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To: Neil H who wrote (10248)	10/18/1999 11:52:00 PM
From: Diamond Jim	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21876

"Bought into LU yesterday at just under 56." -- On Sunday?

To: Neil H who wrote (10248)	10/19/1999 1:16:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 21876

BTI Selects Solutions From LU and Copper Mountain for DSL Deployment in 50 Markets in the Southeast; Solutions Provide BTI Maximum Customer Coverage RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 1999 06:18--BTI Telecom Corp. (BTI), a Raleigh, N.C.-based Integrated Communications Provider (ICP), has selected equipment from Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) and Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:CMTN) to expand its Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services to 50 tier II and tier III metro areas in the Southeastern United States. BTI is purchasing 20 Lucent Technologies B-STDX 9000(TM) Multiservice Wide Area Network (WAN) switches, which are high-capacity, high-density carrier-class switches for the backbone of the service provider's network. BTI is also currently installing its 10th Lucent 5ESS(R) Switch, which will begin serving the Tampa, Fla. area early next year. In addition, the company is purchasing Copper Mountain equipment from Lucent Technologies under an OEM agreement signed in 1998. Over the next 12 months, BTI plans to roll out ISDN DSL (IDSL) and Symmetric DSL (SDSL) services to small and medium-sized businesses as well as residential customers using Copper Mountain's CopperEdge(R) 200 DSL Concentrator; the CopperView(TM) network management system, which provides easy, centralized provisioning and management throughout an entire network; plus CopperRocket(TM) and CopperCompatible(TM) customer premise equipment (CPE). BTI plans to offer a heavy concentration of IDSL services, plus SDSL services, in conjunction with its existing Digital Loop Carrier (DLC) network. IDSL provides symmetric bandwidth of 144 kbps over distances of up to 36,000 feet with the use of a mid-span repeater, and maximizes BTI's geographic range and service coverage by reaching subscribers located long distances from serving central offices or beyond digital loop carriers. SDSL maximizes service speeds and loop reach, with symmetric transmission up to 1.5 Mbps and reach up to 28,000 feet. "BTI selected its DSL solution from Copper Mountain and Lucent," said Butch Charlton, executive vice president at BTI. "First, we required a flexible platform with the ability to support multiple DSL variants. Second, to service customers in our tier II and tier III markets, BTI needed a robust IDSL solution that could reach miles beyond each central office. The last prerequisite was an easy-to-deploy and seamless solution to keep pace with our aggressive roll-out plans, leveraging our 48 existing ILEC collocations. Copper Mountain's equipment met all of our requirements." "The next wave of DSL deployment is to tier II and tier III metro areas. BTI is in a prime position to capitalize on these relatively untapped markets by providing high-speed alternatives to existing service offerings," said Bryan Long, vice president of marketing at Copper Mountain. "In addition, BTI is using IDSL to service customers that are unable to take advantage of affordable broadband solutions due to distance or network elements such as DLCs in route to their central office. The Copper Mountain solution is ideal for traversing long loops and enables BTI to maximize its equipment investment by rolling out multiple services from one robust platform." About BTI BTI is a facilities-based integrated communications provider (ICP) that has served primarily small and medium-sized business customers in the southeastern United States since 1983. The Company offers a full suite of integrated retail services to business customers, including local, long distance, data, Internet access, paging and other enhanced services. The Company also offers wholesale services, including switched, private line, special access and prepaid calling card services to other telecommunications carriers and end-user customers. BTI is continuing to expand its facilities-based network. The Company's network includes nine Lucent Technologies 5ESS switches to serve local markets as well as five operations centers with Alcatel 600/600E(TM) switches to carry its long distance traffic. BTI's fiber network, when completed, will have 3,400 route miles of fiber across the Eastern United States, including a 95-mile fiber optic network linking Raleigh, Durham, Cary and the Research Triangle Park area. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Peter T. Loftin, founded BTI in 1983. Visit BTI's web site at btitele.com.