UUNET SA provides ISDN line for press room at Loftus during the Tri Nations

Internal and local media will be able to ensure they deliver up-to-the-minute reports on Saturday`s Tri Nation`s clash between SA and Australia thanks to UUNET SA, as the company will be providing an ISDN line, as well as 22 Internet addresses for the media at the press room in Loftus Versveld.

As part of the agreement with Communications Solutions, UUNET has agreed to supply a basic 64k line with a Cisco router to ensure that both local and international press have access to the Internet and e-mail during the match, all of which will run off UUNET`s back bone and server.

"The line was installed last Friday and will be tested until 25 July 2001, to ensure that nothing goes wrong on the day of the match. We are pleased to be involved in a project of this nature, and we hope to provide these services out to all sports matches in the future. UUNET has previous experience on these types of short-term solutions and therefore believe this will a successful initiative," says Wayne Baker, account manager at UUNET SA.

UUNET SA, a WorldCom company, is Southern Africa`s only pan-African provider of Internet-based network services and the largest global carrier of Internet traffic in Africa. The company provides Internet connectivity and corporate network services to major corporations as well as access services to Internet service providers.

All UUNET SA products and services are delivered within the required regulatory conditions.