FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sep. 23, 2008
Tellabs investor conference to be webcast live
Naperville, Ill. — Tellabs is hosting an investor conference on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, beginning at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time. This all-day event will combine presentations with Q&A sessions.
Rob Pullen, Tellabs' president and chief executive officer, and other members of the Tellabs senior executive team will discuss Tellabs' strategy, vision, markets, products and services. Attendees will gain a better understanding of Tellabs' strategy for improving profitability and growth.
Interested investors can access a live video and audio webcast of the presentation at www.tellabs.com. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available starting 24 hours after the presentation and will be archived for 30 days.
About Tellabs — Tellabs advances telecommunications networks to meet the evolving needs of users. Solutions from Tellabs enable service providers to deliver high-quality voice, video and data services over wireline and wireless networks around the world. Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB) is part of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Ocean Tomo 300™ Patent Index, the S&P 500 and several corporate responsibility indexes including FTSE4Good and eight KLD indexes. www.tellabs.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ariana Nikitas
+1.630.798.2532
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Tom Scottino
+1.630.798.3602
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