Andrew Appoints General Counsel

March 28, 2006 WESTCHESTER, Ill.

Justin C. Choi has been named vice president and general counsel of Andrew Corporation, a global leader in communications systems and products.

In this new position at Andrew, Choi is responsible for the oversight and management of all legal services required by the company and provides legal guidance on corporate matters. Choi is based at corporate headquarters in Westchester, IL, and reports to Andrew's president and chief executive officer, Ralph Faison.

"Justin will serve a vital and strategic role as part of the Andrew leadership team and we look forward to his contributions and expert guidance as Andrew continues to expand its reach around the world," Faison said.

Choi joins Andrew from Avaya, a global provider of communication systems, applications, and services, where he served as vice president--law, corporate and securities, responsible for the overall management of the corporate and securities law group. He also served as vice president of corporate development at Avaya.

Prior to joining Avaya in 2000, Choi was chief counsel of the New Ventures Group at Lucent Technologies and corporate counsel, mergers & acquisitions law, also at Lucent. In addition, he worked at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in New York. He earned a juris doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University.

About Andrew Corporation

Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ:ANDW) designs, manufactures, and delivers innovative and essential equipment and solutions for the global communications infrastructure market. The company serves operators and equipment manufacturers from facilities in 35 countries. Andrew (www.andrew.com), headquartered in Westchester, IL, is an S&P 500 company founded in 1937.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this news release are forward looking statements and we caution our stockholders and others that these statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from expected results include fluctuations in commodity costs, the company's ability to integrate acquisitions and to realize the anticipated synergies and cost savings, the effects of competitive products and pricing, economic and political conditions that may impact customers' ability to fund purchases of our products and services, the company's ability to achieve the cost savings anticipated from cost reduction programs, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the timing of cash payments and receipts, end use demands for wireless communication services, the loss of one or more significant customers, and other business factors. Investors should also review other risks and uncertainties discussed in company documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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