The Good Guys! Introduces High-Speed Internet Access

The Good Guys! (Nasdaq: GGUY), a leading specialty retailer of consumer entertainment electronics, today announced that it will offer @Home high-speed cable Internet service, becoming the first specialty retailer to join Excite@Home's (Nasdaq: ATHM) retail merchandising program.""By introducing the @Home service to our customer now, we are poised to meet the growing demand for reliable, high-speed access to the Internet,"" said Ronald A. Unkefer, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Good Guys!. ""We are committed to leading the market with the most distinctive selection of consumer entertainment electronics products and services available, and will continue to enhance our offerings to appeal to early adopters and product-savvy consumers.""This partnership is yet another step in The Good Guys! overall strategy to showcase new technology and Internet-related products and services, including cable modems, broadband Internet services and new Internet appliances.With the help of knowledgeable sales associates, customers of The Good Guys! will be able to demo the @Home service, talk to a cable representative, set up an installation time and purchase the necessary pre-installation kit on the same visit. An Excite@Home hot-line phone in the store will instantly connect the customer to a cable company representative who will answer additional questions, facilitate the subscription sign-up process and determine a convenient installation time. The Excite@Home high-speed cable Internet service is up to 100 times faster than a standard dial-up connection.""Our relationship with The Good Guys! represents an important milestone in our efforts to bring the @Home service directly to consumers,"" said Dean Gilbert, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Excite@Home subscriber networks division. ""The @Home service is an ideal offering for the early adopters and tech-savvy consumers who comprise The Good Guys! customer base, and we look forward to working with The Good Guys! to make it even easier for consumers to experience our unparalleled service.""The Excite@Home Internet service is currently available at 12 of The Good Guys! stores in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. Additional stores in California, Nevada, Washington and Oregon are scheduled to begin offering the service in the next few weeks.About Excite@HomeExcite@Home is a global media company offering media services through Excite (http://www.excite.com) and broadband subscription services through @Home (http://www.home.com) and @Work (http://www.work.com). The company's rich media advertising and database marketing divisions, Enliven (http://www.enliven.com) and MatchLogic (http://www.matchlogic.com) offer advertisers highly targeted interactive marketing and reporting services across all platforms of delivery. The company has a worldwide footprint of 67 million cable homes to deliver on its vision of bringing personalized content to consumers ""All Band, All Device, All the Time.""About The Good Guys!The Good Guys! is a leading specialty retailer of consumer entertainment electronics, operating a total of 79 stores in California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada, and marketing a broad range of high quality, name brand products.

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