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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (2863)	1/10/2001 3:32:30 PM
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TELUS Confirms Alcatel Platform as the Standard for Its Broadband Infrastructure Alcatel Broadband Solutions keep TELUS ahead of explosive traffic growth BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--JANUARY 10, 2001 - 12:27 EST Alcatel (NYSE:ALA)(PARIS:CGEP.PA) today announced that TELUS has confirmed Alcatel's platform will be the standard from which the telecommunications company intends to launch its next generation broadband network. TELUS will deploy Alcatel's industry leading 7670 Routing Switch Platform (RSP) throughout their core backbone, greatly expanding the switching capacity of their Canadian broadband network infrastructure. "TELUS has always been first to the market with the right broadband solution, and Alcatel has been instrumental in our success," says Roy Osing, executive vice president, TELUS, and president, TELUS Advanced Communications. "We count on them for fully scalable and reliable products that at the same time simplify our network architecture and position us for the introduction of additional innovative services in the future." As one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies, TELUS already relies on Alcatel's DSL and broadband switching solutions -- the Alcatel 7470 Multiservice Platform (MSP) and the Alcatel 7350 ASAM (ASAM) -- to meet the exploding demand for high speed Internet access. With the first deployment of the Alcatel 7670s in Calgary and Vancouver, TELUS will be able to deliver consumer Internet, business enhanced data, and wholesale ISP services with increased efficiency and cost effectiveness to their customers across Canada. "Today's broadband products need to be designed with a firm eye on future needs and capabilities," says Hubert de Pesquidoux, President and CEO for Alcatel Canada. "Alcatel products evolve with these fast changing times, enabling our customers to support ever increasing requirements for greater speed connectivity and the highest possible performance." About the Alcatel 7670 RSP The Alcatel 7670 RSP, the latest addition to Alcatel's broadband services portfolio, is a next generation multiprotocol switch that integrates ATM (asynchronous transfer mode), MPLS (multiprotocol label switching), and IP (Internet protocol). It can support up to 500,000 connections, with 3,000 calls per second, and offers traffic capacity from 50 Gb/s to 450 Gb/s. The 7670s protocols and interfaces can be added on an as needed basis without impact to existing services. The Alcatel 7670 is managed by Alcatel's award winning network management system. About TELUS TELUS Corporation (NYSE:TU)(TSE:T)(TSE:T.A) is one of Canada's leading telecommunications companies providing a full range of communications products and services that connect Canadians to the world. The company generated $5.9 billion in revenues in 1999 and is the leading service provider in Western Canada. TELUS also provides voice, data, Internet, advertising and wireless services to Central and Eastern Canada. With the purchase of QuebecTel and national digital wireless company Clearnet Communications Inc., TELUS is rapidly strengthening its position as a leading national service provider. For more information about TELUS, visit www.telus.com. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: alcatel.com