Title: ECI's General Licensing Statement Received: November 17, 2003 From: Gil.Ingel@ecitele.com Dear Sirs, This communication is to affirm ECI Telecom Ltd. (ECI) position with respect to patents that are necessary to IETF standards or specifications. Individuals employed by ECI are involved in various working groups of the IETF. As a backdrop to any and all such activities, and in accordance with RFC 2026, ECI provides the following general statement: ECI may have patent rights on technology described in a document which is used in IETF standards discussions and/or specifications. If such patented technology is essential for the implementation and use of an IETF standard, or if essential patent(s) is subsequently identified, or when essential patent(s) is subsequently issued, ECI is willing to make available nonexclusive licenses on reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms and conditions, to such patent rights it owns, solely to the extent such technology is essential to comply with such IETF standard. For any inquiry related to this statement, please contact: Dr. Gil Ingel Corporate VP for Intellectual Property 30 Hasivim Street Petach Tikva 49517 Israel Fax: +972-3-9268976 E-mail: gil.ingel@ecitele.com Dr. Gil Ingel Corporate Vice President Intellectual Property ECI Telecom Ltd. 30 Hasivim St. Petach-Tikva, Israel 49517 e-mail : gil.ingel@ecitele.com phone : +972-3-9268534 fax : +972-3-9268976