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To: Douglas V. Fant who wrote (450)	1/6/2000 7:27:00 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 545

And this note on telcom spending cannot hurt either.... 12-13-99: Telecom Spending Tops $517 Billion The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and its subsidiary, the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association (MMTA), today announced the findings of the jointly produced 2000 MultiMedia Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast. The overall U.S. telecommunications market (equipment and services)grew by more than 11.4 percent in 1999, generating revenues of $517.6 billion. Spending on telecom equipment continued its double-digit growth by recording an 11.5 percent increase over 1998 to reach $135.4 billion. Growth for transport services posted an 8.5 percent increase to $252 billion, and support services posted a 17.3 percent increase to $138 billion. The fastest-growing equipment categories in 1999 include:computer-telephone integration (CTI) hardware and software (up 66.2 percent over 1998); groupware (up 31.8 percent); videoconferencing equipment (up 14.3 percent); and network equipment and facilities (up 12.7 percent). For more information on the publication, please contact Kim Stevenson at (703) 907-7723 or email kstevens@tia.eia.org. To order a copy of the publication, please contact Mary Lou Coffman at (703) 907-7472 or email info@mmta.org.