AGL Networks completes Mesa route expansion
Phoenix – May 15th, 2008 - AGL Networks today announced the completion of a 29 route mile expansion of the company’s dark fiber footprint into the city of Mesa. This addition brings AGL Networks’ Phoenix footprint to 189 route fiber miles, and is the second of several planned expansions.
“Our success in the Valley is due to our customers’ success,” said Jim Gillis, president of AGL Networks. “We are looking forward to expanding our infrastructure in the Phoenix area to enhance our customer’s ability to use scalable, secure and diverse dark fiber.”
The benefits of leasing AGL Networks dark fiber lines include the ease and ability to increase bandwidth on demand, improved network security, flexibility in applications, and a reduction in overall telecommunication costs for customers.
About AGL Networks
AGL Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), owns, designs, constructs, manages and operates fiber optic networks and provides last mile connectivity between telecommunications service providers and business customers in the United States with large metro fiber footprints in Atlanta and Phoenix and specific turnkey fiber solutions in Kansas City, St Louis, Richmond and Nashville. For more information, visit www.aglnetworks.com.
About AGL Resources
AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services company, serves more than 2.2 million customers in six states. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout North America. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.
Contact: AGL Resources, Tami Gerke
Office: 404-584-3873
Cell: 404-558-2307
tgerke@aglresources.com