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Market Close 1/24/01
79 3/4 + 1 3/16

Bandwidth Intermediation
(through 1/19/01)

YTD Transactions 63
Counterparties 8

LTD Transactions 275
Counterparties 36

January 24, 2001

FINANCIAL ANALYST MEETING TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW
Enron's annual financial analyst meeting will take place tomorrow, January=
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25. The theme of the all day meeting is "Executing and Extending the Enron=
=20
Business Model," and Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling will begin the day with an=
=20
overview of the past year. They will be followed by presentations by each =
of=20
the business unit heads. =20

Ken Rice and Kevin Hannon will conclude the day with an hour and a half=20
presentation on EBS. Their presentation will be repeated at the upcoming=
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all-employee meetings in February. Stay tuned for more details. =20

LAUNCH OF IPNET CONNECT
The Enterprise Services group recently launched the IPNet Connect service=
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offering which will provide a host of tiered IP transit options that delive=
r=20
data with guaranteed service level agreements. The service allows customer=
s=20
to select IP connectivity configurations and service classes to fit the=20
customers' business needs on a per application basis.

IPNet Connect, the industry=01,s first service to differentiate and guarant=
ee=20
quality of service over an IP network, provides a unique value proposition =
to=20
customers when combined with EBS=01, financial structuring and risk managem=
ent=20
tools. You'll soon be hearing much more about IPNet Connect as the EBS=20
Education Center will offer training on IPNet Connect to interested employe=
es.

PTC CONFERENCE
EBS representatives from the Asia-Pacific group recently attended the Pacif=
ic=20
Telecommunications Council 2001 (PTC) in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 14-18.=
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The conference offered a comprehensive and thought provoking program on=20
telecommunications and related convergent technologies in the Asia-Pacific=
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region and provided educational and networking events including workshops,=
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round tables, concurrent and managed sessions, social events and exhibits. =
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The conference provided the largest gathering of telecommunications compani=
es=20
from the region and provided a central location for strategic meetings on=
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EBS' role in the telecom business in Asia. =20

SUNDANCE ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL
Several EBS employees are currently attending the first ever Sundance Onlin=
e=20
Film Festival in Park City Utah, January 18-28, 2001. The Sundance Online=
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Film Festival provides a unique opportunity for EBS to reach out to the=20
independent film market for content beyond the Blockbuster offering. David=
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Cox, who attended the festival, said, "EBS used the event to make independe=
nt=20
filmmakers and distributors aware that we can deliver their films via the=
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Blockbuster Entertainment On-Demand service." To view the film content=20
streamed by EBS, visit http://www.sundanceonlinefilmfestival.org/.=20

EBS EMPLOYEES ATTEND BUSH INAUGURATION
Last weekend, several Enron employees attended the inauguration festivities=
=20
as George W. Bush was sworn into office as the nation's 43rd president in=
=20
Washington D.C. Enron representatives attended the weekend's plethora of=
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activities which included the Texas State Society's Black Tie and Boots=20
Inauguration Ball, a Kay Bailey Hutchison sponsored pre-Inauguration=20
breakfast, a post-Inauguration parade, and the Inauguration itself. =20

EBS' own Kevin Hannon, Eddie Sera and Marilyn Baker attended, and each=20
visited several of the Enron sponsored events. According to Kevin, "It wa=
s=20
an amazing opportunity to share in a part of history, especially with so ma=
ny=20
Enron representatives watching on in support of George W. Bush and his new=
=20
administration."=20

EBS TO HOST CLIENTS AT SUPERBOWL
Several of EBS' key business contacts will be joining EBS representatives a=
t=20
this weekend's Superbowl in Tampa Bay, Florida. Clyde Drexler will join=20
several Enron employees as they serve as hosts to EBS customers. The weeke=
nd=20
highlights will include strategic business meetings, rounds of golf with=20
Clyde and Sunday's football game. =20

Lynx Photonic Networks Secures $30 Million in Funding
Lynx Photonic Networks announced that it has closed a $30 million mezzanine=
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financing round. Lynx develops patented, high reliability, optical=20
communications switching modules and sub-systems.=20

The following courses will be offered by the EBS Education Center in the=20
coming months. To register for the courses, call Rita Ramirez at x3-4711.

INTRODUCTION TO BANDWIDTH RISK MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
This one day course covers the basic risk management fundamentals in EBS=20
bandwidth, commercial origination and deal structuring. It is designed as=
=20
an introduction to risk management fundamentals, and would be appropriate f=
or=20
individuals who do not have a comprehensive understanding of these principl=
es.

Dates: February 6, 2001 - Portland (Riverplace Hotel)=20
February 16, 2001 - Houston - Shepherd
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $350 (charged to your cost center)

ADVANCED BROADBAND RISK MANAGEMENT
This advanced two day Broadband Risk Management course is the companion cla=
ss=20
to the Introduction to Bandwidth Risk Management. It covers trading=20
bandwidth, using options to manage bandwidth risk, and strategic issues in=
=20
bandwidth risk management. This class uses case studies for practical=20
application of bandwidth risk management concepts.=20

Dates: February 22/23, 2001 - Houston - Shepherd
March 13/14, 2001 - Pleasanton - PG&E Learning Center
April 3/4, 2001 - Houston - Shepherd
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $700 (charged to your cost center)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Bandwidth Risk Management

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