U S West OKs Deal

U S West Communications Group Inc. agreed to use PairGain Technologies Inc.’s products to support the large-scale commercial roll-out of digital subscriber line services in Phoenix, PairGain said Wednesday.

Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.

PairGain said U S West will use the products to deliver high-power data services, giving U S West customers access to the Internet over a standard telephone line.

PairGain designs and makes communications systems that allow users to deploy high-speed data, video and voice services over existing telephone lines.

PairGain shares were up $1.94, or 5.1%, to $26.88.