UGC Selects Key Partners for Accelerated Digital Rollout in The Netherlands

UGC Selects Key Partners for Accelerated Digital Rollout in The
Netherlands 


DENVER, June 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. ("UGC")
(NASDAQ:UCOMA) today announced a number of key vendors as leading technology
partners for its plans for an accelerated rollout of digital television to UPC
Broadband's analog cable subscribers in the Netherlands.  These partners
include, among others: Thomson, Pace, Scientific-Atlanta, Philips, Kudelski
(Nagravision), and OpenTV.

As recently announced, UGC's UPC Broadband division expects to begin in the
fourth quarter of 2005 a large-scale digital rollout project in The
Netherlands.  As a result of this initiative, UPC Broadband expects to
eventually deploy over 2 million digital set-top boxes with related middleware
and security and conditional access systems, in order to accelerate the growth
of digital television in the Dutch market.

Sudhir Ispahani, Chief Technology Officer for UGC Europe said: "UPC Broadband
is now actively rolling out its digital services platform in The Netherlands
and launching new suites of digital and IP based services that will focus on
dynamic new services such as Video on Demand, interactive TV and new broadband
communications services like unified messaging.  We have chosen certain vendors
as strategic suppliers of digital set top box hardware and software.  We plan
to leverage their broad multi-media technical innovation and global deployment
experience to meet our technical expectations, user requirements and cost
effective solutions."

Gene Musselman, President and Chief Operating Officer for UPC Broadband said:
"After years of preparation and investment, our networks, back-office and
operations are now ready for the planned accelerated digital rollout in The
Netherlands.  We are also pleased to see significant improvements in the
innovation and performance of the latest products offered by our vendors.  The
cost curves are coming down, which enables us a large scale approach in
satisfying a growing demand with our customers for advanced digital television
services."

About UnitedGlobalCom

UGC is a leading international provider of video, voice, and broadband Internet
services with operations in 16 countries, including 13 countries in Europe. 
Based on the Company's operating statistics at March 31, 2005, UGC's networks
reached approximately 16.1 million homes passed and served over 11.2 million
RGUs, including approximately 8.8 million video subscribers, 1.5 million
broadband Internet subscribers, and 847,500 telephone subscribers.

About Vendors

These companies are: Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS), Pace Micro Technology
plc (LSE:PIC), Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE:SFA), Royal Philips Electronics
(NYSE:PHGNYSE:AEX:NYSE:PHI), Kudelski Group, (SWX/VTX: KUD), OpenTV Corp.
(NASDAQ:OPTV).

Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information contained herein,
this press release contains forward-looking statements, including the timing
and scale of the planned digital television migration in The Netherlands, as
well as the launch of an enhanced and/or new digital television product in
other markets.  These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by these statements.  These risks and uncertainties
include our ability to complete the digital migration in The Netherlands and
launch of a revised and/or new digital product in other markets, timely secure
equipment from our suppliers, continued use by subscribers and potential
subscribers of the Company's services, changes in the technology and
competition, our ability to achieve expected operational efficiencies and
economies of scale, our ability to generate expected revenue and achieve
assumed margins including, to the extent annualized figures imply
forward-looking projections, continued performance comparable with the period
annualized, as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release.  The
Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any
updates or revisions to any guidance and other forward-looking statement
contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with
regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which
any such statement is based.

   For further information please contact:

   Richard S.L. Abbott                 Claire Appleby
   Investor Relations - UGC Denver     Investor Relations - UGC Europe
   [phone]                      [phone]
                    

   Bert Holtkamp
   Corporate Communications - UGC Europe
   + 31 (0) 20 778 9447
   

DATASOURCE: UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.



CONTACT:  Investor Relations, Richard S.L. Abbott of UGC Denver,

[phone], , or Claire Appleby of UGC Europe,

[phone], , or Corporate Communications, Bert

Holtkamp of UGC Europe, + 31 (0) 20 778 9447, ,

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