SEFNCO Communications Inc. Becomes Newest Member of the Corning Total Access ProgramSM

HICKORY, N.C., – Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE: GLW) Telecommunications segment, announces SEFNCO Communications Inc. as the newest member of the selective Corning Total Access ProgramSM(TAP).

Corning’s TAP provides highly qualified engineering, furnishing and installation companies with the tools necessary to ensure successful fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and wireless deployments. Certified TAP members receive all-inclusive access to Corning Cable Systems’ innovative and reliable FTTH solutions. After completing specialized training in the installation of optical access networks, TAP members are able to offer their customers an extended product warranty on complete Corning Cable Systems FTTH solutions.

Founded in 1998, SEFNCO Communications Inc. is a premiere service provider for end-to-end network solutions in the telecommunications industry with experienced employees who have built a solid reputation for professionalism and quality. Operating from multiple offices throughout the Pacific Northwest, they have the ability to provide single-source construction solutions anywhere on the West Coast and beyond. Continuing to add to their robust capabilities, SEFNCO Communications most recently formed a Wireless Construction Division in response to the increasing demand for single-source solutions in the wireless sector.

“Having access to Corning Cable Systems’ outstanding services, solutions, and additional program benefits will ensure we continue to stay on the cutting edge of optical access networks,” said Scott Nall, CEO of SEFNCO Communications Inc. “We look forward to passing these advantages along to our customers for many years to come.”

Corning Cable Systems’ Evolant® Solutions for FTTx and Wireless Networks offer a complete line of innovative optical solutions aimed to reduce deployment cost and time for fiber in the last mile, fiber to the cell site for backhaul applications, fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA) solutions for tower and roof-top applications and distributed antenna systems (DAS). 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 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.