Hickory, North Carolina, November 11, 2004 - Corning Cable Systems, an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic and copper communications network infrastructure solutions, announces Release 3 of its Access Solutions Design Guide.

An industry first when initially released in 2002, the third release of the Design Guide incorporates updated product and standard information. Release 3 also highlights Corning Cable Systems’ Evolant™ Advantage Solution, which delivers value to customers through ease-of-use and high-performance attributes.

The Access Solutions Design Guide is a comprehensive network design guide featuring optimized products and solutions, network architectures, applications, technical approaches, design considerations, deployment examples and sample bills of materials for optical access networks. It is divided into several sections for ease of use, including a technical review, product selection tables, product specifications and a deployment overview.

The Design Guide, in an interactive CD-ROM format, contains up-to-date network design information and features new Corning Cable Systems products optimized for optical access networks. It is part of Corning Cable Systems Evolant Solutions for Access Networks, enabling customers to cost-effectively deploy fiber in the last mile. The Evolant Advantage Solution consists of high-value product solution sets with optimal features, making access deployments faster and less costly for customers.

The Access Solutions Design Guide, Release 3, will be featured in the Corning Cable Systems booth (#420) at the 2004 OSP Expo, Nov. 16-18 in Atlanta, Ga.

For additional information on Corning Cable Systems products or services, please contact a customer service representative at 1-800-743-2675, toll free in the United States, or (+1) 828-901-5000, international, or visit our Web site at www.corning.com/cablesystems. Corning Cable Systems LLC is a subsidiary of Corning Incorporated and is part of Corning Incorporated’s telecommunications segment.

About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is a diversified technology company that concentrates its efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display, environmental, semiconductor and life sciences industries.

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Dana McEntire
Corning Cable Systems
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