"General Bandwidth's G6
platform is a very flexible, carrier grade voice service platform that
can be deployed to deliver PacketCable(TM) telephony services for our
customers.
(7) McGinnis JM, Foege WH.

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The platform supports a
variety of packet and PSTN interfaces, scaling from a few hundred
concurrent sessions to over 16,128 in a single chassis . Pencor
companies provide new media content and advertising services via cable
TV, newspapers and the Internet.3 million adults seek treatment each year(2). Addiction 2004; 99: 1382-1392.
(4 ) Rinn W, Desai N, Rosenblatt H, Gastfriend DR. Proc Assoc. 1999; 111:109-118.

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The product is applicable to
most GR-303, TR-08, and V5.

About General Bandwidth

General Bandwidth is a leading provider of Voice over IP
infrastructure solutions spanning more than 40 service providers
worldwide.

Alkermes Announces Priority Review Granted for Vivitrex -Naltrexone Long-Acting Injection- NDA Submission

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Business Editors/Health Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The Company 's lead proprietary product candidate, Vivitrex(R)
(naltrexone long-acting injection), is being developed as a
once-monthly injection for the treatment of alcohol dependence.

(1) Grant BF, Dawson DA, Stinson FS, Chou SP, Dufour MC and
Pickering RP.

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About Alkermes, Inc.

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About Blue Ridge Communications

Blue Ridge Communications is the nation's 23rd largest cable TV
provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pencor Services, Inc. The
Company has a pipeline of extended-release injectable products and
pulmonary drug products based on its proprietary technology and
expertise .
(8) US DHHS: The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the
United States: Estimates, Update Methods, and Data, 2000.

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G6 Reverse MG Proven interoperable with the leading wireline and
cable-based softswitches via MGCP or H.x remote terminals. With nine patents issued and
nine pending, General Bandwidth's flagship G6 Universal Media Gateway
and network management system are OSMINE, RUS, PacketCable(TM), and
NEBS-3 certified, produced in a TL9000 quality system , and deployed in
MSOs, ILECs, CLECs, and RLECs networks worldwide.

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The consolidation and
management of voice services through a single G6
significantly reduces capital and operational
expenses.----Alkermes, Inc.S.

Alkermes , Inc. Alcohol Res Health 2001;
25(4): 263-270.

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"Blue Ridge has a long tradition of serving our customers with
highly reliable telecommunications services by investing in
innovative, high quality telecom equipment," said Mark Masenheimer,
general manager of Blue Ridge Communications."

About The G6 Universal Media Gateway Platform

The G6 Universal Media Gateway platform is the architectural basis
for the multiple media gateway products offered by General Bandwidth. Addiction denial
and cognitive dysfunction: A preliminary investigation.
(5) Room R, Babor T, Rehm J.

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"General Bandwidth is focused on delivering the highest quality
media gateway to leading cable telephony providers like Blue Ridge
Communications who are seeking true carrier grade performance and high
VoIP quality of service," said Charles Vogt, president and CEO of
General Bandwidth. Additional
information on General Bandwidth is available at www.

About Alcohol Dependence

In the U. is a pharmaceutical company that develops products
based on sophisticated drug delivery technologies to enhance
therapeutic outcomes in major diseases.
Am.

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The Prescription
Drug User Fee Act ("PDUFA") date for completion of review by the FDA
of the Vivitrex NDA is September 30, 2005. Although the Company believes that such statements
are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge
of its business and operations, the forward-looking statements are
neither promises nor guarantees and the Company's business is subject
to significant risk and uncertainties and there can be no assurance
that its actual results will not differ materially from its
expectations.
(2) Alkermes Forecasting Data 2005.

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General Bandwidth
was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Using the Medisorb technology,
naltrexone is encapsulated in microspheres made of a biodegradable
polymer that dissolve slowly and release drug at a controlled rate
following intramuscular injection.
Taking prescribed medication, an important determinant in therapeutic
outcomes(3), is particularly challenging for patients with addictive
disorders such as alcohol dependence(4). Adherence to pharmacotherapy in patients with
alcohol and opioid dependence. Lancet
2005; 365: 519-530.

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The forward-looking statements made in this release are made
only as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any intention or
responsibility for updating predictions or financial guidance
contained in this release . Mortality and morbidity attributable to
use of addictive substances in the United States. Physicians .

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G6 Trunking MG Proven interoperable with the leading wireline and
cable-based softswitches, the G6 Trunking MG
provides circuit-to-packet media conversion using
MGCP, H.248, or SIP softswitch call control. The Company's lead commercial
product, Risperdal Consta(R) ((risperidone) long-acting injection), is
the first and only long-acting atypical antipsychotic medication
approved for use in schizophrenia, and is marketed worldwide by
Janssen-Cilag ("Janssen"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson +
Johnson.
Certain statements set forth above may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.

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"We are pleased to be a technology partner at Blue
Ridge as they begin to rollout their residential telephone service. The
product is one of only a few media gateways
awarded PacketCable(TM) Media Gateway
qualification for the cable network
infrastructure. The product also provides SIP to
PRI interworking for hosted IP communications
services.
"We believe that the acceptance of our Vivitrex NDA for review is
another key step in our ongoing commitment to bring this important
medicine to alcohol dependent patients ," stated Richard Pops, chief
executive officer of Alkermes. Alcohol and public health.

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The G6 platform is a true carrier class VoIP services platform with
the capability to simultaneously support multiple service
architectures including legacy Class 5 switches, SIP-based feature
servers, and next generation softswitches.2, or T1/E1 CAS interfaces; extending the life
of the legacy switching network.com

each year(7). For further information with respect to factors that
could cause the Company's actual results to differ from expectations,
reference is made to the reports the Company filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The 12-month prevalence and trends in DSM-IV
alcohol abuse and dependence: United States, 1991-1992 and
2001-2002.

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The product
delivers seamless, risk -free migration to next
generation services to address evolving broadband
and voice service needs.
(Nasdaq: ALKS) today announced that the New Drug Application ("NDA")
for Vivitrex(R) (naltrexone long-acting injection) has been accepted
for review by the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA")
and has been granted a Priority Review designation .

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With more than 178,000 access lines in service, Blue Ridge
Communications is establishing itself as a major integrated
communications provider in eastern Pennsylvania. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2004; 74: 223-234.

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Currently serving
more than 46,000 high speed data customers over its HFC network , Blue
Ridge plans to deploy the General Bandwidth G6(R) Universal Media
Gateway Platform to launch digital phone service to customers by
mid-summer. Pencor
is a leader in the development and introduction of media and
communications technology throughout Northeast Pennsylvania.genband. Alkermes' product development strategy is twofold: the
Company partners its proprietary technology systems and drug delivery
expertise with several of the world's finest pharmaceutical companies
and it also develops novel, proprietary drug candidates for its own
account.

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Blue Ridge Communications Selects General Bandwidth For Cable Telephony Deployment; Pennsylvania MSO Selects General Bandwidth G6 Universal Media Gateway Platf

Business Editors/Technology Writers

AUSTIN, Texas----General Bandwidth,
a leading Voice over IP equipment manufacturer enabling rapid
deployment and new service revenue generation over broadband networks,
has been selected by Blue Ridge Communications, a Pencor Company and
leading cable service provider in eastern Pennsylvania, to deliver
cable telephony services over their hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network.248, the G6
Reverse MG enables new IP-based features on legacy
remote terminals by enabling their call control to
be softswitch-based., approximately 18 million people are dependent on or
abuse alcohol(1) and 2.

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With the ability to scale to more than 64,000 subscribers
per chassis, the G6 platform provides the most cost effective solution
for cable operators seeking to grow their network on a city-by-city
basis. "The Agency's decision to grant the
application Priority Review status underscores the importance of our
goal to make a new treatment option available to patients for this
chronic and devastating disease.

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General Bandwidth delivers broadband solutions addressing a
full range of applications, including residential and business access,
trunking and enhanced VoIP solutions. The Company's headquarters are in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and it operates research and manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts
and Ohio.

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G6 Universal MG The industry's first universal media gateway
serving the ILEC/PTT, CLEC, and MSO networks, the
G6 Universal MG, provides simultaneous support for
all access, reverse and trunking media gateway
applications on a single G6 chassis.S. In addition, alcohol
dependence accounts for approximately $134 billion in lost earnings
annually(8).
(3) Weiss RD.
(6) Bagnardi V; Blangiardo M; Vecchia C, et al.

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"
The G6 Universal Media Gateway Platform is a true carrier class,
PacketCable-compliant solution providing full redundancy along with
the capability of simultaneously supporting PacketCable Line Control
(LCS) and Network-based Call Signaling (NCS) from a single G6
platform. The company
markets the following media gateway products globally:

G6 Access MG Providing Class 5 services over VoIP and AAL1/AAL2
broadband networks using existing GR-303, TR-08,
V5. Vivitrex is being developed
as the first long-acting medication available for the treatment of
alcohol dependence (in conjunction with counseling) that is
administered once-monthly, or every four weeks, by injection."
Vivitrex , an injectable, long-acting formulation of the currently
approved drug naltrexone, was designed utilizing Alkermes' proprietary
Medisorb(R) drug-delivery technology.

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Alcohol is causally related
to more than 60 medical conditions, including heart disease, liver
disease, infectious disease, and cancer (5,6) and contributes to more
than 100,000 deaths in the U. J
Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2002; 14: 52-57. Alcohol
consumption and the risk of cancer.