Corning to Present Optical Fiber Market Overview at OFC/NFOEC 2006

Business Wire, Feb 21, 2006

CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), a world leader in optical fiber and inventor of the first low-loss optical fiber, will present its perspective on the 2005 worldwide optical fiber market during its 25th annual Optical Fiber Market Briefing at OFC/NFOEC 2006. The briefing will be conducted via a live audio conference call and webcast on Tuesday, March 7 at 8:30 a.m. PST.

Eric S. Musser, vice president and general manager of Corning Optical Fiber, will provide participants with an update on worldwide fiber demand by region and application, as well as overview of the global fiber-to-the-home market environment.

To access the call, dial (210) 234-0005. The password is briefing. The leader is Ken Sofio. A replay of the call will begin approximately one hour after the call ends and will run through 8:00 p.m. PST, Tuesday, March 21. To listen to the replay, dial (203) 369-1270, no pass code is required. To listen to a live audio webcast of the call, please go to Corning's Web site and follow the instructions: http://www.corning.com/investor_relations. The audio webcast will be archived for one year following the call. For more information about OFC/NFOEC 2006, please visit www.ofcconference.org.

About Corning Incorporated

Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is a diversified technology company that concentrates its efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display, environmental, semiconductor, and life sciences industries.