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To: elmatador who wrote (20831)	1/15/1999 5:25:00 PM
From: voop	Respond to of 77400

I think TLAB would need CSCO a whole lot when thier biggest competitors LU and NT bought into the data networking of ASND and BAY respectively. Alcatel could work too but CSCO would bury Alcatel more easily IMO Voop

To: elmatador who wrote (20831)	1/15/1999 8:34:00 PM
From: mauser96	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

I can't imagine Cisco engaging in a serious partnership with Alcatel. If you think LU and NT are heavy in bureaucracy , you can guess what the French Alcatel must be like. Even the word "bureaucracy" is of French origin. Alcatel is prevented by French law and the government from a significant RIF, can't get rid of unprofitable businesses,etc. Only the French would think that cutting the length of the work week to less than that in other industrialized countries is good for business. A top executive can insist on working only 35 hours a week and he can't be fired. BTW, I like the French and love visiting France, but the culture is very different from the USA. Americans would never tolerate a government that pried into every cranny of their lives.