97-25884. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993the ATM Forum

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51145]
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[FR Doc No: 97-25884]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--the ATM Forum

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 24, 1997, pursuant to 
Sec. 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the ATM Forum 
(``Forum'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in 
its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of 
extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust 
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
    Specifically, the following organizations have joined the Forum: 
Telstra Corporation, Clayton, Australia; Virginia Polytechnic Institute 
and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA. Additionally, the 
following Forum members have been involved in acquisitions: Ascend 
Communications Inc. acquired Cascade Communications Corporation. The 
following members have changed their names: CSIRO Radiophysics to CSIRO 
TIP; Telematics International Ltd. to ECI Telecom Ltd. The following 
have changed their membership from principal members to auditing 
members: Ipsilon Networks, Inc.; and NETWORK Programs NETWORK Machines, 
Inc. Ascend Communications, Inc. has upgraded from an auditing member 
to a principal member.
    No changes have been made in the planning activities of the Forum. 
Membership remains open, and the Forum intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On April 19, 1993, the Forum filed its original notification 
pursuant to Sec. 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a 
notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Sec. 6(b) of the Act on June 
2, 1993 (58 FR 31415). The last notification was filed on April 28, 
1997 and a notice was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 1997 
(62 FR 28065).
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-25884 Filed 9-29-97; 8:45 am]
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