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To: Anthony Tsai who wrote (11347)	6/8/1998 9:10:00 AM
From: Marc T. Archer	Respond to of 21342

Bell Atlantic Launches Next-Generation Long Distance Data Network to Address $80 Billion Market for 21st Century Communications PR Newswire - June 08, 1998 08:41 BEL LU %TLS %CPR %PDT V%PRN P%PRN Jump to first matched term Lucent to Supply Equipment and Operating Systems NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Atlantic will begin construction of a next-generation, data packet-switched, long distance network in July, the company said today. The new network will provide the regional platform for data communications for customers across the Bell Atlantic region, the nation and the world. Bell Atlantic has selected Lucent Technologies under a five-year contract, valued at more than $200 million, to supply equipment and software for the East Coast network components and to integrate several of the new network's systems. Other vendors to be named later will supply additional elements for the network. Deployment of services over this network depends on regulatory approvals, the first of which are expected to come in the next six months. (SNIP) Fact Sheet For Bell Atlantic Long Distance Data Network Network Elements and Vendors: ATM - vendor still to be named. -- ATM will provide communications fabric to drive scale economies and deliver quality of service capabilities over backbone network. SONET/WDM Transport - Lucent Technologies -- SONET provides highly resilient transmission capability. Use of WDM (wave division multiplexing) will enable capacity expansion to keep pace with demand growth. Internet Protocol Packet Router - vendor still to be named. -- Router will collect, transport and manage IP-based services and applications. Digital Voice Switch (5ESS) - Lucent Technologies -- Switch will collect circuit-switched voice signals for translation into ATM-based data packets. Also will provide full interconnection with national voice signaling network. Systems - Lucent Technologies - will ensure software systems interoperate 1) Operations - provides functions such as ability to monitor traffic flow over network. 2) Administration - provides database capabilities, such as inventory of circuit assignments. 3) Maintenance - provides functions such as ability to spot and correct network problems before they affect customers. 4) Provisioning - provides functions such as ability to assign circuits to customers. Network Architecture: SONET Rings -- self-healing, high capacity. Interconnection with other networks -- will have "peering" and other interconnection relationships at appropriate locations. Initial four hubs: 1) Boston 2) New York 3) Philadelphia 4) Washington, D.C. area (Arlington, Va.) Timeline for Deployment of Services: Phase I -- Deploy basic ATM/SONET network to support services such as Internet backbone transmission and voice -- 1Q/99 (contingent on appropriate regulatory relief) Phase II -- Expand hubs to additional cities to deploy services --2Q/99 (contingent on regulatory relief) Phase III -- Add voice and data service enhancements -- 3Q/99 (contingent on regulatory relief) 5ESS is a registered trademark of Lucent Technologies. SOURCE Bell Atlantic Sounds pretty much like what the Doctor has been telling us. MTA

To: Anthony Tsai who wrote (11347)	6/8/1998 9:22:00 AM
From: Marc T. Archer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

[BA conference call] /NOTE TO EDITORS: Bell Atlantic will hold a dial-in news conference at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 8 to discuss the data-network launch. The call-in number is 800-509-6630. Ask for the Bell Atlantic call hosted by Eric Rabe. Callers from outside North America should dial 561-361-8970.Joe Farina, president and chief executive officer-Bell Atlantic Data Solutions Group will be the principle speaker. INTERNET USERS: Bell Atlantic news releases, executive speeches, news media contacts and other useful information are available at Bell Atlantic's News Center on the World Wide Web (http://www.ba.com). To receive news releases by email, visit the News Center and register for personalized automatic delivery of Bell Atlantic news releases./ /CONTACT: On June 8-9: Bell Atlantic Media Relations, 212-395-0500, or Paula Horii of Lucent Technologies, 908-582-5522 - office,908-301-0344 - home, or phorii@lucent.com; June 10 and after: Larry Plumb of Bell Atlantic, 703-295-4360, or lawrence.d.plumb@bellatlantic.com/