2002 Results :  DIRECTV U.S. Financial Highlights

Selected DIRECTV U.S. Financial Highlights

  Quarters Ended
  9/30/2001 12/31/2001 3/31/2002 6/30/2002 9/30/2002
DIRECTV U.S. Key Performance Metrics          
  Average Revenue per User (ARPU)$ (1) $57.30 $61.35 $56.70 $58.10 $59.20
  Subscriber Acquisition Cost(SAC)$ (2) $560 $565 $525 $530 $535
  Churn% (3) 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7%
  Pre-Marketing Cash Flow(PMCF) % 40% 38% 39% 40% 41%
Subscriber Detail, (in millions)          
  DIRECTV - Owned & Operated          
      Residential 7.55 7.88 8.27 8.46 8.68
      Commercial 0.31 0.33 0.34 0.37 0.38
      Suspended 0.19 0.23 0.18 0.16 0.14
      Total DIRECTV - Owned & Operated 8.05 8.44 8.79 8.99 9.20
  NRTC, Total (5) 1.87 1.89 1.75 1.75 1.72
            Grand Total 9.92 10.33 10.54 10.74 10.92
 (1) Total revenue divided by average period-end total DIRECTV Owned & Operated customers
 (2) Sales and marketing acquisition costs divided by DIRECTV Owned & Operated customer gross adds in the period; excludes advanced and leased set-top boxes
 (3) Net customer disconnects divided by average period-end DIRECTV Owned and Operated customers
 (4) Excludes pending customers to reflect policy change effective 1/1/02
 (5) Reflects DIRECTV billing system data except Q1 and Q2 2002 which also reflect Pegasus Communicatons Corp. policy change and adjustments reported in Pegasus' Form 10Q filings
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