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To: David S. who wrote (11921)	12/9/1997 5:07:00 AM
From: David S.	Respond to of 45548

3Com's Strong Support of 56K Standard Results in Win for Industry BusinessWire, Friday, December 05, 1997 at 18:16 SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 1997--3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS) today announced that its ongoing support of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard for 56K technology has resulted in a compromise that will highly likely result in the determination of a standard in January 1998. At the ITU meeting held this week in Orlando, modem manufacturers and other concerned parties submitted a compromise regarding two remaining technical issues supporting the use of 3Com technology as well as technology submitted by Motorola. 3Com cast a favorable vote for each of the two ballots supporting the consensus agreement.

To: David S. who wrote (11921)	12/9/1997 5:08:00 AM
From: David S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

3Com (NASDAQ:COMS) sees standards for 56K modems Reuters, Friday, December 05, 1997 at 18:16 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec 5 (Reuters) - 3Com Corp said Friday that the International Telecommunications Union has agreed on a compromise that will likely result in a standard for 56K modems in January. 3Com said in a statement the agreement was reached at a meeting of the ITU this week in Orlando. It should clear the way for standards for the new high speed modems. An official determination will be made at a meeting from January 26 to February 6 in Geneva, Switzerland. Once a standard is determined, the ratification will be set in September 1998.