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D -- ALTERNNATIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE -- STATE OF CONNECTICUT SOL GS01K-99-M-0008 DUE 110899 POC Mattie Buford, Contracting Officer, Phone (617) 565-5770, Fax (617) 565-5748, Email mattie.buford@gsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=GS01K-99-M-00 08&LocID=254. E-MAIL: Mattie Buford, mattie.buford@gsa.gov. The General Services Administration/FTS, Boston, MA, intends to issue a solicitation o/b November 30, 1999, to secure alternative local exchange services for the State of Connecticut. These services would be similar but not limited to the services now being provided by Southern New England Telephone Company. Provider must provide local access lines, in-state and local usage and data services for the purpose of providing voice, data and video. As a minimum, provider must be able to provide Point-Point T-1, 56K, 384K, and 1.5mbs Frame Relay Service, ISDN BRI and PRI, and ATM based technology. Interested parties must submit a letter of interest by 2:00 p.m., on November 8, 1999. Refer questions to Secondary contact, Bob Joy at Posted 10/21/99 (D-SN393514). (0294)

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