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-----Original Message----- From: Denne, Karen Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 10:52 AM To: Sanders, Richard B. Subject: FW: Enron Sues Microsoft Over Failed Broadband Services Deal -----Original Message----- From: Schmidt, Ann M. Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 10:51 AM To: Denne, Karen; Philipp, Meredith; Palmer, Mark A. (PR); Kean, Steven J.; Meyer, Vance; Hiltabrand, Leslie; Radford, Pat Subject: Enron Sues Microsoft Over Failed Broadband Services Deal DJ Enron Sues Microsoft Over Failed Broadband Services Deal<ENE.N<<MSFT.O< By Michael Rieke Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON (Dow Jones)--In a July conference call with analysts when Jeff Skilling was still chief executive of Enron Corp. (ENE), he threw out a ray of hope for his company's foundering broadband business. Enron Broadband Services had just signed a long-term deal to provide bandwidth for MSN, Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) online Internet service, Skilling said. Enron would give more details on the deal later. After three months without farther word on the deal, Enron has broken its silence by suing Microsoft. In a suit filed Thursday in the district court of Harris County, Texas, Enron claimed Microsoft has failed to live up to terms of the deal. The agreement, signed June 25, called for Enron Broadband to develop and provide network capacity and other services to support Microsoft's offering of high-speed Internet service, according to the lawsuit. Microsoft was required to develop an electronic ordering and billing system for use with all regional Bell telephone companies during an initial phase of the deal, according to the lawsuit. Microsoft has failed to provide that system and other items required in the deal, so Enron isn't required to deliver operational broadband services for the deal, the lawsuit said.
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