In honor of our 100th Anniversary Suttle is rolling out some of our Hottest Summer Deals ever. We’re here to help this building season with specials like…

• 10% OFF all DSL In-line filters!
• 14 in. Enclosure Kit for $49.98! (includes Enclosure w/ Door, Voice and Data Modules)
• Free Video Connector Compression Tool (with order of 2500 TWiN Lock ™ Connectors)
• FREE Shipping on orders of $1500 or more (w/ NO Drop Ship Penalty)

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) imposes some specific requirements on the origin of materials and goods used in projects receiving stimulus money. Section 1605, referred to as the Buy American provision, specifically states that funds from ARRA must only be used where “all iron, steel and manufactured goods used…are produced in the U.S. or in specific foreign countries signatory to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and World Trade Organization (WTO)”

Suttle is proud to say that more than 70% of our products qualify as “Made in America” for ARRA projects. To make it easy to find these products, we’ve added the ARRA logo (example link) to those products that qualify under this designation on our website.

For more information please read the brief explanation on Suttle’s ARRA Compliance page.

Firecomms, a leading developer of highspeed Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) transceivers, announces that it has licensed its OptoLock® interconnect system to Suttle, Inc., a leading supplier of communication connectivity products for the telecom and datacom industries worldwide. OptoLock, an easy-to-use, low-cost housing for instant termination of bare Plastic Optical Fiber (POF), provides plugless terminations that allow for simpler, quicker connections of communications and infotainment network devices.

“Suttle is excited to offer the first commercially available POF to POF passive OptoLock wall plate adapter system, which we’ve added to our SpeedStar line of modular connectivity,” says Bill Heuer, senior product manager. “Firecomms has pioneered the development of POF as a low-cost alternative for copper cabling in home networking, which we look forward to support.”

“With the rapid adoption of OptoLock by an increasing number of equipment providers, we are pleased to license our technology to Suttle, Inc., a well established telecom vendor that has been supplying communication equipment to companies worldwide since 1910,” says Lawrence Thorne, Firecomms’ vice president of sales and marketing, the Americas. “Suttle, like all suppliers of OptoLock products, will manufacture its product based on a common mechanical specification for the fiber interface.”

Suttle’s new SpeedStar OptoLock wall plate adapter system will be available in Q2 2010. Due to its ease of use, large core tolerances, and low costs, POF is enjoying substantial growth in home network and point-to-point interconnection. The annual worldwide POF market is estimated to be worth over $2.5 billion” in 2011, according to market research by Information Gatekeepers.

Since we updated our flagship website last Fall, we have been migrating content from our sub-branded site suttleSOHO.com which featured our SOHO Access™ product line. We’re proud to announce that this transition is now complete and all of our SOHO Access™ content is entirely available under our suttleonline.com master site.

The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®) is an industry driven group promoting distribution of digital video and data over existing coaxial cable in a home. Suttle has joined this group to help us develop products that leverage the homes existing infrastructure to extend high-speed communication.

2500 Connectors = 1 FREE Tool

Yes, you read that correctly… For every 2500 TWiN Lock™ or SURE Lock™ video connectors you can get 1 FREE compression tool. The connectors can be mixed between F, RCA, and BNC but must be of the same tool form-factor and must equal 2500 pieces. We are so sure that once you experience the quality and performance that Suttle’s line of video connectors has to offer you won’t want to use anything else.

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Veteran FTTx Industry expert, George Wakileh, has been named to the newly created position of Vice President of Technology Development at Suttle.

Wakileh most recently was Director of New Product Development at Emerson Network Power in Warrenville, IL and previously held a variety of increasing responsibilities in engineering leadership roles at APA Cables & Networks and ADC Telecommunications.

“With our increased commitment to new product and market initiatives the time is right to bring an executive of George’s considerable passion, talent and experience to help drive new revenue opportunities,” said Bruce Blackwood, GM of Suttle in a prepared statement. “We are thrilled to welcome George to Suttle’s management team”.

Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCS), the parent company of Suttle, today announced it has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the Best Performing Companies in the magazine’s list of America’s 200 Best Small Companies of 2009.

“We are honored to be included in the list of Best Small Companies in America by the prestigious Forbes magazine,” said Jeffrey K. Berg, President and Chief Executive Officer. “This achievement represents the hard work and dedication of all our employees who are the foundation of our success.”

Forbes’ List of 200 Best Small Companies in America is comprised of companies that have shown both sales and earnings growth. Candidates must have annual revenue between $5 million and $750 million, be publicly traded for at least a year, and have a stock price no lower than $5. Rankings are based on earnings growth, sales growth, and return on equity in the past 12 months, and over five years each company’s stock performance was also compared with those of its peers.

The list is featured in the November 2 issue of Forbes magazine

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