March 6, 2002 -- Dominion Telecom, an affiliate of Dominion (NYSE: D) that provides facilities-based broadband services, announced the expansion of its fiber network along a 1,000-mile route between Chicago and Washington, D.C.

Dominion Telecom's extension into Chicago - a vital hub for serving smaller metropolitan areas in the Midwest - also includes network extension into Toledo, Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio; Detroit, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Johnstown and Harrisburg, Penn.; Hagerstown, Md.; and Washington D.C.

Dominion Telecom's fiber network consists of 6,500 route miles and includes metropolitan fiber networks in New York City, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Richmond, Va. Dominion Telecom intends to expand its fiber optic network to more than 16,000 route miles by the end of 2003, including the addition of approximately 36 metro networks and entry into 44 new markets.

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