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To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (1214)	4/11/1999 1:53:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

Scott, I've found that one must be careful in reading press releases by fiber carriers when counting the number of "conduits" they claim to have placed. In LVLT's case, it's true that they have placed large numbers of conduits along many routes. But I recall one route in particular (and I'm sure this happens with all of them, subject to case by case scrutiny), when the press release counted the entire population of "inner ducts," which are smaller subsidiary tubes residing within the larger "conduits," as conduits, themselves. This created the false impression [actually, it was stated in the press release] that there were actually 12 "conduits" placed on that route. In actuality, there were only three full-sized conduits, by usual measure, which carried 12 smaller inner ducts. Not an unusual mix. FWIW, Frank C.

To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (1214)	4/11/1999 2:35:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

Scott, a case in point: level3.com The 1 1/4" tubes they are referring to are ordinarily called "inner ducts" in the usual course of industry discussion, not conduits. In contrast, a conduit that others would refer to consists of a 4" (or 6") diameter tube, into which the narrower innerducts would be placed. These may only be semantics at play here, but when discussion is heavily weighted on who is, or who is not, putting in ample capacity, these distinctions should be noted and understood. FAC