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We are Liberty Global plc (Liberty Global), the world's largest international television and broadband company—investing, innovating and empowering our customers to be a part of the digital revolution. We are investing in the communication highways of our age. These investments include acquisitions, network extensions and expansion, technology upgrades and our initiatives to engage our people, our customers and the communities in which we operate. Our investments put us at the center of the digital revolution and allow us to drive global innovation through new products, opportunities and applications. We are innovating through technology by building a strong convergence of fixed and mobile communication opportunities reaching gigabit speeds. It is through our operations that we bring the benefits of our global innovation to life. We empower our customers with quality services and products that give them the freedom to connect, converse, work and be entertained anytime, anywhere they choose. We believe our enhanced digital products and services will deliver customer satisfaction, enhance our revenue streams and generate cost savings—the goals of our “Liberty GO” program. For further information on Liberty GO, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Overview included in Part II of this Annual Report.

Liberty Global has operations in more than 30 countries serving 24.7 million customers at December 31, 2016. We consolidate these operations listed below, with the exception of VodafoneZiggo (defined below).

o Liberty Global (or its predecessor) or collectively to Liberty Global (or its predecessor) and its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise indicated, convenience translations into United States (U.S.) dollars are calculated as of December 31, 2016, and operational data, including subscriber statistics and ownership percentages, are as of December 31, 2016.

On December 31, 2016, our company and Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) formed a 50:50 joint venture, called VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V. (VodafoneZiggo). VodafoneZiggo combined our subsidiary VodafoneZiggo Holding B.V., formerly known as Ziggo Group Holding B.V. (Ziggo Group Holding), with Vodafone’s mobile business in the Netherlands to create a national unified communications provider in the Netherlands with complementary strengths across video, broadband, mobile and business services. As a result of the formation of VodafoneZiggo, effective December 31, 2016, we treat VodafoneZiggo as an equity method investment and no longer consolidate Ziggo Group Holding. For additional information on this transaction, see note 5 to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We have expanded our broadband footprint through new build projects and strategically selected acquisitions. Our new build projects consist of network extension programs pursuant to which we connect additional homes and businesses to our broadband communications network (Network Extensions). Our investment in Network Extensions is critical not only for our business to grow, but also for the countries and communities in which we operate. The Network Extensions, together with upgrades to our existing networks and next generation customer premises equipment, provide our customers the means to enter the gigaworld society. During 2016, we initiated Network Extensions in the Germany, Chile, Central and Eastern Europe and certain other markets. During 2015 and 2016, we connected approximately 715,000 homes and commercial premises to Virgin Media’s two-way network (including technical upgrades in the United Kingdom (U.K.)). During 2016, we connected approximately 1.0 million homes and commercial premises (including upgrades in Germany and Chile) to our two-way networks in the other markets mentioned above. Pursuant to Network Extensions, in 2017, we expect to (1) connect approximately 1.4 million additional homes and commercial premises (excluding upgrades) to our two-way networks attributed to the “Liberty Global Group” (as defined and described below) and (2) connect or upgrade approximately 450,000 additional homes and commercial premises to our two-way networks attributed to the “LiLAC Group” (as defined and described below). Depending on a variety of factors, however, including the financial and operations results of the earlier phases of our new build programs, any Network Extensions may be continued, modified or cancelled at our discretion. For further information on Network Extensions, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Overview included in Part II of this Annual Report.

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