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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (11910)	12/9/1997 4:56:00 AM
From: David S.	Respond to of 45548

Telecom Roundup - MCI To Use x2 56Kbps For Dial-Up 12/03/97 Newsbytes, Wednesday, December 03, 1997 at 15:10 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1997 DEC 3 (NB) -- REPEAT/ By Newsbytes Staff. MCI Communications [NASDAQ:MCIC] said it will deploy 3Com's [NASDAQ:COMS] x2 56 kilobits per second (Kbps) high-speed analog technology for high-speed local and 800 dial-up connectivity to the Internet. Beginning today, MCI's dial-up customers in most major cities will benefit from faster modem speeds and quicker download times. MCI has completed its x2 rollout in 280 cities to date with a total of 300 local dial cities planned for support by the end of this month. MCI is using 3Com's Total Control remote access concentrators, designed for carriers, Internet service providers (ISPs) and corporate enterprises that need to support hundreds, thousands or millions of remote users or Internet subscribers. Reported By Newsbytes News Network: newsbytes.com . (19971203/Press Contacts: Caroline Rice or Debbie Caplan, MCI Public Relations, 1-800-644-NEWS; Philip Anast, 3Com Public Relations, 847-797-6576)