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[LOGO OF ICG] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Carl E. Vogel Elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
ICG Communications
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., August 22, 2000 - ICG Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICGX), a
provider of network infrastructure, facilities and management, announced today
that J. Shelby Bryan has resigned his position as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. Mr. Bryan will continue to serve as a member of the
Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company
elected Carl E. Vogel to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
William S. Beans, Jr. will continue in his role as President and Chief Operating
Officer and Director of the Company.
Mr. Vogel has been a Director of the Company since April 2000. He is
Senior Vice President of Liberty Media Corporation and is also President and
Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Satellite and Technology, Inc. He previously
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Field
Operations for AT&T Broadband and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Primestar, Inc.
The Board of Directors of the Company also today elected a new Executive
Committee of the Board of Directors. The three members of the Executive
Committee are Thomas O. Hicks, a Director of the Company since April 2000 and
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated; Gary S. Howard, a Director of the
Company since April 2000 and the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of Liberty Media Corporation; and Mr. Vogel. Mr. Bryan will act as a
consultant to the Executive Committee.
About ICG Communications
ICG Communications, Inc. is a fast growing telecommunications company with a
nationwide voice and data network. The company is a competitive local exchange
carrier (CLEC) and broadband data communications company, as well as a provider
of network infrastructure, facilities and management. ICG delivers products and
services to its customer base of Internet service providers (ISPs), business
customers, and interexchange carriers through its national network. For more
information about ICG Communications (NASDAQ: ICGX), visit the company's Web
site at http://www.icgcom.com.
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