Corning Offers Complete Portfolio of RDUP Listed Products; Multiport Terminals and Drop Cable Assemblies the Latest Additions to RDUP's Product List.HICKORY Hickory, city, United States Hickory, city (1990 pop. 28,301), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center for an abundant agricultural region (grain, soybeans, poultry, hogs, , N.C. -- Corning Cable Systems, part of Corning Incorporated's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GLW GLW Glasgow Airport (UK) GLW Gross Laden Weight GLW Good Lady Wife (Australia) ) Telecommunications segment, has been listed by the Rural Development Utilities Program (RDUP) for its complete portfolio of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH (Fiber To The Home) See FTTP. ) products, including both cable and hardware. The RDUP recently added Corning Cable Systems' OptiSheath(TM) Advantage MultiPort Terminals and OptiFit(R) Advantage Drop Cable Assemblies to its list of approved products. With this listing, Corning Cable Systems is the only manufacturer to have a complete tip-to-tip passive product portfolio listed by the RDUP. In addition to the newly added products, the RDUP has previously listed Corning Cable Systems' OptiTect(TM) Advantage and Premier Local Convergence Point (LCP (Link Control Protocol) See PPP. LCP - Link Control Protocol ) Cabinets, OptiSheath Classic and Advantage Terminals and Closures, OptiDrop(TM) Pedestals, and SST-Drop(TM), SOLO(R) and ALTOS(R) Cable families. The RDUP (formerly RUS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, offers loans and grants in order to increase the rate of deployment of technology to small towns in rural areas. RDUP acceptance allows service providers to purchase Corning Cable Systems products with these funds. The products are listed in the "List of Materials Acceptable for Use on Telecommunications Systems of RUS Borrowers." The complete list of products can be found at www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/index.htm. These RDUP-listed products are part of Corning Cable Systems Evolant(R) Solutions. Through its Evolant(R) Solutions for Access Networks, Corning Cable Systems offers specialized portfolios of innovative products and services that enable customers to cost-effectively deploy fiber in the last mile. Evolant Solutions for Access Networks encompasses state-of-the-art products that reduce the cost of deployment and increases the networks efficiency and reliability. For additional information on Corning Cable Systems products or services, contact a customer service representative at 1-800-743-2675, toll free in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , or (+1) 828-901-5000, international, or visit the Web site at www.corning.com/cablesystems. About 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. 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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