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2013 January 14, 2012 Axtel announces amendments and supplements to offers to exchange dated december 26, 2012

San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L., January 14, 2013 - AXTEL S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AXTELCPO; OTC: AXTLY) ("AXTEL" or "the Company"), a Mexican fixed-line integrated telecommunications company, today announced that has amended and supplemented the pending exchange offers being made by its wholly owned subsidiary AXTEL Capital, S.A. de C.V. SOFOM E.N.R. ("AXTEL Capital") to exchange (the "Exchange Offers") any and all of AXTEL's outstanding 7.625% Senior Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Notes") and 9.00% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes", and together with the 2017 Notes, the "Old Notes") for a combination of Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (the "Senior Secured Notes"), Peso-denominated Senior Secured Convertible Dollar- indexed Notes due 2020 (the "Convertible Dollar-indexed Notes" and, together with the Senior Secured Notes, the "New Notes") of AXTEL and cash.

The Company indicated that, among other things, it is improving the economic value of the offer and extending the Early Tender Date by one week. The improved offer is based on discussions with various bondholders, and parties who manage the two largest bond holdings are now supporting and participating in the exchange offer.

Regarding the amendments to the Exchange Offers, the most significant are the following:

1. Extension of Early Tender Date; Subsequent Withdrawal. The Early Tender Date is changed to January 18, 2013, at 5:00 pm New York City time, unless further extended by AXTEL Capital. If the Expiration Date is extended beyond February 11, 2013, Eligible Holders shall thereafter have the right to withdraw Old Notes.

2. Changes to Consideration. The consideration offered in exchange for Old Notes tendered is as set forth in the table below:

4. Changes to the Optional Redemption provisions of the Senior Secured Notes. On and after January 31, 2016, we will be entitled at our option to redeem all or a portion of the Senior Secured Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount on the redemption date), plus accrued interest to the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on January 31 of the years set forth below:

Period Redemption Price

2016 106.75%

2017 104.50%

2018 102.25%

2019 and thereafter 100.00%

Prior to January 31, 2016, we may at our option on one or more occasions, with the Net Cash Proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings, redeem Senior Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes originally issued at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount on the redemption date), plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period ending on January 31 of the years set forth below:

Period Redemption Price

2014 107%

2015 108%

2016 109%

This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes nor an offer to purchase Old Notes nor a solicitation of Consents. The Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are being made solely by means of the Offer to Exchange and the related Consent and Letter of Transmittal.

ABOUT AXTEL

AXTEL is a Mexican telecommunications company with significant growth in the broadband segment, and one of the leading companies in information and communication technologies solutions in the corporate, financial and government sectors. The Company serves all market segments - corporate, financial, government, wholesale and residential with the most robust offering of integrated communications services in Mexico. Its world-class network consists of different access technologies like fiber optic, fixed wireless access, point to point and point to multipoint links, in order to offer solutions tailored to the needs of its customers.

AXTEL's shares, represented by Ordinary Participation Certificates or CPOs, trade on the Mexi- can Stock Exchange under the symbol 'AXTELCPO' since 2005.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding the future events or the future financial performance of AXTEL that are made pursuant to the safe harbor for forward- looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect management's current views with respect to future events or financial per- formance, and are based on management's current assumptions and information currently available and are not guarantees of the Company's future performance. The timing of certain events and actual results could differ materially from those projected or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors including, but not limited to those in- herent to operating in a highly regulated industry, strong competition, commercial and financial execution, economic conditions, among others.

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