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Digital Broadband Communications Files for Chapter 11 Protection.


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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 2000

Digital Broadband Communications, Inc., a broadband communications provider, announced today that it has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  Bankruptcy Code Bankruptcy Code may refer to:
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 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court bankruptcy court n. the specialized Federal court in which bankruptcy matters under the Federal Bankruptcy Act are conducted. There are several bankruptcy courts in each state, and each one's territory covers several counties.  in Wilmington, Delaware. Digital Broadband has retained a small technical and operations staff to support its customers and maintain its network through January 12, 2001.

Earlier in the month, Digital Broadband announced that it was cutting back its business operations and laying off a substantial portion of its workforce. Due to a dramatic downturn in the financial markets, Digital Broadband was unable to attract sufficient additional financing to maintain its growth. After the reduction in force, Digital Broadband continued to pursue strategic alternatives, but to date none has materialized. Therefore, Digital Broadband finds it necessary to seek bankruptcy protection and wind down its business operations in an orderly manner.

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