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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

 

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Bell Communications Research, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 29, 1994, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Bell Communications Research, 
Inc. (``Bellcore'') has filed written notifications on behalf of 
Bellcore and Italtel Societa Italiana Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. 
(``Italtel'') simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal 
Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties and (2) 
the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed 
for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery 
of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of 
the parties are Bellcore, Livingston, NJ; and Italtel, Milan, Italy. 
Bellcore and Italtel entered into an agreement effective as of March 
10, 1994, to engage in cooperative research with respect to 
understanding ATM and networking protocol issues related to interactive 
video communications, and to better understand the feasibility and 
applicability of technologies underlying such issues for exchange and 
exchange access services.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 94-10814 Filed 5-4-94; 8:45 am]
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