MIAMI, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) announced today that it has been selected as the exclusive end-to-end fiber optic network engineering and installation service provider for a fiber optic network along 2,200 miles of Florida's Turnpike and interstate highways.

MasTec will provide infrastructure services for the multi-year project to Florida Fiber Networks, Inc. The planned network will be the nation's largest public/private fiber optic network. Florida Fiber Networks will deploy the fiber network along major limited access highways such as I-95, I-75, I-10, I- 4, and Florida's Turnpike. The network will provide the State of Florida with a statewide fiber optic backbone to improve telecommunications services for governmental agencies, and a complementary network for commercial users that will increase competitiveness and expand the availability of bandwidth to residential, institutional, and business customers, particularly Florida's burgeoning high tech industry. The network will also help close the digital divide by offering lower cost Internet connections in rural areas. We are currently reviewing the scope of services to be provided in 2001 and 2002.

"We are excited about playing a role in bringing additional bandwidth to residents and businesses in our home state," said Joel-Tomas Citron, President and Chief Executive Officer.

MasTec is the largest end-to-end communications and energy infrastructure service provider in North America. MasTec <www.mastec.com> designs, builds, installs and maintains internal and external networks supporting the Internet, Internet-related applications, e-commerce and other communications and energy facilities for leading telecommunications, cable television, energy and Fortune 500 companies.

This press release and any accompanying documents contain or may contain forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding MasTec's future growth and profitability, growth strategy, and anticipated trends in the industries and economies in which MasTec operates. These forward-looking statements are based on MasTec's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by MasTec in this press release. These and other risks are detailed in this press release or documents filed by MasTec with the Securities and Exchange Commission. MasTec does not undertake any obligation to revise these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
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