NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tellabs is announcing its fourth-quarter and year-end 2009 results and new quarterly dividend. A complete version of the news release is available at http://www.tellabs.com/news/2010/4q09.pdf.

The company will host a conference call on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss these results.





    WHO:                        Tellabs
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    WHAT:                       Fourth-quarter and year-end 2009
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    WHEN:                       Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 a.m. CT
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    WHERE:                      http://www.tellabs.com
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    HOW:                        Click on the webcast icon. Listeners
    ----                        must have a Real Media or Windows
                                Media plug-in and headphones or
                                speakers to listen to the webcast or
                                its replay.
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Additionally, a taped replay of the call will be available.





    REPLAY:
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    Available From-To:               Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, 10:30 a.m. CT
    ------------------               until 10:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, Jan.
                                     28, 2010
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    U.S. Dial-in:                    +1-800-642-1687
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    International Dial-In:           +1-706-645-9291
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    Conference ID:                   50630155
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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 FTSE KLD indexes. http://www.tellabs.com

MEDIA CONTACT: George Stenitzer, +1.630.798.3800, george.stenitzer@tellabs.com

INVESTOR CONTACT: Tom Scottino, +1.630.798.3602, tom.scottino@tellabs.com

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