WASHINGTON, D.C.  - Oct. 22, 2007 – Comcast today announced the arrival of Presidential Forum ON DEMAND, a 90 minute program taped at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s (CHCI) 2007 Public Policy Conference. The conference served as a signature event during CHCI’s 30th Anniversary celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The forum will be available ON DEMAND to Comcast Digital cable customers throughout the Washington Metro area.

Produced locally by CN8, The Comcast Network, the forum features presidential hopefuls Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Joseph Biden (D-Del.), Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH-10), as well as former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), discussing issues that impact the nation’s Hispanic communities. All presidential candidates were invited to the forum, which was moderated by José Díaz-Balart, co-anchor of Telemundo Network’s Cada Día morning program, and sponsored by AARP, the Access to Capital Coalition, National Council of La Raza (NCLR), National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).

“Comcast is pleased to provide our customers, particularly in our growing Hispanic customer base, with a means to learn more about candidates’ views on issues most important to their everyday lives,” said Curt Pendleton, regional senior vice president for Comcast’s Potomac Region.

Presidential Forum ON DEMAND is provided free of charge to Comcast Digital Cable customers and can be accessed from the “Get Local” category of the ON DEMAND menu by selecting “Campaign ’08,” then “America’s Next President.”

“It is critical for Latinos to hear directly from the presidential candidates on their vision for the future of this country,” said Esther Aguilera, CHCI President and CEO. “We are thrilled that Comcast shares our commitment to an educated and civically active Latino community.”

Across its footprint, Comcast is committed to providing customers access to relevant local political programming. Throughout Metro Washington, Comcast offers a variety of programming options that speak to the area’s political presence and history, including Candidates ON DEMAND, featuring more than 100 interviews with candidates for Virginia’s Senate, Assembly and select County Board of Supervisors elections and Comcast’s Death of a President program which featured nine highlight packages of special footage from President Gerald R. Ford’s memorial services and eulogies.

Comcast’s Eastern Division leads the way with ‘Get Local’ ON DEMAND programming, providing hundreds of hours of local content geared specifically to local audiences. ‘Get Local’ is reshaping how customers connect with their communities, offering support and visibility to local political and civic leaders, plus area organizations, schools and teams. All ‘Get Local’ content is free to digital cable subscribers and allows them to utilize ON DEMAND’s interactive technology to fast forward, pause and rewind their favorite programs.

ABOUT COMCAST

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation, the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 12.4 million high-speed Internet customers and 3.5 million digital voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast’s Eastern Division currently serves more than 5.4 million customers along the New York to DC corridor, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia and North Carolina. The Eastern Division also founded and manages CN8, The Comcast Network, one of the nation’s largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television networks, seen by more than nine million homes on the East Coast. The Eastern Division employs approximately 18,000 people and is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

ABOUT CN8

CN8, The Comcast Network provides more than 9 million Comcast cable viewers with a unique brand of live, interactive television delivered over its own fiber-optic network to 12 states and 20 television markets stretching from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. CN8 was founded in 1996 and has quickly grown to become the nation's leading regional cable network, airing more than 90 hours a week of original programming from its six studios in the Baltimore, Boston, Delaware, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. areas. CN8 provides in-depth coverage and analysis of special events and important news that broadcast networks often ignore. Since its inception, CN8 has delivered on its mission to continually reshape and revolutionize regional television and its relevance to local, regional and national viewers. CN8's programming and hosts have been honored by the industry with more than 370 regional Emmy Award nominations.

ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a nonprofit and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization, provides leadership development programs and educational services to students and young emerging leaders. The CHCI Board of Directors is comprised of Hispanic Members of Congress, nonprofit leaders and corporate executives. For more information call CHCI at (202) 543-1771 or visit www.chci.org.