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To: Paul Lee who wrote (6203)	4/30/1999 11:20:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9236

[This should get me a Brownie Button] — Who will certify products? Texas Instruments recognizes the importance of demonstrating interoperability, and has approached this issue in a number of ways: — Texas Instruments' fully programmable solution has a competitive advantage in being able to easily adapt its transceiver software to increase the probability of making a successful connection and interoperation with another vendor's implementation. Any identified discrepancies between implementations can be quickly implemented in software that can be downloaded to the ADSL transceiver. — Texas Instruments has extensive real world experience in adapting to various line conditions and equipment through its thousands of field trials with several Telcos worldwide. — Texas Instruments has publicly announced initiatives in early 1998 to achieve interoperability for full-rate ADSL (T1.413i2) with Alcatel and Analog Devices. These initiatives have resulted in completion of the necessary legal formalities, exchange of personnel and equipment, and working toward verification testing at a recognized neutral site to be completed by Fall 1998. Texas Instruments shall continue and expand these initiatives for G.dmt and G.lite. — Texas Instruments is fully committed to working within the UAWG to demonstrate interoperability. 3.8. Seamless evolution to higher speeds and newer standards Issue: G.lite is an evolving standard. This implies constant change; therefore, any solution must be future proof to avoid replacing the installed base of equipment and must have the MIPS headroom to run more complex DSP algorithms developed to resolve real world problems as they arise. Solution: Texas Instruments' fully programmable high performance DSP based transceiver is uniquely positioned to deliver maximum flexibility and quick time to market to an equipment manufacturer. Discussion: As Figure 4 shows, the promise of G.lite is that it gives the customer the choice to migrate to higher speeds as technology and standards evolve and the price/performance curve becomes attractive. For both the consumer and the service provider, however, the platform for G.lite deployment must be change proof. Consumers and service providers cannot be expected to always replace existing equipment in response to changing standards, technologies or market conditions. The ideal platform must therefore support the following attributes; otherwise deployment is likely to be stalled: — Capable of supporting both G.lite and G.dmt on the same platform — Seamless upgrade (software only) to support new standards — Field upgradable to new features and value added applications — Performance improvements (i.e. improved reach and/or data rates) via code downloads — Interoperable with other G.lite and G.dmt implementations Texas Instruments' programmable C6x DSP based ADSL transceiver enables an equipment manufacturer to quickly bring to market a solution that meets these criteria. www-s.ti.com; I done good huh Paul? <ggg>

To: Paul Lee who wrote (6203)	4/30/1999 2:43:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9236

What do you think?..... $26 Million ISP And Private Network Financing Commitment Received By GTC Telecom; Telecom/Internet Company Expands Infrastructure To Become Tier One ISP BusinessWire, Friday, April 30, 1999 at 08:48 COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 1999--GTC Telecom (OTC BB:GTCC) Friday announced that it has entered into a financing arrangement for $26 million in equipment financing for GTC Telecom's network. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The financing will be specifically provided for GTC Telecom's equipment purchases including data communications and internetworking equipment for GTC Telecom's network. "On April 29, 1999, we announced that we entered into a $100 million strategic alliance to begin construction on our own network. As a result the company sought equipment financing to supplement certain construction aspects. We are extremely pleased to receive this financing package. The equipment that GTC will be utilizing is a vital part of the success of our new network. The network will have the capacity to carry over one billion minutes of long distance voice traffic, and will also allow us to become a Tier 1 nationwide ISP," stated Paul Sandhu, president and chief executive officer of GTC Telecom. "With our low per minute new network cost, the potential for GTC long distance revenues are phenomenal. People have been asking us how GTC can offer such quality services at such responsible pricing. Yesterday the company unveiled the key component, and today we are announcing how we are going to finance our network. Now when you look back at how GTC revealed our product offerings, it is apparent how it all fits together," stated Eric Clemons, chief operating officer of GTC Telecom. "If you follow our progress, it is apparent that our business is developing on schedule. In January we offered low long distance rates that competed with AT&T (NYSE:T) and Sprint (NYSE:FON). We announced in January that we were beginning to set up voice over IP technology which will compete with companies like IDT Corporation (NASDAQ:IDTC) and Qwest Communications (NASDAQ:QWST). In February we introduced our Wireless T1 service similar to PSINet (NASDAQ:PSIX) and our DSL service using ADSL technology similar to Aware Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) offer. By being an Internet and Telecom company, GTC combined the two and offers long distance calling cards for sale online in a rollout modeled after Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)," continued Clemons. The creation of GTC Telecom's private network will make the company one of the first to have a fully operational, nationwide, private voice over IP network. This will allow GTC customers access to toll quality long-distance service that in the past was virtually unattainable with Internet Protocol technology. The network is expected to be completed in Spring 2000. About GTC Telecom Founded in 1997, GTC Telecom is an Telecom/Internet company, providing long distance service to small and medium sized businesses as well as residential customers throughout the United States. GTC Telecom currently offers some of the lowest long distance rates in the industry today, including a rate of 5.9 cents per minute and flat rate programs starting at $29.95 per month for 500 minutes. GTC's long distance service offerings include outbound service, inbound toll-free 800 service, and dedicated private line services for data. GTC's position as an interexchange carrier gives the company the ability to function as a large telecom company but alleviates the overhead, thus allowing GTC to have rates lower than many of their competitors. In addition, GTC offers an array of Internet services, including wireless T1 access. The company also offers long distance calling cards via the Internet on its site, www.ecallingcards.com. For further information visit GTC's Web site at www.gtctelecom.com. Included in this release are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to have been correct. The company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors including sales levels, distribution and competition trends and other market factors.