REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Board of
Directors and ShareownersADC Telecommunications, Inc.

We have
audited the consolidated financial statements of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of October 31, 2003 and 2002, and for the years then ended, and have
issued our report thereon dated December 1, 2003 (included elsewhere in this Form 10-K).
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule for the years ended October
31, 2003 and 2002, listed in Item 15(a) of this Form 10-K. This schedule is the
responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based on our audits.

In our
opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation
to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG
LLP

Minneapolis,
MinnesotaDecember 1, 2003

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ADC
Telecommunications, Inc.Schedule IIFor Year Ended October 31, 2003(in millions)

|Fiscal 2003                                       | Balance atBeginning ofYear | Charged to Costsand Expenses | Deductions(Reclassifications)(1) | Balance atEnd of Year
|------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------
|Allowance for doubtfulaccounts & notes receivable |                            | $      39                    | .7                               | $     3              
|Inventory reserve                                 |                            | 93                           | .9                               | 2                    
|Restructuring reserve                             |                            | 124                          | .2                               | 41                   
|Warranty accrual                                  |                            | 13                           | .1                               | 6                    

|Fiscal 2002                                       | Balance atBeginning ofYear | Charged to Costsand Expenses | Deductions | Balance atEnd of Year
|------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------
|Allowance for doubtfulaccounts & notes receivable |                            | $      87                    | .1         | $       26           
|Inventory reserve                                 |                            | 89                           | .5         | 49                   
|Restructuring reserve                             |                            | 120                          | .8         | 220                  
|Warranty accrual                                  |                            | 29                           | .4         | (2                   

|Fiscal 2001                                       | Balance atBeginning ofYear | Charged to Costsand Expenses | Deductions | Balance atEnd of Year
|------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------
|Allowance for doubtfulaccounts & notes receivable |                            | $    18                      | .9         | $    111             
|Inventory reserve                                 |                            | 47                           | .3         | 165                  
|Restructuring reserve                             |                            | 14                           | .4         | 483                  
|Warranty accrual                                  |                            | 36                           | .4         | 48                   

(1)
Includes $15.5 million of allowance for notes receivable previously classified
as current liabilities.

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