2002 Results :  DIRECTV U.S. Financial Highlights

Selected DIRECTV U.S. Performance Highlights

  Quarters Ended
  12/31/01 3/31/02 6/30/02 9/30/02 12/31/02
DIRECTV U.S. Key Performance Metrics          
  Average Revenue per User (ARPU)$ (1) $61.35 $56.70 $58.10 $59.20 $64.70
  Subscriber Acquisition Cost(SAC)$ (2) $565 $525 $530 $535 $570
  Churn% (3) 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5%
  Pre-Marketing Cash Flow(PMCF) % 38% 39% 40% 41% 38%

Subscriber Summary, (inmillions)          
  DIRECTV - Owned & Operated          
      Residential 7.88 8.27 8.46 8.68 8.93
      Commercial 0.33 0.34 0.37 0.38 0.40
      Suspended 0.23 0.18 0.16 0.14 0.16
      Total DIRECTV - Owned & Operated 8.44 8.79 8.99 9.20 9.49
  NRTC, Total (5) 1.89 1.75 1.75 1.72 1.69
            Grand Total 10.33 10.54 10.74 10.92 11.18

 (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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