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To: TheStockFairy who wrote (3443)	7/23/2001 5:04:54 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

I'm fairly certain that Sphera does smart buying of strands and lambdas as required, and doesn't limit themselves to a single dark fiber supplier. You may want to include the term "Millenium Optical Networks" in your search, since that's their former name. If you have an online free edgar account (or equiv), sometimes that is a way of finding through a search who is reporting to do business with whom, if the deal is sizable enough, or meets other criteria, to warrant mention in SEC filings. Very often you will find information in the SECs that "must" be there, but is not necessarily information that the parties involved want known publicly. Such as who is leasing fiber to whom.

To: TheStockFairy who wrote (3443)	8/8/2001 2:05:20 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Broadwing Expands Optical Network Into Metro Areas with Sphera [ From www.convergedigest.com: ] Sphera Optical Networks will provide connectivity directly into Broadwing's Points Of Presence (POPs) and will carry traffic between customer locations throughout the nation's top metropolitan areas. The companies will have connected networks in eleven cities by the end of the year, nine of which are the top MSAs for generating IP and data traffic in the US. Also as part of the deal, Sphera will use Broadwing as its primary telecom provider for data services, IP services and network services. Financial terms were not disclosed. broadwing.com spheranetworks.com Broadwing, August 7, 2001 Last August, Sphera Optical Networks (previously Millennium Optical Networks) announced $70 million in funding from the Mayfield Fund, Soros Private Equity Partners, Pequot Capital Management, Oak Investments Partners and Worldview Technology Partners. Sphera Optical Networks is headed by Harold Grossnickle, who previously served as President of Global Crossing's worldwide operations and maintenance organization.