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  1.                              VIDEO CONNECT
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  3.  
  4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
  5.  
  6. Video Connect Service provides an end-to-end solution for broadband/business
  7. video services, and includes the total delivery of network and CPE.  This
  8. service includes analog, digital, multiple speed, switched, non-switched,
  9. compressed, non-compressed, broadcast and interactive full motion video
  10. offerings.  In addition to the services described above, GTE, through teaming
  11. relationships with GTE VisNet, will provide ongoing equipment maintenance,
  12. on-line customer support, and high-margin video programming services.
  13.  
  14.  
  15. BROADCAST QUALITY
  16.  
  17.       Video Connect Broadcast Quality Service provides transmission
  18.       capability which supports a picture quality that meets or exceeds
  19.       performance requirements for 525 line/60 field monochrome, or National
  20.       Television System Committee (NTSC) color video signals.  In addition,
  21.       this service transmits from one to four associated audio signals along
  22.       with the video signal.  Video Connect Broadcast Quality Service employs
  23.       two types of network facilities to complete the customer circuit.
  24.  
  25.  
  26. COMMERCIAL QUALITY
  27.  
  28.       Video Connect Commercial Quality Service provides transmission
  29.       facilities which support a picture quality that is near the performance
  30.       requirements of NTSC broadcast quality video, but is not as high in
  31.       quality as Broadcast Quality video.  Video Connect Commercial Quality
  32.       Service employs two types of network facilities to complete the
  33.       customer circuit.
  34.  
  35.  
  36. BUSINESS QUALITY
  37.  
  38.       Video Connect Business Quality Service utilizes compressed video
  39.       transmission techniques and equipment capable of transmitting good
  40.       picture quality.  The video equipment being deployed with this service
  41.       meets or exceeds both the NTSC and PAL requirements.  Video Connect
  42.       Service Business Quality employs two types of network facilities to
  43.       complete the customer circuit.
  44.  
  45. The following list identifies the current list of features available under the umbrella of
  46. Video Connect Service:
  47.  
  48.            -    End to end turnkey solution.
  49.            -    Switched and/or dedicated connections.
  50.            -    Analog and/or digital services.
  51.            -    Three quality grades of service.
  52.            -    Protection from network obsolescence.
  53.            -    Premium Services (e.g., Quad Split, One Touch, Image Plus
  54.                 Still Frame, Picture-in-Picture).
  55.            -    National Help Desk.
  56.            -    Consulting.
  57.            -    Installation Supervision.
  58.            -    Acceptance Testing.
  59.            -    CPE Maintenance options.
  60.            -    Program development.
  61.            -    Customer training and ongoing support.
  62.            -    High quality video and audio capabilities.
  63.  
  64.  
  65. Future features will include usage sensitive billing, standard scheduling,
  66. testing, troubleshooting and maintenance software across all service
  67. offerings, and increased product offerings to include MPEG standards and
  68. cable television transport offerings.
  69.  
  70. In the past, companies that were able to take advantage of video services
  71. were usually those that had very specialized applications or those that had
  72. "deep pockets", because video services were very expensive.  During the past
  73. few years, the technology and the resulting video quality have improved
  74. dramatically.
  75.  
  76. Due to the refinement of video applications, and the increased quality and
  77. reduced cost of providing these services, video has become much more
  78. accessible, and is being touted as the wave of the future.
  79.  
  80.  
  81. APPLICATIONS:
  82.  
  83.            -    Interactive distance learning
  84.            -    Video Arraignment
  85.            -    Teleradiology
  86.            -    Home Health Care Monitoring
  87.            -    Video conferencing
  88.            -    Video production
  89.            -    Film Preview & Editing
  90.  
  91.  
  92. BENEFITS:
  93.  
  94.            -    Improved network reliability.
  95.            -    Route diversity.
  96.            -    Improved network performance.
  97.            -    Multispeed digital capabilities.
  98.            -    High quality analog solutions.
  99.            -    Improved response/delivery times.
  100.            -    Reduced down time.
  101.            -    Reduced cost (e.g., travel, labor, network).
  102.            -    Standard equipment.
  103.            -    Easy migration toward future networking technologies.
  104.            -    Competitive pricing of services.
  105.  
  106.  
  107. For more information, call 1-800-483-4926 M-F 8am - 8 pm eastern.
  108.  
  109. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  110.  
  111. Copyright 1994 GTE Telephone Operations
  112. All rights reserved
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