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To: lee kramer who wrote (80843)	1/27/2000 3:56:00 PM
From: alice simmons	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 120523

KOREA..acting well on news Home------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Business \| US Market \| By Industry \| IPO \| AP \| S&P \| International \| PRNews \| BizWire \| CCN ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Quotes KOREA 49 7/16 +2 15/16 delayed 20 mins - disclaimer Thursday January 27, 12:19 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Korea Thrunet Co., Ltd. Korea Thrunet to Achieve 5.3 Million in Homes Passed, Well Ahead of Its Competitors SEOUL, Korea and NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Korea Thrunet Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: KOREA - news) today reported that it will become the first broadband Internet service provider that will cover almost all major metropolitan areas in South Korea. Korea Thrunet will complete deployment of its first phase network coverage by the end of February, achieving 5.3 million in homes passed. Home passed refers to the number of homes that potentially can be serviced by a cable system. As of December 31, 1999, Korea Thrunet leads the broadband Internet access market with 134,740 paying subscribers. Up to October of 1999, Korea Thrunet was adding 5,000 new residential subscribers a month. The Company is currently adding more than 20,000 residential paying subscribers per month. The nationwide coverage will be crucial in keeping Korea Thrunet ahead of its competition in the race to penetrate the broadband market. The two-way Internet connection is only possible at Korea Electric Power Company's (KEPCO) HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial) network in Korea. Korea Thrunet, up until now, has been providing 2.8 million homes passed with its broadband internet access and Hanaro covers 1.2 million homes passed, out of 4.2 million homes passed that is covered by KEPCO exclusively. In those areas where there is no KEPCO's HFC network, Korea Thrunet is aggressively building its own two-way cable network at substantially lower cost, by leveraging its long-term leasing contract with KEPCO for its ancillary facilities. As a result, Korea Thrunet, by the end of February, will be covering most of the major metropolitan areas and increase home-pass number to 5.3 million from 2.8 million. The Korean nationwide cable system is served by 77 System Operators (SO). 55 of the 77 SOs have signed network agreements with KEPCO, 21 have singed with Korea Telecom (KT) and 1 remains independent. As of January 27th, 2000, Korea Thrunet has exclusive agreements with 42 SOs, up from 36 as of January 5th. This includes 34 out of 55 Sos using KEPCO's HFC network and 8 Sos in the areas served by KT. KT's network is not ready for the two-way Internet connection. Korea Thrunet is building its own network in those 8 regions. Korea Thrunet plans to leverage its nationwide network to continue building the largest broadband customer base in Korea, and provide a broad array of services through broadband portal, content, and community. About the Company Korea Thrunet Co., Ltd. is the leading provider of high-speed Internet services in Korea, with 112,995 end users as of November 30, 1999. Thrunet service features ``always-on' Internet access at speeds up to 100 times faster than traditional dial-up Internet access, with compelling multimedia content ranging from on-demand music videos and Internet telephony to multimedia bulletin board and multimedia chatting services. Korea Thrunet also provides facilities-based data communications services to more than 150 corporate customers in Korea, including several major telecommunications carriers such as SK Telecom Co. Ltd. and Shinsegi Telecomm Inc. Founded in July, 1996, Korea Thrunet's principal offices are located at 1338-5, Seocho-2 dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul, Korea 137-072. SOURCE: Korea Thrunet Co., Ltd. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Korea Thrunet Company Ltd (NasdaqNM:KOREA - news) Related News Categories: entertainment, internet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright ¸ 2000 Yahoo! All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service Copyright 2000 PRNewswire. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PRNewswire content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of PRNewswire. PRNewswire shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. Questions or Comments?

To: lee kramer who wrote (80843)	1/27/2000 5:24:00 PM
From: Susan G	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

lee, I am so tired of the analysts trying to figure out what number is going to trigger a rate rise...I think it was you that said Uncle Al's decision depends on my much he enjoyed his bath that morning. This market worries worse than my mother. Needs a little prozac I believe. Either that or so many of the skittish traders all do! CNBC is blaming the volatility on the daytraders again. Just heard Tom Costello say it. We all know this is BS, the institutions are trading these same stocks in huge blocks that we are trading in "baby blocks" of 100 shares or so.

To: lee kramer who wrote (80843)	1/27/2000 6:00:00 PM
From: gaj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

analysts - lee, earlier, you asked about analysts. just my take, but in terms of 'believing', the only one i believe (in terms of statements, not price targets) is dan niles. i've used blodgett and kiggen as 'factors' in determining what the overall market sentiment is. when it's massive bullishness, stocks will hugely jump based on their say-so. when it's not, the stocks won't. kiggen said 'cmrc to the moon' yesterday, i think, and it didn't... i find it humorous when analysts try to find some 'fundamental' reason to justify their technical analysis reading...