AGL Networks today announced the 27 route mile expansion of the company's fiber footprint into the Chandler and south Tempe markets. The expansion, which expands the network owned and managed by AGL Networks to 157 route miles, will enhance customers' alternatives for fiber bandwidth, network diversity and path redundancy. This is the first of several planned expansions and will be available for lease by October of this year.

AGL Networks also named Jeff Pah as the enterprise sales director. In this new role, Pah will manage sales and marketing for the existing enterprise as well as the planned expansions. Pah has 23 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, primarily at MCI, where he held several positions of increasing responsibility. Pah is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University where he earned his bachelor's degree in marketing and is an 11- year resident of the Valley.

About AGL Resources

AGL Resources, 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 the nation. 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 http://www.aglresources.com/.

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