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Beirut, Lebanon - March 9th 2001. FIBERLINK Networks, Regional ISP is awarded Cisco Powered Network® by Cisco Systems, Inc.

FIBERLINK Networks has been awarded Cisco Powered Network (CPN) by Cisco Systems on March 9, 2001. More than 450 of the most successful service providers around the world are members of the Cisco Powered Network program.

“FIBERLINK Networks is the first ISP in MENA to be awarded CPN till date”, said Imad M Tarabay Chairman & CEO of FIBERLINK. “This demonstrates our technical and networking leadership, and knowledge of Cisco related products and services in the region.”

“I would like to dedicate this award to our technical team, who have worked hard in 2 years to build a robust cutting edge Cisco-based network”, said Tarabay. “Further, this strengthens our presence in the corporate ISP market, and distinguishes Fiberlink as market leader offering TRUE Quality of Service and SLA”.

"FIBERLINK was enriched with additional capital injection, increased bandwidth, hiring and training new employees, all of which resulted in this valuable recognition by Cisco", said Raed Rayes, Vice Chairman of FIBERLINK Networks.

For more information about Fiberlink Networks CPN, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/cpn/cpn_sp_detail.pl?SP_ID=687&ResultType=EC&search_id=8535

Headquarter in Beirut; Fiberlink Networks serves both Corporate and Consumer markets in Lebanon. Fiberlink Communications International Inc., Venture Capitalists and senior management investors own Fiberlink Networks. Fiberlink offers a wide variety of corporate oriented Internet solutions, including dedicated and shared access, dialup, Intranet, VPN, e-commerce, multimedia, streaming, etc. Additional information about FIBERLINK Networks is available on www.fiberlinknetworks.net or by e-mail at info@fiberlinknetworks.net or by calling ++961-1-799996.

About Cisco Powered Network: The service providers who display the Cisco Powered Network mark say a lot about their services. They've earned the right to display the CPN mark by maintaining high levels of network quality and by building their services with Cisco equipment—the same equipment that virtually all Internet traffic travels on today. Situated in more than 49 countries, program members offer a wide range of Cisco-based services for small and large businesses alike.