INTEL: Computer industry & telephone firms join to accelerate availability of fast Internet services.

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3 M2 PRESSWIRE-8 December 1998-INTEL: Computer industry and regional telephone firms join together to accelerate widespread availability of fast Internet services to consumers (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD3 RDATE:071298 -- Companies to present landmark broadband access proposal to FCC Major computer industry and telephone companies today announced completion of a unified proposal to be presented to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The goal of this proposal is to speed availability of high-speed Internet access services, such as ADSL. The companies involved include: Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Compaq Computer Corporation, Gateway, GTE, Intel, Microsoft, SBC, and US West. Also in the alliance are the Information Technology Industry Council...