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EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the parties named below agree to the joint filing on
behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D, and amendments
thereto, with respect to the securities of the company named below:
DATED: JUNE 15, 2000
COMPANY: ACT NETWORKS, INC.
SECURITIES: COMMON STOCK
PARTIES
ALPINE ASSOCIATES,
A Limited Partnership
By: Eckert Corp.
By: /S/TODD MASON
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Todd Mason
ALPINE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Eckert Corp.
By: /S/TODD MASON
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Todd Mason
PALISADES PARTNERS, L.P.
By: /S/GORDON A. UEHLING, JR.
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Gordon A. Uehling, Jr.
