Fiber Optic Communities of the United States Expands Board

Washington, DC, June 20, 2005 – Fiber Optic Communities of the United States (FOCUS), a non-profit organization representing communities with the most advanced communications networks in the world, today announced the addition of three new Board members.

• Lou Balla - Capitol Broadband, Inc - Professional Member
• James Hettrick - Loma Linda, CA - Community Member
• John Starke - Lansdowne, VA - Community Member

"We are pleased to be joined by a these fine FTTP visionaries," said Max R. Kipfer, FOCUS founder and president. "Each of our new Board members is an industry leader and will contribute greatly to the FOCUS goal of bringing more fiber connections to homes and business across America." "We welcome their contributions and applaud their willingness to give of their time and energy to support our initiative". Other Board members are Max R. Kipfer, Maxco, LLC and Victor Frisch, Bechtel.

About FOCUS
Fiber Optic Communities of the United States is a non-profit organization representing communities with the most advanced communications networks in the world – optical fiber running all the way to the home and business. The unlimited capacity of fiber allows super high quality voice, video and data services, plus applications like home security, home automation, and videoconferencing. The scalability, security, reduced maintenance and extended life of fiber-to-the-premises make it the most "future proof" of all communications infrastructures.

FOCUS
Fiber Optic Communities of the United States
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20006
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