Liberty Communications Brings Fiber to Iowa with Clearfield, Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
Central Iowa is about to realize the technological benefits of a fiber to the
home (FTTH) deployment from Liberty Communications and Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:
CLFD).

Liberty`s FTTH initiative in West Branch, Iowa, started in June 2008 and is
scheduled for completion this month - just in time for the start of a new
overbuild in West Liberty, Iowa. Collectively, more than 2,300 customers will
potentially benefit from expanded internet, television and telephone services.

To assure an efficient fiber deployment from both its Central Office (CO) and
remote field sites, Liberty is using Clearfield`s FieldSmart Platform of Fiber
Management featuring the FieldSmart Fiber Distribution System (FDS). The FDS
includes FieldSmart 288-Port Panels, 144 on-frame splice decks, and 1x16 optical
splitter modules.

According to Liberty`s Outside Plant Manager Mark Colvin, "We have a hybrid
system, of sorts, where we`re feeding customers out of four splitter cabinets,
as well as from the CO. The Clearfield frames make this very efficient."

Colvin said Clearfield was selected for a number of reasons - not the least of
which was a spatial "personality" fit. "Each CO has its own personality. They`re
all set up differently, and we found that the Clearfield frames were a perfect
fit for ours."

Clearfield also earned high marks for competitive pricing, compactness, job
sight appearance and outstanding customer support. "We really appreciated the
Clearfield support. Anytime we had questions, they were accessible to resolve
our questions on the phone or in person. The people are great to work with," he
said.

It`s not surprising, though, that price factored heavily into the ultimate
decision. "It was very important for us to keep this under budget, and
Clearfield had the best price right out of the gate. Of course, it`s most
important to have the rightproduct and Clearfield delivered. It`s all good as
far as I`m concerned."

The conversion from copper to fiber has been long in coming. "Our plant is
almost 50 years old, so it was time for an upgrade. This is the next phase in
communications that will give our customers what they need, and will also give
us an edge over the competition."

In addition to Clearfield, Liberty is working with Finley Engineering and Calix
to deploy its PON (passive optical network) architecture.

About Clearfield, Inc.

Clearfield, Inc. designs and manufactures the FieldSmart Fiber Management
Platform, which includes its latest generation FieldSmart Fiber Distribution
System (FDS), FieldSmart Fiber Scalability Center (FSC) and FieldSmart Fiber
Delivery Point (FDP) series. The FDS, FSC and FDP product lines support a wide
range of panel configurations, densities, connectors and adapter options, and
are offered alongside an assortment of passive optical components. Clearfield
provides a complete line of fiber and copper assemblies for inside plant,
outside plant and access networks. Clearfield is a public company, traded on
NASDAQ:CLFD.

More information about Clearfield, Inc., its products and its people can be
found at www.ClearfieldConnection.com.

Clearfield, Inc.
Gary Young, 612-247-8123
garydyoung@comcast.net

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