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To: Peter V who wrote (42193)	6/15/1999 6:22:00 PM
From: Maya	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

OT - I don't believe he is alive!

To: Peter V who wrote (42193)	6/15/1999 10:06:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Pace/C-Cube boxes for BellSouth due in November................ Pace Developing Digital Set-Top Boxes for BellSouth's Wireless MMDS Home Entertainment Service CHICAGO, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Pace Micro Technology plc is currently developing more than 100,000 digital set-top boxes for BellSouth Corp.'s MMDS digital home entertainment service. The first boxes are expected to arrive in November 1999. BellSouth Entertainment first launched its unparalleled, 100-percent digital television service in New Orleans in November 1997. Since that time, the company has launched service in Atlanta, Orlando and Jacksonville, and will begin offering service in Daytona Beach and Miami later this year. Currently, more than 2 million homes and businesses in BellSouth's region have access to the best of local, cable and satellite programming with unmatched picture and sound quality. "BellSouth has a long-standing commitment to meet the diverse needs of our customers with high quality products, advanced technology and superior service," said Bob Frame, president, BellSouth Entertainment. "Pace's set-top boxes help us fulfill that commitment of high quality products and advanced technology." Headquartered in West Yorkshire, England, Pace's agreement with BellSouth marked Pace's first break into the North American market and into the development of digital set-top boxes for wireless video service. Pace's comprehensive digital offering also covers satellite, terrestrial and cable services. "The deal we've signed with BellSouth is an exciting development for Pace as we establish ourselves in the North American marketplace," said Malcolm Miller, chief executive for Pace Micro Technology. "We believe our flexibility, technical excellence, speed to market and open approach to proprietary technology and standards in set-top box manufacturing will offer U.S. companies more choice than ever before." BellSouth is a $23 billion communications services company. It provides telecommunications, wireless communications, cable and digital TV, directory advertising and publishing, and Internet and data services to nearly 34 million customers in 19 countries worldwide. Pace Micro Technology plc is Europe's largest manufacturers of integrated digital set-top boxes necessary. The company is actively involved in all digital TV platforms -- satellite, terrestrial and cable, and has played a key role in the creation of the digital pay television market worldwide. By January 1999 Pace had manufactured over 2 million digital set-top boxes that were delivered to 18 international broadcasters in the UK, Europe, Latin America, Australasia and the Far East. SOURCE Pace Micro Technology plc