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To: RetiredNow who wrote (21401)	8/28/2001 1:22:21 AM
From: marginnayan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24042

You are welcome. Some news that are worth mentioning. Please note that (summation) is just my opinion. ------ Shares of video rental chains fell on Monday, after a report warned that the rise of video-on-demand over the Internet may crimp Blockbuster Inc.'s (NYSE:BBI - news) growth plans and share price. biz.yahoo.com Summation: Looks like VOD is getting some attention. ------ Even the biggest names in the battered telecommunications sector have concluded it's better to get rid of debt than it is to live with it. biz.yahoo.com Summation: A step in the right direction. The sooner it happens, the better it will be in the long run. ----------- From Breifing.com: 12:57 ET DSL Plays : Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) stocks come to life in reaction to bullish comments issued this morning by DSL chipset maker Centillium (CTLM +21.8%). Positive sentiment tricking down to competitors VRTA (+8.7%) and CNXT (+2.5%), as well as DSL equipment maker Copper Mountain (CMTN +4.1%) and ADSL technology company Aware Inc (AWRE +9%). 11:25 ET Alcatel (ALA) 17.46 -0.04 (-0.2%): Announces 3-yr agreement to provide BellSouth (BLS) with a wide array of DSL network equipment. The agreement also includes provisions for the purchase of customer premises equipment. Summation: Looks like there is still demand for DSL. No wonder Siemens paid 1.6 Billion in cash to acquire Efficeint Networks even after the tech bubble had burst. ---------- Even the most bearish analysts tend to agree that metro market will continue to grow. Summation: bandwidth demand for broadband access eventually has to translate into bandwidth demand for long haul networks. --------