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To: Mad Bomber who wrote (15194)	2/17/1999 1:19:00 AM
From: Chemsync	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

Can someone tell me what Nortel is saying? Feb. 17, 1999 NORTEL: Canadian telco claims data lead By Edward Alden in Toronto Nortel Networks, the Canadian telecommunications and data networking group, claimed yesterday it would be the first to bring to market next-generation technology that will allow telecoms carriers to carry data traffic efficiently without abandoning existing voice networks. The company said trials were under way and the first shipments of the new products would be made in the fourth quarter. Ian Craig, president of Nortel's carrier solutions division, said the new package of packet telephony technologies would allow telecoms carriers to cut 50 per cent off the cost of developing a separate overlay network to carry data traffic. In addition, operating costs would be reduced by as much as 45 per cent because carriers would not have to operate two separate networks. The volume of data traffic, driven by the explosive growth in internet usage, has recently overtaken voice traffic in North America - growing at 10 times the rate of voice. Telecoms carriers have been scrambling to develop new networks based on packet switching rather than circuit technology to handle the growing data traffic. But carriers have been reluctant to phase out existing voice networks. These represent tens of billions of dollars in sunk costs and can handle an array of lucrative call service features such as centrex, toll-free numbers and multi-media conferencing. Nortel, which purchased US data networking company Bay Networks last year, has been leading several large equipment manufacturers in trying to develop technology that will allow carriers to handle both their voice and data traffic requirements simultaneously. Maribel Lopez, analyst with Forrester Research in Boston, said Nortel was offering an interim solution that would be very attractive to carriers. She added it would probably prompt other equipment manufacturers, including Lucent and Cisco, to develop similar hybrid solutions.

To: Mad Bomber who wrote (15194)	2/17/1999 1:21:00 AM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

news.com Pitching DSL services to a mass audience By Corey Grice Staff Writer, CNET News.com February 16, 1999, 4:00 a.m. PT Got DSL? In an effort to raise awareness of the nascent high-speed Internet technology, the digital subscriber line industry is preparing a DSL education campaign with a theme similar to the popular "Got milk?" ads. With only 50,000 customers by most industry accounts, DSL growth is lagging behind recent gains by high-speed cable modem services, which claim more than 500,000 users. Now the ADSL Forum, a non-profit consortium of more than 300 companies in the industry, is planning a consumer education and awareness program slated for a spring launch. Details of the program are expected to be unveiled at the forum's upcoming conference in Washington. The DSL education campaign, to be called "Hook Up America," aims to set up the high-speed service with several businesses and consumers in hopes that the DSL gospel will spread by word-of-mouth. The organization also will launch a new website in March at dsllife.com to answer many consumers' frequently asked questions. Though details remain scant, sources said the campaign is intended to show consumers how a high-speed, "always on" Net connection--namely the G.lite version of asymmetric digital subscriber lines (ADSL)--can change consumers' lifestyle. The campaign is likely to show how families can easily turn to the Internet for a recipe while cooking dinner, or for driving directions before dashing out the door. Some in the industry are anxious to market the service to the masses, without using acronyms and arcane technical details. But a higher profile could only serve to whip consumer interest into a frenzy about a service that many still cannot access. As capital-intensive network upgrades drag on, both DSL and cable modems have come slower to market than some would have hoped. The G.lite standard, a slower-speed, consumer-rate version of ADSL, is expected to be ratified by the International Telecommunication Union in June and will be available later this summer. The G.lite standard, not unlike the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) cable modem standard, aims to take DSL modems into the retail marketplace by ensuring they are interoperable with any carrier's central office equipment.

To: Mad Bomber who wrote (15194)	2/18/1999 1:29:00 AM
From: P314159d	Respond to of 21342

>Unhappy owner of 20K shares of this chapter 11 prospect. You must have a tremendous portfolio to handle a crap position like this as long as I have seen you post. Why do you bother taking such punishment? I hate to lose 1K let alone 50 or 100K? But, of course it is foolish to sell now right? and it was foolish to sell when it hit $9? I am sorry MB but forget about the website design and look into the stocks you buy a little more first. I would start with E part of P/E. This guy has never had fundamentals, I await when it becomes a toddler. You know an IPO is really a baby and it has to develop a life. ( Only not today, it just has to have .com on it; but back a few years that may have been .adsl) check the chart. I say, pray the good Dr. called the price mo. vs. the financing ( it can be perceived as negative depending upon the dilution involved and what the market conditions are when it occurs) and the stock pops. Do we have smallcap hell now or Dell hell? Take it and run to a more diversified portfolio. Incensed? I hope so, but when it runs up 3-4 bucks (if) remember the 60 to 80 K you may be forever without when it does not recover! Been there and wished I had been told otherwise. The best chance beyond $8 is the right party paying too much and to that I say keep SOME and be happy with that extra profit if you get it.