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Knology Selects ARRIS for New Florida Voice Deployment DULUTH, Ga., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS today announced that West Point, GA-based Broadband Service Provider Knology has selected the Cornerstone(R) Voice system and will begin deploying telephony services in its newly-acquired Florida market (272,000 Homes Passed). Knology is also evaluating the integrated voice solution of ARRIS Cadant(R) CMTS', and Touchstone(TM) E-MTAs, along with the PacketCable(TM)-based Line Control Signaling (LCS) Nuera RDT-8G Gateway. Knology has been using ARRIS Cornerstone Host Digital Terminals (HDTs) and Voice Ports(R) exclusively to provide primary-line residential voice service to its customers for several years. It recently purchased the Pinellas County franchises from Verizon Media Ventures (Americast). "We selected the ARRIS solution because it affords us the ability to easily migrate to a PacketCable-based technology when the time comes to make that transition," said Knology's Andy Sivell, Vice President, Network Operations. "Furthermore, we are getting a solution that we know will work, due to the rigorous interoperability testing ARRIS and its partners have continuously demonstrated and reliably deployed." "We are excited about being selected to provide Knology's Pinellas County customers with voice services," said ARRIS Broadband President Jim Lakin. "This new deployment expands on an excellent long-term relationship with one of the industry's most innovative MSOs." About ARRIS ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with innovative high-speed data and telephony systems for the delivery of voice, video and data to the home and business. ARRIS complete solutions enhance the reliability and value of converged services from the network to the subscriber. Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has design, engineering, manufacturing, distribution, service and sales office locations throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/ . About Knology Knology Inc. (NASDAQ:KNOL), headquartered in West Point, Georgia, is a leading provider of interactive communications and entertainment services in the Southeast. Knology serves both residential and business customers with one of the most technologically advanced broadband networks in the country. Innovative offerings include over 200 channels of digital cable TV, local and long distance digital telephone service with the latest enhanced voice messaging features, and high-speed Internet access, which enables consumers to quickly download video, audio and graphic files using a cable modem. For more information, please visit http://www.knology.com/ . DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan, Media Relations of ARRIS, +1-678-473-8327, or Web site: http://www.arrisi.com/ http://www.knology.com/

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