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(Based on Use in Commerce) Optical communication systems and components, comprising communications apparatus and appliances, namely, optical transmitters, optical receivers, amplifiers, preamplifiers, power supplies; status monitoring and control units; splitters, combiners, multiplexor nodes for use in fiber-optic communication networks; [ digital compression units and computer hardware and software; ] broadband, high speed data delivery software and hardware; [ head end compression devices, multiplexers, scramblers, and modulators; ] transmitters for use with broadband networks, namely fiber optic, * and * cable [, ] [ satellite, and wireless ] networks; [ headend software for the management and transmission of data; ] broadband network interfaces; network element management hardware and software; and manuals and parts related thereto