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To: SteveG who wrote (7828)	12/8/1999 5:05:00 PM
From: Daniel G. DeBusschere	Respond to of 12623

An interesting article called Optics Explode- telecommagazine.com ************ included the below statement: The spiraling demand for bandwidth suggests that some service providers will hasten to adopt optical technology to offer better, faster services at lower prices. Already some service providers are viewing SONET more as a protocol than a piece of networking equipment, prompting Forrester Research to predict that by 2003 the technical hurdles will be overcome and optical gear will replace SONET for new equipment purchases. ?ISPs and CLECs will be early adopters of this new optical product, particularly the CLECs that are leasing fiber because they?ll want to squeeze more out it,? said Dana Cooperson, senior analyst at RHK.