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To: The Phoenix who wrote (7599)	4/28/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: KYA27	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21876

Lucent Technologies Venture Announces Electroplating Process That Gets the Lead Out of Solder Materials biz.yahoo.com

To: The Phoenix who wrote (7599)	4/29/1999 7:04:00 AM
From: bill c.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21876

>> What about support costs of the 5E infrastructure and the TDM bottleneck they create. How do they sell around this . Also, as ISP's, CLEC's and Independents begin delivering multiservice broadband don't you think the need or POT's connections subsides. I suspect that that high single digit growth will quickly go to negative growth in the next two-three years. << Lets ask USWest. USWest is using the 5ESS for wired and wireless communications. Just like analog is being phased off the 5ESS box with digital "over the last 10 years", circuit switched will be phased off "over X years". The 5ESS is a platform with multiple technologies which allow the ILECs, CLECs, PTTs, etc a migration strategy. Reread Mr. Funs post, IP isn't required to travel on the circuit swithed TDM side of the 5ESS. FOR RELEASE: MONDAY APRIL 19, 1999 DENVER - U S WEST (NYSE: USW) today announced a two-year strategic agreement between its telephone subsidiary and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) valued at over $300 million for state-of-the-art switching telecommunications equipment, software, and professional services to enable U S WEST to offer a broader array of data and voice services to customers. As part of the agreement, U S WEST will deploy 41 new 5ESS Digital Switches over the next two years, replacing analog central office switches and software in the network. The new technology is expected to allow U S WEST to: Accommodate greater volumes of voice telephone calls as well as data transmissions Facilitate the installation of additional customers lines more quickly and efficiently *Prepare for future customer services integrating voice, video, and data over one network ..... lucent.com