EXHIBIT 99
                                                                 
                               PRESS RELEASE

             NTL INCORPORATED CONFIRMS TALKS WITH TELEWEST plc



          New York, NY; Farnborough, Hampshire (August 4, 1997)-- In
     response to articles today in the British financial press
     regarding talks with Telewest plc, NTL Incorporated (NASDAQ:
     NTLI; EASDAQ: NTLI.ED) confirmed today that it was engaged in
     early stage preliminary talks with Telewest plc with regard to a
     possible business transaction. NTL noted that as a participant in
     the highly dynamic and consolidating U.K. telecommunications
     industry, it frequently engages in talks with industry
     participants on a variety of issues, including strategic matters.
     NTL said that in keeping with its policies, it does not intend to
     comment further on this matter unless and until such talks have
     been successfully concluded.



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