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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This Annual Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding,
among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and Ñnancial, including, without
limitation, the forward-looking statements set forth in the ""Liquidity and Capital Resources'' section within
""Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations'' in this Annual
Report. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reÖected in or suggested by these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans,
intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, including, without limitation, the factors described under ""Certain Trends and Uncertainties''
within ""Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations'' in this
Annual Report. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report may be identiÑed by
the use of forward-looking words such as ""believe,'' ""expect,'' ""anticipate,'' ""should,'' ""planned,'' ""will,''
""may,'' ""intend,'' ""estimated,'' and ""potential,'' among others. Important factors that could cause actual
results to diÅer materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this Annual Report are set forth in
this Annual Report and in reports or documents that we Ñle from time to time with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:
‚ our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash from operations by oÅering video and data services
and to maintain a stable customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition
from other service providers;
‚ our ability to comply with all covenants in our credit facilities and indentures, any violation of which
would result in a violation of the applicable facility or indenture and could trigger a default of other
obligations under cross default provisions;
‚ availability of funds to meet interest payment obligations under our debt and to fund our operations and
necessary capital expenditures, either through cash from operations, further borrowings or other
sources;
‚ any adverse consequences arising out of the restatement of our Ñnancial statements described herein;
‚ the results of the pending grand jury investigation by the United States Attorney's OÇce for the
Eastern District of Missouri, the pending SEC investigation and the putative class action and derivative
shareholders litigation against us;
‚ the cost and availability of funding to reÑnance the existing debt that becomes due commencing in
2005;
‚ our ability to achieve free cash Öow;
‚ our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices;
‚ general business conditions, economic uncertainty or slowdown and potential international conÖict;
‚ the impact of any armed conÖict, including loss of customers in areas with large numbers of military
personnel; and
‚ the eÅects of governmental regulation on our business.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or a person acting on our behalf are expressly qualiÑed
in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no obligation to update any of the forward looking
statements after the date of this Annual Report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in
our expectations.
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