http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/003184.htm France Telecom to build American fiber network NEW YORK (Reuters) - France Telecom said Tuesday it will invest $200 million to build a 15,000-mile fiber optics network connecting 28 major cities in North America by the end of 2001. The network will be connected to France Telecom's pan-European backbone network, opened in October 1999, with international submarine cables. ... -------- Gee ... This wouldn't be used for commercial ... er ... I mean ... national security espionage ... er ... I mean ... surveillence, would it? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean ? Ern