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To: djane who wrote (47457)	5/23/1998 8:43:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 61433

Meanwhile cable operators, including Cable & Wireless, are busy testing cable modems for use in supplying multimedia services to the residential market. "Working with both these industry sections makes sure that whatever kind of access technology is being used, there will be consistent integration for an array of services into the home," said Dobrowski. There are two companies leading their respective packs in ATM for CPE: COM21 (IPO-ed on Friday under CMTO/NASDAQ) for the cable industry; and Efficient Networks (private), for ADSL. From Monday's IBD: <<<COM21 climbed 3 1/2 to 15 1/2 on its first day of trading. The Milpitas, Calif., provider of communications products and services offered 5 million shares at $12 each. They opened at 15 5/16.>>> com21.com efficient.com I didn't get the IPO for CMTO, but will take a position next week. Efficient Networks says they'll have "a public event" at the end of '98 or beginning of '99. If you check out CMTO, be sure to look under Company Information for "management." I'd say these guys have pretty good pedigrees. Later -- Pat