ADC and PwC Consulting Form Global Alliance; Alliance Delivers Billing and Commerce Solutions to Communication Service Providers.

Business Editors & Technology Writers

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2002

ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com), a leading global supplier of fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks, and PwC Consulting(TM), a business of PricewaterhouseCoopers, announced today that they have formed a global alliance. As part of the alliance, ADC's Singl.eView(TM) software will be included in PwC Consulting's New World Networks (NWN) solution aimed at wireline and wireless communication service providers.

PwC Consulting has customized and implemented ADC's Singl.eView to develop an advanced balance and payment management solution for the NWN solution, which provides a real-time view of customers' balances using different payment (pre-, post- or any-pay) methods within a single customer's account.

"The introduction of next generation wireless and broadband services is causing the service provider industry to shift many of its business processes and take a new approach to its Business Support System (BSS) and Operations Support System (OSS)," said Venecia Abe, industry analyst for Gartner, a technology-industry research firm. "The ability to have a real-time view of customers, financials, network and product catalogue across the value chain will be critical to profitable survival."

The mobile Internet Protocol (IP)-based balance and payment management solution by ADC and PwC Consulting has created a way to help make the world of 3G and next generation broadband more accessible.

"ADC and PwC Consulting have demonstrated success working together, which has led to several global contracts," said Larry Barker, president of ADC's Software Systems Business Unit. "Our global alliance agreement and the inclusion of Singl.eView in PwC Consulting's New World Networks solution show our shared vision to meet the needs of a demanding industry. We are delighted to be working alongside PwC Consulting as they bring a wealth of experience to the alliance."

"Our clients in this industry require solutions that can accelerate their speed to market with new products and services, which are constantly evolving," said Mike Reuschel, PwC Consulting partner. "The collaboration between ADC and PwC Consulting to help deliver these solutions to clients has been very productive."

The New World Networks solution, including the balance and payment management component from ADC, is being demonstrated at PwC Consulting's solution delivery facilities in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Singl.eView: Leadership in Billing Software

ADC's Singl.eView is a complete revenue, transaction, billing and service management solution sitting at the core of the OSS and BSS. With the collision of Internet, mobility, media and broadband, ADC's Singl.eView gives the service provider a true, three-dimensional view of its operations from a financial, subscriber and product perspective. It supports complete customer management, regardless of whether subscribers are pre- or post-paid or pay-now. Singl.eView and its integrated commerce solution, which includes the patent-pending Singl.eView Commerce Engine(TM), also provide a common revenue-management framework for Intelligent Network (IN) servers, M-Commerce servers and other requesting applications.

About PwC Consulting

PwC Consulting (www.pwcconsulting.com) is a global provider of services that transform the businesses of established and emerging enterprises. With a network of global alliances, industry-specific knowledge, and capabilities in strategy consulting, process improvement and technology integration, PwC Consulting practitioners help realize a strategic vision and enhance enterprise value for our clients. PwC Consulting refers to the management consulting services businesses of the member firms of the worldwide PricewaterhouseCoopers organization.

About ADC

ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC tailors high-quality, custom solutions of network equipment, fiber optics, software and systems integration services that enable communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses worldwide. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) has sales into nearly 100 countries and is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 Index. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com.

Notes to Editor:

The Management Consulting Services businesses of PricewaterhouseCoopers have begun to operate under the brand name PwC Consulting. The new PwC Consulting name should be used when referring to the PricewaterhouseCoopers management consulting units or individual management consultants who are affiliated with these PwC Consulting businesses.

The name PricewaterhouseCoopers is one word, with upper case P, upper case C, and all other letters in lower case. The name PwC Consulting is two words, with upper case P, two upper case Cs, and all other letters in lower case.