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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:    JANUARY 24, 2005

DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED:    JANUARY 24, 2005

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


      DELAWARE                  1-12929                    36-4135495
  (State or other      (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of                                    Identification Number)
   incorporation)
                          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 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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     On January 24, 2005, CommScope, Inc. issued a press release which,
among other things, updates guidance for the fourth 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 2.02 of this Current Report on Form
8-K.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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            (c)   Exhibit     Description
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                  99.1        CommScope, Inc. press release updating fourth 
                              quarter 2004 guidance, dated January 24, 2005.



                                 SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     Dated: January 24, 2005

                                          COMMSCOPE, INC.


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




                             Index of Exhibits

Exhibit No.                                Description               
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99.1                CommScope, Inc. press release updating fourth quarter
                    2004 guidance, dated January 24, 2005.