March 31, 2003

Comcast to televise NCAA Hockey Regional Finals

Exclusive coverage for Michigan viewers runs Saturday and Sunday

SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN (March 27, 2003) -- Comcast is continuing its commitment to connect its Michigan customers to what's important in their lives by televising all four Regional Finals of the 2003 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament. Comcast coverage includes Sunday action from Ann Arbor's Yost Ice Arena, which could, depending on the outcome of games on Saturday, include the University of Michigan and/or Wayne State University.

"We know that sports programming is important to our customers," said Kevin Gardner, Comcast's Midwest Division Vice President for Sales and Marketing. "Comcast customers will now get to see the best in college hockey without having to leave home."

Bruce Madej, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations of the host school for the Midwest Regional, the University of Michigan, said, "The State of Michigan is a college hockey hotbed. To have all of the Regional Finals televised by Comcast is great for all hockey fans in our state."

Comcast coverage on Saturday March 29th includes:

5 p.m. - West Regional Final from Minneapolis
8 p.m. - Northeast Regional Final from Worcester, Massachusetts

Comcast coverage on Sunday March 30th includes:

Noon - East Regional Final from Providence, Rhode Island
3:30 p.m. - Midwest Regional Final from Ann Arbor

Channel Information For All Games

Most of Southeast Michigan - Comcast Channel 8
Flint Area - Comcast Channel 70
Howell Area - Comcast Channel 25
Grand Rapids Area - Comcast Channel 20
Holland - Comcast Channel 20
Muskegon - Comcast Channel 7
Fremont - Comcast Channel 20
Lansing - Comcast Channel 17
East Lansing - Comcast Channel 13
MSU Residence Halls - Comcast Channel 11


About Comcast Cable

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation, a developer, manager and operator of broadband cable networks and provider of programming content. Operating in 17 of the United States' 20 largest metropolitan areas, Comcast is one of the leading communications, media and entertainment companies in the world. Providing basic cable, digital cable and high-speed Internet services, Comcast Cable is the company to look to first for the communications products and services that connect people to what's important in their lives. The company's 55,000 employees, in six divisions, serve more than 21 million customers.

Comcast Cable serves more than 1.4 million customers in Michigan. Comcast, whose Midwest Division offices are located in Southfield, MI, employs about 3,000 people in Michigan.

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