OFS HONORED BY AT&T AS OUTSTANDING SUPPLIER

Norcross, GA, U.S.A., June 13, 2006 – Commitment to excellence over the past year has earned OFS recognition as an outstanding supplier to AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), one of the world’s leading data, voice, wireless and Internet service providers.

“We are proud of our long-standing tradition of providing unparalleled products and services to our business and residential customers,” said Maureen Merkle, President, AT&T Procurement. “We’re successful on that front in large part thanks to supplier partners like OFS that consistently go above and beyond the call of duty.”

OFS received one of 49 supplier recognition awards for its work in helping AT&T deliver outstanding service to its customers during the past year. OFS was recognized for its contributions in the Teamwork category.

“OFS is honored to be recognized by AT&T as one of its outstanding suppliers,” said Katsuhiko (Jack) Murota, CEO & Chairman of OFS. “Our company is committed to supplying all customers with leading-edge solutions and exceptional service, so this award acknowledges our commitment to support AT&T in its continued success.”

As part of its annual supplier recognition program, AT&T took out a half-page ad in the June 7, 2006, edition of The Wall Street Journal to publicly thank the selected companies.

About OFS
OFS is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of leading edge optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTx, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products and solutions for a wide variety of applications and industries. OFS, formerly the optical fiber solutions division of Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: LU), has a proven track record of being first in the industry with application specific fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium doped fibers, Raman fiber lasers and more. OFS is committed to providing customers increased value by offering products that deliver lowest cost-per-bit network solutions, protecting investments through flexible solutions for today’s demanding applications.

OFS distributes its optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTx, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products and solutions directly to end users, as well as through valued distributors, external cable customers and equipment vendors.

OFS is owned by Furukawa Electric, a multi-billion dollar global leader in optical communications. Headquartered in Norcross, GA, OFS operates facilities in Avon, Connecticut; Carrollton, Georgia; Somerset, New Jersey; and Sturbridge, Massachusetts, as well as in Denmark, Germany and Russia.

For more information, please visit www.ofsoptics.com.

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Contact:
Fernando Costantino
OFS Marketing Communications
Phone 770-798-2729
fcostantino@ofsoptics.com