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    1. Standards
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    Another mystery to lose sleep over

    Nov. 1, 1997
    Here`s another mystery to ponder: Why did the Gigabit Ethernet Committee vote to approve 50/125-micron optical fiber? Can you imagine the disastrous effect this decision will have on end-users? They`ll say, "Now we`ve got another fiber to consider, so obviously fiber has no standards at all!"

    Here`s another mystery to ponder: Why did the Gigabit Ethernet Committee vote to approve 50/125-micron optical fiber? Can you imagine the disastrous effect this decision will have on end-users? They`ll say, "Now we`ve got another fiber to consider, so obviously fiber has no standards at all!"

    Jim Hayes

    President

    Fotec Inc.

    Medford, MA

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