[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 214 (Monday, November 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28160]



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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 August 23, 1996, 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; Lucent Technologies, Inc. (``Lucent''); Rockwell 
International Corporation (``Rockwell''); Southwestern Bell Technology 
Resources, Inc. (``TRI''); Tektronix, Inc. (``Tektronix''); and 
Washington University in St. Louis (``WUSTL'') 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, Morristown, NJ; 
Lucent, Breinigsville, PA; Rockwell, Newbury Park, CA; TRI, Austin, TX; 
Tektronix, Beaverton, OR; and WUSTL, St. Louis, MO.
    Bellcore, Rockwell, TRI, Tektronix, and WUSTL enter into Articles 
of Collaboration with AT&T effective April 7, 1994, establishing a 
consortium to engage in a collaborative research effort of limited 
duration in order to gain further knowledge and understanding in the 
area of SONET/ATM self-healing ring technology and to better understand 
the applications of such technology for telecommunications networks, 
particularly exchange and exchange access service networks. On June 24, 
1996, as a result of the restructuring of AT&T, Lucent replaced and 
assumed the rights and responsibilities of AT&T as a member of the 
consortium. The nature and objectives of the consortium remain 
unchanged.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-28160 Filed 11-1-96; 8:45 am]
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