8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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DATE OF REPORT: August 23, 2002
DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: August 23, 2002

                                 COMMSCOPE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  DELAWARE                       1-12929                     36-4135495
(State or other           (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                                         Identification Number)
or organization)

                            1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE SE,
                          HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA 28602

                    (Address of principal executive offices)


REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:           (828) 324-2200


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Item 5.       Other Events.
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         On August 23, 2002, the registrant issued the press release filed as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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                        Exhibit            Description
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                         99.1              Press Release issued August 23, 2002








                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused this report to be signed on behalf of the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



         Dated: August 23, 2002


                                     COMMSCOPE, INC.


                                     By: /s/ Frank B. Wyatt, II
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                                        Frank B. Wyatt, II
                                        Senior Vice President






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


                Exhibit            Description
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                 99.1              Press Release issued August 23, 2002

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           EXHIBIT 99.1

CommScope Announces Receipt of Demand from Lucent for Registration of
Up to 10.2 Million Shares of CommScope Stock
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HICKORY, NC, August 23, 2002 -- CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV), a world leader
in the design and manufacture of high-performance, broadband communication
cables, today announced that it has received a demand from Lucent
Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LU) for registration of up to 10.2 million shares
of CommScope common stock that Lucent currently owns.

The demand was made pursuant to a registration rights agreement between
Lucent and CommScope related to CommScope's investment in OFS BrightWave,
LLC. Effective November 16, 2001, CommScope acquired an approximate 18.4%
interest in OFS BrightWave, a company formed by CommScope and The Furukawa
Electric Co. Ltd. to acquire certain fiber cable and transmission fiber
assets of the Optical Fiber Solutions Group of Lucent Technologies.
CommScope issued these 10.2 million shares of its common stock to Lucent
for an aggregate amount of $203.4 million in lieu of a portion of the cash
purchase price payable by Furukawa to Lucent in connection with this 2001
investment.

CommScope does not plan to sell any shares of common stock pursuant to this
proposed registration statement. CommScope expects the shares that will be
subject to this proposed registration statement will consist only of shares
owned by Lucent.

There can be no assurance that a registration statement will be filed, or
that if filed, that any such offering will be made or as to the timing of
any offering that is made. These securities may not be sold nor may offers
to buy be accepted prior to the time a registration statement becomes
effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws
of any such state.

CommScope is the world's largest manufacturer of broadband coaxial cable
for Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) applications and a leading supplier of
high-performance fiber optic and twisted pair cables for LAN, wireless and
other communications applications.

This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on
information currently available to management, management's beliefs, as
well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events.
Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are
subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, which could cause
the actual results to differ materially from those currently expected. For
a more detailed description of the factors that could cause such a
difference, please see CommScope's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including without limitation, our Form 10-Q for the period
ended June 30, 2002. In providing forward-looking statements, the company
does not intend, and is not undertaking any obligation or duty, to update
these statements as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.

            Visit CommScope at our web site - www.commscope.com

CONTACT:
Philip Armstrong
Investor Relations
(828) 323-4848