Black Box Corporation Announces Merger With Communication Contractors, Inc.

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1999--

Black Box Corporation (Nasdaq:BBOX) today announced a merger with Communication Contractors, Inc. Established in 1990 and based in Chicago Chicago, city, United States
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This is the twenty-second merger since January January: see month. 1998 and the eighth of Fiscal Year 2000 as Black Box continues to expand its worldwide technical support service offerings.

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2. C. Young, Chief Executive Officer of Black Box Corporation, stated, "We are excited to announce our entry into the Chicago market with Communication Contractors. They clearly fit "only the best" criteria. Through a combination of a great team and a great market we have high expectations for profitable growth for Chicago."

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, owners of Communication Contractors, said, "Black Box's commitment to quality of service, product availability and 24-hour technical support will greatly enhance our position in the Chicago marketplace. We are very excited about the opportunities this relationship will bring for our customers." Mr. Lis will continue to serve as President of Communication Contractors, Mr. Thieme will continue to serve as Vice President and Mr. Walsh will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Young went on to say, "We remain committed to achieving our goal of $200 million in annualized annualized

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This transaction is being accounted for as a purchase. The purchase price has not been disclosed.

Black Box is a leading worldwide technical service provider of computer communications and networking services and related products to businesses of all sizes, operating in 77 countries throughout the world.

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