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TELECOMWORLDWIRE-29 March 2001-Viatel completes French fibre optic network (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Viatel Inc, an operator of pan-European, transatlantic and metropolitan fibre optic networks and a provider of telecomms services, has completed the construction of its fibre-optic network in France. The French broadband backbone of Viatel spans 2,400km and links 13 cities - Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Narbonne, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Poitiers, Tours, Orleans, Paris, Amiens, Nancy and Strasbourg. It is also connected to the company's network in the UK via a submarine terminal. The completion of the French ring will enable Viatel to offer a suite of voice, data and web-centric solutions to companies throughout eastern, southern and western France, entirely over its own network. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))