FIBERLINK

Fiberlink Named One of the Region's Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies

October 22, 2004

BLUE BELL, Pa. - Oct. 21, 2004 - Building on recent recognition of multiple achievements as a growth company, Fiberlink Communications Corp. today was named one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the greater Philadelphia region. Fiberlink, a trusted enterprise partner for remote access and managed services, is ranked 45 and joins the Philadelphia 100 for the seventh time since it was founded here in 1991.

"The Philadelphia region has provided Fiberlink with a solid foundation for growth over the past 13 years," said Jim Sheward, president and chief executive officer of Fiberlink. "Our customers increasingly depend on Fiberlink's fully managed remote access and security solutions to enable responsible connectivity for their remote and mobile workers. Innovative new services and upcoming channel and technology partnerships will continue to drive our business growth and build momentum."

The 2004 Philadelphia 100 marks the 16th Anniversary of the founding of this prestigious research project and event. Fiberlink will be honored at The 2004 Philadelphia 100 awards dinner and ceremony, held on Oct. 20, 2004 at The Center City Marriott from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. This year's event is being sponsored by Reed Smith (Gold), Sabre Systems (Bronze), Innovation Philadelphia (Bronze), Wachovia Bank (Bronze) and The Philadelphia Business Journal (Media Sponsor).

The Philadelphia 100 was founded in 1988 to publicly identify, recognize and promote young successful companies in the Greater Philadelphia region. Previously recognized companies include NovaCare, Forman Mills, ATX, Mothers Work, Diamond Couriers, West Coast Video, Spectacor, Urban Outfitters and Kremer Laser Eye Center, among many others. The Philadelphia 100 is a registered trademark of the Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Business Journal and The Wharton Small Business Development Center. For more information about the Philadelphia 100, please visit its Web site at www.philadelphia100.com.

About Fiberlink

Fiberlink is a leading provider of secure remote access solutions, unifying worldwide remote access, management and enforcement within existing IT policy. Fiberlink addresses the growing infrastructure complexities of enterprise access brought on by the demands of an expanding business ecosystem. From employees to partners, remote offices to extranets, dial-up to wireless to broadband, Fiberlink allows enterprises to capitalize on extended business opportunities. Multi-network redundancy, best-of-breed application services and support, low total cost of ownership and minimal impact on IT help make Fiberlink an important business partner.

With more than 500,000 corporate users, analyst firms such as Gartner, Burton Group and Yankee Group recognize Fiberlink as a leader and innovator in remote access services. Fiberlink customers include General Electric, BMC Software, Computer Sciences Corporation, Royal Caribbean and The Gillette Company. Headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa., Fiberlink has offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

For more information on Fiberlink, visit its Web site at http://www.fiberlink.com.

For more information, contact:

Susan Sutton
Fiberlink Communications Corp.
ssutton@fiberlink.com
(215) 793-3427

James Boike
A&R Partners for Fiberlink
jboike@arpartners.com
(212) 905-6157

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