Electric Lightwave Inc. (Vancouver, WA) announced it began deploying a more than 3000-mi ringed

Electric Lightwave Inc. (Vancouver, WA) announced it began deploying a more than 3000-mi ringed Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) network in the western United States. The company believes the network will be the largest of its kind in the region, scheduled for completion in the fall of 1999. The network consists of two legs: The first is a 1330-mi route from Portland, OR, through Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, CA; and the second is a previously announced 1720-mi inland route connecting Portland, Boise, ID, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.