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Former Partner of Enron Broadband, who had been in business with the Taliban since 1997/1998 and partner in a consortium (plus Savvis) of WebFN, a 24/7 worldwide financial news and information station on the Web, streaming live and on-demand video. Janice Conklin (jconklin@tsicomm.com) was contact person for TSI Communications and SAVVIS. Her contact at Enron was Shelly Mansfield. (Enron Broadband Services, shelly_mansfield@enron.com) Source: http://www.webhostnews.com/press/june2000/20/0620savv.shtm

In September 1998, TSI announced a $240 million contract with the Taliban to establish a network of satellite-call centers in Afghanistan's major cities and a 30,000-line wireless phone system in Kabul. Eighty percent of profits would be retained by TSI with the rest accruing to the Taliban. http://www.trilliuminvest.com/pages/news/news_detail.asp?ArticleID=103&Status=Archive

In September 2000, Telephone Systems International (TSI) announced a $240 million contract with the Taliban to establish a network of satellite-call centers in Afghanistan's major cities and a 30,000-line wireless phone system in Kabul. Eighty percent of profits would be retained by TSI with the rest accruing to the Taliban Source: http://www.savvis.net/company/newsroom/pressreleases/pressdetails.cfm?newsID=129

The contacts between ENRON Broadband and the Taliban continued even during 2001. In April 2001, TSI signed a GSM supply contract with the Taliban government, although this has been delayed due to American sanctions, but the magazine "cellular-news" was informed in January that service may be available in Kabul from June this year. The Minister did say that handheld satellite phones would be provided shortly however." Indeed, even during the war against the Taliban, as a Chicago Tribune article revealed, " the phones have been ringing. Businessmen in Mazar-e Sharif, about 220 miles northwest of Kabul, are renting them in their stores on a per-call basis. Because of the border closure, payment for the Uzbek phone service is routed through banks in the United Arab Emirates."

Shelly Mansfield was still updating old press releases of ENRON Broadband, the last one in February 2002: "...This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties.." http://www.enron.com/corp/pressroom/releases/2001/ec/11-EBSStorage-LTR.html "I would highly recommend TSI to anyone". John T. Woodruff, Tax Attorney Unocal (->) Corporation Houston, Texas. Source: http://www.taxsearchinc.com/taxhtml/candref.html

TSI, a former unit of Verizon, was bought on January 11th, 2002 by investment company GTCR Golder Rauner for $800 million. GTCR Golden Rauner is a Pentagon and US-Government contractor. On May 31st, 2002 William C. Brooks replaced Joseph P. Nolan (GTCR) as a Director of the Lason-Corporation, associated with GTCR. Brooks "served as a member of the Social Security Advisory Board, having been appointed by President Bill Clinton as one of three presidential appointees to the Board. In addition, he served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment Standards Administration, the largest agency in the Department of Labor. President George Bush appointed Mr. Brooks to the position. Mr. Brooks is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a retired Vice President of General Motors Corporation. He is a graduate of Long Island University and holds an MBA from the University of Oklahoma. He has completed the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program." Source: http://www.lason.com/press_releases/2000/5_31_00.htm