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The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none. - Thomas Carlyle 1975-1881

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Friends and Partners is very pleased to announce our new partnership with the Global One telecommunications firm. From Global One's new Global One/Friends and Partners Alliance Web Site, "Global One is proud to have been selected as the international telecommunications partner for Friends and Partners and is committed to supporting the civic developmental goals of this organization and helping to promote cooperation, exchange of information, and better understanding between the people of the United States and those from the former Soviet Union."

We are looking forward to our continued work with Global One on the Russian Civic Networking Program and other initiatives within Russia and around the world.

Some information about Global One (from the WWW site listed above):

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"Global One maintains its Russian headquarters in Moscow and has eight regional offices located in all the major economic centers across Russia. Further, the company has developed additional coverage by appointing more than 70 distributors of Global One services throughout Russia and the former Soviet Republics. The company has an extensive integrated fiber optic, satellite, wireless and copper-based physical networking infrastructure in place with significant plans for expansion. The company in Russia has network nodes in over 250 cities throughout the former Soviet Union and employees over 400 people. "

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Please visit the WWW site listed above to learn more about Global One, its services in Russia, and the growing relationship with Friends and Partners.

Finally, we want to express our appreciation to Rob Turner of Global One for all he has done and is doing to help Friends and Partners on several initiatives.