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To: Gerald Walls who wrote (92958)	11/22/1999 4:35:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 186894

RE:"Can you say FTC/DOJ?" Can you see Janet Reno and Clinton high fivin'? Jim

To: Gerald Walls who wrote (92958)	11/22/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Gerald - Re: 'Can you say FTC/DOJ?" If WorldCOM can buy SPRINT, and Oil Companies can merge right and left, Insurance companies buy insurance companies, Banks buy Banks, I see no reason why a Communications company can't buy a Semiconductor company. Paul

To: Gerald Walls who wrote (92958)	11/23/1999 2:02:00 AM
From: Jacques Newey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Gerald-Re:"Can you say FTC/DOJ?" Sure. Cisco/Intel would argue that a merger would result in numerous benefits to the consumer. The costs of network gear would certainly decline, and continue to decline for the foreseeable future. At the same time network equipment performance would increase. Look what standardization, manufacturing prowess, high yields, etc.. have done to CPU price/performance over the years. The same would happen to hubs and routers. This would help, not hurt the consumers of the internet age Would the FTC/DOJ be opposed to a merger that would greatly benefit the consumer? Regards,