BC TELECOM puts ISDN anywhere within rugged Canadian province.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 1997--

CONKLIN BRITEmux meets demand for videoconferencing, other

services

ISDN multiplexing is allowing BC TELECOM to bring the communications benefits of ISDN -- once limited to the largest cities -- to some smaller towns in British Columbia, Canada.

By purchasing BRITEmux from CONKLIN, BC TELECOM is now able to meet the growing demand for ISDN access from homes and businesses as part of a drive to expand ISDN availability. This gives BC TELECOM a new source of revenue and new opportunities for customer service. With access to ISDN service, companies can now link remote offices together with videoconferencing and high-speed data access. It also enables individuals higher speed access to the Internet.

"The CONKLIN BRITEmux is particularly beneficial in small towns with fewer than 5,000 phone subscribers where it's not currently economical to add ISDN capabilities to existing central offices," said Terence Gill, services planning engineer at BC TELECOM in Vancouver. "We can run out the service on non-loaded lines, and we have extension technology available for customers on long loops."

As one of the first ISDN multiplexers introduced, the CONKLIN BRITEmux provides eight ISDN lines from a single T1. CONKLIN BRITEmuxes come in a variety of compact configurations to easily fit into available space within a remote DLC (Digital Loop Carrier), central office or business facility. Its plug-and-play installation reduces set-up costs by about 40 percent.

"An appealing feature of the CONKLIN BRITEmux was its compact size," said Gill. "We can provide eight ISDN lines at once and preengineer them. Once the demand for an ISDN line comes on-line, we can automatically assign the line without any further engineering. All we have to do is provision the loop at the end."

BC TELECOM has equipped all of its Nortel DMS 100 and Lucent 5ESS switches with ISDN capability. The purchase of the CONKLIN BRITEmuxes are part of a move to expand ISDN coverage, particularly in areas served by GTD-5 remote switches, which will not be ISDN capable until sometime in 1998.

The CONKLIN BRITEmux family, consisting of Models 357, 358 and 359, can be used within remote DLCs or similar enclosures, at central offices or within office buildings ("network premises"). All BRITEmuxes connect to any standard D4, SLC-96, SLC Series 5 channel bank or CONKLIN MiniBANK with BRITE cards, or with BRITEmux COTs Models 358 and 359.

Established in 1957, Conklin Instrument Corp. provides a broad range of transmission equipment to the telecommunications industry. CONKLIN is ISO9001 registered with the strongest possible commitment to total customer satisfaction.

For more information, contact: Conklin Instrument Corp., West Road, P.O. Box 650; Pleasant Valley, NY 12569; 800-CONKLIN (800-266-5546); FAX; [phone]. Homepage: www.conklininstrument.com .

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