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Technology Stocks : Ascend Communications (ASND)
ASND 202.96-2.7%3:59 PM EST

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To: david jung who wrote (9701)8/25/1997 4:14:00 PM
From: Mike Mitchell   of 61433
 
I wonder where would Lucent get $11 B. + (or so) in cash to buy Ascend? After the Octel purchase, I believe they only have a couple of billion in cash left.
Lucent can not use stock to purchase until Oct. '98.
I find it hard to believe Ascend would sell, anyway.
PC Week is terrible with these rumours. I remember when AWRE ran up after they reported CSCO would annouce a deal with them. CSCO ended up going with Alcatel...

Mike
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