Corning Cable Systems Supplies Cable for Upstate New York Telecommunications System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2004 System financed by Development Authority of the North Country, constructed by MasTec Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was known until 1989 as Corning Glass Works. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GLW GLW Glasgow Airport (UK) GLW Gross Laden Weight GLW Good Lady Wife (Australia) ) today announced that Corning Cable Systems will provide the fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power used in a 450-mile regional telecommunications system in upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. . The system is being financed by the Development Authority of the North Country (DANC DANC Decontaminating Agent, Non Corrosive ). DANC awarded MasTec Inc., with offices located in Watertown, N.Y., a contract for the design and construction of the system, and MasTec chose Corning Cable Systems as the exclusive fiber optic cable supplier. DANC has taken on the project to support economic development in the North Country. Competitive telecommunications services are critical for existing businesses in the region, and to support local efforts to attract new businesses. The Authority project will create a publicly operated telecommunications system that will allow multiple carriers to provide services in the region. Corning Cable Systems is providing more than 700 kilometers of dielectric cable containing Corning(R) SMF-28e(R) optical fiber, the industry's most widely demanded low-water-peak optical fiber. SMF-28e fiber exceeds the communications industry's most stringent requirements with enhanced product attributes offering customers precision fibers backed by the most comprehensive specifications of any standard single-mode fiber See singlemode fiber. . The fiber is optimized for metropolitan and access networks, and compliant to ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union G.652.D standards, the industry's most stringent and comprehensive table of specifications for standard single-mode fiber. "Corning Cable Systems is very pleased to be part of this progressive initiative," said John Rockett, senior vice president, Americas Sales and Marketing for Corning Cable Systems. "The benefits and capabilities of optical fiber are without question, and Corning Cable Systems is the proven leader in the marketplace. With this technology, the North Country is poised to be on the forefront of tomorrow's applications." Austin J. Shanfelter, MasTec's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , added, "MasTec is also pleased to be a part of this important project for DANC, which will provide a state-of-the-art communications backbone for continued economic development in the North Country area of upstate New York." "I am pleased that progress continues in the development of the North Country fiber optic system. When completed, I am confident the system will serve as a major catalyst for the regional economy," said State Senator James Wright, 48th Senatorial District. "I am especially glad that a company with New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of roots and a North Country presence will play a pivotal role in the build-out of the fiber optic system." MasTec has begun the installation of the system and expects completion in 2004. About MasTec Inc. MasTec (www.mastec.com), headquartered in Miami, Fla., is a leading communications and energy infrastructure service provider in North America and Brazil. The Company designs, builds, installs, maintains and monitors internal and external networks for leading telecommunications, broadband, energy and Fortune 1000 companies. About Corning Cable Systems 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 the Web site at www.corning.com/cablesystems. Corning Cable Systems is wholly owned by Corning Incorporated. 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 A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time , environmental, semiconductor, and life sciences industries. |
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