EXHIBIT 99.1

      NTL INCORPORATED RECEIVES REQUISITE CONSENTS FROM HOLDERS OF ITS
             2004 SENIOR NOTES PURSUANT TO CONSENT SOLICITATION

     New York October 5, 2006 - NTL Incorporated (NASDAQ:NTLI) announced
today that its subsidiary, NTL Cable PLC, has received consents from
holders of a majority of its outstanding 9.75% Senior Notes due 2014
(Sterling-denominated) (the "Sterling Notes"), 8.75% Senior Notes due 2014
(U.S. Dollar-denominated) (the "Dollar Notes") and 8.75% Senior Notes due
2014 (Euro-denominated) (the "Euro Notes"), which were issued in 2004 (the
"2004 Notes").

     To allow holders who are in the process of delivering their consents
to receive the consent payment described below, the consent solicitation
has been extended and will now expire at 5:00 p.m. New York time on October
6, 2006 (the "Expiration Date"). There will be no further extensions, and
consents may no longer be withdrawn.

     The consents are sufficient to effect the proposed amendments to the
indenture governing the Notes, as described in the Company's Consent
Solicitation Statement dated September 21, 2006 (the "Statement"), pursuant
to which the consent solicitation was made.

     NTL Cable PLC will proceed to execute a supplemental indenture
effecting the proposed amendments to the indenture governing the Notes. NTL
Cable PLC will make the consent payment of (pound)1 for each (pound)1,000
principal amount of Sterling Notes, $1 for each $1,000 principal amount of
Dollar Notes, and (euro)1 for each (euro)1,000 principal amount of Euro
Notes for which consents were received (and not previously validly revoked)
prior to the Expiration Date.

     NTL Cable PLC retained J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. to serve as the
exclusive Solicitation Agent for the consent solicitation. Requests for
further information may be directed to Nigel Walder of J.P. Morgan
Securities Ltd. by telephone at +44 20 7777 1074.

     This press release is not a solicitation of consent with respect to
any securities, and is not open to holders of 2004 Notes in Italy. The
consent solicitation was made solely by the Statement.

NOTES TO EDITORS - ABOUT NTL:TELEWEST

     On 4 March 2006 NTL Incorporated completed a merger with Telewest
Global, Inc., creating the UK's largest provider of residential broadband
and the UK's leading provider of triple play services. The company recently
completed its acquisition of Virgin Mobile. NTL offers a wide range of
communications and entertainment services to more than 5 million
residential customers. ntl:Telewest networks can service more than 12
million homes - 50% of UK households.

CONTACT

     NTL Incorporated
     Investor Relations:
     Richard Williams, +44 (0) 20 7299 5479
     richard.williams@ntl.com
     or
     Media (Brunswick):
     Nick Claydon or Fiona Laffan, +44 (0) 20 7404 5959