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CHELMSFORD, Mass., October 5, 2004 – Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS) has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at 4:45 pm Eastern to announce its financial results for Q3 FY2004. Sonus expects to issue its financial results after the close of market on Wednesday, November 3, 2004.

Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Time: 4:45 pm Eastern

To listen via telephone:

Dial-in number: +1-800-256-6020 or +1-415-908-4708

To listen via the Internet:

Sonus will host a live webcast of the conference call. To access the webcast, visit the Sonus Networks Investor Relations site at http://www.sonusnet.com.

Replay:

A telephone playback of the call will be available following the conference and can be accessed by calling +1-800-633-8284 or +1-402-977-9140. The access code for the replay is 21210342. The telephone playback will be available through Wednesday, November 17, 2004.

The webcast will be available on the Sonus Networks Investor Relations site through November 3, 2005. To access the replay of the webcast, visit the Investor Relations site at http://www.sonusnet.com.

About Sonus Networks

Sonus Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions for wireline and wireless service providers. With its Open Services ArchitectureTM (OSA), Sonus delivers end-to-end solutions addressing a full range of carrier applications, including trunking and tandem switching, residential and business access, network border switching and enhanced services. Sonus’ voice infrastructure solutions, including media gateways, softswitches and network management systems, are deployed in service provider networks worldwide. Sonus, founded in 1997, is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Additional information on Sonus is available at http://www.sonusnet.com.

This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the “Risk Factors” section of Sonus’ Annual Report on Form 10-K/A dated July 28, 2004 and filed with the SEC, and the “Cautionary Statements” section of Sonus’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated August 20, 2004 and filed with the SEC, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Sonus’ views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing Sonus’ views as of any subsequent date. While Sonus may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point, Sonus specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

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