Arguss Communications to List Shares on New York Stock Exchange.

Business/Technology Editors

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000

Arguss Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARGX) announced that it has been cleared for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The common stock is expected to begin trading on the NYSE as of December 18 with the stock symbol "ACX". The company's shares will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq National Market System until that time.

"Arguss has grown significantly over the past three years, providing communications infrastructure services throughout the United States," said Arguss Chairman Rainer Bosselmann. "Listing our shares on the NYSE, the world's largest capital market, is the logical next step for Arguss and confirms our position among the leaders in our industry. We believe that this listing will provide greater exposure to the worldwide investment community and a more liquid transaction currency to aggressively pursue our strategic growth initiatives."

"We are proud to welcome Arguss Communications Group to the New York Stock Exchange family of listed companies," said Exchange Chairman and CEO Richard A. Grasso. "As a fast-growing leader in its field, Arguss is the latest in a line of technology enterprises whose shares enjoy the visibility and liquidity the NYSE's auction market provides."

Arguss Communications, Inc. operates through its two wholly owned subsidiaries - Arguss Communications Group and Conceptronic, Inc. Arguss Communications Group provides infrastructure services for the leading telecommunications and cable companies in the United States. Services include project management, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of aerial, underground and premise facilities. The Communications Group companies are masters of the ever-changing landscape of telecommunications, fiber optics, and the information superhighway. Conceptronic manufactures highly advanced, computer-controlled capital equipment used in the assembly of electronic circuits. Further information is available on the company's website at www.argx.com.

Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking" statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.