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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (17982)	5/13/2000 3:40:00 PM
From: Bilog	Respond to of 18016

I believe that the results of the vote are a foregone conclusion, vast majority will vote to sell. Alcatel seems to be becoming quite a force in the industry. Good for all of us long time Newbridge holders. Best regards, Bilog

To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (17982)	5/15/2000 9:35:00 AM
From: Gilbert Drapeau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

Qu‚becTel Deploys Newbridge DSL Solution to Meet Provincewide Demand for Multiple, Value-Added Voice and Data Services MAY 15, 2000 RIMOUSKI, QUBEC--Cost-Effective Solution Enables Delivery of Profitable, High Speed Services and Applications to Businesses Provincewide Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN; TSE: NNC) today announced that Qu‚becTel, one of the province's largest telecommunications carriers, is deploying the Newbridge(r) Networks digital subscriber line (DSL) solution throughout the province of Qu‚bec. The deployment will significantly extend Qu‚becTel's customer reach and enable it to meet provincewide demand for multiple, value-added voice and data services and applications. Using this highly scalable, cost-effective solution, Qu‚becTel will deliver profitable, high speed services to its small and medium-sized businesses and residential customers, including Internet protocol virtual private networks (IP-VPNs), voice over DSL (VoDSL) and high speed Internet access. "We were seeking a highly scalable, standards-based solution that would protect our existing network investment, yet provide us with the flexibility to evolve our network to meet both our customers' immediate and long term communications requirements," said Rock Scully, division director, technology and network development, Qu‚becTel. "Newbridge Networks spent considerable time discussing and understanding our stringent and unique requirements. Selecting Newbridge, the only vendor to offer a complete, end-to-end, fully managed networking solution, was the logical choice." "Qu‚becTel is a long-standing Newbridge customer and a company that shares our commitment to providing customers with superior quality service," said Kieron Dowling, vice president of sales, Newbridge Networks. "We are delighted to be providing the company with a solution that enables them to meet customer demand for a myriad of next generation, converged voice and data services." "Not only is Newbridge providing leading-edge technology, it is offering unmatched network and service management capabilities -- a winning combination that we believe will strongly position Qu‚becTel to sustain success in today's highly competitive marketplace," he added. The Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile Services Node (IVSN) access platform is the industry's first multiservice asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)-based platform. It enables service providers such as Qu‚becTel to support both current voice and data service offerings, as well as offer a rich selection of new, and future Internet protocol (IP) services. The solution is being seamlessly integrated into Qu‚becTel's existing core ATM network infrastructure, which will result in considerable cost savings. Qu‚becTel's DSL network will be managed end-to-end by the industry leading MainStreetXpress(tm) 46020 Network Manager. About Qu‚becTel Qu‚becTel Group, through its various subsidiaries, offers a complete range of local, long-distance and mobile telephone services, as well as diversified products and services in the information technologies sector, and content to business enterprises and consumers throughout the province. With total investments exceeding $900 million and a workforce of nearly 2,200 employees, Qu‚becTel Group owns and operates a state-of-the-art infrastructure representing the second largest telecommunications system in the province of Qu‚bec. About Newbridge Networks Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services wide area networking solutions for service providers in more than 100 countries. On February 23, 2000, Newbridge entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Alcatel, a world leader in end-to-end voice and data communications solutions systems. Alcatel's leadership in broadband access combined with the Newbridge leadership in ATM/MPLS/IP switched routing will make it one of the top players in the next generation networking market with complete, end-to-end communication solutions. Current Newbridge customers include the world's 350 largest telecommunications service providers. The Company employs more than 6,000 people on six continents. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com. For more information, please contact Corporate Communications. Newbridge and logo are registered trademarks of Newbridge Networks Corporation.