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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

              REMEC ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF RF EQUIPMENT BUSINESS
                        FROM ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ --REMEC, Inc. (Nasdaq: REMC), announced today
that it has completed the acquisition of ADC Mersum Oy (Solitra) in Oulu,
Finland from ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADCT). The acquisition was
completed in accordance with the terms previously announced on October 8, 2001.
About ADC

ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC tailors high-quality, custom solutions of
network equipment, fiber optics, software and systems integration services that
enable communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data,
video and voice services to consumers and businesses worldwide. ADC
(Nasdaq:ADCT) (www.adc.com) has sales into nearly 100 countries and is included
in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 Index. Learn more about
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com.

About REMEC

REMEC is a designer and manufacturer of high frequency subsystems used in the
transmission of voice, video and data traffic over wireless communications
networks and in space and defense electronics applications.

Statements in this press release that are not historical are forward-looking
statements, which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual
results could differ materially from those implied by such forward-looking
statements due to a variety of factors, including, general and industry economic
conditions, competition, development factors, operating costs and other risks
and uncertainties that are detailed from time to time in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT: David L. Morash of REMEC, Inc., (858)-560-1301.