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	Lara Leibman@ENRON COMMUNICATIONS
	01/25/2001 12:53 PM
		 
		 To: Sue Nord/NA/Enron@Enron
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		 Subject: Connected

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	Internal Newsroom
	01/24/01 11:47 PM
		 
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Market Close 1/24/01
79 3/4 + 1 3/16

Bandwidth Intermediation
(through 1/19/01)

YTD Transactions              63
Counterparties                      8

LTD Transactions             275
Counterparties                     36





January 24, 2001



FINANCIAL ANALYST MEETING TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW
Enron's annual financial analyst meeting will take place tomorrow, January 
25.  The theme of the all day meeting is "Executing and Extending the Enron 
Business Model," and Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling will begin the day with an 
overview of the past year.  They will be followed by presentations by each of 
the business unit heads.  

Ken Rice and Kevin Hannon will conclude the day with an hour and a half 
presentation on EBS.  Their presentation will be repeated at the upcoming 
all-employee meetings in February.  Stay tuned for more details.  



LAUNCH OF IPNET CONNECT
The Enterprise Services group recently launched the IPNet Connect service 
offering which will provide a host of tiered IP transit options that deliver 
data with guaranteed service level agreements.  The service allows customers 
to select IP connectivity configurations and service classes to fit the 
customers' business needs on a per application basis.

IPNet Connect, the industry,s first service to differentiate and guarantee 
quality of service over an IP network, provides a unique value proposition to 
customers when combined with EBS, financial structuring and risk management 
tools.  You'll soon be hearing much more about IPNet Connect as the EBS 
Education Center will offer training on IPNet Connect to interested employees.

PTC CONFERENCE
EBS representatives from the Asia-Pacific group recently attended the Pacific 
Telecommunications Council 2001 (PTC) in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 14-18.  
The conference offered a comprehensive and thought provoking program on 
telecommunications and related convergent technologies in the Asia-Pacific 
region and provided educational and networking events including workshops, 
round tables, concurrent and managed sessions, social events and exhibits.  

The conference provided the largest gathering of telecommunications companies 
from the region and provided a central location for strategic meetings on 
EBS' role in the telecom business in Asia.  

SUNDANCE ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL
Several EBS employees are currently attending the first ever Sundance Online 
Film Festival in Park City Utah, January 18-28, 2001.  The Sundance Online 
Film Festival provides a unique opportunity for EBS to reach out to the 
independent film market for content beyond the Blockbuster offering.  David 
Cox, who attended the festival, said, "EBS used the event to make independent 
filmmakers and distributors aware that we can deliver their films via the 
Blockbuster Entertainment On-Demand service."  To view the film content 
streamed by EBS, visit http://www.sundanceonlinefilmfestival.org/. 



EBS EMPLOYEES ATTEND BUSH INAUGURATION
Last weekend, several Enron employees attended the inauguration festivities 
as George W. Bush was sworn into office as the nation's 43rd president in 
Washington D.C.  Enron representatives attended the weekend's plethora of 
activities which included the Texas State Society's Black Tie and Boots 
Inauguration Ball, a Kay Bailey Hutchison sponsored pre-Inauguration 
breakfast, a post-Inauguration parade, and the Inauguration itself.  

EBS' own Kevin Hannon, Eddie Sera and Marilyn Baker attended, and each 
visited several of the Enron sponsored events.  According to Kevin,  "It was 
an amazing opportunity to share in a part of history, especially with so many 
Enron representatives watching on in support of George W. Bush and his new 
administration." 

EBS TO HOST CLIENTS AT SUPERBOWL
Several of EBS' key business contacts will be joining EBS representatives at 
this weekend's Superbowl in Tampa Bay, Florida.  Clyde Drexler will join 
several Enron employees as they serve as hosts to EBS customers.  The weekend 
highlights will include strategic business meetings, rounds of golf with 
Clyde and Sunday's football game.   






Lynx Photonic Networks Secures $30 Million in Funding
Lynx Photonic Networks announced that it has closed a $30 million mezzanine 
financing round.  Lynx develops patented, high reliability, optical 
communications switching modules and sub-systems. 




The following courses will be offered by the EBS Education Center in the 
coming months.  To register for the courses, call Rita Ramirez at x3-4711.

INTRODUCTION TO BANDWIDTH RISK MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
This one day course covers the basic risk management fundamentals in EBS 
bandwidth, commercial origination and deal structuring.   It is designed as 
an introduction to risk management fundamentals, and would be appropriate for 
individuals who do not have a comprehensive understanding of these principles.

Dates:   February 6, 2001 - Portland (Riverplace Hotel) 
   February 16, 2001 - Houston - Shepherd
Time:   8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost:  $350 (charged to your cost center)

ADVANCED BROADBAND RISK MANAGEMENT
This advanced two day Broadband Risk Management course is the companion class 
to the Introduction to Bandwidth Risk Management.  It covers trading 
bandwidth, using options to manage bandwidth risk, and strategic issues in 
bandwidth risk management.  This class uses case studies for practical 
application of bandwidth risk management concepts. 

Dates:  February 22/23, 2001 - Houston - Shepherd
  March 13/14, 2001 - Pleasanton - PG&E Learning Center
  April 3/4, 2001 - Houston - Shepherd
Time:  8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $700 (charged to your cost center)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Bandwidth Risk Management

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