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AppliedTheory Corporation
1500 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
August 25, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: David M. Lynn, Esq.,
Special Counsel
Re: CRL Network Services, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-74793)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I hereby
request on behalf of CRL Network Services, Inc. (the "Company") that the
above-referenced Registration Statement be withdrawn. Subsequent to the filing
of the Registration Statement, all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company
were acquired by AppliedTheory Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("AppliedTheory"), and the Company is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of
AppliedTheory. Therefore, the Company has abandoned the proposed registration.
AppliedTheory Corporation
by: /s/ Richard Mandelbaum
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Richard Mandelbaum
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
