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Corning Inc. (Corning, NY) has filed suit against FiberCore Inc. (Charlton, MA), alleging patent infringement. Corning claims that FiberCore has been using Corning`s US Pat. #4,339,173 ("Optical waveguide containing P₂O₅ and GeO₂") to manufacture optical fiber and then sell that fiber in the USA and is seeking an injunction and unspecified damages. FiberCore has denied violating any Corning patent. . . . Coors Ceramics Company (Grand Junction, CO) has completed a 107,000-sq ft addition to its existing manufacturing operations to meet demand for fiberoptic components and other products. . . . Intelect Network Technologies, a subsidiary of Intelect Communications Inc. (Richardson, TX), has signed a distribution agreement with World Access Inc. (Atlanta, GA) to resell its Sonetlynx fiberoptic multiplexer. . . . Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. (New York, NY) will provide an intracity fiberoptic network in the downtown Chicago-loop area as a result of its infrastructure acquisition from Unicom Thermal Technologies Inc. (Chicago, IL).