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To: Gus Cusimano who wrote (339)	6/7/2000 4:54:00 PM
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NHC Communications Proposes VCCS Solution to Major Problem faced by DSL Service Providers in the U.S. Market ATLANTA, GA, June 7 /CNW/ - NHC Communications Inc. (TSE: NHC), a leading provider of carrier class test access and deployment solutions for the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service market, announced today at the Supercomm Trade Show that its VCCS Solution was submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States as a carrier-neutral resolution to a major problem in the U.S. telecommunications industry -- shared line testing between competitive and incumbent carriers. This solution has been developed in response to issues raised by the FCC in its Line Sharing Order (FCC 99- 355). In November 1999, the FCC ruled that Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) were to provide and share lines with the emerging Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). Line sharing allows the Service Providers to provide services over the same copper line with the ILECs maintaining the low frequency portion of the telecom line providing voice transmission and the CLECs offering high bandwidth services using the high frequency segment for data access solutions. The intention is to provide consumers with a cost- effective solution for receiving differentiated data services. In order for Service Providers to exploit additional revenue streams from extended service offerings, proper testing of the lines is required by both competitive and incumbent carriers to ensure the particular service is being supported. A simple line test procedure becomes more complex with line sharing. This is, in part, due to the presence of splitters which are required to separate both the high and low frequency portions of the telecom line so that both ILEC and CLEC services can be provided over the appropriate frequency portion of the copper lines. This arrangement prevents either party from performing full spectrum voice and data testing. "NHC Communications can provide the optimal answer to the present line sharing testing problem," said Sylvain Abitbol, President and CEO. "The VCCS solution would uniquely help and harmonize the interests of both ILECs and CLECs to test their portions of the copper line remotely, including critical tests to be performed on local loops, thereby minimizing costly service overhead and reducing the immense cost associated with service downtime." NHC's solution works in conjunction with current splitter equipment used by the industry. As a result, users will not have to make new capital outlays to upgrade their systems, which will reduce costs and speed up deployment of DSL services. Furthermore, NHC's solution alleviates a major concern for ILECs who traditionally have raised objections that CLEC testing interferes with ongoing voice communication. In addition, it helps alleviate CLECs' concerns with ILECs conducting testing and other operations over their facilities. NHC currently markets its VCCS solution to CLECs and ILECs in North America and Europe and is gaining widespread industry recognition for its leading technology. NHC Communications Inc. is an international leader in the design and manufacture of innovative physical layer high-speed switched access solutions for established and next-generation voice/data networks. With a unique range of technologies developed from years of experience, NHC is now at the heart of today's corporate enterprise service market and the telecommunications industry. Visit the Company's Web site at www.nhc.com; To request a free copy of NHC's annual report, please go to www.newswire.ca and click on reports@cnw %SEDAR: 00001989EB -30- For further information: Sylvain Abitbol, President & CEO, s.abitbol@nhc.com, (514) 734-4302; Sylvain Brossard, CA, Vice President, Finance & Operations, s.brossard@nhc.com, (514) 734-4304; Martti Kangas or Andrea Berry, The Barnes Organization, (416) 367-5000; mkangas@barnesir.com/aberry@barnesir.com; Visit the Company's Web site at www.nhc.com; To request a free copy of NHC's annual report, please go to www.newswire.ca and click on reports@cnw.