GLW Corning Inc

Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated�s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, and Connexion Technologies are working together through the Corning Connected Community� Program to bring the life-enhancing benefits of fiber to the home (FTTH) to developers and homeowners. Corning Cable Systems developed the Corning Connected Community Program to assist homebuilders and community developers implement fiber optic infrastructures into their building plans. Connexion Technologies, which builds and operates fiber optic networks for developers, is the program�s first �aggregator� member and will extend the membership benefits to the home developers with which they work. Connexion builds and operates FTTH networks nationwide and has approximately 80 residential FTTH communities and developments under contract since its establishment in 2002. The company has plans to have more than 110 additional residential communities in 2007. To qualify as a Corning Connected Community, each connected neighborhood must provide symmetrical service to all homes via fiber optic connection all the way to the home. Most of today�s non-fiber broadband technologies, such as cable modem and DSL, offer not only lower speeds, but also only asymmetrical service, meaning higher data rates downstream to the home and much slower speeds upstream from the home. Corning Cable Systems will provide Connexion Technologies with its flexible, high-quality FTTH products and services, placing Connexion at the forefront of this technology and ensuring its developer customers have the most advanced and reliable technology infrastructure. In addition, Corning Cable Systems will help educate potential Connexion customers on the benefits of FTTH and the Corning Connected Community Program. �Our membership in the Corning Connected Community Program is a win-win for both companies and our customers,� said Glen Lang, CEO of Connexion Technologies. �Together with Corning, we can increase the notoriety and visibility of FTTH and help our developers promote the technology.� Through its Evolant� 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, network planning, system design and deployment support. For additional information on Corning Cable Systems products and services, 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. About Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology. About Connexion Technologies Connexion Technologies, the country�s premier fiber-optic amenity company, builds and operates state-of-the-art entertainment and communication networks in single family, multi family, high rise, resort and hospitality properties from coast to coast. Its award-winning, blazing fast, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and fiber-to-the-unit/premises (FTTU/P) networks have virtually unlimited bandwidth and are �future-ready� to handle emerging technologies. Connexion aligns its networks with leading service providers, who supply the best in television, voice, Internet, and security monitoring services. Connexion also offers properties a suite of comprehensive entertainment and communication technology solutions. From Video-on-Demand (VoD), in-room and in-unit monitoring and management to remote energy control, customized television channel content and other current and future offerings, Connexion Technologies creates A Better ConnectionSM with its one-source technology solution. The company (formerly known as Capitol Infrastructure), based in Cary, NC, was established in 2002 and has various office locations around the country. For more information, visit www.cnxntech.com.