Folks; An official news item of interest; Network World WorldCom reveals upgrade plans for MAEs By Denise Pappalardo Network World Fusion 1/28/98 WorldCom, Inc. officially revealed its plans to build its first Metropolitan Area Exchange (MAE) based solely on ATM at ComNet '98. MAE-Central, WorldCom�s new Tier 1 MAE, today is under construction in Dallas. MAE-Central will be equipped with three Cisco Systems, Inc. StrataCom BPX ATM switches by the end of February with services expected to be available by the end of the quarter, said Dan Lasater, vice president of broadband applications at WorldCom. http://www.nwfusion.com/news/0128mae.html --Kent Kent W. England Wireline-> fon:650.596.6321 VP of Technology Receptionist-> fon:650.596.1700 GeoNet Communications, Inc. Facsimile-> fax:650.596.1701 555 Twin Dolphin Drive Email-> mailto:kwe@geo.net Redwood City, CA 94065 Web Site-> http://www.geo.net Wireless Text-> mailto:pagekwe@geo.net PGP Key-> http://keys.pgp.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6C0CDE69