[Barrons]
GW --
You won't find it because it's an ad. GTE has taken a full-page ad to enumerate their recent announcements. It reads:
In the last several days,
GTE acquired control of BBN Corporation,
a leading provider of Internet solutions.
This was the latest in a series of steps all designed to make GTE a national,
market-leading, single-source provider of integrated telecom services.
In the last month we've also:
- Purchased a national, state-of-the-art fiber-optic network
from Qwest Communications.
-Formed a strategic alliance with Cisco Systems,
a leader in Internet-related networking services.
-Created a new GTE unit
to integrate and promote our new expanded services,
both within and outside our current territories.
[In huge type, underlined:] SIGNIFICANTLY.
These recent actions build on our already strong long-distance base
and will turn GTE into a nationwide provider of all telecom services, (local, long-distance, wireless, paging, video and internet)
and a force in the industry.
It will also make us a leader in an area currently experiencing explosive growth: data services.
All of which, we believe, will prove a great boon to our customers and stockholders alike.
They say the future belongs to those who prepare for it.
They're right.
If you'd like to know more of what's going on at GTE,
visit our website at www.gte.com.
[Then a large map of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.] |
