Paradyne and Sierra Telephone Team Up to Deploy High-Speed Internet Access

Business Wire, Dec 6, 2000

Business Editors

OAKHURST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000

Paradyne Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:PDYN) and Sierra Telephone, a California-based regional telecommunications company, announced today that Sierra Telephone has selected Paradyne's Hotwire(R) ReachDSL solution to offer business-class data services.

Sierra Telephone will deploy Paradyne's Hotwire GranDSLAM next-generation DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexer) in six central offices (COs) and currently serves more than 23,000 customers in the Central Sierras below Yosemite National Park. The company will also deploy SDSL and ADSL to its business and residential customers.

"Paradyne's combination of innovative solutions like ReachDSL and its standards-based SDSL and ADSL will enable us to serve the broadest range of customers in our market as part of our overall plan to be the premier provider of telecommunications services," said Harry Baker, president of Sierra Telephone.

Paradyne's Hotwire ReachDSL provides the industry's first and only line-sharing compatible and customer installable solution that provides market coverage in excess of 24,000 ft. and guarantees service coverage to 18,000 ft. Using ReachDSL, a service provider should never have to turn away a customer who wants DSL service.

ABOUT SIERRA TELEPHONE

Founded in 1895, Sierra Telephone and its affiliates provide total telecommunications solutions for customers located in Eastern Madera and Mariposa counties of California's Central Sierras. A state-of-the-art, 100 percent digital fiber optic network supports many products and services, including a fully interactive Digital Video and Distance Learning Network, ISDN, Centrex, cellular service, local Internet access, videoconferencing and telecommuting. For more information please visit http://www.stcg.net.

ABOUT PARADYNE

Paradyne is a leading developer of carrier-class high-speed network access solutions. A recognized market leader in DSL and Service Level Management solutions, the company markets its award-winning Hotwire DSL and FrameSaver(R) Service Level Management systems to service providers and business customers. Paradyne's Hotwire Connected(TM) program accelerates DSL deployment by facilitating system-level interoperability and manageability. More than 12,000 Hotwire DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) have currently shipped, for a total capacity of more than 3 million lines.

Paradyne is headquartered in the Tampa Bay area. More information is available by calling 1-800-PARADYNE (U.S. and Canada), 727/530-8623 or visiting www.paradyne.com. A corporate video is available at http://www.paradyne.com/corpview. (Requires Real Player)

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Paradyne Corporation's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

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