China Telecom, China Netcom select Nortel Networks Shasta 5000 BSN for IP services; Expanding extensive earlier deployment to two additional provinces.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 October 2002-NORTEL NETWORKS: China Telecom, China Netcom select Nortel Networks Shasta 5000 BSN for IP services; Expanding extensive earlier deployment to two additional provinces (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10282002 Beijing - China Telecom and China Netcom, China's two major telecommunications carriers, have signed agreements with Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSX: NT] to deploy Nortel Networks Shasta* 5000 Broadband Service Nodes (BSNs) in Hubei and Heilongjiang provinces.

China Telecom's Hubei branch plans to leverage Shasta 5000 BSN and Nortel Networks Passport* 8600 Routing Switches to expand its existing, IP-based metro area network. China Netcom's Heilongjiang Communications subsidiary plans to use Shasta 5000 to grow...