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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G/A

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                 NTL, Inc. (former International CableTel, Inc.)
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    629407107
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 January 1, 1998
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            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

      Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:
                               |X| Rule 13d-1 (b)
                               |_| Rule 13d-1 (c)
                               |_| Rule 13d-1 (d)

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*     The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

      The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).


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CUSIP No. 629407107                                           Page 2 of 14 pages
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(1) Names and I.R.S. Identification Nos.(entities only) of reporting persons.

    Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust
    I.R.S. #14-6015763
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(2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions)   (a)|_|
                                                                          (b)|X|
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(3) SEC use only.

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(4) Citizenship or place of organization.

    State of New York
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:

    (5) Sole voting power:
        None

    (6) Shared voting power:
        882,000

    (7) Sole dispositive power:
        None

    (8) Shared dispositive power:
        882,000

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(9) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.

     882,000
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(10) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares       |_|
     (see instructions).
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(11) Percent of class represented by amount in Row 9.

     1.47% (5.84% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General
     Electric Investment Corporation and GE Investment Management Incorporated)
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(12) Type of reporting person (see instructions).

     EP
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CUSIP No. 629407107                                           Page 3 of 14 pages
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(1) Names and I.R.S. Identification Nos.(entities only) of reporting persons.

    General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Manager of GEPT (as
    defined below) and Investment Adviser of certain other entities and accounts
    I.R.S. #22-2152310
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(2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions)   (a)|_|
                                                                          (b)|X|
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(3) SEC use only.

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(4) Citizenship or place of organization.

    State of Delaware
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:

    (5) Sole voting power:
        1,718,952

    (6) Shared voting power:
        882,000

    (7) Sole dispositive power:
        1,718,952

    (8) Shared dispositive power:
        882,000

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(9) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.

     2,600,952
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(10) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares       |_|
     (see instructions).
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(11) Percent of class represented by amount in Row 9.

     4.33% (5.84% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE 
     Investment Management Incorporated)
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(12) Type of reporting person (see instructions).

     IA, CO
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CUSIP No. 629407107                                           Page 4 of 14 pages
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(1) Names and I.R.S. Identification Nos.(entities only) of reporting persons.

    GE Investment Management Incorporated, as Investment Adviser to certain
    other entities and accounts
    I.R.S. #06-1238874
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(2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions)   (a)|_|
                                                                          (b)|X|
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(3) SEC use only.

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(4) Citizenship or place of organization.

    State of Delaware
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:

    (5) Sole voting power:
        914,822

    (6) Shared voting power:
        None

    (7) Sole dispositive power:
        914,822

    (8) Shared dispositive power:
        None

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(9) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.

     914,822
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(10) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares       |_|
     (see instructions).
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(11) Percent of class represented by amount in Row 9.

     1.52% (5.84% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General  
     Electric Investment Management Incorporated)
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(12) Type of reporting person (see instructions).

     IA, CO
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CUSIP No. 629407107                                           Page 5 of 14 pages
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(1) Names and I.R.S. Identification Nos.(entities only) of reporting persons.

    General Electric Company
    I.R.S. #14-0689340
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(2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions)   (a)|_|
                                                                          (b)|X|
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(3) SEC use only.

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(4) Citizenship or place of organization.

    State of New York
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:

    (5) Sole voting power:
        Disclaimed (see 9 below)

    (6) Shared voting power:
        0

    (7) Sole dispositive power:
        Disclaimed (see 9 below)

    (8) Shared dispositive power:
        0

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(9) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.

     Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company
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(10) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares       |X|
     (see instructions). 
     
     Disclaimed (see 9 above)
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(11) Percent of class represented by amount in Row 9.

     Not applicable (see 9 above)
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(12) Type of reporting person (see instructions).

     CO
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Amendment No. 3 amends the Statement on Schedule 13G
filed on behalf of General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"),
General Electric Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIC"), GE Investment Management Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIM") and the
Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common law trust ("GEPT")
on February 13, 1996, as amended on February 14, 1997, and as amended on
February 13, 1998 (as amended, the "Schedule 13G"). GEIC is a registered
investment adviser and acts as Investment Manager of GEPT, and as Investment
Adviser to certain other entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 882,000 shares of Common Stock of NTL, Inc. (the "Issuer")
owned by GEPT and of 1,718,952 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by
such other entities and accounts. GEIM is a registered investment adviser and
acts as an Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts, and may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 914,822 shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer owned by such entities or accounts. GEIM, GEPT and GEIC each expressly
disclaim that they are members of a "group". GE disclaims beneficial ownership
of all shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group".

Item 1      Name of Issuer

            Not applicable

Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing

            Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust ("GEPT") (See Schedule
            II).

            General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Manager of
            GEPT, and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities and
            accounts.

            GE Investment Management Incorporated, as Investment Adviser to
            certain entities and accounts.

            General Electric Company

Item 3      If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or
            240.13-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15
                    U.S.C.78o)

            (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.78c)

            (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                    (15 U.S.C.78c)


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            (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
            Investment Company Act of 1940 (U.S.C.80a-8)

            (e) [ ] An Investment Adviser in accordance with 
                    ss.240.13-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

            (f) [ ] An Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance
                    with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

            (g) [ ] A Parent Holding Company or Control Person in accordance
                    with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)G)

            (h) [ ] A Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act (U.S.C. 1813)

            (i) [ ] A Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                    investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment 
                    Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)

            (j) [X] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

Item 4      Ownership

                                        GEPT      GEIC       GEIM       GE
                                      
(a)  Amount beneficially owned        882,000   2,600,952  914,822       0
                                      
(b)  Percent of class                  1.47%      4.33%     1.51%    disclaimed
(c)  No. of shares to which           
     person has                       
                                      
     (i)   sole power to vote or      
           direct the vote              None    1,718,952  914,822      None
                                      
     (ii)  shared power to vote or    
           direct                     882,000    882,000     None    disclaimed
                                      
     (iii) sole power to dispose      
           or to direct disposition     None    1,718,952  914,822      None
                                      
     (iv)  share power to dispose     
           or to direct disposition   882,000    882,000     None    disclaimed

Note:       GEIM is the beneficial owner of the notes of the Issuer convertible
            into 16,326 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The shares to be
            acquired 


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            by GEIM upon conversion of the notes are included in the total
            figure shown above.

Item 5      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class

            Not applicable

Item 6      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

            Not applicable

Item 7      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired 
            the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

            Not applicable

Item 8      Identification and Classification of members of the Group

            Not applicable

Item 9      Notice of Dissolution of Group

            Not applicable

Item 10     Certification

            By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
            belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held
            in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not
            held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
            influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
            acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in
            any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE

      After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 16, 1999


                                   GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
                                   By: General Electric Investment Corporation,
                                       its Investment Manager

                                   By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                       Title: Vice President


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                                    SIGNATURE

      After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 16, 1999


                                    GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

                                    By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
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                                        Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                        Title: Vice President


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                                    SIGNATURE

      After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 16, 1999


                                    GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED


                                    By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                        Title: Vice President


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                                    SIGNATURE

      After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 16, 1999


                                    GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY


                                    By: /s/ John H. Myers
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                                        Name:  John H. Myers
                                        Title: Vice President


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                                                                      Schedule I

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

      This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned that
the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect
to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Common Stock of
NTL, Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.

Dated: February 16, 1999


                                    GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
                                    By: General Electric Investment 
                                    Corporation, its Investment Manager

                                    By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                        Title: Vice President


                                    GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

                                    By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                        Title: Vice President


                                    GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED

                                    By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                        Title: Vice President


                                    GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

                                    By: /s/ John H. Myers
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name:  John H. Myers
                                        Title: Vice President


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                                                                     Schedule II

                   TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST

                        3003 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900
                           Stamford, Connecticut 06904

  The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows:

                                Eugene K. Bolton

                               Michael J. Cosgrove

                                 Ralph R. Layman

                                  Alan M. Lewis

                              Robert A. MacDougall

                                  John H. Myers

                                Thomas J. Szkutak

                                 Donald W. Torey


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