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AFC Announces Appearance on 'The Discovery Channel' PETALUMA, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AFC(R) (NASDAQ:AFCI), The Acronym for Access(SM), today announced that John Schofield, chairman, president and CEO of AFC, will appear on "Inside Business & Technology." His segment will be part of the program scheduled to air on "The Discovery Channel" on Friday, October 29, 2004. In his segment of the program, Schofield discusses the wide range of capabilities and benefits that both consumers and telephone operating companies are beginning to obtain as a result of deploying fiber-based broadband solutions in local telephone access networks using AFC's FiberDirect(SM) solution. Driving fiber connectivity closer to the consumer is central to providing the ultimate triple-play offering of voice, video and high-speed data services, and to solidifying the role of telephone companies as preferred providers of all communications capabilities being demanded by tech savvy consumers. While various operating companies have chosen from among several different architectures, including FTTP, Fiber-to-the-Curb (FTTC) and Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN), for bringing next-generation broadband services to homes and businesses, AFC's FiberDirect solution readily addresses each of these approaches, helping carriers maximize the return that can be realized on existing and previously planned outside plant facilities. About AFC's appearance on "The Discovery Channel" Who: John Schofield, AFC Chairman, President and CEO What: Program segment talking about how AFC is enabling telephone companies in the regional Bell, ILEC and rural independent operating company spaces maximize competitive services and value they bring to consumers. When: Friday, October 29, 2004 Time: 7:30 a.m. ET/PT; 6:30 a.m. CT/MT Where: "The Discovery Channel" (consult your cable/satellite guide for local channel) 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, the AFC logo, and DISC*S are registered trademarks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. The Acronym for Access and FiberDirect are service marks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 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. Forward-Looking Statements Except for historical information contained in this press release, the foregoing contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks concerning the expectation that demand for AFC's broadband solutions will grow. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties relating to the timely and successful development, and market acceptance of AFC's new products and features, including AFC's FiberDirect solution, customer demand for broadband services, and the potential for business disruption and other risks associated with AFC's pending merger with Tellabs, Inc. Information about potential factors that could affect AFC's financial results is included in AFC's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after today or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. DATASOURCE: AFC CONTACT: Chris Heinemann of AFC, +1-707-792-4019, or Web site: http://www.afc.com/

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