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To: signist who wrote (19700)	3/21/2000 9:05:00 PM
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JDS Uniphase's $18.6 Billion E-Tek Takeover Gets U.S. Scrutiny, People Say By James Rowley JDS Uniphase's E-Tek Buy Gets U.S. Review, People Say (Update6) (Closes stock prices in sixth paragraph, adds in seventh paragraph that spread widens, adds Justice Department comment.) Washington, March 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. antitrust enforcers are questioning whether JDS Uniphase Corp.'s proposed $19.7 billion acquisition of E-Tek Dynamics Inc. would hurt competition in the expanding market for fiber-optic components, say a customer and people familiar with the government's review. Justice Department lawyers have interviewed customers of E- Tek and JDS Uniphase, the world's largest maker of fiber-optic equipment parts, to determine whether the combined company would gain market power to raise prices on components that boost the quote.bloomberg.com

To: signist who wrote (19700)	3/21/2000 9:19:00 PM
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Industry Calendar - 2000 Events Need more information about an upcoming conference, exhibition, or trade show? Check our listings below for dates and times. lw.pennwellnet.com March Mar 26-31 INFOCOM 2000 IEEE Communications Society Conference Tel Aviv ISR email: infocom@comnet.technion.ac.il url: www.comnet.technion.ac.il/infocom2000/ Mar 28 Fiber Optics Update The Light Brigade Atlanta, GA USA Phone: (800) 451-7128 email: sales@lightbrigade.com url: www.lightbrigade.com Mar 28-31 Telexpo 2000 Advanstar Communications Telecom Group Sao Paulo BRA Phone: (714) 513-8452 email: nwoody@advanstar Mar 28-30 Telecomunications Infrastructure Planning Washington State University San Francisco, CA USA Phone: (800) 942-4978 Fax: (509) 335-0945 email: wsuconf@wsu.edu Mar 30-31 fiberBASICS RIFOCS Corp. Camarillo, CA USA Phone: (805) 389-9868 ext. 109 email: sales@rifocs.com url: www.rifocs.com April Apr 03-06 Fiber Optics 1, 2, 3: Design Installation & Maintenance the Light Brigade Chicago, IL USA Phone: (800) 451-7128 email: sales@lightbrigade.com url: www.lightbrigade.com Apr 04-06 NOW2000 Australian Telecommunications User Group, etc. Sydney AUS Phone: (65) 220 7633 Fax: (65) 220 9733 email: info@hfasin.com url: www.hfasin.com Apr 04-07 Certified Fiber Optic Training KITCO Fiber Optics San Diego, CA USA Phone: (888) 548-2636 email: suzyk@kitcofo.com url: www.kitcofo.com Apr 07-10 Fiber Optics 1, 2, 3: Design, Installation & Maintenance the Light Brigade Madison, WI USA Phone: (800) 451-7128 email: sales@lightbrigade.com url: www.lightbrigade.com Apr 10 Fiber Training Fiber Instrument Sales Seattle, WA USA Phone: (800) 5000-FIS Fax: (315) 736-2285 Apr 10-14 IEEE/IFIP 2000 Network Operations and Management Symposium IEEE Communications Society Honolulu, HI USA Phone: (212) 705-8900 Fax: (212) 705-8999 url: www.comsoc.org/2000 Apr 11 Fiber Optics Update the Light Brigade Philadelphia, PA USA Phone: (800) 451-7128 email: sales@lightbrigade.com url: www.lightbrigade.com Apr 11-14 Certified Fiber Optic Training KITCO Fiber Optics Virginia Beach, VA USA Phone: (888) 548-2636 email: suzyk@kitcofo.com url: www.kitcofo.com Apr 11-13 BICSI Brazil District Conference BICSI Sao Paulo BRA Phone: (800) 242-7405 url: www.bicsi.org Apr 11-13 All-Optical Networks ComForum 2000 International Engineering Consortium Phoenix, AZ USA Phone: (312) 559-4100 Fax: (312) 559-4111 url: www.iec.org Apr 12 Optical Network Systems--Market Trends ElectroniCast Corp. Dallas, TX USA Phone: (650) 343-1398 Fax: (650) 343-1698 email: electronicast@msn.com url: www.electronicast.com Apr 13 LAN Training Fiber Instrument Sales Portland, OR USA Phone: (800) 5000-FIS Fax: (312) 736-2285 Apr 18 Fiber Optics Update the Light Brigade Seattle, WA USA Phone: (800) 451-7128 email: sales@lightbrigade.com url: www.lightbrigade.com Apr 19 VCSEL Transceivers--Market Trends ElectroniCast Corp. San Mateo, CA USA Phone: (650) 343-1398 Fax: (650) 343-1698 email: electronicast@msn.com url: www.electronicast.com Apr 24-27 Singlemode the Light Brigade Seattle, WA USA Phone: (800) 451-7128 email: sales@lightbrigade.com url: www.lightbrigade.com Apr 24-28 Navy Shipboard Fiber Optic Training KITCO Fiber Optics Virginia Beach, VA USA Phone: (888) 548-2636 email: suzyk@kitcofo.com url: www.kitcofo.com Apr 24-27 WDM 2000 WDM Conference & Exhibition San Jose, CA USA Phone: (408) 778-1994 Fax: (408) 778-7078 email: multidy@ix.netcom.com url: www.wdmcon.com Apr 25-28 Fiber Optics 1, 2, 3: Design, Installation & Maintenance the Light Brigade Washington, DC USA Phone: (800) 451-7128 email: sales@lightbrigade.com url: www.lightbrigade.com Apr 25-27 Telecommunications Infrastructure Planning Washington State University Anchorage, AK USA Phone: (800) 942-4978 Fax: (509) 335-0945 email: wsuconf@wsu.edu Apr 25 Fiber Training Fiber Instrument Sales Philadelphia, PA USA Phone: (800) 5000-FIS Fax: (315) 736-2285 May May 02-05 Certified Fiber Optic Training KITCO Fiber Optics Pensacola, FL USA Phone: (888) 548-2636 email: suzyk@kitcofo.com url: www.kitcofo.com May 02-03 fiberBASICS RIFOCS Corp. Camarillo, CA USA Phone: (805) 389-9868 ext. 109 email: sales@rifocs.com url: www.rifocs.com May 08-10 Forecasting, Planning, & Managing Technology Technology Futures Inc. Austin, TX USA Phone: (800) TEK-FUTR email: seminars@tfi.com url: www.tfi.com/Sems/fpmt.html May 11-12 Fiberoptics Markets in Europe and the Middle East KMI Corp. Amsterdam NET Phone: (800) 343-4035 email: info@kmicorp.com url: www.kmicorp.com May 11-12 Telecom Trends: Markets & Technologies Technology Futures Inc. Austin, TX USA Phone: (800) TEK-FUTR email: seminars@tfi.com url: www.tfi.com/Sems/ttmt.html May 15-19 Navy Shipboard Fiber Optic Training KITCO Fiber Optics Virginia Beach, VA USA Phone: (888) 548-2636 email: suzyk@kitcofo.com url: www.kitcofo.com May 21-23 Voice-Data-Video Expo National Electrical Contractors Association Las Vegas, NV USA Fax: (301) 215-4500 email: spm@necanet.org url: www.vdvexpo.org June Jun 01-02 fiberBASICS RIFOCS Corp. Camarillo, CA USA Phone: (805) 389-9868 ext. 109 email: sales@rifocs.com url: www.rifocs.com Jun 05-09 Navy Shipboard Fiber Optic Training KITCO Fiber Optics Mayport, FL USA Phone: (888) 548-2636 email: suzyk@kitcofo.com url: www.kitcofo.com Jun 15-16 6th Fiberoptic Submarine Systems Symposium KMI Corp. Vancouver, BC CAN Phone: (800) 343-4035 email: info@kmicorp.com url: www.kmicorp.com July Jul 11-12 fiberBASICS RIFOCS Corp. Camarillo, CA USA Phone: (805) 389-9868 ext. 109 email: sales@rifocs.com url: www.rifocs.com September Sep 12-13 fiberBASICS RIFOCS Corp. Camarillo, CA USA Phone: (805) 389-9868 ext. 109 email: sales@rifocs.com url: www.rifocs.com October Oct 16-18 23rd Annual Newport Conference on Fiberoptics Markets KMI Corp. Newport, RI USA Phone: (800) 343-4035 email: info@kmicorp.com url: www.kmicorp.com Oct 26-27 fiberBASICS RIFOCS Corp. Camarillo, CA USA Phone: (805) 389-9868 ext. 109 email: sales@rifocs.com url: www.rifocs.com December Dec 05-06 fiberBASICS RIFOCS Corp. Camarillo, CA USA Phone: (805) 389-9868 ext. 109 email: sales@rifocs.com url: www.rifocs.com