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About Tellabs -- Tellabs helps customers succeed through innovation. That's why 43 of the top 50 global telecom service providers choose our mobile, optical and business solutions. We help telecom service providers, independent operating companies, MSO/cable TV companies, enterprises and government agencies get ahead by adding revenue, reducing expenses and optimizing networks. With wireless and wireline networks in more than 90 countries, we enrich people's lives by innovating the way the world connects(TM). Tellabs (Nasdaq:TLAB) is part of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Ocean Tomo 300(TM) Patent Index, the S&P 500 and several corporate responsibility indexes including FTSE4Good and eight KLD indexes. http://www.tellabs.com

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SOURCE: Tellabs, Inc.

CONTACT:  Tellabs, Inc.
Media Contact:
Marta Kwiatek
+1.630.798.2524
marta.kwiatek@tellabs.com
Investor Contact:
Tom Scottino
+1.630.798.3602
tom.scottino@tellabs.com

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