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To: Jeffrey Chan who wrote (968)	1/20/1998 5:07:00 PM
From: Maverick	Read Replies (13) \| Respond to of 1629

LU enters xDSL w/ a new xDSL chip Lucent announces chip that allows voice, data on single line Lucent Technologies Inc. said today that it introduced a computer chip that will allow home computer users to receive phone calls while they are logged onto the Internet. The new digital subscriber-line chip, or DSL, converts analog telephone lines into more versatile digital lines without installing additional telephone wiring or equipment on a computer, the Murray Hill, N.J.-based communications-equipment maker said. A DSL chip modem can download data 30 times faster than current analog modems when a computer is connected to the Internet through a DSL interface at a telephone central office, Lucent said. The company said its new chip, available later this year, will allow computer users to leave their computers connected to the Internet while receiving voice calls on the same line.

To: Jeffrey Chan who wrote (968)	1/20/1998 5:08:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Respond to of 1629

4Q Conference Call: Schneider: With me Ejabat, Ashby and Kristina Graziano. 1 hour call today. Review year and 4q, followed by q&a. We may make forward looking statements, etc. Mory: I want to thank all of you for joining us. Let me begin with financial highlites. Ashby will review financial perform in greater detail. 4Q rev 292.5 Mil or 8% sequential over Q3. 1.167B for all of 1997, 31% over 1996. Net income 24 eps. For all of 1997, 211.2M net income, or 1.06 eps. During q4, improvement in DSO and inventory. BtoB over 1.

To: Jeffrey Chan who wrote (968)	1/20/1998 6:28:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 1629

Compaq, Intel, Microsoft may team with telcos on DSL By Kristi Essick InfoWorld Electric Posted at 6:38 AM PT, Jan 20, 1998 In a bid to speed Internet access, computing giants Microsoft, Compaq and Intel are reportedly planning to join with several regional Bell operating companies in an attempt to set a standard for the high-speed data communications technology, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). The companies are expected to announce the alliance next week at the ComNet communications conference in Washington, according to a story in Tuesday's New York Times. DSL, the technology the group is trumpeting, allows data to be transmitted over regular copper phone lines at speeds of up to 8Mbps using a special modem and switching technology. DSL, supported by most phone companies, is just one of the new high-speed Internet access technologies currently being developed. The most directly competitive technology to DSL is Internet access using a cable modem, a technology that is strongly supported by the cable television companies. Of the five regional Bell operating companies, only Bell Atlantic has not joined the Compaq-Intel-Microsoft consortium, the report said. Bell Atlantic is reportedly leaning toward the development of a different sort of DSL than the one that the new consortium supports, it said. However, Bell Atlantic is not permanently opposed to joining the group and would consider linking up if a discussion was launched regarding the types of DSL available, the report said. The new group plans to set a standard and deliver software and modems based on the standard by the end of the year, according to the New York Times report. The modems envisioned by the group would be on at all times and would allow users to get phone calls over the same line while simultaneously connected to the Internet, the report said. Though DSL has been under development for years, it has been held back from widespread adoption because of a lack of technical standards, say some observers. The Compaq-Intel-Microsoft consortium is reportedly relying in part on technology currently being developed by a small Massachusetts company called Aware Inc. in its quest to develop a DSL standard. Compaq, Intel, and Microsoft officials were not immediately available to comment.