Drake Unveils Its Highly Anticipated Drake Digital Freedom(TM) Cable TV Solution

American Cable TV Manufacturer Launches New, Downloadable Conditional Access
Headend and Customer Premise Equipment System to Ease Digital Video Upgrades

FRANKLIN, Ohio, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- R.L. Drake, an American cable TV
equipment manufacturer committed to designing and building highly innovative
communications solutions for over 65 years, today announced the launch of its
Drake Digital Freedom(TM) system, a totally unique digital video delivery
platform designed to afford cable operators of any size the ability to
effectively compete in the digital video marketplace. Drake Digital Freedom
encompasses a powerful, end-to-end video service architecture that offers
video service providers an affordable means to upgrade their existing analog
networks with MPEG-4 and high definition (HD) cable TV services.

"For the first time, operators have a new, viable choice in conditional access
systems. We've integrated cutting edge technologies into our Drake Digital
Freedom system specifically to provide cable TV systems operators with the
tools they need to compete at price points even the smallest operators can
afford," said Jeff Huppertz, new President and CEO of R.L. Drake.

Drake Digital Freedom allows delivery of hundreds of SD and HD digital
channels, enabling operators to offer premium services and increase revenue
per subscriber, while continuing to support analog-delivered channels. Drake
Digital Freedom takes advantage of MPEG-4 compression technology for maximum
efficiency and quality and features FCC-compliant, open standard downloadable
security (OSDS) and conditional access system, along with a dynamic Electronic
Program Guide (EPG).

Drake Digital Freedom is the first manufactured digital platform to feature
Beyond Broadband Technology, LLC's pioneering BBTSolution which establishes a
secure communications path, and BBTPlus, which enables a package of highly
secure content delivery from network transport through delivery to subscriber
homes. Drake Digital Freedom is designed to overlay existing hardware and
provides cable operators with a fully customizable migration path from analog
to digital distribution, allowing operators to recover and manage broadband
spectrum far more efficiently without the necessity of major new capital
expenditures. Most cable networks are now available through the BBTPlus
end-to-end package via satellite transport by Avail Media.

"We have successfully developed the first affordable, end-to-end, HD set-top
system, that will radically alter the digital experience for cable operators
of all sizes," said Bill Bauer, President and Chief Executive Officer of BBT.
"The system uses less bandwidth, is MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compatible, and is
specifically designed to help operators migrate more efficiently to the new
world of digital delivery and HD with maximum performance and minimum cost."

Drake Digital Freedom with BBTPlus is easy to set up and comes pre-configured
for plug and play capability. Drake Digital Freedom headend architecture
consists of a customizable combination of Drake transcoder, modulator and
passive combiner devices networked with an InterTECH headend controller.
Drake's new BBTSolution enabled HDDS24 set top box utilizing ST Micro
chipsets, completes the value chain at the customer's premises, delivering HD,
digital, or standard definition programming to subscribers. All Drake Digital
Freedom headend systems are designed for simple deployment, offer a small
footprint and are built, tested and shipped by Drake.

"The BBTPlus enabled Drake Digital Freedom system is truly a breakthrough in
affordable digital technology that will allow cable operators of all sizes a
way to compete with advanced services offered by telco and satellite
providers," added Huppertz. "Simply put, the system is designed to minimize
capital expenditures associated with digital upgrades, allowing for a quick,
smooth and scalable transition."

Drake is offering special introductory incentives as well as a lease option on
this revolutionary system. For more information, please visit
www.rldrake.com.

SOURCE R.L. Drake

Todd Franke of Bob Gold & Associates, +1-310-784-1040, todd@bobgoldpr.com, for
R.L. Drake