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Ralph Ballart, VP of Broadband at SBC Labs, Will Detail SBC's Latest Technology Plan to Roll Out Fiber-Based Triple-Play Services to 18 Million Customers NEW YORK, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Lightspeed, the multibillion- dollar initiative by SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC) to deliver fiber-based triple-play network services to millions of subscribers in its operating regions, will be the focus of a key presentation to be delivered by Ralph Ballart, VP of Broadband at SBC Labs, to attendees at a unique industry event hosted by Heavy Reading (http://www.heavyreading.com/), the research division of Light Reading Inc. Heavy Reading's Links 2005 Executive Summit, to be held November 9-10 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, Calif., will bring together up to 200 top-level industry thought leaders for a two-day conference that includes a rich mix of intensive conference sessions and invaluable personal networking opportunities. Heavy Reading's team of senior analysts will present the firm's latest industry findings exclusively to event attendees, while speakers and panelists will weigh in with their thoughts on the trends and developments covering these critical issues: --The new models of optical networking --Migrating to the MPLS edge --Carrier Ethernet service hype and reality --The future of fixed/mobile integration Ballart, scheduled to participate in the Carrier Ethernet session, will detail SBC's use of carrier-class Ethernet technology for Project Lightspeed and other SBC next-gen service initiatives. Other notable presentations at the conference include keynotes by two of the telecom industry's most influential service provider executives: --Dr. Behzad Nadji, Chief Architect, AT&T (NYSE:T); Vice President, AT&T Labs Research; and Vice President, AT&T Network, OSS & ITS Architecture --Scott Beaudoin, Chief Architect, WilTel Communications Additional featured speakers will present from the following companies: BT Infonet, Broadwing, OnFiber, iPass, Level 3 Communications, Vesbridge, Fujitsu, Motorola (NYSE:MOT), ADVA, Bay Microsystems, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Hammerhead Systems, Mangrove Systems, Meriton Networks, MRV Communications, RadiSys, and Tropic. The complete conference program can be found here: http://www.lightreading.com/live/event_information.asp?survey_id=113 A limited number of seats are still available for the conference. Press registration is free. Click here to register: http://www.heavyreading.com/links2005 For more information, please contact: Dave Williams Sales Director, Heavy Reading 858-485-8870 Press/analyst contact: Dennis Mendyk Managing Director, Heavy Reading 201-587-2154 About Heavy Reading Heavy Reading is an independent market research organization offering quantitative analysis of telecom technology to service providers, vendors, and investors. Its mandate is to provide the comprehensive competitive analysis needed today for the deployment of profitable networks based on next- generation hardware and software. DATASOURCE: Heavy Reading CONTACT: Dave Williams, Sales Director of Heavy Reading, +1-858-485-8870, or , or Press-analyst contact, Dennis Mendyk, Managing Director of Heavy Reading, +1-201-587-2154, or Web site: http://www.lightreading.com/ http://www.heavyreading.com/

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