2 billion to
$1. Belize
5. Bolivia
6. He is 57.

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6 billion of its targeted $1.
El Paso Corporation provides natural gas and related energy products in a
safe, efficient, and dependable manner. Dominican Republic
13. Honduras
19. Large multinational groups
are eager to invest in anything to do with Internet and e-commerce in Latin
America, and especially in technologies which offer faster and more economical
access.

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However, a variety of factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections,
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in this release ,
including, without limitation, the ability to implement and achieve our
objectives in the long -range plan; inability to realize anticipated synergies
and cost savings associated with restructurings and divestitures on a timely
basis; the uncertainties associated with governmental regulation; competition;
and other factors described in the company's (and its affiliates') Securities
and Exchange Commission filings.

Research and Markets: Latin America Is One of the World's Most Promising Broadband Markets

Brazil
7.

Convergence
In its broadest sense, convergence in the communications industry means
combining various services -- voice and data transmission, Internet access,
video , cable TV and/or other multimedia broadband applications -- into a
single package.

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Suriname
27. Uruguay
28. Fixed/Mobile Convergence,
which combines fixed line, mobile and data communications, can be found in
Mexico.

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Five registered candidates will run for president:

- Erasyl Abylkasymovich ABYLKASYMOV has been nominated candidate by the
People's Communist Party of Kazakhstan which he represents in the
Majilis (lower chamber of the Parliament). Chairperson of the Tabigat
Environnement Association, he has no particular political allegiance.

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Overview of Convergence, Broadband and Internet Markets
3. Jamaica
20.

Broadband
Latin America is one of the world 's most promising broadband markets,
growing at an annual rate of around 87% in 2004.

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Since its March 17, 2005 long-range plan update, the company has announced
or closed approximately $1.

Costa Rica
11.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements and projections, made in
reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. While the company makes these statements and
projections in good faith, neither the company nor its management can
guarantee that anticipated future results will be achieved. Therefore, an accurate assessment of the
region's Internet market is not easy.
The Latin American broadband leaders are Brazil , Chile, Argentina and
Mexico, and in early 2005 these four countries accounted for 87% of all
broadband subscribers in the region.com/reports/c17932

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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newscom. Yet, even though estimates for Latin
America may vary, all sources point to one incontrovertible fact: the
continuing and rapid growth in the number of Internet users.

- Zharmakhan Aitbaevich TUYAKBAI (aged 58) is candidate for the Public
Association "For Fair Kazakhstan" Democratic Forces Block.

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HOUSTON, El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP)
announced today that it has agreed to sell the majority of its Central
American power assets to a subsidiary of Globeleq Ltd.researchandmarkets.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This annual report offers a wealth of information on the Broadband and
Internet markets, covering:

* Broadband Infrastructure, Analyses and Developments
* The broadbanding of Latin America (policies, models, concept)
* CBD, Inter-City, Regional and International Networks
* Internet Market, VPNs and VoIP Web Sites, Web hosting Research,
Marketing, Benchmarking
* Vision for a National Policy, Government Policies, BAG Network
Operators, Wholesalers and Retailers, Utilities Projects xDSL, HFC, MDS,
Satellite, Cable Modems, Cable Telephony and Wireless Broadband


Contents are as follows:

1.

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12. Panama
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The company expects to record an impairment of approximately
$56 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 relating to its investment in these
power plants. He represents the OTAN Party.

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com . Caribbean Countries
8. Chile
9. Haiti
18. The broadband market does vary considerably from country to country,
but as a whole, the region is making giant strides forwards in the adoption of
high-speed Internet.

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6 billion of asset sales in support of the company's debt-reduction
program . For more information, visit
http://www. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www . Argentina
4. Of these, ADSL has emerged as the clear
leader.
Latin America has only just recently begun to develop convergence
strategies. ASTANA, Republic of Kazakhstan, On October 25,
day of Kazakhstan's 15th anniversary as a sovereign state, the Central
Election Committee made public the list of candidates registered to run for
presidential office.

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The assets include investments in six power plants with a
combined capacity of 304 net megawatts located in El Salvador , Nicaragua, the
Dominican Republic, and Panama.

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The sales are subject to usual and customary closing conditions, including
obtaining certain consents, and are expected to close by the end of the second
quarter of 2006. Colombia
10. 48 hours before the vote).

Candidates running for presidential office must be over 40, have lived in
Kazakhstan for over 15 years and have perfect knowledge of Kazakh language.
The President is elected for a 7-year-term. According to the Constitution, a
president can only be elected twice.

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El Paso Corporation to Sell Central American Power Assets for $141 Million

Guatemala
16. Nicaragua
22.

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$141 million.elpaso. Ecuador
14. El Salvador
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com/reports/c17932 ) has announced the addition
of 2005 Latin American - Convergence, Broadband and Internet Markets to their
offering. Paraguay
24.
There are considerable differences in the Internet user statistics
provided by various sources, and also in the methods used by each country's
regulator to assess Internet usage.

- Current President Nursultan Abishevich NAZARBAYEV, 65, is running for
another term.

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The two remaining power assets in the region,
located in the Dominican Republic and Peru, are being sold in separate
processes, which are at various stages of completion . Puerto Rico
26.

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A significant portion of that impairment will be in discontinued
operations . The company owns North America's
largest natural gas pipeline system and one of North America's largest
independent natural gas producers. Glossary of Abbreviations

Internet
More than half of the region's Internet users are in Brazil and Mexico,
but Uruguay, Puerto Rico and Chile have the highest user penetration.
The options most available in the region are cable modem, ADSL, wireless
broadband and satellite broadband.

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Reference must be
made to those filings for additional important factors that may affect actual
results. Mexico
21. Peru
25.

Also, many Latin American countries have begun to combine VoIP (Voice
over Internet Protocol) with broadband service.

Start of the Presidential Campaign in Kazakhstan

Presidential elections in Kazakhstan are to take place on
December 4. This announcement marks the official beginning of the campaign
which is to last until December 2 (i.

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The company has made every reasonable effort to ensure
that the information and assumptions on which these statements and projections
are based are current, reasonable, and complete. Guyana
17. Triple Play, which combines fixed line, broadband and pay TV, has
made its appearance in Chile, Mexico and Brazil.e.

- Mels Khamzayevich ELEUSIZOV, 55.

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The company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements
made by the company, whether as a result of new information , future events, or
otherwise.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

- Alikhan Mukhamediaevich BAIMENOV, 46, stands as the Ak-Jol Democratic
Party of Kazakhstan candidate.

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(Logo: http://www. Executive Summary
2.

Contact: Ivan Pandev
Marston-Nicholson
18 rue Duphot
75001 Paris
France
(0)1-42-96-46-00

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Politics includes, but is not limited to, candidates running for public office and their campaigns, political issues, and organizations self-identified as political parties, whether or not they have achieved such legal status.

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