In the late 1960s microwave replaced copper wire as the mainstay of long-distance phone traffic: more volume at lower cost.

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Point One can charge 10% to 15% less than existing long-distance companies to handle such traffic and still earn gross margins above the 20% to 30% generated by the big long-distance firms.

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Huawei noted that video-surveillance systems can be used for traffic management, long-distance education and local security.

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Many of these neighborhoods intersect near and around Hollywood, with Koreatown, Thai Town and Little Armenia within a few miles of each other - which is a boon in a sprawling city known for its excruciating traffic and long-distance driving.

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What they really want is to be allowed into the booming market for long-distance, high-speed data traffic.

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Long-distance lorry drivers who drink coffee have fewer road traffic accidents, research suggests.

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Its access charges to rivals, once at 5.8 cents per minute in revenue that competitors collected on long-distance calls, now are down to a penny a minute for traffic that starts or ends on a Telmex line.

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Long-distance bandwidth will outrun demand for years to come--even with traffic expected to rise 2, 000% by 2002.

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