1.   At the time, GEC said it would focus on three business areas -- defense, power systems and telecom equipment.

2.   Bloated inventories of everything from telecom equipment to toys without tots to love them are part of the reason why the economy is so fragile.

3.   Agere sells telecom equipment to other vendors who, in turn, try to sell the gear to phone companies and Internet service providers.

4.   Companies that do Web hosting, application service providers, telecom equipment, cellular phones.

5.   DSC makes switches that route phone calls throughout a phone network, wireless communications products and other telecom equipment.

6.   GEC said it would focus on three business areas -- defense, power systems and telecom equipment.

7.   Makes a wide variety of telecom equipment for a very diverse customer base.

8.   Telecom equipment is the sickest tech sector and will take the longest to find firm footing.

9.   The remaining half is split between industrial electronics, such as telecom equipment, and electronic appliances.

10.   The transition period will be two years for telecom equipment and three years for drugs and medical devices.