AGL Networks completes Scottsdale Fiber Ring route expansion
Phoenix – May 29th, 2008 - AGL Networks announced today the completion of a 24 route mile expansion of the company’s dark fiber footprint into the city of Scottsdale. This addition brings AGL Networks’ Phoenix footprint to 213 route miles, and is the third of several planned expansions.
“We’ve been hearing from customers that Scottsdale needed more fiber options, this new expansion provides ring diversity along the key corridor of Scottsdale Road and other commercial areas” said Jim Gillis, president of AGL Networks. “We have several more network expansions that will tie into the new Scottsdale ring later this summer that we are excited about.”
The benefits of leasing capacity from AGL Networks include the ease and ability to increase bandwidth on demand, complete route diversity from other providers, enhanced network security with an all underground network, flexibility in applications provided by dark fiber, and a reduction in overall telecommunication costs.
About AGL Networks
AGL Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), owns, designs, constructs and operates dark 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