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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:   MAY 4, 2004
DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED:    MAY 4, 2004

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


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

                          1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE, SE
                                P.O. BOX 339
                       HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA 28602

                  (Address of principal executive offices)


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

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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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      (c) Exhibit Description
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          Exhibit       Description
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              99.1      CommScope, Inc. Press Release relating to first
                        quarter financial results dated May 4, 2004.

Item 12.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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          On May 4, 2004,  CommScope,  Inc. issued a press release relating
to its financial results for the first quarter of 2004. A copy of the press
release is  attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1 and is being  furnished,  not
filed, pursuant to Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.




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                                 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:  May 4, 2004





                                       COMMSCOPE, INC.


                                       By: /s/ Jearld L. Leonhardt
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                                       Name:   Jearld L. Leonhardt
                                       Title:  Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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                               EXHIBIT INDEX





           Exhibit        Description
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           99.1           CommScope, Inc. Press Release relating to
                          first quarter financial results dated May 4, 2004.



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