It may be worth one's time to listen to L-3's Q3 conference call since L-3 Communications is one of ACT's primary competitors. [**Note: In L-3's Q2 conference call, there was no discussion about its wireless communications and tracking business for underground mining. In the grand scheme of things, it would appear that the US underground coal mining industry represents a small market opportunity for L-3. L-3's 2008 revenues were just under $15 billion and its 2009 revenues YTD are just under $8 billion (derived primarily from large US defense contracts).]

L-3 to Broadcast Third Quarter Conference Call over the Internet

NEWYORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced todaythat it intends to release its 2009 third quarter results on Tuesday,October 27, 2009, before the open of the market. In conjunction withthis announcement, L-3 will host a conference call on the same day at11:00 a.m. EDT that will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet.Michael T. Strianese, chairman, president and chief executive officer,Ralph G. D’Ambrosio, vice president and chief financial officer, andKaren C. Tripp, vice president of corporate communications, will hostthe call.

Listeners may access the conference call live at the following web address:

http://www.L-3com.com

Please allow fifteen minutes prior to the call to visit this siteto download and install any necessary audio software. The archivedversion of the call may be accessed at this site or by dialing (888)286-8010 (passcode: 25485585) beginning approximately two hoursafter the call ends and will be available until the company’s nextquarterly earnings release.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over66,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraftmodernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications,Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and governmentservices. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products,subsystems and systems. The company reported 2008 sales of $14.9billion.

To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s Web site atwww.L-3com.com. L-3 uses its Web site as a channel of distribution ofmaterial company information. Financial and other material informationregarding L-3 is routinely posted on the company’s Web site and isreadily accessible.

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Except for historical information contained herein, the matters setforth in this news release are forward-looking statements. Statementsthat are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to events orconditions or that include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,”“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “will,” “could” andsimilar expressions are forward-looking statements. The forward-lookingstatements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertaintiesthat could cause actual results to differ materially from any suchstatement, including the risks and uncertainties discussed in thecompany’s Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-lookingStatements included in the company’s recent filings, including Forms10-K and 10-Q, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Theforward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and thecompany undertakes no obligation to update these forward-lookingstatements.

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