[1st-mile-nm] Rural Development Agency Approval of FTTP Gear

[Gary Gomes]

Alcatel-Lucent [Euronext Paris and NYSE:ALU] has announced their
Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU (Fiber to the User) solution has been granted
both "Rural Development Acceptance" and "Buy American" status by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Agency for deployment under
the Rural Development Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. USDA
acceptance means that communities of up to 20,000 inhabitants can now
install Alcatel-Lucent's 7342 ISAM FTTU solution using funding obtained
under the USDA Rural Development funding programs. GPON offers the bandwidth
to support, over a single fiber optic cable, multiple and simultaneous HDTV
channels, high-speed Internet access, and voice services. Alcatel-Lucent's
7342 ISAM FTTU solution will be listed in the "ae - Access Equipment"
category, FTTH Systems. Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM Fiber-to-the-User (FTTU)
solution, which uses gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) to enable
service providers to cost-effectively deliver high revenue, user-centric
broadband services today, over a single optical fiber. For more information,
visit Alcatel-Lucent's FTTH solution.

Gary C. Gomes
Managing Member
SoundView Networks, LLC
5085 Copper Bar Road
Las Cruces, NM 88011
575-521-1606
Mobile: 575-202-6383