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To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (4986)	5/25/2000 9:13:00 AM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 34857

PRESS RELEASE:Nortel Netwks In Co-Op Pact With Bouygues Tel Dow Jones Newswires Attention Business/Telecommunications Editors: Bouygues Telecom, Nortel Networks Sign MOU to Cooperate on UMTS PARIS, May 25 /CNW/ - Bouygues Telecom and Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on third generation (3G) mobile voice, data and multimedia networks based on the Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) standard in anticipation of the upcoming UMTS license award process in France. The MOU aims to combine Nortel Networks' leading-edge Wireless Internet solutions and expertise with Bouygues Telecom's extensive experience in mobile telephony services to prepare for the advent of UMTS mobile Internet services. Nortel Networks has worked with Bouygues Telecom on its existing GSM 1800 digital mobile wireless network since deployment began in 1995. 'We are eager to pursue our long-standing cooperation with Nortel Networks,' said Rene Russo, vice chairman, Bouygues Telecom. 'Their expertise in both radio and Internet networks will be an asset in the development of high quality, medium to high rate multimedia services for Bouygues Telecom's customers.' Nortel Networks' experience as a world leader in both GSM and CDMA technologies will allow Bouygues Telecom to prepare for the engineering and operation of its future UMTS network. 'This MOU extends an established and mutually successful relationship with Bouygues Telecom in GSM,' says Pascal Debon, president, Service Provider Solutions for Nortel Networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. 'With our experience in networks, radio systems and an IP-centered architecture, we combine all the components necessary for making mobile Internet services a commercial success in France.' The specific engineering of the UMTS network based on W-CDMA technology, as well as the interoperability and the transition from GSM 1800 to UMTS, will be carefully investigated in order to guarantee subscribers the greatest continuity in multimedia services. Four years after its commercial launch and with more than 5600 employees and 3.7 million clients, Bouygues Telecom has established itself as a dynamic and innovative player in the mobile telephony market in France. After having declared, in October 1999, their intention to bid for a UMTS licence in France, Bouygues Telecom is pursuing its commitment to the development of 3rd Generation mobile services. Visit us at www.bouyguestelecom.fr Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, eBusiness, and wireless solutions for the Internet. The Company had 1999 U.S. GAAP revenues of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier, service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified Networks that promise a new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com. Certain information included in this press release is forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the impact of price and product competition; the dependence on new product development; the impact of rapid technological and market change; the ability of Nortel Networks to make acquisitions and/or integrate the operations and technologies of acquired businesses in an effective manner; general industry and market conditions and growth rates; international growth and global economic conditions, particularly in emerging markets and including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of consolidations in the telecommunications industry, the uncertainties of the Internet; stock market volatility; the ability of Nortel Networks to recruit and retain qualified employees; and the impact of increased provision of customer financing by Nortel Networks. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, see the reports filed by Nortel Networks with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Nortel Networks disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. -0- 05/25/2000 /For further information: Beatrice Germain, Nortel Networks, +33 1 39 44 40 28, germainb(at)nortelnetworks.com; Catherine Hamon Goudey, Bouygues Telecom, +33 1 39 26 62 95, chamongo(at)bouyguestelecom.fr; Ralph Mechin, Fleishman-Hillard, +33 1 44 54 61 50, mechinr(at)fleishman.com; Paul Goyette, Nortel Networks, (613) 763-1420, goyette1(at)nortelnetworks.com; Archived images on this organization are available through CNW E-Pix at www.newswire.ca. Images are free to members of The Canadian Press./ (NT. NT) CO: Nortel Networks Corporation; Bouygues Telecom ST: IN: TLS MLM SU: -30- Briefing Book for: NT \| T.NT \| BCE \| T.BCE

To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (4986)	5/25/2000 9:27:00 AM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Respond to of 34857

Mika, Can you say where your articles are published? TIA

To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (4986)	5/25/2000 11:36:00 AM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

When, in your opinion will the IPR for W-CDMA be settled, what is your guesstmate? Do you feel that is in progress now, or what path and time frame do you give it?

To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (4986)	5/25/2000 3:19:00 PM
From: Allen	Respond to of 34857

OT - Nortel As you would know, QoS in the carrier market (carrier class, toll quality) is something unheard of from those coming from the IP arena. Nortel has been building carrier class, toll quality switching systems since at least the 1970's. Of course, back then it was known as Northern Telecom. Nortel Networks got it's big break as an alternative to AT&T for the Baby Bells and the alternative long distance carriers (Sprint, MCI) after the break-up of Ma Bell. And Sprint's wireless network is in no small part made up of Nortel Networks equipment. It's a bit ironic that Nortel's CEO, John Roth (who's been with Nortel since way back when), has done such a good job of making Nortel into an IP company that people don't remember where Nortel came from.