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Technology Stocks : Qwest Communications (Q) (formerly QWST) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: t36 who wrote (385)	12/5/1997 10:45:00 AM
From: Nick	Respond to of 6846

More postive news sue: Friday December 5, 8:03 am Eastern Time Company Press Release CRL is First National ISP to Run Traffic on Qwest's Network Between San Francisco and Denver SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 1997--CRL announced today that it has signed an agreement with Qwest Communications International (NASDAQ:QWST - news) to utilize capacity on Qwest's newly constructed national fiber optic network. CRL is the first national Internet backbone provider to run production traffic across the recently completed portion of Qwest's network that runs between San Francisco and Denver. Qwest's mission to deliver high-speed broadband capacity for next generation networking parallels CRL's mission to provide a fast and reliable network for business communications. As CRL expands from an ISP to a full service, data communications company, this agreement will provide CRL with the necessary resources to provide multiple options and opportunities for its customers seeking reliable and secure connections between their wide area networks. ''Qwest has built a state of the art network that is exactly what we need to shift from solely an Internet company to tomorrow's data networking company,'' said Phil Burkhart, vice president and general manager of CRL. ''Agreements such as this enable us to expand our product base to meet the high speed communications needs that businesses are looking for.'' CRL Network Services, a first-tier Network Service Provider, provides wide area network services and high-speed Internet services to other ISPs, corporations, and universities. CRL owns and operates a nationwide ATM-switched network. Some of CRL's network solutions include private managed frame relay, co-location, Internet, and private line. The CRL Network Operations Center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. CRL was established in 1983 and is based in San Francisco, CA. For more information about CRL Network Services, please call 1-800/CRL-7557, or visit the CRL Web site at www.crl.com .