NEWS                                                      February 18, 1997


              OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TUTORIAL
                             "CABLE MODEMS"
                              MARCH 6, 1997
                                    

     Rouzbeh Yassini, Vice President and General Manager of the Data Over Cable Division
for Bay Networks' Internet and Telecom Business Group, will deliver a tutorial on "Cable
Modems" on March 6, 1997 at 1:30 p.m.  The tutorial will take place in the FCC Commission
Meeting Room, Room 856, 1919 M Street N.W.

     Mr. Yassini's tutorial will cover cable modem technology overview, deployment
overview, standards, next generation, business criteria and challenges, and customer
expectations.

     Mr. Yassini founded LANcity Corporation in 1990 to develop high-speed modems for
data transmission over cable networks.  He grew the company, as CEO and president, from $1
million in 1993 to $42 million in 1996, prior to the acquisition of LANcity by Bay Networks in
September 1996.

     Prior to founding LANcity he had served as an officer with Applitek Corporation from
1988 to 1990, and was responsible for design and development of LAN products for Proteon,
Inc. from 1986 to 1988.  He began with GE in 1981, working on television and digital
television design, signal processing and cable TV technology.

     Mr. Yassini has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from West
Virginia University and a Financial Management Program degree from GE.

     The public is invited to attend, no reservations or pre-registration is necessary.  Call Jack
Linthicum at (202) 418-2441 for further information.
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