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To: Steve Fancy who wrote (3481)	6/25/2001 2:19:41 PM
From: Steve Fancy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3891

Alcatel Selling Richardson Plant AP Online, 06/25/2001 14:06 RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) - French telecommunications-equipment maker Alcatel has agreed to sell its Richardson manufacturing plant to Sanmina Corp., an electronics components manufacturer. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Alcatel, which has its U.S. headquarters in Plano, another Dallas suburb, said in February it planned to sell the manufacturing operation, which makes products for fiber-optic communications networks. About 450 people work at the 320,000-square-foot facility. The companies did not explain how the sale would affect employees. Alcatel said selling the manufacturing plant will improve its cash flow and help it focus on introducing new products. Alcatel has been a customer of San Jose, Calif.-based Sanmina for more than 15 years, and Sanmina officials said they hoped the deal would lead to an expanded relationship between the companies. Sanmina makes electronic components, including circuit boards, under contract to telecommunications manufacturers. Nortel Networks, the Canadian equipment maker with U.S. headquarters in Richardson, is a major customer. In afternoon trading Monday, Alcatel's U.S. shares fell 30 cents to $20.74 on the New York Stock Exchange; Sanmina shares fell 35 cents to $21.61 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

To: Steve Fancy who wrote (3481)	6/25/2001 6:03:55 PM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3891

AT&T Selects Alcatel for Colombian Broadband Wireless Access Network Alcatel LMDS to deliver new services to metropolitan centres Paris, June 25, 2001 - Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced it has been selected by AT&T Latin America in Colombia as its strategic technology partner to deploy a local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) network. Deployment is scheduled in two of the country's most important cities, beginning in Medellin and followed by Bucaramanga. The multi-year contract will offer small and medium enterprise (SME) customers in those cities immediate access to AT&T Latin America Colombia broadband wireless services including fast Internet access and virtual private networks. "Finding a vendor with extensive global experience in developing and deploying best in class LMDS networks as well as providing strong local support on the ground in Colombia were key in our selection process," said Jose Vicente Serrano, Engineering Vice President, AT&T Latin America Colombia. "With Alcatel we are able to quickly begin delivering the revenue generating services that our customers are demanding." The comprehensive Alcatel LMDS solution is a multiservice broadband wireless network comprised of base station and customer premises equipment, as well as network and service management. The solution features dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) to maximise the spectrum efficiency and service delivery capabilities of the network. The network and service management suite supports complete end-to-end management of the wireless portion of the AT&T Colombia network, providing a full range of billing, statistics and maintenance support. "Increasingly, global telecom players like AT&T Latin America Colombia are discovering the speed to market advantage of broadband wireless technology," said Jean-David Calvet, Executive Vice President, Fixed Wireless, Alcatel. "Alcatel LMDS is a quick and cost effective way for service providers to meet the growing demand for broadband access services in Latin America." About AT&T Latin America AT&T Latin America (Nasdaq: ATTL) is a U.S.-based, autonomous facilities- based provider of integrated high-bandwidth business communications services and solutions with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru, providing advanced last-mile voice and data connectivity in key business markets in five countries. As of year-end 2000, AT&T Latin America's high-speed fiber network reached over 5,200 total route kilometers or approximately 131,000 fiber kilometers, covering 13 major metropolitan areas. The company reported approximately 1,900 employees as of the end of 2000. AT&T Latin America offers broadband communications services including data, Internet, voice, video-conferencing and electronic commerce services. AT&T Latin America is the first Latin America-focused communications services provider to offer a national, pan-regional and international, IP/ATM single-architecture broadband network. For more information, visit www.attla.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 130,000 employees and sales of EURO 31 billion in 2000, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. Contact press@www.alcatel.com