Bellcore looks for a connection; the corporate research lab for the seven Baby Bells will soon be up for sale as its owners embrace an industrywide trend toward short-term, sure-fire bets

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The seven regional telephone companies are searching for a buyer for Bellcore because it no longer meets their research and development needs. The Baby Bells hope Bellcore will be purchased and run as an independent company, performing research for many different clients.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Regional Bell Operating Companies, Bellcore

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NSF hands over the Internet...

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The National Science Foundation will turn the operation of NSFnet over to the private sector in Apr 1995. The step is expected to raise Internet fees in the short term. NSF's next network project is the very high-speed Backbone Network Services.

Management, Internet, Telecommunications systems, United States. National Science Foundation, NSFnet (Computer network)

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NRC lets a little sun shine in

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The NRC has adopted new rules allowing more public access to its meetings following court challenges to its traditional secrecy. However, the new guidelines do not meet the requirements for openness of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Laws, regulations and rules, Executive advisory bodies, National Research Council

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