABC
                                                3
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                               CBS
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               FOX
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               NBC
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                               Without specific content indicators 
                                                 
                                                 
                                              PaxNet
                                                 
                                                 
                                                3
                                             In 2000 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                pbs
                                                 
                                                 
                                                3
                           April 1, 2000; equipment compatibility delay
                                                 
                                                 
                                            univision
                                                 
                                                 
                                                3
                             In 2000, pending equipment availability
                                                 
                                                 
                                               UPN
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                             Telemundo
                                                 
                                                 
                                                3
                                             In 2000
                                                 
                                                 
                                                WB
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                                                                  
                    TOP FORTY basic CABLE NeTWORKS (BY SUBScRIBERSHIP)
                                                 
                                                 
                                             NETWORK
                                               YES
                                                NO
                                             planned
                                             COMMENT
                                                 
                                                 
                                              a & e
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                     american movie classics
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                          animal planet
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               bet
                                                 
                                                8
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                              bravo
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                         cartoon network
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                          comedy central
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                     country music television
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                            discovery
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                              disney
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                         e! entertainment
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                           food network
                                                 
                                                 
                                                3
                                       By February 15, 2000
                                                 
                                                 
                                        Fox family channel
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                fx
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                         history channel
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                      home shopping network
                                                 
                                                8
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                       the learning channel
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                             lifetime
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               mtv
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                           nickelodeon
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               qvc
                                                 
                                                 
                                                3
                                        First Quarter 2000
                                                 
                                                 
                                          SCI FI Channel
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               tbs
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                      the nashville network
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               tnt
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               usa
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               Vh1
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 

Source: Fifth Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in Markets for the Delivery of Video Programming, FCC No. 98-335 (rel. Dec. 23, 1998)
at Table D-6. 


                    TOP FORTY BASIC CABLE NETWORKS   EXEMPT OR NOT APPLICABLE


NETWORK
COMMENT 


CNBC
Exempt   News Programming


CNN
Exempt   News Programming;  non-exempt programming is encoded


CNN Headline News
Exempt   News Programming


COURT TV
Exempt   News Programming;   non-exempt programming is encoded


CSPAN
Exempt   News Programming


CSPAN2
Exempt   News Programming


ESPN
Exempt   Sports


ESPN2 
Exempt   Sports


Fox News Channel
Exempt   News Programming


MSNBC
Exempt   News Programming


TV Guide SNEAK PrevUe 
Not applicable   No full length programming


TV GUIDE PREVIEW CHANNEL
Not applicable   No full length programming


WEATHER CHANNEL
Exempt   News Programming


Source: Fifth Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in Markets for the Delivery of Video Programming, FCC No. 98-335 (rel. Dec. 23, 1998)
at Table D-6. 
                                      premium CABLE NETWORKS
                                             
                                             
                                             NETWORK
                                               YES
                                                NO
                                             planned
                                             COMMENT
                                                 
                                                 
                                               hbo 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
              TV Ratings for original programming; MPAA Ratings for unedited movies
                                                 
                                                 
                                            showtime 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
              TV Ratings for original programming; MPAA Ratings for unedited movies
                                                 
                                                 
                                             encore 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                3
                                        First Quarter 2000
                                                 
                                                 
                                             cinemax 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                              starz!
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 

Source: Top Five Premium Cable Networks from Cable World., June 21, 1999, p. 60. 
                                                 
                                           SYNDICATOrs
                                                 
                                                 
                                             NETWORK
                                               YES
                                                NO
                                             planned
                                             COMMENT
                                                 
                                                 
                                           buena vista 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                        columbia tristar 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                           king world 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                            paramount 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                           studios usa 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                        20th century fox 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                         warner brothers
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                           worldvision 
                                                3
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 

Source: Syndicators of Top 25 Syndicated Programs for the week of May 23-30, 1999 from A.C.Nielsen as reported in Entertainment Weekly.   Programs
are: Wheel of Fortune (King World); Jeopardy (King World); Judge Judy (Worldvision); The Jerry Springer Show (Studios USA); The Oprah Winfrey Show
(King World); Friends (Warner Brothers); Seinfeld (Columbia TriStar); Entertainment Tonight (Paramount); The X-Files (Twentieth Century Fox); Frasier
(Paramount); Home Improvement (Buena Vista); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Paramount); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (Warner Brothers); Seinfeld
(weekend) (Columbia TriStar); Xena: Warrior Princess (Studios USA); ER (Warner Brothers);  Wheel of Fortune (weekend)(King World); Hollywood Squares
(King World);  Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Studios USA);  Sally Jessy Raphael (Studios USA); The Simpsons (Twentieth Century Fox); Live with
Regis and Kathie Lee (Buena Vista); The Montel Williams Show (Paramount); Extra (Warner Brothers); Judge Joe Brown (Worldvision). 

       Note: Some syndicated programming already in the possession of independent television stations or cable networks may not be encoded with V-Chip ratings
       information.