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To: Neil H who wrote (20645)	8/17/1998 9:58:00 AM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

3Com Cable Modems Offered to 750,000 Homes in Argentina for Largest High-speed Internet Service in Latin America; Cable Operator Launches Massive DOCSIS-Based Deployment 09:31 a.m. Aug 17, 1998 Eastern SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1998--3Com(R) Corporation today announced its U.S. Robotics(R) cable modems are being commercially deployed in the largest high-speed Internet service in Latin America. FiberTel-TCI2(a), a wholly-owned unit of Cablevision and subsidiary of TCI USA, has begun deployment of the first standards-based high-speed Internet access service to residents of Buenos Aires, Argentina, a high-growth networking market. With more than 1.7 million homes passed, FiberTel-TCI2 is the largest cable operator in Latin America. The current 3Com system supports telco-return modem service, giving all 750,000 cable subscribers immediate access to Internet connections as much as 100 times faster than conventional dial-up modems. The company will migrate subscribers to 3Com's two-way system by adding line cards to the Total Control(TM) headend and offering additional cable modems. guide-p.infoseek.com o~~~ O