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Technology Stocks : Alcatel Telecom (ALA) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steve Fancy who wrote (89)	6/26/1998 6:23:00 PM
From: kech	Respond to of 285

Steve - 1.2 B FFr is about $200 MILLION. Probably not as important as the substance.

To: Steve Fancy who wrote (89)	6/26/1998 6:24:00 PM
From: Mike K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 285

Current rate of exchange is 1$US = .16 FFr. Alcatel has a large cables group that includes several plants in North America. These include a fibre optics plant in NC, communications cables plants in Quebec and PA, power cables plants in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and NY, 2 magnet wire plants in Kentucky and Ontario and a copper rod mill in Quebec. Alcatel stock is widely held in France and is one of its largest industrial concerns. Often movement reflects the Paris Bourse.....