GTE standardizes on and distributes ADC Kentrox access router.

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1997--ADC Kentrox (NASDAQ: ADCT), the leader in network access solutions, announced today that GTE has standardized on the ADC Kentrox PACESETTER(tm) SOHO access router for use in the resale market.

The PACESETTER SOHO will provide GTE's customers economical ISDN/POTS access to the wide-area network (WAN) and the Internet.

"The PACESETTER SOHO access router passed all basic networking interoperability tests and exceeded our performance expectations," said Arnie Eizensmits, ISDN product manager at GTE. "The ADC Kentrox PACESETTER SOHO offers our customers cost-effective remote access that is required for linking to corporate networks and the Internet."

The PACESETTER SOHO is an ideal solution for GTE's customers, connecting to the wide-area data network (or Internet) and the public voice network via ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI). The PACESETTER SOHO supports IPShare(tm), a dynamic IP assignment and translation scheme that makes it possible to share a single IP address across a full LAN. IPShare lets you share an IP address, assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), among any number of LAN workstations. This lowers monthly ISP charges, increases flexibility when dealing with ISPs, and minimizes network maintenance tasks.

"The PACESETTER SOHO access router offers a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for telecommuters and small offices," commented Jeff VanZwol, Sr. Product Manager at ADC Kentrox. "With the combination of two POTS ports and one ISDN port, customers can connect any standard analog equipment over a single digital ISDN line. And the unique, integral four-port 10Base-T hub provides users with the ability to network up to four PCs without the added expense and space of an external hub."

For further information on the PACESETTER family of access routers for ISDN, Frame Relay, T1/E1 or HDSL networks, please contact Customer Service at (503) 643-1681 or visit our Web site at www.kentrox.com -0-

ADC Kentrox, the Network Access Co., is the leading supplier of network access and ATM WAN access concentration equipment for global voice/video/data networking. The company holds a preeminent market position in T1 DSU/CSUs and CSUs, and is a pioneer in DSL and ATM connectivity products. Based in Portland, ADC Kentrox is a subsidiary of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN. ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a leading supplier of transmission and networking systems to both public and private networks, with $828 million in FY96 revenues.

ADC Kentrox is located at 14375 NW Science Park Drive, Portland, OR 97229, and can be reached at 1-800-ADC-KTRX or www.kentrox.com via the Net.

CONTACT: ADC Kentrox

Lynn Epstein, 503/526-6153

lynn@kentrox.com