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To: elmatador who wrote (22296)	2/9/1999 4:41:00 PM
From: The Phoenix	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77397

elmatador, Once again I'll reiterate for you. (Not sure why we get such dolts here). You mentioned a possible acquisition of Alcatel. I said that was preposterous. Cisco will not purchase Alcatel nor Siemens (although a portion of Siemens might make sense). Just won't happen. BTW: Chambers mentioned subsequent to that quote you posted that Cisco would go it alone.... I believe that was just talk though. Cisco will partner with someone significant but they will not buy a telecom company. Cisco can not and will not stomach the margins or the weight of an "old-world" operation. OG