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Along with 25,000 square feet of carpeting covering the floors installed by Washington University Facilities, Planning and Management, Sachs Electric has provided 4,000 additional electrical outlets and 10 major power generators to help power the debate technology.

Additionally, SBC is working with the University to provide as much up-to-date technology as possible to ensure the telecommunications for the debate is flawless.

The network constructed for the second debate of the 2004 presidential campaign could support telecommunications services for a company with several thousand employees. Highlights include:

53 miles of fiber optic cables added to serve Washington University

1,600 voice and data lines installed

1,500 temporary telephone numbers

60 DSL lines installed

20 45Mbps video feeds installed

20 T1 lines installed

Facts on SBC Missouri …

• 300 SBC employees working on the debate: 100 on-site, 200 behind the scenes

• 18 years of service for debate project team members, on average

• 2,500-3,000 hours spent preparing for the debate.

• SBC Missouri provides basic and leading-edge telephone services and products to businesses and residential customers - a total of 2.4 million access lines in the state. It is a company of SBC Communications Inc., a global communications leader.

• Through the trusted SBC brand and world-class network, the company and other SBC subsidiaries provide local phone service, data communications, network services, high-speed Internet access, messaging, and paging, as well as telecommunications equipment, directory advertising, and publishing.

• Providing service and equipment to Missouri for more than 125 years, SBC is committed to serving the communities where its employees live and work.

• SBC employs more than 12,900 in Missouri with an annual statewide payroll of more than $700 million in 2003.