GTE Internetworking, an Internet services
and solutions subsidiary of GTE, has
announced that it will acquire Genuity, a provider of Web hosting
solutions that is a subsidiary of Bechtel
Enterprises. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the
acquisition, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year
through GTE Internetworking's affiliate, BBN Corporation, is subject to
closing conditions. The organization will have12 fully networked data
centers worldwide.