Tellabs to announce second-quarter results on August 1

NAPERVILLE, Ill., July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tellabs' second-quarter 2013 results will be available on http://www.tellabs.com after the close of market on Thursday, August 1. Tellabs will host an investor teleconference to discuss its results at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on Friday, August 2.

To access a simultaneous webcast of the teleconference, go to the Tellabs website at http://www.tellabs.com/investors and click on the webcast link. From this site, you can download the necessary software and listen to the teleconference. Tellabs encourages you to review the site before the teleconference to ensure your computer is configured properly.

A taped replay of the call will be available at approximately noon Central Time on Friday, August 1. This toll-free replay will be available until midnight Central Time on Tuesday, August 6. A podcast of the call will be posted at http://www.tellabs.com/news/feeds on the afternoon of August 1.

To listen to the teleconference replay, call 855-859-2056. (Outside the United States, call 404-537-3406.) When prompted, enter the Tellabs conference ID number: 20293561.

Forward-Looking Statements — This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, risks associated with: the competitive landscape, including pricing and margin pressures, the response of customers and competitors, industry consolidation and customer concentration, the introduction of new products, the entrance into new markets, the ability to secure necessary resources including attracting and retaining key talent, the ability to realize anticipated savings under our cost-reduction initiatives,  overall negative economic conditions generally and disruptions in credit and capital markets, including specific impacts of these conditions on the telecommunications industry, and other factors as more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 28, 2012, supplemented or modified in subsequent filings with the SEC, under the caption "Risk Factors". In light of these factors investors are advised not to rely on forward-looking statements in deciding whether to buy, sell or hold the company's securities. The company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after today or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

About Tellabs – Tellabs innovations advance smart networks to help our customers succeed. That's why 80% of the top global communications service providers choose our mobile backhaul, packet optical, business and services solutions and applications. We help them get ahead by adding revenue, reducing expenses and optimizing networks.

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