Tollgrade Appoints Telecom Industry Veteran Edward H. Kennedy to its Board of Directors

Tollgrade Appoints Telecom Industry Veteran Edward H. Kennedy to its Board of
Directors

Appointment Enhances Board's Independence and Industry Expertise

PITTSBURGH, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tollgrade Communications, Inc.
(Nasdaq: TLGD), a leading provider of network service assurance to the
telecommunications industry, today announced that veteran telecom executive
Edward H. Kennedy has been appointed by the Tollgrade Board as its newest
independent director. The addition of Mr. Kennedy, approved unanimously by
the Company's Board of Directors, expands the Tollgrade Board to eight
members, with seven independent directors. His appointment is effective
immediately for a term expiring at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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Mr. Kennedy has more than 25 years of global executive experience in the
telecommunications industry and has served as a director on various telecom
company boards. He is recognized in the Washington, DC-area technology
community as a visionary leader who has successfully founded and operated
several leading-edge firms. Currently, Mr. Kennedy is CEO, President and
Chairman of Rivulet Communications, Inc., a leading edge medical video
networking company that enables medical, government and enterprise customers
to effectively transport high-bandwidth, mission-critical and real-time
applications over existing IP networks.

He is perhaps best known as the CEO, President and Co-Founder of Ocular
Networks, Inc., a provider of next generation optical networking technologies,
a company that was acquired by Tellabs, Inc. in 2002 for $355 million, and was
acknowledged by several trade organizations as one of the most successful
deals that year. Following this successful company sale within two years from
its inception, Mr. Kennedy joined Tellabs and served as President of Tellabs
$600 million North American business division and Executive Vice President of
Tellabs until 2004. He held various executive positions at leading telecom
equipment companies, including Alcatel and Newbridge Networks Corporation.
Most recently, he worked in an advisory role with Columbia Capital, a premier
venture capital investment firm.

Mr. Kennedy also currently serves on the boards of Hatteras Networks, Inc. and
Imagine Communications, Inc. He previously served on the board of Visual
Networks, a publicly-traded, Nasdaq-listed company until its acquisition by
Fluke Networks, a division of Danaher Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University.

"The addition of Edward Kennedy to the Tollgrade Board reflects our Board's
commitment to enhancing our telecom industry expertise and the role of
independent directors on our Board," said Robert W. Kampmeinert, independent
lead director of Tollgrade's Board. "This appointment demonstrates our
commitment to enhancing our Board composition with highly qualified,
experienced, and independent candidates that are committed to acting in the
best interests of all shareholders."

"As a highly regarded and very experienced executive in the telecom sector,
Mr. Kennedy is uniquely qualified to serve on our Board," said Joseph Ferrara,
Tollgrade's Chairman, President and CEO. We expect him to be a tremendous
resource to Tollgrade as we continue the transformation of Tollgrade and
position the Company for long-term growth, a return to profitability and
increasing value for investors," added Ferrara.

Mr. Kennedy's appointment to the Tollgrade Board marks another milestone
achieved in the execution of a comprehensive strategic plan to transform the
Company and position it for sustainable growth. In 2008, the Board retained
the investment banking firm of Needham & Company to help evaluate a range of
strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. As part of this process,
the Board was also unanimous in its view that Tollgrade would benefit from the
addition of independent directors with deep experience in the telecom sector.
The Board retained CT Partners, a nationally-recognized executive search firm,
to assist in identifying candidates. Mr. Kennedy is the first candidate
selected through this process to join the Board, and the Company anticipates
adding additional expertise to the Board in the future.

Also from this process, the Board developed a comprehensive strategic plan to
refocus Tollgrade's business by emphasizing its service assurance offerings to
the telecom market and has already executed on a number of fronts to enhance
shareholder value, including selling off non-core assets such as the Company's
cable product line in May 2009 as it did not support the refocused growth
strategy. Other results from refocusing efforts to date include: bolstering
cash reserves, streamlining operations and reducing corporate overhead,
winning a new major multiyear managed services contract, and making key
management changes to strengthen the leadership and functional expertise
needed to executive the Company's growth strategy.

About Tollgrade
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of network service
assurance products and services for centralized test systems around the world.
Tollgrade designs, engineers, markets and supports centralized test systems,
test access and status monitoring products, and next generation network
assurance technologies. Tollgrade's customers range from the top telecom and
cable providers, to numerous independent telecom, cable and broadband
providers around the world. Tollgrade's network testing, measurement and
monitoring solutions support the infrastructure of cable and telecom
companies, as well as for power distribution companies. For more information,
visit Tollgrade's web site at www.tollgrade.com.

Important Information
In connection with the solicitation of proxies, Tollgrade Communications, Inc.
has filed with the SEC and mailed to shareholders on or about June 22, 2009 a
definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2009 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. Tollgrade, its directors, nominees for director and certain
officers, employees and other persons are deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the 2009 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. Information regarding the interests of such
participants is included in the definitive proxy statement and other relevant
documents filed and to be filed by Tollgrade with the SEC in connection with
the proxy solicitation. WE URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY
STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
THAT TOLLGRADE WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY
WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders will be able to obtain, free
of charge, copies of the definitive proxy statement and any other documents
filed by Tollgrade with the SEC in connection with the proxy solicitation at
the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and Tollgrade's website at
http://www.tollgrade.com

Forward-Looking Statements
The foregoing release contains "forward-looking statements" regarding future
events or results within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The Company cautions readers that such "forward-looking statements"
are, in fact, predictions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and that
actual events or results may differ materially from those anticipated events
or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The
Company disclaims any current intention to update its "forward-looking
statements," and the estimates and assumptions within them, at any time or for
any reason. Any number of factors that could cause actual events or results to
differ materially from those contained in the "forward-looking statements" is
included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") including, but not limited to, the Company's Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008 and any subsequently filed reports. All
documents are also available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering
Analysis and Retrieval system at www.sec.gov or from the Company's website at
www.tollgrade.com.

SOURCE Tollgrade Communications, Inc.

Bob Butter, Communications of Tollgrade Communications, Office:
+1-412-820-1347, bbutter@tollgrade.com