FirstPoint Communications Inc., Portland, OR, plans to launch a 135-mile fiber-optic network

    Feb. 1, 1997

    FirstPoint Communications Inc., Portland, OR, plans to launch a 135-mile fiber-optic network capable of carrying nearly 10 million telephone calls. The network consists of four fiber-optic rings, which will circle Portland and surrounding communities. Construction of the first of the four rings, a downtown Portland-to-Beaverton loop, was completed this month.

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