Comporium Communications Selects ''Last Mile Link'' System from Wave7 Optics for New Fiber-to-the-Premises Networks in South Carolina.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2004

SUPERCOMM 2004

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004

Wave7 Optics Inc., a leading developer of FTTP (fiber-to-the-premises) systems for residential and business services, today announced that Comporium Communications (Rock Hill, S.C.), the 20th largest incumbent local exchange carrier in the U.S., has selected the company's Last Mile Link system for new FTTP networks that are going live this year.

Comporium, who, with more than 150,000 current customers, is one of the largest telecommunications companies and cable TV system operators in the Southeast, has decided to deploy FTTP as its broadband service for new home and office building development, also known as "green field" development.

Comporium will use FTTP to provide the triple play of voice, video and data services to homes and businesses throughout their service area. Residential customers typically will enjoy up to four lines of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service, up to 150 channels of digital and High Definition television (RF or IP, with plenty of available bandwidth to accommodate additional HDTV service), and 10 Mbps or even faster Internet service. Business customers will have access to multiple T1 equivalent ports, video services, multiple phone lines and full Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) or 10 GbE support.