94-17754. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Bell Communications Research, Inc.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

 

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; Bell Communications Research, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 25, 1994, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Bell Communications Research, 
Inc. (``Bellcore'') has filed written notifications on behalf of 
Bellcore and GTE Service Corporation (``GTE'') simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the 
identities of the parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the 
venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the 
Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plantiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 
Act, the identities of the parties are Bellcore, Livingston, NJ; and 
GTE, Irving, TX. Bellcore and GTE entered into an agreement effective 
as of March 1, 1994, under GTE will participate in various Bellcore 
projects which Bellcore is currently undertaking for its owner 
companies, all directed to understanding telecommunications network 
architecture, concepts and/or service capabilities in support of 
exchange and exchange access telecommunications services. Those 
projects may comprise such activities as the creation, development or 
production of new telecommunications network service concepts and 
related network planning, engineering and software development and 
production and will include, for example, exploration of innovative 
billing systems for involving network services.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 94-17754 Filed 7-20-94; 8:45 am]
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