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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1616)	10/19/1998 7:40:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 3178

My point had to do more with their assertion. Their claim is that once it gets dropped on its head a couple of dozen times, losing synch and dropping packets, after going through an untold number of hops on the Internet, then it gets routed to the PSTN where it miraculously becomes toll quality again. Or at least that is how the uninitiated reader could possibly interpret it. Do you agree? Or am I just getting overly cynical in my old age...? Read it again: A one-port gateway solution, Net2Phone Pro instantly converts voice into data for transmission via the Internet to IDT's global network.... Simultaneously, IDT's terminating gateways convert the data back into voice and route the call as a standard toll-quality call to any telephone in the world.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1616)	10/21/1998 10:28:00 PM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 3178

OT> Internet access is getting cheaper By Denise Pappalardo Network World Fusion, 10/21/98 UUNET, an MCI WorldCom company, announced a new T-3 Internet access service that's about 25% less expensive than its current T-3 services. UUNET's new ATM-based T-3 service lets users connect to UUNET's backbone via a dedicated ATM connection from MCI WorldCom's ATM network. Today, UUNET customers that subscribe to UUNET's Tiered T-3 or Burstable T-3 service have a dedicated private line that connects them directly to an ISP's network. The ATM-based T-3 service, while not as direct, is less expensive. It starts at $4,500 per month for 3M bit/sec connection; compared to UUNET's Tiered T-3 service which is $6,000 per month. But with ATM comes its overhead, or cell tax. There is 15% to 20% more overhead with ATM, says Ralph Montfort, director of product marketing at UUNET. So instead of actually getting a full 3M bit/sec, users will most likely get about 2.5M bit/sec, but save $1,500 per month, Montfort explains. For some users the cost benefit outweighs the cell tax, he adds. The service is available now starting at $4,500 for 3M bit/sec to $13,500 for 15M bit/sec.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1616)	10/23/1998 8:18:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3178

CTI News> Genesys Sets Up Regional HQ In Singapore October 23, 1998 SINGAPORE, Newsbytes via NewsEdge Corporation : US computer telephony company Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories will expand its Asian operations with a new regional headquarters located in Singapore. The company hopes to expand its customer interaction and computer telephony (CTI) solutions in the region. The sales and marketing team will be led by a new regional managing director, Ne Yaung Hpone. The Singapore office will coordinate all activities in Asia, excluding Japan and Korea where local offices are well established. A new pricing strategy for smaller call center solutions will be announced. The company's clients in Asia include Taiwan's Chinatrust Commercial Bank and Chunghwa Telecom; LG Home Shopping in Korea, regional insurance giant AIG in Hong Kong, Panasonic, Telemarketing Japan (TMJ), the Japan Research Institute and Osaka Gas Information Systems. Reported By Newsbytes News Network, newsbytes.com (19981022/WIRES ASIA, PC, TELECOM/) <<Newsbytes -- 10-22-98>> [Copyright 1998, NewsBytes]