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To: joe who wrote (23031)	10/21/1998 9:24:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 45548

SRT Selects 3Com as DSL Technology Partner to Offer Lightning-fast Internet Connectivity - BW, 08:06 a.m. Oct 21, 1998 Eastern ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS) and Souris River Telecommunications (SRT) today announced SRT has selected 3Com's Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) solutions to deliver fast and reliable access to the Internet for businesses and consumers. SRT's customers can now experience improved web access, easy Internet delivery of multimedia information between the corporate and home office, and quick online video and audio downloads. The alliance with SRT reinforces 3Com's strategy to enable individuals and organizations worldwide to stay more connected by communicating and sharing information and resources anywhere, at anytime. SRT also selected 3Com because of 3Com's ability to help customers migrate from proprietary to standards-based DSL solutions as they become available. 3Com is committed to interoperable DSL products and offers customers investment protection through a clear product migration path to standards-based products. "We chose 3Com as our technology partner because of 3Com's commitment to quality, a commitment that is a perfect fit with SRT's standards for promoting the expansion and improvement of its data network," said Lynn Nelson, Director of Sales and Marketing for SRT. "We are pleased to work with 3Com to deliver to our customers the highest quality of service and support." SRT, an independent telecommunications company in Minot, North Dakota, originally selected 3Com's ADSL products for Ethernet networks including both ADSL CPE products and ADSL access concentrators at the central office. This family of products is geared towards enterprises connecting a central network to workgroup local area networks (LANs) over ordinary telephone wires. Connections of up to 3.2 Mbps are provided without the cost of installing expensive fiber or co-axial cable. In keeping in step with 3Com's enhanced product development, SRT has recently begun adding 3Com's ADSL products for ATM networks, which includes ADSL CPE products and ADSL DSLAM at the central office. This family of products is tailored to telephone and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that want to offer broadband services over the existing copper wires at speed up to 7 Mbps. 3Com's ADSL for ATM networks enables telecommunications companies to offer mass-market broadband access services as well as value-added services and applications such as telecommuting, electronic commerce and content-distribution applications. To meet demand for high performance, data and images are delivered at very fast downstream speeds. Overhead costs are also reduced because users do not have to install another phone line. In single-loop service areas data and voice can be simultaneously supported on one line. "Today our business environment is ripe for ADSL, as the demand to become more connected to the World Wide Web by corporations and residential users has become not just a convenience, but a requirement," said Al Brisard, Director, Business Development xDSL, 3Com Corporation. "By choosing 3Com's ADSL solutions, customers like SRT can now capitalize on the expanding revenue opportunities associated with ADSL, and provide end users with an expanded repertoire of lightning-fast Internet services." In addition to providing 3Com equipment necessary to bring DSL to commercial as well as residential users, SRT will install a service splitter to ensure consistent phone service while DSL is in use, and a 3Com ADSL modem and a static Internet Protocol (IP) address. SRT's DSL installation fee is $110 and the monthly fee is only $49.95 plus Internet service ($13.95 - $16.95, depending on the provider). About 3Com 3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to stay more connected by communicating and sharing information and resources at anytime, anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video communications technology, 3Com has delivered networking solutions to more than 200 million customers worldwide. The company provides large enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small business and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide are networks. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at 3com.com, or the press site at 3com.com. About Souris River Telephone (SRT) SRT is in the business of connecting its customers to a full spectrum of telecommunication services. Through in-depth research and product analysis, SRT provides products and services that meet and exceed the growing communication needs for north-central North Dakota. As one of the most progressive telecommunications companies in the country, SRT brings data, voice and video communication technology to the area. For more information and an excellent way to learn more about SRT, visit its web page at ndak.net. Copyright 1998, Business Wire o~~~ O