The center has the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network for research and education.

Altogether this should prove for a much more advanced, faster, more stable network.

All of the above functions must occur at high speeds in advanced networks.

Bell Atlantic's chairman pledged to spend $15 billion on advanced networks.

That could give At Home an especially fast and advanced network.

Mada deployed the largest and most advanced wireless network in the area.

The privately held company operated advanced networks in six states serving over 230,000 customers.

Consumers would not face decisions as they do today about whether to buy new phones to take advantage of advanced networks.

But the telephone companies hope they soon will be, as part of what they call the "advanced intelligent network."

With little money to spare, the three states are having no easy time figuring out a way to finance the advanced networks.