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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (1564)	7/11/1998 3:03:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

Lucent Technologies/ lucent to supply wireless access systems to cote d'ivoire telecom July 10, 1998 PARIS, FRANCE, M2 PRESSWIRE via NewsEdge Corporation : Lucent Technologies announced today that it has signed a three-year contract with Cote d'Ivoire Telecom, the Ivory Coast's national telecommunications operator, to supply wireless access systems. The new wireless networks will allow Cote d'Ivoire Telecom to bring telephone services to about 150 more villages and 6,000 remote subscribers in the Ivory Coast. Lucent's wireless equipment will help Cote D'Ivoire expand the country's existing telecommunications network, as well as implement new networks, as specified by the Ivory Coast Government's development plan. Lucent will supply its TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)-based IRT (Integrated Radio Telecommunications) wireless access system, combined with the DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) option, comprising both the backbone infrastructure and the "last mile" access to the subscribers' premises. Lucent's IRT-DECT systems connect subscribers to the public telephone network by radio, thus avoiding the costs and installation time associated with wired systems. Lucent's IRT-DECT point-to-multipoint radio system, which utilizes TDMA technology, can support all telecommunications services in rural and suburban areas. IRT systems are field-proven and now operating in 70 countries worldwide. Installation will start within the next few weeks, both for expansion of the existing network and implementation of new networks. Lucent will partner with a local company to install the networks and will transfer the necessary competencies and know-how to Cote d'Ivoire to ensure the smooth deployment of the systems. Cote d'Ivoire Telecom is the national operator in the Ivory Coast. It is 5I percent owned by the French operator France Telecom/FCR. Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronics components. Bell Laboratories is Lucent's research and development arm. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit the company's web site at lucent.com. <<M2 PRESSWIRE -- 07/09/98>> CONTACT: Colette Matuszewski, Lucent Technologies - France Tel: +33 1- 41- 28- 62- 72 e-mail: cmatuszewski1@lucent.com Christelle Pollet, Lucent Technologies - France Tel: +33 1- 41- 28- 60- 98 e-mail: cpollet1@lucent.com

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (1564)	7/11/1998 3:13:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

California provider lights up ADSL network ahead of schedule [[From Americas Network Magazine: americasnetwork.com ]] By David Kopf Orconet, an Orange and San Jose, Calif.-based service provider has lit up asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) service for Southern California's Los Angeles and Orange counties earlier than expected. "We are the first company to offer this service in Los Angeles and Orange counties," says John Leon, Orconet's network development officer. "The service has been available in parts of Pasadena and North Hollywood for a couple weeks, but as of today, it is available through most of Orange and Los Angeles counties. We expect to be offering our high-speed connectivity to many more counties throughout California by the end of the month." Orconet's ADSL service is offered in two tiers; 384 kbps upstream /384 kbps downstream, or 384 kbps upstream/1.5 Mbps downstream. The service provider's backbone users packet over Sonet technology and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). Also, Orconet uses a border gateway protocol (BGP) to optimize routes across multiple independent Internet protocol (IP) backbones to provide shortest-path routing for its Internet traffic.