Don McCarty, McCarty Products and OSP Magazine Announce Robust Educational Line-Up at OSP EXPO 2008

PALATINE, IL--(Marketwire - August 27, 2008) - McCarty Products and OSP® Magazine today announced the educational programs to be offered at OSP EXPO 2008. The leading educator in the telecommunications industry, OSP EXPO, provides educational training for network field and operations personnel.

OSP EXPO 2008 will bring together OSP professionals from the ILEC, IOC and CLEC communities serving the converging telecom industry. OSP EXPO 2008 will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Seminars will be offered on October 21-23 and exhibits on October 22-23.

The event will feature 36 pre-conference advanced education and free regular seminars approved to award Continuing Education Credits (CECs) from both BICSI and the Electronics Technicians Association International (ETA-I), COC points from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and Certified Utility Safety Administrator Program (CUSA) points from the National Safety Council. Five OSP Seminars Tracks will be offered: Carrier Grade Ethernet Market Trends, Network Planning / Engineering / Construction, In-Home Date and Media Networking / MDUs, Triple Play / IPTV Migration, Technical Troubleshooting and Power and Safety.

Don McCarty, McCarty Products, will be presenting two "Ask the Expert" seminars, providing participants with an opportunity to ask questions about outside plant troubleshooting, including discussing the toughest cases of trouble, specific questions about tools and processes and procedures for troubleshooting to increase efficiency. Don McCarty is a long-known columnist for OSP Magazine. He is a highly respected trainer educating the industry about cable fault locating in a digital world including qualifying the copper infrastructure for FTTN IPTV and dealing with bonding and grounding, noise mitigation and dirty power to the residence. Questions for the "Ask the Expert" seminars can be sent in advance to dmccarty@mccartyinc.com.

We encourage any broadband deployment professionals to register for OSP EXPO and take advantage of the comprehensive educational programming offered. Additional offerings open to all attendees include: over 200 exhibits featuring the latest OSP technologies; opening keynote by Claire Beth Nogay, SVP & Chief Network Officer, Verizon Telecom and OSP Panel Discussion: "Today's Increasingly Blurry Line Between the OSP and CP," facilitated by Sharon Vollman, Vice President and Editorial Director OSP.

For more information about OSP EXPO 2008 please call 847.202.4688 x. 288 or visit www.ospmag.com/expo/ to register.

About McCarty Products

McCarty Products provides excellent, time-tested, training and consulting services to provide on-site training for field technicians, engineers, training personnel and managers of CLECs and ILECs as well as executives and managers of major equipment providers. McCarty courses address technical issues surrounding cable fault locating in a digital world including qualifying the copper infrastructure for FTTN IPTV and dealing with bonding and grounding, noise mitigation and dirty power to the residence. McCarty also trains power company technicians and consults with managers about noise problems that occur in the gray area of responsibility between the telcos and the power providers. Don McCarty is a respected monthly columnist for OSP Magazine. For information call 503-538-1229 or email dmccarty@mccartyinc.com or visit the McCarty site at www.mccartyinc.com.

About OSP EXPO

OSP EXPO is owned by Practical Communications Incorporated (PCI), a world-class publisher of technology information resources, dedicated to advancing technology businesses with niched magazines and trade shows. OSP EXPO 2008 is the telecom industry's only "how-to" educational trade show showcasing more than 200 exhibitors, and 36 regular and advanced paid seminars offering attendees the opportunity to receive continuing education credits. The Broadband Deployment Marketplace, OSP EXPO, will take place October 21-23, 2008 at Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. For more information call (847) 202-4688 x. 228 or visit www.ospmag.com/expo/.

Contact Information: Media Contacts: Mary Beth Koelling OSP EXPO 847.202.4689 Susan Cain Cain Communications 503.538.2747