General Cable Joins Graybar’s epoint Incentive Awards Program for Voice and Data Contractors

Highland Heights, KY, April 05, 2002 - General Cable, a global supplier of communications cables and a major resource for high bandwidth voice, data and video applications, is pleased to announce its participation in the Graybar epoint Program. This is an innovative, web-based program that offers voice and data contractors the choice of more than 2,000 incentive awards for the purchase of featured products provided by participating manufacturers. Each quarter, a different selection of products will qualify to earn epoints.

As a selected manufacturer, General Cable will offer eligible contractors an opportunity to earn epoints at the time that they purchase our high performance cabling solutions, including enhanced Category 6 Command Linx® 6 and Category 5e Platinum Plus™ UTP cables from Graybar. In addition, but for a limited time only, General Cable will be awarding epoints on purchases of our standard Category 5e CMP.

"General Cable is excited about the opportunity to support Graybar with their program, while at the same time, reward our new and loyal contractors for purchasing and using our quality products," says Paul Ratcliffe, General Cable Product Manager.

To sign up for the program or to find out which products are eligible at any given time, contractors can go to the Graybar epoint web site at www.graybar-epoint.com or contact a Graybar sales representative. Contractors automatically accumulate epoints on qualified purchases once they have registered with the program.

General Cable (NYSE: BGC), headquartered in Highland Heights, Kentucky, is a leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the communications, energy, industrial and specialty markets. The Company offers competitive strengths in such areas as breadth of product line, brand recognition, distribution and logistics, service and operating efficiency. Communications wire and cable products transmit low-voltage signals for voice, data, video and control applications. Energy cables include low-, medium- and high-voltage power distribution and power transmission products. The Industrial and Specialty segment is comprised of application-specific cables for uses such as electrical power generation (traditional fuels, alternative and renewable sources, and distributed generation), the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, mining, industrial automation, marine, military and aerospace applications, power applications in the telecommunications industry, and other key industrial segments. Visit our website at www.GeneralCable.com.

Release No. 0380
04/05/02