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To: CRay33 who wrote (2445)	10/8/1999 10:15:00 AM
From: Blackmarlin	Respond to of 15615

<<Global Crossing Signs Partnership Contract with Alcatel For Operation and Maintenance of Pan European Network Alcatel at Telecom Geneva - Hall 4, stand no. 210 GENEVA, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Crossing, which is building and operating the world's first and most advanced global IP-based datacentric network, has agreed to partner with Alcatel in managing the operation and maintenance of its Pan European Crossing. Global Crossing's Pan European Crossing (PEC), an 11,000-kilometer fiber optic communication system, will connect over nine European countries and will deliver high capacity transmission service between 24 major European cities, linking those cites with the rest of the world through the Global Crossing Network. Alcatel will build a dedicated team of highly skilled O&M personnel, who will apply strict operation and maintenance methods and procedures. The Alcatel team will be responsible for working with Global Crossing's Network Operation Center in London to monitor the smooth operation of the network. Alcatel will also perform and manage repair and maintenance at PEC's 27 points of presence and traffic nodes as well as along the cable routes. Offering short response times for new circuit provision as well as repair time are part of the agreement in delivering quality service to Global Crossing's customers. Harold Grossnickle, President of Global Crossing's Network Center, remarked: "We have chosen Alcatel based on its track record in the management of large telecommunications projects, and most of all for its extensive presence in all of the European countries in which we will be deploying our Pan European Crossing. We are confident that they will play a key role in helping us meet our ambitious system roll-out program in Europe". Said Christian Tournier, President of Alcatel Network Services activities: "We are very satisfied to have gained the confidence of Global Crossing for their Pan European Network and to be their strategic partners as they bring their global network rapidly into service". About Global Crossing Global Crossing is building and operating the world's first and most advanced global IP-based datacentric network, an end-to-end fiber optic platform for data, voice, video and internet transmissions. The Global Crossing network will span five continents and address 80% of the world's international traffic. A new unit of Global Crossing, Global Marine Systems Limited, possesses the largest fleets of cable laying and maintenance vessels in the world and currently services more than a third of the world's undersea cable kilometers. Global Crossing's operations are headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with executive offices in Los Angeles. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EUR 21.3 million ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, please visit the company at www.alcatel.com . Alcatel provides a full range of support services for carriers and ISPs and through its Network Services portfolio, its offer includes turnkey network construction from engineering to commissioning and support from maintenance and technical operations to facility management. Alcatel acts as a partner for solutions throughout all the phases of a carrier's business life cycle: network design, network implementation, network integration and commissioning, network care, service creation, billing care and customer care. For full Alcatel Geneva Telecom press list, consult: alcatel.com .>>