AFC Honored by SBC Communications

AFC Honored by SBC Communications 


PETALUMA, Calif., May 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commitment to excellence
has earned AFC(R) , The Acronym for Access(SM), recognition as an outstanding
supplier to SBC Communications Inc. , one of the world's leading data, voice
and Internet services providers.

"SBC is proud of its longstanding tradition of Going Beyond the Call(TM) for
its customers," said Maureen Merkle, president, SBC Procurement.  "We succeed
at this because strategic supply chain partners like AFC consistently go above
and beyond in meeting our needs."

"I am very pleased that SBC has recognized our commitment to their organization
in this way, and I accept this award on behalf of everyone at AFC," said John
Schofield, chairman, president and CEO of AFC, which has been a supplier of
broadband access solutions to SBC since 1997.  "AFC takes great pride in being
accessible to SBC, and quickly responding to the needs of their organization as
it continues on a mission of delivering broadband services to their customers."

AFC was one of a select group of 39 suppliers honored for their work in helping
SBC deliver outstanding service to its customers during the past year. AFC was
recognized for its contributions in the "Teamwork" category.

About AFC

Headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., AFC is a leading provider of broadband
access solutions for the global telecommunications industry. With a customer
base of more than 800 service providers worldwide, AFC continues to build and
support the world's evolving broadband access network architecture.  Advanced
Fibre Communications, Inc., AFC and the AFC logo are registered trademarks of
Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.  The Acronym for Access is a service mark
of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.  Any other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners. For more information, please visit AFC online at
http://www.afc.com/ or call 1-800-690-AFCI. 

DATASOURCE: Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.



CONTACT:  Chris Heinemann of AFC, [phone], or





Web site:  http://www.afc.com/ 

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