Long Promised, Fiber-to-the-Home Now a Reliable Reality
Team Fishel becomes first member of the Corning Total Access Program (TAP)^SM

For many years, hardware and software manufacturers, Internet service and network providers, business, industry and individuals have all dreamed of the day when broadband voice, video and data services could be delivered to the home on high quality fiber optic cable.  Today, Team Fishel is making that dream a reality.  And in the process, it is partnering with other industry leaders in helping to bring about this new American revolution.

Corning Cable Systems, part of Corning Incorporated's telecommunications segment, recently announced that they have named Team Fishel as the first member of its exclusive Corning Total Access Program (TAP)^SM.  Corning's TAP provides highly qualified broadband specialists such as Team Fishel with the tools necessary to ensure successful FTTx deployments.  Certified TAP members receive all-inclusive access to Corning's innovative and reliable FTTx solution.  After completing specialized training in the design and installation of optical access networks, TAP members are able to offer their customers up to a 10-year extended product warranty on complete Corning FTTx solutions (drop cables and assemblies carry a 3-year warranty).

"We are very excited to become the first communications contractor in Corning's Total Access Program," said John Phillips, president and CEO of Team Fishel. "With Corning's support, we can add value for the service provider and residential developer by bringing complete end-to-end FTTx solutions for the communities we connect."

"Together, Corning and Team Fishel can provide developers with the technical engineering, construction and installation resources to fast-track a new FTTx community and help increase the value of their planned community," said Rick Keeler, director of market development for Team Fishel. Corning Optical Fiber invented the first low-loss optical fiber and has a long history of developing and delivering high-value single-mode and multimode fiber innovations.  Through its Evolant™ Solutions for Access Networks, Corning Cable Systems offers specialized portfolios of innovative products and services that enable customers to cost-effectively deploy fiber in the last mile.  Evolant Solutions for Access Networks encompasses state-of-the-art products, network planning, system design and deployment support.  The Evolant Solution also contains Corning® NexCor™ Fiber, an SMF-28e® Optical Fiber innovation, with industry-leading attributes that addresses the unique needs of FTTx networks, while maintaining total backward compatibility with legacy standard single-mode fibers. "We are extremely pleased to have Team Fishel as the charter member of the Total Access Program," said Billy Pyatt, vice president of sales and marketing for Corning Cable Systems Public Networks.  "As leaders in the telecommunications industry, Corning and Team Fishel have the tools and technical expertise to simplify the FTTx deployment process for our customers, and the program will allow us to maximize this relationship."