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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (6875)	9/19/2000 3:52:13 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Respond to of 14638

Optical News - MFN completes its fiber network in Seattle, Tacoma, Everett. No doubt this network is lit with Nortel gear. Most of you know that I live and work in this area. Exodus is building a huge data center in this area. Now, if the Seattle Mariners can make it to the World Series.... MFN Network Up in Seattle SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. (MFN) (Nasdaq: MFNX), the leader in deployment of optical IP Internet infrastructure within key metropolitan areas internationally, has entered the Seattle market with significant fiber-optic offerings, including fiber rings throughout the region and facilities for MFN¹s AboveNet Communications and PAIX.net, Inc. subsidiaries. By laying more than 120,000 fiber miles of fiber-optic infrastructure, MFN is deploying the largest amount of fiber in the region from Seattle to Tacoma to Everett. This massive quantity of fiber will enable companies to access an all-optical IP network capable of delivering terabits of data directly to their desktops. In addition, it will allow MFN¹s telecommunications and data communications customers to offer their customers more services and extend the reach and capabilities of the Internet in the region. "Our expansion into Seattle underscores our ongoing strategy of building into key markets around the world," said Nick Tanzi, president and chief operating officer of Metromedia Fiber Network. "Seattle is a city at the forefront of Internet growth and development, and we are delivering the infrastructure needed to provide the best Internet experience possible to its business community and the region¹s surrounding business areas." mmfn.com lightreading.com