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To: pjd777 who wrote (3195)	7/4/2001 12:26:11 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Thanks for that post on the fttx advocacy group. It was only a matter of time. We speculated about such an association a while ago here, but nada until now. On another note, something else we've explored in the past was the likelihood of utilities bringing their influence to the fttx space, as is mentioned in this short piece from America's Network Magazine: Fiber-to-the-neighborhood manufacturers court utility companies The greatest interest in fiber-to-the-home or fiber-to-the-neighborhood may be coming from an unexpected corner-the utility industry. Telcos and cable companies will try to eke more bandwidth out of existing infrastructure by upgrading to DSL or HFC - but because utility companies have a clean slate, they will be more likely to use FTTH, said a representative of FTTH manufacturer PurOptix. PurOptix was one of several FTTH and FTTN players exhibiting at the United Telecom Council show in Milwaukee this week. The UTC represents utility companies involved in telecom. A representative of WorldWide Packets, manufacturer of what it calls an Ethernet-to-the-subscriber solution, said that company also is focusing on utilities because it is finding the greatest interest there. FiberPath, another FTTN player that may be unfamiliar to those in the telecom industry, also exhibited at the show. - Joan Engebretson