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To: Carmine Cammarosano who wrote (12346)	12/17/1997 10:27:00 PM
From: Mang Cheng	Respond to of 45548

From WSJ-online, looks like the ractification is Aug 98 but companies can start shipping new standard as soon as Spring 98 : ************************************************************Dow Jones Newswires -- December 17, 1997 Motorola, 3Com Technologies To Be Part Of 56K Modem Standard MANSFIELD, Mass. (Dow Jones)--The International Telecommunications Union reached a tenative agreement to meld technology developed by Motorola Inc. (MOT) and 3Com Corp. (COMS) to create the V.PCM standard for 56K modems. In a press release Wednesday, Motorola said the V.PCM standard provides for industry-wide interoperability of the 56K modem technology. The company said it expects official determination of the standard at the next meeting of the ITU Study Group 16 in late January, with final ratification of the standard expected by September 1998. Motorola said it expects to release software upgrades based on the V.PCM standard for its software modem and modem chipsets in the first quarter 1998. Motorola provides wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems and services. Mang