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58 -- METALLIC CABLE TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT (HDSL ETC.) SOL IPO.08-420 DUE 033197 POC Point of Contact -- NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, 212/808-2296 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94 040, 415/940-6565 WEB: NTT International Procurement Information Home Page, http://wwwipo.nttinfo.ntt.co.jp. This public notice is to request suppliers to provide N TT with gene ral referential information on similar products or technology prior to procu rement of the intended product (mentioned below) by NTT. This public notice is also to request that any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontrac tor in the procurement program of this product should declare their intentio ns to that effect. This public notice is not intended to guarantee public n otification of procurement of the product. (1) Name:Metallic Cable Transmis sion Equipment (HDSL etc.) (2) Overview: This product is composed of Terminal-side equipment and Cente r-side equipment, and intended for use in bidirectional symmetrical transmis sion of 1.5 Mbps signals via copper cables in the subscriber line section. T he main functions of this product are shown below. 1) This product is capab le of transmitting 1.544 Mbps signals provided under the TTC standard JT-I43 1/JT-I431-a 2) For testing purpose, each of Terminal-side equipment and Center-side equ ipment has loopback function, which is performed by remote control through the personal computers or the like. 3) For fault detection purpose, each o f Terminal-side equipment and Center-side equipment can detect and indicate equipment and circuit faults, and this fault information is also collected and displayed by the personal computers or the like. 4) The supplier can pr epare, as an optional equipment, repeaters for transmission distance extensi on purpose. (3) Contents of RFI: NTT is inviting the following types of in formation on a product or technology similar to the above-mentioned system. This is not, however, a request for suppliers to provide proprietary and/or confidential information, (i) Technical information Product technical infor mation pertaining to descriptions in the 'Overview of Product' section above (product catalog(s), system configuration examples, etc.)., (ii) Price and i ts terms and conditions Based on concept of unit pricing and volume discoun t pricing, (iii) Standard delivery period after an order is placed, (iv)S ales results Yearly sales performance, market share, etc. for the previous t hree years, (v)Others 1)Product features, failure response system, maintena nce support system, etc. 2)Positive information you believe will be useful f or NTT's business 3)Information of products (xDSL) using the metallic transmission method whic h is similar with HDSL. (4) Request for Declaration of the Intention of Par ticipating as a Subcontractor: Any suppliers wishing to participate as a sub contractor in the product procurement program of NTT, are requested to suppl y NTT with the information listed below. After preparing a list of supplied information, NTT will provide the list to suppliers who wish to be provided with it, to those who have responded to the request for supply of the inform ation listed and to those who have purchased the PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION r elating to procurement of the product. NTT, however, will undertake no resp onsibilies for any outcomes arising from supply of the list, (i)Name of supp lier, (ii)Place of contact (Address, name of the person in charge, telephone number, and fascimile number). (5) Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, March 31, 1997 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0058)

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