Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these
forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors
including, but not limited to, the effects of any attempts to
intentionally disrupt our services or network by unauthorized users or
others, failure to have available sufficient transmission capacity, a
failure of Akamai's network infrastructure and other factors that are
discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the
SEC.

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About XM Satellite Radio

XM is America's number one satellite radio service with more than
3.xmradio.com

Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act

The release contains information about future expectations, plans
and prospects of Akamai Technologies, Inc. The grant to KCSN is the only one that incorporates
broadcast expansion along with the new digital technology and is being used as
a landmark test case.m.

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It offers a mix of classical music "from the last thousand
years" (aired weekdays from 6 a.

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For early
morning listeners, KCSN continues to carry the BBC World Service from 2 a.
Information about the station and their program schedule can be obtained
from their website at http://www.

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This month, XM began offering XM Radio
Online to all XM subscribers as part of its basic subscription plan.

KCSN Takes on the Westside With 'Arts and Roots' Programming

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Akamai Streaming allows companies to take advantage of a
high-quality, reliable streaming service to support brand, e-business,
and marketing investments.

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Along with that growth comes a desire for personalization ,
choice, and a high-quality user experience.m.m. In addition, it will permit the utilization of other
technologies down the road, such as digital radio tuners at home and in the
car.

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77 million subscribers , today
announced that Akamai is the lead provider of Internet streaming
services for XM Radio Online, available at listen.xmradio.

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(NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global
service provider for accelerating content and business processes
online, and XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of
satellite radio with more than 3.com
XM Radio Online, which complements the XM Satellite Radio service,
offers more than 70 channels of commercial-free music and premier
talk, comedy, and children's programming that can be accessed through
a user's personal computer. XM has created all of
these attributes with XM Radio Online.com

About Akamai

Akamai(R) is the leading global service provider for accelerating
content and business processes online." For more information, visit www.

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XM Satellite Radio Selects Akamai to Be Lead Provider of Internet Streaming Services

77 million subscribers.

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Companies can leverage Akamai to deliver a
superior user experience, reach worldwide audiences, and launch new
communication initiatives via the Web. With over 15,000 servers deployed in
nearly 1,000 networks across 69 countries, Akamai can deliver
customized content, streaming media, or streaming for use with
Macromedia Flash directly to users around the world.kcsn.

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Business Editors/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. "By offering XM subscribers the
ability to listen to our programming at their computers, we are using
the Internet to add tremendous value to our basic service."
"The ability to bring an online radio experience to people is
something Akamai is very familiar with , and we're excited to be part
of the growth and expansion of XM's business," said Paul Sagan, CEO ,
Akamai. NORTHRIDGE, Calif.5), broadcasting from the campus of California State University,
Northridge , since 1963, recently installed an "HD Radio" digital booster
transmitter.
The recent expansion was funded by a $109,781 matching grant from the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), as part of a pilot program awarding
funding to public radio stations in the top 13 markets to equip them with HD
Radio technology.
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) and a potpourri of programs
offering country, bluegrass, movie soundtracks, Beatles, classic R+B,
Broadway, folk and more during evening and weekend hours.

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"Akamai's on-demand platform has been critical to delivering a
high-quality streaming music service for XM's subscribers," said Hugh
Panero, CEO, XM Satellite Radio. Broadcasting live daily from studios in
Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall
of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of
choice from coast to coast: more than 65 commercial-free music
channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass
to blues; more than 60 channels of premier sports, talk, comedy,
children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most
advanced traffic and weather information for major metropolitan areas
nationwide. More than 1,300 organizations
have formed trusted relationships with Akamai , improving their revenue
and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online
businesses . Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these organizations
gain business advantage today, and have the foundation for the
emerging Web solutions of tomorrow.
A community affairs/talk strip provides news from the student-produced
Golden Mic Award-winning KCSN News Department, along with a variety of
interesting half hour programs including "The California Report" and "Pacific
Time ," as well as "Focus," a report on current University news.

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For more information about
XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit
http://www.akamai. This extends their broadcast area to include most of Los Angeles'
Westside from the mid-Wilshire area to the ocean.

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"The public's appetite for entertainment on demand continues
to grow. Consumers can experience XM over the Internet through XM
Radio Online at http://listen.

This category is for radio stations or programs which offer a wide variety of music styles.

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Part of the station's
license area since its inception, the Westside's potential listening audience
of some 400,000 were unable to hear the station without this booster.

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com.xmradio. daily.

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Akamai's distributed
EdgePlatform is designed to provide customers with tools to help
improve application response time, increase user satisfaction and
protect their brand reputation. Akamai is "The Trusted Choice for
Online Business .'s management that
constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor
provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995., Public radio station KCSN FM
(88.
The technology for KCSN's new HD Radio signal is still in the testing
phase, but when fully implemented , it will radically enhance the sound quality
for all listeners, eliminating hiss, distortion, and other types of
interference.

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Akamai and XM team to meet the increasing demand for music and
talk radio anywhere, anytime

Akamai Technologies , Inc.

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William Toutant, CSUN's Dean of The College of
Arts, Media, and Communication, KCSN General Manager Fred Johnson, and its
Program Director Martin Perlich, the station's recently reinvented format,
entitled "Arts and Roots Radio," adds a distinctively unique format to the
local airwaves .