JOINT  FILING   AGREEMENT  AMONG  IRIDIAN  ASSET   MANAGEMENT  LLC,  LC  CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, LLC, CL INVESTORS, INC., COLE PARTNERS LLC, IRIDIAN PRIVATE BUSINESS
VALUE EQUITY FUND, L.P., DAVID L. COHEN AND HAROLD J. LEVY

     AGREEMENT  between  Iridian Asset  Management LLC  ("Iridian"),  LC Capital
Management,  LLC ("LC  Capital"),  CL  Investors,  Inc. ("CL  Investors"),  COLE
Partners LLC ("COLE"), Iridian Private  Business Value Equity
Fund, L.P. ("Iridian Private Business"),  David L. Cohen ("Cohen") and Harold J.
Levy ("Levy").

     WHEREAS, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Act"), only one statement  containing the information  required by
Schedule  13G and any  amendments  thereto  need be filed  whenever  two or more
persons are  required to file such a statement  or any  amendments  thereto with
respect to the same securities, provided that said persons agree in writing that
such statement or any amendment thereto is filed on behalf of them.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the premises and mutual  agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     Iridian,  LC Capital, CL Investors,  COLE, Iridian Private Business,  Cohen
and Levy, do hereby agree,  in accordance  with Rule 13d-1(k)  under the Act, to
file a Schedule 13G and any amendments  thereto,  relating to their ownership of
the common stock of Equifax Inc. and do hereby  further agree that said Schedule
13G shall be filed on behalf of each of them.

Date: January 30, 2002

                              IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

                         By:  /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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                              Jeffrey M. Elliott, Executive Vice President

                              LC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

                         By:  /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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                              Jeffrey M. Elliott, Executive Vice President

                              CL INVESTORS, INC.

                         By:  /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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                              Jeffrey M. Elliott, President

                              COLE PARTNERS LLC

                         By:  /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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                              Jeffrey M. Elliott, Executive Vice President

                              IRIDIAN PRIVATE BUSINESS VALUE EQUITY FUND, L.P.
                         By:  COLE PARTNERS LLC

                         By:  /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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                              Jeffrey M. Elliott, Executive Vice President

                              /s/ David L. Cohen
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                              David L. Cohen, individually

                              /s/ Harold J. Levy
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                              Harold J. Levy, individually