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To: MGV who wrote (3293)	9/11/1998 6:50:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11568

BT, WorldCom, Others to Bid for Brussels Intranet, L'Echo Says Bloomberg News September 11, 1998, 3:33 a.m. ET Brussels, Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Brussels government has chosen seven companies to submit final bids for a license to build and operate the Brussels Intranet, a broad-band telecommunications network serving the Belgian capital, L'Echo reported, citing unnamed sources. The short-listed bidders include British Telecommunications Plc, WorldCom Inc., Colt Telecom Group Plc, France Telecom SA, Unisource NV, Telinfo SA, and dominant Belgian operator Belgacom SA, and the winner will be chosen early next year, the paper said. The network is an effort to improve communication between Brussels public institutions and citizens, the paper said. The regional government of Wallonia, Belgium's French- speaking southern region, in May chose a Belgacom-led group to operate the Wallonia Intranet, a similar regional project. (L'Echo 9/11 12 and www.echonet.be) --Alison Jahncke in the Brussels bureau (32 2) 285 4300.cc More News: WCOM

To: MGV who wrote (3293)	9/11/1998 10:03:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11568

WorldCom Says It Has No Acquisition, Alliance Plans In Japan September 10, 1998 12:43 PM TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- WorldCom Inc.'s Japanese unit has no plans to acquire or form alliances with Japanese companies as it moves to expand its fiber-optic network in Japan, WorldCom Asia Pacific's president said Thursday. "We have no plans to acquire, but we always keep an open mind," said Steve Liddell at a press conference in Tokyo. "WorldCom isn't an alliance. We prefer to invest in countries and commit capital." But the Jackson, Miss., company (WCOM) is currently in talks with Japanese cellular-phone-service providers in order to tap into Japan's mobile telecommunications market, WorldCom Japan Ltd. Chairman and Representative Director Takehiro Ikeuchi said. WorldCom Japan Thursday began laying fiber optic cable in Tokyo, becoming the first foreign carrier to do so in Japan. It received a type-one license in March from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, enabling it to offer domestic and international services over its own facilities in Japan. The company said it plans to offer international voice, leased line, and local call service over the network, which is scheduled to be completed in 2000. WorldCom wouldn't disclose the cost of building the network or the rates it plans to charge for its services. "Everything is expensive in Japan. Japan so far is our most expensive construction site," said William Sheils, president and CEO of WorldCom Japan. "Our strategy for Japan and the rest of the Asia Pacific is to bring price competition into the market. (As for) the pricing strategy in Japan, we can't go into details yet." WorldCom Japan currently offers international simple resale voice and data services aimed at corporate customers by leasing lines from Japanese type-one carriers. Copyright (c) 1998 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. smartmoney.com