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To: max power who wrote (19472)	7/18/2000 1:10:53 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21342

Westell Technologies Selected By SBC Communications to Supply WireSpeed(TM) Modems corporate-ir.net AURORA, Ill., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Westell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSTL), through its CPE Business Unit, announced today that it has been selected by SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) as one of its providers for DSL modems. SBC is the nation's leading provider of DSL service. Westell is a recipient of eight consecutive SBC Supplier Partner awards. (Photo: newscom.com ) Westell's WireSpeed modems and ADSL Routers work without interruption of regular voice service on an existing office or home phone line. The DSL technology provides reliable, high-speed, Internet connection at downstream data rates of up to 8 Mbps and upstream data rates of up to 800 Kbps. WireSpeed modems are "plug and play" and help to lower total system costs by virtue of their plug and play configurations, software download capability and the fact that there is no need to "crack a computer case" to get service up and running. SBC will use Westell's WireSpeed modems. "We are very excited to play a role in SBC's DSL deployment plans," remarked Michael Santiago, Vice President and General Manager of Westell's CPE Business Unit. "SBC's broadband offering provides great value to customers and puts many people within reach of high-speed broadband services." Westell Inc.'s CPE business unit provides value-added solutions to the broadband network through multiple channels including through carriers, Internet Service Providers and e-commerce. Westell Technologies, Inc, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, is a holding company for Westell, Inc. and Conference Plus, Inc. Westell, Inc. manufactures and licenses DSL systems, value added CPE and manufactures telecommunications access products. Conference Plus, Inc. is a collaborative Application Service Provider that manages and hosts voice, video, IP applications and back-office services. Additional information can be obtained by visiting Westell's Web site at www.westell.com . SBC Communications Inc. ( www.sbc.com ) is a global communications leader. Through its subsidiaries' trusted brands - Southwestern Bell, Ameritech, Pacific Bell, SBC Telecom, Nevada Bell, SNET and Cellular One - and world- class network, SBC's subsidiaries provide local and long-distance phone service, wireless and data communications, paging, high-speed Internet access and messaging, cable and satellite television, security services and telecommunications equipment, as well as directory advertising and publishing. In the United States, the company currently has 94.1 million voice grade equivalent lines, 11.7 million wireless customers and is undertaking a national expansion program that will bring SBC service to an additional 30 markets. Internationally, SBC has telecommunications investments in 22 countries. With more than 208,000 employees, SBC is the 13th-largest employer in the U.S., with annual revenues that rank it among the largest Fortune 500 companies. Eureka, Michael