News Release

Dycom Industries, Inc. Announces Plans to Release Fiscal 2000 Fourth Quarter Earnings and Schedules a Conference Call
August 23, 2000
PRNewswire
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.

Dycom Industries, Inc. will release its fiscal 2000 fourth quarter earnings on August 28, 2000 at approximately 4:15 p.m. (EDT).

Dycom has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, August 29, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT). To participate in the conference call, dial 800-450-0788 ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the "Dycom Earnings" conference call.

Dycom is a leading provider of engineering, construction, and maintenance services to telecommunication providers throughout the United States. Additionally, the Company provides similar services related to the installation of integrated voice, data, and video local and wide area networks within office buildings and similar structures. Dycom also provides underground utility locating and mapping and electric utility construction services. Visit the web site at http://www.dycomind.com/ for additional corporate information.

SOURCE: Dycom Industries, Inc.

Contact: Thomas R. Pledger, Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Executive Chairman, or Steven E. Nielsen, President and CEO, or Richard L.
Dunn, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Dycom Industries,
Inc., 561-627-7171