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To: gbh who wrote (8695)	12/23/1998 12:31:00 AM
From: MD Bryant	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18016

GBH, good post, but read the FINE PRINT. Most notable, which is really a positive comment for NN's technology: ...the company's move to take the MCI ATM network out of commission comes with another consequence: the apparent flight of former MCI ATM specialists to equipment companies, such as Newbridge and FORE Systems, as well as to carriers and service-support organizations. One such former employee complains that WorldCom's ATM backbone "lacks sufficient capacity" to handle the combined companies' traffic. He says he left because the decision shows "the company's sacrificing quality for the sake of cost, and I didn't want my name associated with it." When employees jump ship because of that strong a belief in technology, it makes one question the leadership of implementing such change, against the advise (feeling) of the experts in field that deal with the network on a day to day basis. In a word : POLITICS.

To: gbh who wrote (8695)	12/23/1998 12:34:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 18016

And the company's move to take the MCI ATM network out of commission comes with another consequence: the apparent flight of former MCI ATM specialists to equipment companies, such as Newbridge and FORE Systems, as well as to carriers and service-support organizations. One such former employee complains that WorldCom's ATM backbone "lacks sufficient capacity" to handle the combined companies' traffic. He says he left because the decision shows "the company's sacrificing quality for the sake of cost, and I didn't want my name associated with it." Fortunately, this decision by MCI/WCOM has been expected for quite some time. No surprises. Pat