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Fiberoptic Product News, July, 2002 by Lawrence, Don

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Okay ... are the CFOs and techies gone? We're going to make you look like a hero and at the same time increase your marketing budget. After you've read this article, stride into your CEO's office. In a strong and clear voice, confidently predict that the long-awaited explosion of the convergence industry may soon be upon us. Really.

Within a few years of the landmark 1996 deregulation of the telecommunications industry, there was a free-for-all in the venture capital world. Voice, video, and data would soon be delivered everywhere via packet network technology--all that was needed were a few...

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