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To: jeff wheatley who wrote (30616)	1/15/1998 5:21:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 61433

Jeff, Given the concern over a possible slowdown in RBOC spending, it is interesting that when he was at the Morgan Stanley conference, Ejabat stressed that the big focus for ASND this year would be on the CLECs. As one of the ASND slides says: "Carriers Are Acquiring ISPs ISPs Filing to Become CLECs CLECs Are Early Adapters of Technology More Consolidation and Strong Revenue Growth from CLECs" Gary Korn

To: jeff wheatley who wrote (30616)	1/15/1998 5:43:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

1/15/98 Prof. Inv. Rep. 08:18:00 Professional Investor Report Copyright (c) 1998, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Thursday, January 15, 1998 Analysts' Ratings: Communications Tech -2- This is a weekly ranking of the stocks within the Communications Tech industry, based on analysts' recommendations contributed within the past month to First Call's database. To be included on the list, a company must be rated by at least five analysts. Also included in the list are First Call analysts' estimates for the companies' current quarters. Estimates are operating income per share based on a survey of analysts. First Call Consensus Recommendation Scale 1.0-2.4 = Buy 2.5-3.4 = Hold 3.5-5.0 = Sell Latest # Analysts First Call # Analysts Consensus Covering EPS Estimate Covering --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- (Q: IRIDF) 2.0 6 ($1.14) 4Q 2 (Q: XYLN) 2.0 10 $0.12 4Q 11 (Q: DIGI) 2.0 21 $0.32 4Q 22 (Q: WSTL) 2.1 7 ($0.11) 3Q 8 (N: MOT) 2.1 28 $0.55 1Q 17 (Q: COMS) 2.1 31 $0.14 3Q 31 (N: APH) 2.2 5 $0.52 4Q 5 (Q: DISH) 2.2 5 ($1.51) 4Q 1 (N: SAT) 2.2 5 N.A. 4Q 0 (Q: ACNS) 2.2 6 ($1.02) 4Q 2 (Q: FORE) 2.2 14 $0.09 3Q 17 (Q: ERICY) 2.2 19 $0.55 4Q 10 (N: TGO) 2.3 9 $0.64 4Q 4 (Q: HLIT) 2.4 5 $0.06 4Q 4 (Q: ANDW) 2.4 9 $0.28 1Q 9 (Q: ASND) 2.4 23 $0.22 4Q 26 (Q: CYLK) 2.5 8 $0.05 4Q 7 (N: NLV) 2.5 15 $0.10 4Q 14 (Q: ANTC) 2.6 5 ($0.01) 4Q 5 (N: HRS) 2.6 5 $0.66 2Q 5 (Q: GEMS) 2.6 9 $0.14 4Q 8 (Q: BBTK) 2.7 6 ($0.81) 4Q 4 (Q: ORTL) 2.7 6 $0.12 3Q 6 (Q: XIRC) 2.7 6 $0.09 1Q 7 (Q: SHVA) 2.7 10 ($0.07) 4Q 9 (N: CS) 2.7 23 $0.16 4Q 21 (N: NWK) 3.0 6 $0.27 3Q 7 (Q: PCTL) 3.0 6 ($0.11) 4Q 3 (Q: NETC) 3.2 6 ($0.66) 4Q 7 (END) Dow Jones Newswires 01-15-98 08:18 AM EST