[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 156 (Friday, August 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 49264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20310]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Multi Protocol Label Switching Forum

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 9, 2000, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Multi Protocol Label Switching 
Forum (``MPLS Forum'') has filed written notifications 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 Advanced Internet 
Laboratory, Fairfax, VA; Agilent Technologies, West Lothian, Scotland, 
United Kingdom; Amber Networks, Santa Clara, CA; Bellsouth, Atlanta, 
GA; Charlotte's Web, Yokneam, Israel; Crescent Networks, Chelmsford, 
MA; Data Connection, Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom; Ennovate 
Networks, Inc., Boxborough, MA; GlobeSpan, Woodbridge, NJ; Gotham 
Networks, Acton, MA; Harris & Jeffries, Dedham, MA; Integral Access, 
Chelmsford, MA; Inverness Systems, Marlborough, MA; Jasmine Networks, 
San Jose, CA; Lucent Technologies, Westford, MA; Maple Networks, San 
Jose, CA; Marconi Communications, Warrendale, PA; Mayan Networks, 
Alameda, CA; Nokia Telecommunications, Burlington, MA; Orchestream, 
London, United Kingdom; Pluris, Cupertino, CA; Qwest Communications, 
Denver, CO; Riverstone Networks, Santa Clara, CA; Telcordia 
Technologies, Morristown, NJ; Tenor Networks, Acton, MA; Valiant 
Networks, San Jose, CA; and Vivace Networks, Oldsman, FL. The nature 
and objectives of the venture are to promote worldwide compatibility 
and interoperability between different implementations of MPLS. The 
MPLS Forum will also help users develop strategies and evaluation 
criteria for deploying MPLS in their networks.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 00-20310 Filed 8-10-00; 8:45 am]
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