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From: tronix@polari.UUCP (David Daniel)
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Subject: Re: British Telecom Dumps Mitel
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Date: 3 Feb 90 22:37:24 GMT
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Mitel is indeed a Canadian based firm, however much of their product
is made in Texas and Florida.  They were the ONLY PBX mfg. to post a
profit for calendar year 1989.  BT isn't dumping Mitel per se. They
are however VERY restricted to the amount of Mitel equipment they can
sell in the UK.  They feel at this point that the capital they can get
from the sale of their 51% can be better utilized in providing telco
services.  I consider Mitel equipment to be the best on the market as
do many users. 


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