The Gulf FiberNet™ fiber optic cable system spans the heart of the Gulf of Mexico, from Fourchon, LA to Freeport, TX. The Gulf FiberNet™ system runs along the continental shelf, providing access to high speed, high bandwidth communications to the offshore oil & gas infrastructure and other non-oil & gas interests. Through its terrestrial fiber optic link that runs from the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, and through the major Gulf Coast cities, including New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles and Houston, Gulf FiberNet™ provides its customers with a protected "SONET Ring", ensuring maximum reliability and minimum down time.

*Gulf FiberNet™ is scheduled for completion in 2005