FPL FiberNet to install fiber-optic cable on Glades Road in Palm Beach County

November 14, 2001

MIAMI, Fla. -- FPL FiberNet, the fiber-optic subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., will install fiber-optic cable on Glades Road (State Road 808) in Palm Beach County on Sunday, Nov.18 starting at 9:00 p.m. and ending on Monday, Nov. 19 at 5:00 a.m. The project will start again on Monday, Nov. 19 at 9:00 p.m. and finish on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 5:00 a.m.

The installation of fiber-optic cable will reduce west-bound travel from three lanes to one on a 400-foot section of roadway located 500 feet east of Boca Ridge Drive on Glades Road. No detour route is planned.

FPL FiberNet, LLC, is the telecommunications subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., (NYSE:FPL), one of the nation's largest providers of electricity-related services with annual revenues of more than $8 billion. Florida Power & Light Company, with approximately 3.9 million customer accounts in Florida is FPL Group's principal subsidiary. FPL Energy, LLC, FPL Group's energy-generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.fpl.com, www.fplenergy.com, and www.fplgroup.com.

Additional information about FPL FiberNet is available on the Internet at www.fplfibernet.com.