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[December 04, 2001]
CommScope Introduces Media 6(TM), Low Cost, Non-Isolated Category 6 Twisted Pair Cable

HICKORY, N.C., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV), a world leader in the manufacture of broadband and high-performance communication cables, announces the addition of a new Category 6 twisted pair cable called Media 6(TM) to its family of Category 6 cables.

The Media 6 twisted pair cable is designed to meet Category 6 specifications to support broadband video and high-speed, full duplex transmission protocols that new and emerging technologies demand. Features include a flexible jacket, thousand-to-zero footage markers, coextruded colorstripe pairs for easy identification, and a smaller outer diameter than typical Category 6 products.

"Media 6 rounds out our family of Category 6 twisted pair cables," said Randy Crenshaw, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Network Products Group. "Now we offer our customers a broader line of Cat 6 cables to meet virtually all budget requirements."

About CommScope

CommScope is the world's largest manufacturer of broadband coaxial cable for Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) applications and a leading supplier of fiber- optic and twisted-pair cables for LAN, wireless and other communication applications.

This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on information currently available to management, management's beliefs, as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those currently expected. For a more detailed description of the factors that could cause such a difference, please see CommScope's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking statements, the company does not intend, and is not undertaking any obligation or duty, to update these statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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    Betsy Lambert, APR            Gina Foy
    CommScope Media Relations     Network Market Manager
    828-323-4873                  828-459-5212


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SOURCE CommScope, Inc.
Web site: http: //www.commscope.com
CONTACT: Betsy Lambert, APR, Media Relations, +1-828-323-4873, or Gina Foy, Network Market Manager, +1-828-459-5212, both of CommScope, Inc.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding CommScope's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

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