Responding to questions about the viability of videoconferencing applications in enterprise environments, Steven Glapa, vice president and general manager for Lucent's Internet Applications Group, pointed to the need for integration.

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Responding to the news, Mr Grant said he wanted to find out more about planning applications involving Lomond Homes that had led to such high debts.

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Even the FCC admits that in such markets "discrimination" among applications and content can benefit consumers as Internet providers seek to differentiate their network offerings in novel ways responding to consumer demand.

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