Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Telecom Developpement selects Alcatel for DSL Rollout

Telecom Developpement (TD), a competitive carrier in France, selected Alcatel as its sole supplier for a mass network rollout in all the major cities in France. Under the multi-year contract, TD will deploy the Alcatel 7301 ASAM, which can be used to deliver broadband Internet access services to residential subscribers as well as to offer high speed data services to business and corporate customers, in particular for Cegetel. Financial terms were not disclosed. Alcatel has also been a supplier of networking gear for Telecom Developpement's backbone.
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  • Telecom Developpement (TD) is licensed in France both as a network operator and a provider of telephony services, using the prefix "7" for this purpose. TD's main products - switched minutes and leased lines - are offered to the public through Cegetel, which markets them to the general public and to businesses through the company Cegetel Fixe, in which TD has a 20% stake.