NASDAQ, TLAB - Tellabs Inc
Note: A glossary of industry and technical terms used in this Form 10-K appears
at the end of this Item 1.
Tellabs, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 as an Illinois corporation. In 1992, our
shareholders approved the formation of a holding company structure. Under that
new structure the shareholders of Tellabs, Inc., an Illinois corporation, became
the shareholders of a new holding company, Tellabs, Inc., a Delaware
corporation. Tellabs? goal is to advance communications networks to meet the
changing needs of users. We work toward that goal by designing and marketing
equipment to communications service providers worldwide. We also provide
deployment and professional services.
In November 2004, we acquired Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. (AFC) of
Petaluma, California, a leading supplier in North America of ?last-mile access?
products. This acquisition gave us a leadership position for delivering
residential voice, data and video services over fiber-optic networks. ...
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