Level 3 Communications Adopts American Access
Technologies' Cost-saving Zone Cabling
Telecommunications Technology
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1999--American Access
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ SmallCap: AATK - news) announced today that it has
received an opening order from Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT - news) for 115 units of its LP-series zone
cabling enclosures. Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE - news) acts as distributor in the sale.
The units will be installed in two out of the six facilities at Level 3's campus in Denver, CO as part of the first phase in a plan to
standardize all the telecommunications systems there, according to Bob Steger of ICG-FOTI, the installation contractor for the
job. ''The American Access enclosures provide the perfect solution for their current needs while leaving plenty of room for
expansion in the future,'' he said.
American Access' patented, UL-approved Zone Cabling Termination Cabinet (ZCTC) products for ceiling grids and raised
floors apply the concept of ''zone cabling'' to replace conventional telecommunications wiring with a system that provides
complete flexibility for voice and data cabling infrastructures. In addition to the benefits of greater convenience and ease-of-use,
zone cabling is estimated to reduce the long term cost of installing and maintaining a telecom wiring system by as much as 70%.
''We are the only telecom equipment manufacturer in America that has responded to the industry's increasing need for a
solution like zone cabling, and our products have proven how well the system can work,'' said American Access CEO Richard
A. Murray. ''Level 3 is yet another example of a leader in communications that has come to believe in the flexibility and
cost-efficiency that our enclosures provide,'' he said.
Customers of American Access include public companies such as Fina, Inc. (NYSE:FIN - news); First Data Corporation
(NYSE:FDC - news); Gateway 2000 Inc. (NYSE:GTW - news); Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS - news); Household
International Inc. (NYSE:HI - news); Iomega Corp (NYSE:IOM - news); Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LU - news);
Mobil Corporation (NYSE:MOB - news); Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - news) and Sun Microsystems
(NASDAQ:SUNW - news); as well as private corporations and government entities such as the State of Tennessee and school
districts in Buffalo, NY and Dallas, Irvine and Richardson, TX.
American Access Technologies, Inc., based in Altamonte Springs, FL, is a telecommunications technology company that
develops, manufactures and markets innovative products designed to support the evolving structured cabling system
components of the telecommunications industry. Its core technology, the Zone Cabling Termination Cabinet, is marketed
nationwide in conjunction with leading telecommunications equipment manufacturers and distributors such as Graybar Electric
Co., Inc., Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE - news), Kent Electronics (NYSE: KNT - news), Hughes Supply, Inc.
(NYSE:HUG - news), State Electric, Coleman's and Platt DSV Resource Center.
News and product/service information are available at aatk.com.
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27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect the Company's
operating results and financial position. Prospective investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations, which are subject to various risks
and uncertainties listed in the Company's SEC filings.
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independently verified by The Cavior Organization, Inc. None of the information contained in this press release should be
construed as an offer to buy or sell securities, either directly or indirectly. Officers and employees of The Cavior Organization,
Inc. may from time to time acquire, hold or sell a position in the securities mentioned herein.
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