BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 6, 1999 ISSUE
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INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS British Telecom's Global Push PARTNERSHIPS Combined international operations with AT&T in July, 1998. The two giants bought 30% of Japan Telecom in April and are jointly developing a high-speed global Internet network for corporate users. OVERSEAS INVESTMENT Has spent $5 billion on the Continent and $2 billion in Asia in just the past year to acquire stakes in telecom ventures. INTERNET Launched the first Europewide, high-speed Internet network in March. Its U.S.-based Concert subsidiary offers Internet services to 4,700 global business customers. Expanding aggressively in digital technology. DATA: COMPANY REPORTS, BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS BT Is Burning Up the Wires (int'l edition) TABLE: British Telecom's Global Push INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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