Belden's Ceo C. Baker Cunningham Talks to the Wall Street Transcript.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001

The Wall Street Transcript has published an in-depth interview with C. Baker Cunningham, CEO of Belden, Inc. (NYSE:BWC), in which he talks at length about the company's future.

The entire 2,800-word interview is available free online at http://www.twst.com/ceos.htm

Cunningham gives an overview of the company. "We've been in business since 1902 when Joseph Belden founded the company. We consider ourselves the leading supplier of specialty wire and cable in North America, primarily for communications and electronic applications, and we have been a leader ever since we got started. We've always been moving up with technology. We started in the telephone cable business, moved into radio in the 1920s, military applications in the 1940s, television in the 1950s, computers in the 1960s, and networking and satellites today."

Cunningham explains, "One thing that sets us apart is that we believe we have a broader product array, not only for communication cables, but other electronic applications, such as computer networking. As these technologies converge, I think we are better positioned to be able to move where the technology moves."

Looking forward, Cunningham states, "Our products are used for computer networks, television and radio broadcasting, industrial automation, and other electronic applications. We believe that growth for these products will be in the mid-to-upper single digits. Not explosive growth, but good solid growth in the future."

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