August 11, 2009
COPY TO BE SUBMITTED VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
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Attention: | | Thomas Jones |
| | Division of Corporation Finance |
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| | Re: | | WESCO International, Inc. |
| | | | WESCO Distribution, Inc. |
| | | | Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-160818) |
| | | | Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), WESCO International, Inc. and WESCO Distribution, Inc. (collectively, the “Registrants”) hereby respectfully request that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective under the Securities Act at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Additionally, the Registrants hereby acknowledge the following:
| (i) | | Should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
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| (ii) | | The action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the registrants from their full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
August 11, 2009
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| (iii) | | The Registrants may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
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| Very truly yours, | |
| By: | /s/ Stephen A. Van Oss | |
| | Stephen A. Van Oss | |
| | Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | |
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