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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A
                                  Rule 13d-102

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4)*

                 NTL Communications Corp. (formerly, NTL, 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)

                                December 31, 1999
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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                    13G                          Page 2 of 13
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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    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*
                                                                         (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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                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                       None
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       6    SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY          865,000
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON             None
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       865,000
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9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    865,000
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10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                            |_|
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11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    .82% (3.14% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General
Electric Investment Corporation and GE Asset Management Incorporated)
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12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    EP
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP No. 629407107                    13G                          Page 3 of 13
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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    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*
                                                                         (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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                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                       1,051,133
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       6    SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY          865,000
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON             1,051,133
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       865,000
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9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    1,916,133
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10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                            |_|
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11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

   1.82% (3.14% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE Asset
Management Incorporated)
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12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    IA, CO
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP No. 629407107                    13G                          Page 4 of 13
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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    GE Asset Management Incorporated (formerly, GE Investment Management
    Incorporated), as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts
    I.R.S. #06-1238874
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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (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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                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                       1,395,714
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       6    SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY          None
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON             1,395,714
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       None
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9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    1,395,714
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10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                            |_|
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11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    1.32% (3.14% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General
Electric Investment Management Incorporated)
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12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    IA, CO
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP No. 629407107                    13G                          Page 5 of 13
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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    General Electric Company
    I.R.S. #14-0689340
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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (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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                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                       Disclaimed (see 9 below)
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       6    SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY          0
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON             Disclaimed (see 9 below)
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  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 BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    Disclaimed (see 9 above)                                                |X|
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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*

    CO
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Amendment No. 4 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 Asset Management Incorporated (formerly, GE
Investment Management Incorporated), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of GE ("GEAM") 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, as amended on February 13, 1998, and as amended on February 16, 1999
(as amended, the "Schedule 13G"). GEIC is a registered investment adviser and
acts as the Investment Manager of GEPT, and as an Investment Adviser to certain
other entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
865,000 shares of Common Stock of NTL Communications Corp. (formerly, NTL, Inc.)
(the "Issuer") owned by GEPT and of 1,051,133 shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer owned by such other entities and accounts. GEAM 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 1,395,714 shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such entities or accounts. GEAM, 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".

The items from the Schedule 13G are hereby amended to read as follows:

Item 1 Name of Issuer

            NTL Communications Corp. (formerly, NTL, Inc.)

Item 4 Ownership

                                       GEPT     GEIC       GEAM          GE

(a)  Amount beneficially owned       865,000  1,916,133  1,395,714        0

(b)  Percent of class                 0.82%     1.82%      1.32%      disclaimed

(c)  No. of shares to which person
     has

     (i)   sole power to vote or
           direct the vote            None    1,051,133  1,395,714       None

     (ii)  shared power to vote or
           direct                    864,000  1,916,133     None      disclaimed

     (iii) sole power to dispose
           or to direct disposition   None    1,051,133  1,395,714       None

     (iv)  share power to dispose or
           to direct disposition     865,000  1,916,133     None      disclaimed



                                  Page 6 of 13
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class

            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
            date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
            owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
            the following:

      [X]

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.


                                  Page 7 of 13
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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 14, 2000

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


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


                                  Page 8 of 13
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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 14, 2000

                                        GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION


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


                                  Page 9 of 13
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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 14, 2000

                                        GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED


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


                                  Page 10 of 13
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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 14, 2000


                                        GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY


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


                                 Page 11 of 13
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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 Communications Corp. is being filed on behalf of each of the
undersigned.

Dated: February 14, 2000

                                        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 ASSET 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


                                  Page 12 of 13
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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

                                 Donald W. Torey

                                 John J. Walker


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