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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, +1-707-792-4019, or Web site: http://www.afc.com/

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