Globecomm Systems $9.0 Million Infrastructure Contract from GCI

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a leading provider of
satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services
on a global basis, announced today that the Company has been awarded
an infrastructure contract from General Communication Inc. (NASDAQ:
GNCMA), an Alaska-based company providing voice, video and data
communication services to residential, commercial and government
customers, valued at $9.0 million.

On June 4, 2007, the Company announced a contract with GCI valued
at $20.7 million to provide wireless phone services to 200 rural
villages throughout Alaska.

Pursuant to this contract, Globecomm will provide sixty-nine
shelters to be utilized in concert with the installation of certain
sites under the previously announced contract. Each of the shelters
will be outfitted with DC power restoral systems. Forty-four of the
shelters will be outfitted with C-Band satellite subsystems with the
remaining twenty-five being outfitted to support terrestrial
communications.

About Globecomm Systems

Globecomm Systems Inc. provides end-to-end value-added
satellite-based communication products, services and solutions by
leveraging its core satellite ground segment systems and network
capabilities, with its satellite communication services capabilities.
The products and services Globecomm offers include pre-engineered
systems, systems design and integration services, managed network
services and life cycle support services. Globecomm's customers
include communications service providers, commercial enterprises,
broadcast and other media and content providers and government and
government-related entities.

Based in Hauppauge, New York, Globecomm Systems also maintains
offices in Washington, DC, Maryland, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom,
the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.

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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements are
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Globecomm Systems Inc.
David Hershberg, 631-231-9800
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
or
Matthew Byron, 631-457-1301
Investor Relations
ir@globecommsystems.com
www.globecommsystems.com

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