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To: kech who wrote (932)	10/16/1999 1:10:00 AM
From: Steve Fancy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3891

Alcatel Supplies Its New Switching Generation To Telecom Developpement With Its New Switching Generation PR Newswire, Friday, October 15, 1999 at 08:54 Alcatel at Telecom 99 -- Hall 4, Stand no. 210 GENEVA, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel today announced that it has supplied Telecom Developpement, the subsidiary of Cegetel and SNCF and the second long-distance operator in France, its new Alcatel 1000 switching system based on an ATM platform. The switching solution represents the latest in technology and is upgradable to host up to 16,000 E1 trunks. The system will help Telecom Developpement meet the fast-growing demand of their long-distance customers. With this supply contract, Alcatel reinforces its position as Telecom Developpement's main partner for the deployment of its network. Since 1997, Alcatel has been providing Telecom Developpement telecommunications equipment and solutions for its long-distance network. These include switching systems, Intelligent Network solutions (amongst others authentication services, free phone service) and transmission systems. 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 EURO 21.3 billion ($ 25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on Internet: alcatel.com Contacts Alcatel For full Alcatel Geneva Telecom press list, consult: alcatel.com Alcatel Telecom Geneva: Press Office: Tel + 41 22 746 5507/08 Olivier Le Friec: Tel: +33 (0)6 08 40 94 43 Willem Zevenbergen: Tel: +33 (0)6 07 86 76 04 Alcatel Press Office (Paris) Tel: +33-1-40-76-12-98 Investor Relations Claire Pedini Tel: +33-1-40-76-13-93 Claire.pedini@alcatel.fr Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane Tel: +33-1-40-76-13-30 Charlotte.laurent-ottomane@alcatel.fr Emmanuel Spite Tel: +33-1-40-76-16-04 Emmanuel.spite@alcatel.fr SOURCE Alcatel -0- 10/15/1999 /CONTACT: Alcatel Telecom Geneva, Press Office, +41-22-746-5507, or +41-22-746-5508, or Olivier Le Friec, +33-6-08-40-94-43, or Willem Zevenbergen, +33-6-07-86-76-04, or Alcatel Press Office (Paris), +33-1-40-76-12-98; or Investor Relations, Claire Pedini, +33-1-40-76-13-93, or Claire.pedini@alcatel.fr, or Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane, +33-1-40-76-13-30, or Charlotte.laurent-ottomane@alcatel.fr, or Emmanuel Spite, +33-1-40-76-16-04, or Emmanuel.spite@alcatel.fr, all of Alcatel/ /Web site: alcatel.com