The following are excerpts from some of the letters written on my behalf for submission to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

"Given his experience and accomplishments, Mr. Livingstone occupies a somewhat unique position in the cable industry. To the best of my knowledge, there are only two other former guide publishers of similar caliber, both of whom are currently employed by Time, Inc."

—Drew Lewis, former Secretary of Transportation in the Reagan Administration, then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Amex Cable Communications, Inc.

Mr. Livingstone "was the first person to demonstrate the rare talent and extraordinary ability to, not only find some answers, but also implement them… [his] international reputation and preeminence in his field can only help provide more opportunities for Americans in cable TV publishing…"

—Paul Maxwell, President X*PRESS Information Services, a partnership composed of Telecrafter Corp., the largest cable TV services company, Tele-Communications, Inc., America’s largest owner and operator of cable TV systems, and McGraw-Hill, Inc., one of America’s largest publishing companies. Mr. Maxwell is also publisher and editor of the trade newspaper Multichannel News, the "bible" of the cable and pay television business.

"…Mr. Livingstone’s publications were the best available in the field of approximately twelve such publications. Mr. Livingstone, therefore, was clearly one of the major publishers in the industry… there is no question that Mr. Livingstone, by virtue of his experience and accomplishments, is a unique individual…"

—Larry Wangberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Times Mirror Cable Television.

"As publisher and editor of Program Guide, [Mr. Livingstone] created and developed the finest guide in the cable television industry. It was clearly the Rolls Royce of cable guides… the guide’s quality and professionalism attained the highest standard in the industry… [he] unquestionably possesses a unique and unmatched ability to run and operate a cable television guide publishing company."

—Que Spaulding, President, Playboy Video Distribution.

Mr. Livingstone "created Program Guide, provided leadership and guidance to his staff unparalleled in the cable publishing field and demonstrated a unique capacity to identify and meet marketplace needs… Truly, this was a superior product with an outstanding individual at the helm… [He is] an unusually talented and creative individual…"

Mr. Livingstone "is clearly preeminent in the field by virtue of his experience and accomplishments."

—Robert Clasen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., the 16^th largest cable television company in the U.S.

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