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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Armstrong Philip Martin JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMMSCOPE INC [CTV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE, SE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/14/2011 (Street) HICKORY, NC 28602 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/14/2011   D   1,640 D (1) 0 D   Common Stock 01/14/2011   D   782.96 D $ 31.5 0 I By Savings Plan (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 29.51

01/14/2011

D

5,167

(3)

01/20/2020

Common Stock

5,167

(3)

0

D

Stock Options

$ 9.8

01/14/2011

D

3,731

(3)

03/24/2019

Common Stock

3,731

(3)

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

01/14/2011

D

340

(4)

03/03/2011

Common Stock

340

(4)

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

01/14/2011

D

1,770

(4)

01/22/2011

Common Stock

1,770

(4)

0

D

Performance Share Units

$ 0

01/14/2011

D

841

(5)

01/22/2011

Common Stock

841

(5)

0

D

Performance Share Units

$ 0

01/14/2011

D

4,517

(6)

01/12/2014

Common Stock

4,517

(6)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Armstrong Philip Martin JR 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE, SE HICKORY, NC 28602			Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/Philip M. Armstrong, Jr.		01/19/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share was disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") among the Issuer, Cedar I Holding Company, Inc. ("Cedar I Holding") and Cedar I Merger Sub, Inc., dated as of October 26, 2010, in exchange for a share of Cedar I Holding common stock valued at $31.50 per share.
(2)	Shares held by Savings Plan as of January 14, 2011.
(3)	This option, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, was disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement by conversion into an option to acquire shares of Cedar I Holding common stock valued at $31.50 per share.
(4)	These restricted stock units which provided for vesting in one installment on the third anniversary of the date of grant, were cancelled and disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for $31.50 in cash for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such restricted stock units.
(5)	These performance share units, which provided for vesting in one installment on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to achievement of performance criteria, were cancelled and disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for $31.50 in cash for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such performance share units.
(6)	These performance share units, which provided for vesting in one installment on or before February 28, 2011, subject to achievement of performance criteria, were cancelled and disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for $31.50 in cash for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such performance share units.

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