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To: David K. who wrote (995)	11/26/1997 6:16:00 PM
From: YORE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1147

It is obvious to me that by your questions that you do not have the basic knowledge of physics never mind fiberoptics.The questions you have asked are taught in high school.I have read your posts on the CCUR posts and there again you do not have the fundamental knowledge required to ask technical questions.Please get the Corning 3.5 disk and then maybe you will understand. Like copper wire,the optical fiber process is a drawing process where the tip of a glass rod is heated to its melting point and under very controlled conditions is drawn by gravity and pulling methods downward to the correct diameter.The original glass rod is where the GLW and Lu patents come into play since it is made with various coatings to prevent light scattering at various wavelenghts.Basic high school phyisc teaches you that light travels at a constant speed no matter where.Light scatters and loses its intensity with distance. Now to answer your questions. 1.The speed of the drawing process is important since it determines how many feet or KM of fiber you get per hr.I should point out here that since this is A highly controlled process with tight specifications that yields(saleable product) is also very important.My comment about SPTR process speed has been verified by previous Corning publications.Not mentioning SPTR specifcally. The important property of communication grade fiberoptic cable is the distance light signals can travel in the cable before scattering causes it to weaken and need to be restored to its original strength. by amplification.Just the oposite of what you said.If you gave it some thought you could have figured it out I think.The longer the distance the less need for amplfiers by the installers. Since I was born and educated in Europe perhaps my English is not as good as yours but my knowledge of investing and technology is far greater.I would never invest in a company that I didn't know anything about.IMHO no one should.You shouldn't expect others to do the research for you.Do your own homework before you start to criticize others.