Zayo to Buy Arialink

LOUISVILLE, Colo. and LANSING, Mich. -- Zayo Group announces it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Arialink, Mid-Michigan's largest fiber optic service provider. The acquisition adds 930 new route miles to Zayo's national footprint, including 400 miles of dense metro networks in Lansing and Ann Arbor. Arialink's network will be interconnected with Zayo's existing network, enabling end-to-end-Bandwidth Infrastructure services between Zayo's existing 45,000 mile national network and Arialink's extensive network in Michigan.

"Arialink has built a great business by extending their fiber-based Ethernet network to key businesses and government agencies in Michigan," says Glenn Russo, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development for Zayo Group. "We have worked with Arialink for some time and adding their reach to Zayo's national network will allow us to offer a broader range of solutions to our collective customers."

Zayo Group Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO)