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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, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial including, without limitation, the
forward-looking statements set forth in Part I. Item 1. and in Part II. Item 7. under the heading “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 reflected 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 in Part I. Item 1A. under “Risk Factors” and in Part II. Item 7.
under the heading, “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 identified by the use of forward-looking
words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “estimated,” “aim,” “on track,”
“target,” “opportunity,” “tentative,” “positioning” and “potential,” among others. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this annual report are set forth in this annual report and in
other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:
• our ability to sustain and grow revenues and free cash flow by offering video, Internet, telephone, advertising and
other services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately meet the customer experience demands in our
markets and to maintain and grow our customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition,
the need for innovation and the related capital expenditures and the difficult economic conditions in the United States;
• the development and deployment of new products and technologies;
• the impact of competition from other market participants, including but not limited to incumbent telephone companies,
direct broadcast satellite operators, wireless broadband and telephone providers, and digital subscriber line (“DSL”)
providers and competition from video provided over the Internet;
• general business conditions, economic uncertainty or downturn, high unemployment levels and the level of activity
in the housing sector;
• our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to raise prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of
higher programming costs (including retransmission consents);
• the effects of governmental regulation on our business;
• the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our debt obligations, prior to or when they become due, and
to fund our operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through (i) cash on hand, (ii) free cash flow, or (iii)
access to the capital or credit markets; and
• our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and credit facilities, any violation of which, if not cured
in a timely manner, could trigger a default of our other obligations under cross-default provisions.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by
this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of
this annual report.