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To: William King Wrignt who wrote (1992)	3/21/1999 9:54:00 AM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3299

Thank's William - From the article you posted.... "...Four existing investors put more money into Cerent, including Advanced Fibre Communications. AFC's chief executive, Don Green, sits on Cerent's board of directors. Advanced Fibre was joined by venture capital firms Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, Integral Capital Partners and Norwest Venture Partners. Western Technology Investment provided debt financing in the round..." ==================================================================== Why would CEO Don Green get involved with Cerent when he has his hands full with AFC? I can only think that (1) the venture capital investors trust his expertise in this industry, (2) this business is complementary to AFC's business and customers, and (3) AFC may have a must larger investment in Cerent and CEO Green demanded a BOD position. It will be interesting to follow this company as I believe AFC's investment will pay huge dividends in the long run for AFC shareholders. EKS