U S WEST Communications, Inc. Chooses NEC Digital Loop Carrier for Small Line-size Applications

Business Wire, June 5, 1996

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 1996--U S WEST Communications, Inc. (USWC) selected NEC America as the vendor of choice for 100% of its 25 -96 line digital loop carrier (DLC) copper-fed applications. NEC was also awarded 95% of the DLC fiber-fed applications for the same line size for 1996. This announcement strengthens NEC's current position as the main supplier of DLC equipment to all 14 U S WEST states for applications of 25-192 lines.

U S WEST Communications found the ISC-303 DLC to be an economical means of supplying its customers with telecommunications services in the local loop. The ISC-303 DLC is capable of delivering up to 96 subscriber lines per each compact 5.25" x 23" shelf. ISC-303 shelves have the option of being directly fed by either copper T-Spans or fiber-optic cable and can be deployed in both IDLC and UDLC applications.

At present, the ISC-303s are being deployed in NEC's pre-wired remote cabinets, the T-REX and the C-REX. NEC's REX family of remote housing provides a variety of costconserving solutions for loop applications. The REX cabinet is NEC's smallest enclosure with a capacity of up to 96 subscriber lines. The cabinet's small footprint allows it to be mounted on a wall or placed on a pad or pole. The CREX cabinet serves up to 384 subscriber lines and has the versatility to be deployed in many optional configurations including an OC-3 optical hub.

NEC America's Public Networks Group, headquartered in Herndon, VA, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and services a full line of SONET transmission systems for public networks, network management systems, fiber optic digital loop carriers, and ATM switches.

NEC America Inc., an affiliate of NEC Corporation, develops, manufactures and markets a complete line of advanced communications products and software for public and private networks. NEC Corporation and its affiliates worldwide are a $43 billion global leader whose 151,000 employees are dedicated to providing leading-edge computer, communications and semiconductor products and services.

CONTACT: NEC America, Inc.

Barbara Kunetz, Public Networks Group, 703/834-4350