[LETTERHEAD OF NTL INCORPORATED]


FOR IMMMEDIATE RELEASE



               NTL INCORPORATED AND COMCAST UK CABLE PARTNERS LTD.
            FILE PRELIMINARY PROXY MATERIALS AND EXTEND THE END-DATE
               OF THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED AMALGAMATION AGREEMENT


New York,  New York (May 29, 1998) - NTL  Incorporated  (NASDAQ:  NTLI;  EASDAQ:
NTLI.ED)  announced  today  that it had  filed  confidential  preliminary  proxy
materials with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  and had entered into an
amendment to its  previously  announced  Amalgamation  Agreement with Comcast UK
Cable Partners Ltd. (NASDAQ:  CMCAF).  Under this amendment,  the August 4, 1998
end-date,  which is the date by which either NTL or Comcast UK may terminate the
agreement if the transaction has not yet closed, has been extended until October
5, 1998.

J. Barclay Knapp,  President and Chief Executive Officer of NTL noted that, "The
amendment  will  allow  us  sufficient  time  for the SEC to  review  the  proxy
materials  and for the requisite  shareholder  meetings to be held. In addition,
this amendment  will allow us sufficient  time to evaluate the proper steps that
we  should  collectively  take,  in  light  of  announcements  by  Telewest  plc
concerning its intent to exercise its purchase  rights with regard to certain of
Comcast UK's properties as well as its proposed offer for General Cable plc."



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For further information contact: In the U.S.: John F. Gregg, Managing Director -
Corporate Development,  Michael A. Peterson, Director - Corporate Development or
Richard J. Lubasch,  Senior Vice President - General  Counsel at (212) 906-8440;
in   the   UK:   Alison   Smith   at   (01252)   40662;   or   via   e-mail   at
investor_relations@ntli.com.