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To: still learning who wrote (6086)	10/7/1999 11:37:00 AM
From: Brien Koehler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7342

For a little about Metromedia Fiber and its business (as well as a mention of its competitors--TLAB not listed as a competitor) see this link: April 27, 1999.The Motley Fool. "Metromedia Fiber Network for Mom" fool.com Metromedia Fiber's webite is mmfn.com

To: still learning who wrote (6086)	10/7/1999 11:41:00 AM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Respond to of 7342

>Does this imply BEL will wean itself away from TLAB? Unclear where the overlap is betwenn MFNX and TLAB.< SL. not at all. the muffin (MFNX) is a pure "dark fiber" (i.e., unlit) operation; in other words, MFNX rents access to its networks to various customers, including local phone service providers, long-distance carriers, wireless operators (paging, cellular, PCS), ISPs, etc. many of these contracts are 20+ years. not to shamelessly plug, but MFNX concentrates in metropolitan areas (hence, its name); their network is capable of OC192 rates for all the high-end data apps like voiceover Internet Protocol [VoIP), video teleconferencing, Frame Relay, ATM. in the intracity, they employ SONET ring architectures and even DWDM (dense wave division multiplexing). so, BEL is TLAB's largest customer. BEL is taking a stake in MFNX. and what might TLAB provide this entree to muffin? eventually, i hope, optical cross-connects. -chris.