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                                  EXHIBIT 10.48

                             FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
                                 BELDEN CDT INC.
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

WHEREAS, Belden CDT Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") established
the Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement Savings Plan (hereinafter referred to
as the "Plan") restated as of January 1, 2005 for the benefit of certain
employees of the Employer;

WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article XVIII of the Plan in effect prior to this
amendment provides that the Employer may amend the Plan at any time;

WHEREAS, the Employer deems it desirable to make certain revisions to the Plan;

WHEREAS, the Employer has authorized and directed the merger of the Belden
Communications Company Occupational Employees Savings Plan effective December
31, 2005;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended hereinafter set forth, effective December
31, 2005, unless otherwise stated therein.

1. The Plan is hereby amended by the addition of the Addendum following:

                                "BELDEN CDT INC.
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                           FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE
        BELDEN COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN

      Section 1 Merger

      Effective December 31, 2005, the Belden Communications Company
      Occupational Employees Savings Plan was merged into this Plan. The
      transfer of the Belden Communications Company Occupational Employees
      Savings Plan assets and liabilities to this Plan and the trust fund
      hereunder is expected to occur as soon as administratively possible after
      December 31, 2005. As a result of that merger, the benefits of all
      participants of the Belden Communications Company Occupational Employees
      Savings Plan shall be paid by this Plan, subject to the terms of this
      Addendum. Such participants of the Belden Communications Company
      Occupational Employees Savings Plan shall accordingly become Participants
      of this Plan as of December 31, 2005, and shall be covered by the terms of
      this Plan subject to the terms of this Addendum as to the provisions
      enumerated below.

      Section 2 Terminated Vested Belden Communications Company Occupational
      Employees Savings Plan Participants on December 31, 2005. (There were no
      active

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      employees in the Belden Communications Company Occupational Employees
      Savings Plan on or after December 31, 2005.)

      Effective December 31, 2005 all benefits of the Belden Communications
      Company Occupational Employees Savings Plan participants who had
      terminated employment with Belden Communications Company prior to December
      31, 2005 with a vested right to a benefit under the Belden Communications
      Company Occupational Employees Savings Plan but had not yet begun to
      receive that benefit shall become liabilities of this Plan and shall be
      paid by this Plan in accordance with the terms of this Plan including this
      Addendum.

      Section 3 Protection of Benefits

      Effective December 31, 2005, the former participants in the Belden
      Communications Company Occupational Employees Savings Plan are treated as
      specified in the Plan except as noted below.

      1.    Article XIV, Section 5: A former Belden Communications Company
            Occupational Employees Savings Plan Participant may elect that his
            vested Account balance from the Belden Communications Company
            Occupational Employees Savings Plan be distributed in two parts as a
            percent or in a dollar amount between: a lump sum payment and leave
            in the plan (the remaining Account balance after the distribution
            must be at least $5,000). No other Form of Payment under Section 5
            of Article XIV is available to the transferred Account balance from
            the Belden Communications Company Occupational Employees Savings
            Plan.

      2.    Article XIV, Section 4(B): Separate Accounts shall be maintained
            with respect to benefits that will be transferred from the Belden
            Communications Company Occupational Employees Savings Plan to the
            Plan as soon as administratively possible after December 31, 2005,
            the Account balance transferred shall be the Participant's Account
            balance as of the day before the transfer. Each Participant shall be
            vested in all monies transferred in this transfer from the Belden
            Communications Company Occupational Employees Savings Plan according
            to the vesting requirements of that plan."

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Belden Wire & Cable Company, by its duly authorized officer,
executes this amendment on the 8th day of December, 2005.

                                            BELDEN CDT INC.

                                            By /s/ CATHY ODOM STAPLES
                                                 ---------------------------
                                                 Cathy Odom Staples

                                            Its: Vice President, Human Resources

ATTEST:

/s/ EIVIND J. KOLEMAINEN
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                                  EXHIBIT 10.49

                             SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
                                 BELDEN CDT INC.
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

WHEREAS, Belden CDT Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") established
the Belden CDT Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (hereinafter referred to as the
"Plan") restated as of January 1, 2005 for the benefit of certain employees of
the Employer;

WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article XVIII of the Plan provides that the Company may
amend the Plan at any time by resolution of the Company's Board of Directors or
by any persons authorized by resolution of the Directors to make amendments;

WHEREAS, the Plan must be amended to conform to the final 401(k) and 401(m)
regulations published on December 29, 2004. This Amendment is intended as good
faith compliance with the requirements of the final 401(k) and 401(m)
regulations and is to be construed in accordance with these regulations and
guidance issued thereunder;

WHEREAS, the Company deems it desirable to make certain revisions to the Plan
regarding the investment fund designed to invest primarily in employer
securities effective January 1, 2006 (unless expressly noted otherwise); and

WHEREAS, the Company deems it desirable to make certain revisions to Plan
regarding the interest rate for Participant loans.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended hereinafter set forth.

1. Article I is amended to delete definition 8 and replace it with the
following:

      "8. Prior to the discontinuance beginning after December 31, 2006, the
      "Belden CDT Stock Fund" meant the Investment Fund virtually all invested
      in Belden CDT Stock, as further described in Article XVI, Section 2(B).
      Before July 15, 2004, the Belden CDT Stock Fund was known as the Belden
      Stock Fund."

2. Article IV Section 3 is deleted and replaced with the following

      "Section 3. Transmittal to Trustee

      Elective Deferrals shall be deposited with the Trustee as of the earliest
      date the contributions can reasonably be segregated from the Employer's
      general assets. In no event shall those amounts be deposited later than 90
      days from the date the amounts would otherwise have been payable to the
      Participant in cash or, effective February 3, 1997, later than 15 business
      days (plus any extension permitted by final Department of Labor
      regulation) after the end of the month during which the amounts would
      otherwise have been payable to the Participant in cash.

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      Effective for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, Elective
      Deferrals must be deposited with the Trustee after the Employee's
      performance of service with respect to which the Elective Deferrals are
      made or, if earlier, when the cash or other taxable benefit would be
      currently available. This requirement shall not apply to Elective
      Deferrals for a pay period that occasionally are made before the services
      with respect to that pay period are performed if the contributions are
      made early to accommodate bona fide administration considerations and are
      not paid early with a principal purpose of accelerating deductions."

3. Article VI Section 3 (A), the first paragraph is deleted and replaced with
the following:

      "(A) Nondiscrimination Test

      For each Plan Year the Plan must satisfy a special nondiscrimination test
      to be referred to as the Actual Deferral Percentage Test (ADP Test).
      However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1998, the ADP Test is
      deemed to have been satisfied".

4. Article VII Section 2 is amended by the adding of paragraph (D) to the end of
the Section as follows:

      "(D) Transmittal to Trustee

      Effective for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, Employer
      Matching Contributions attributable to Elective Deferrals must be
      deposited with the Trustee after the Employee's performance of service
      with respect to which the Elective Deferrals are made or, if earlier, when
      the cash or other taxable benefit would be currently available. This
      requirement shall not apply to any Forfeitures allocated as Employer
      Matching Contributions and contributions for a pay period that
      occasionally are made before the services with respect to that pay period
      are performed if the contributions are made early to accommodate bona fide
      administration considerations and are not paid early with a principal
      purpose of accelerating deductions."

5. Article VII, Section 3(C) the last paragraph is deleted and replaced with the
following:

      "Notwithstanding the above, the Company may elect pursuant to a resolution
      that the Qualified Nonelective Contributions may be allocated only to
      Eligible Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees. The Company
      may also elect that the amounts of Qualified Nonelective Contributions be
      evenly distributed to the Eligible Participants who are Nonhighly
      Compensated Employees. Lastly, the Board of Directors may elect to
      allocate Qualified Nonelective Contributions to the Eligible Participants
      employed on the last day of the Plan Year who are Nonhighly Compensated
      Employees in order of compensation beginning with the Employee with the
      lowest compensation with each Employee receiving the maximum amount of
      Qualified Nonelective Contributions allowed under Article IX, effective
      for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, are not more than 5%
      of Compensation until sufficient Qualified Nonelective Contributions have
      been contributed to satisfy the Actual Deferral Percentage Test and the
      Actual Contribution Percentage Test. Any

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      Qualified Nonelective Contributions to be included in the Actual Deferral
      Percentage Test or Actual Contribution Percentage Test must be contributed
      within 12 months of the end of the applicable year, even though the
      applicable year is different from the Plan Year being tested."

6. Article VIII, Section 1 (A), the first paragraph is deleted and replaced with
the following:

      "(A) Nondiscrimination Test

      In addition to meeting the Actual Deferral Percentage Test as defined in
      Article VI, the Plan must satisfy for each Plan Year a nondiscrimination
      test to be referred to as the Actual Contribution Percentage Test (ACP
      Test). However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1998, the
      Actual Contribution Percentage Test is deemed to have been satisfied with
      respect to matching contributions. "

7. Article XI, Section 5 is deleted and replaced with the following:

      "Section 5 Investment of Employer Matching Contributions Account

      Effective January 1, 2006, all of the Employer Matching Contributions will
      be invested in accordance with Sections 1 and 2 of this Article XI. Any
      Matching Contributions received for a Participant for which the
      Participant has not made an investment election or which is not governed
      by any prior section of Article XI shall be invested in accordance with
      Section 8 of this Article.

      Effective January 1, 2006, a Participant may transfer all or a portion of
      the Participant's Company Matching Contributions Account out of the Belden
      CDT Stock Fund to other Investment Funds as of any Valuation Date.
      Participants may not transfer any portion of their Accounts into the
      Belden CDT Stock Fund. This transfer is executed using procedures similar
      to those specified in Section 3 of this Article.

      Additional restrictions on the timing of this election apply to officers
      of the Employer required to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and regulations issued thereunder.

      Prior to January 1, 2006, regardless of the Participant's election
      pursuant to the other sections in this Article, all of the Employer
      Matching Contributions Account were invested in the Belden CDT Stock Fund
      (effective January 11, 2000 for Participants of Belden Communications and
      effective January 1, 2005 for former CDT Retirement Savings Plan
      Participants).

      Prior to January 1, 2006, a Participant could transfer all or a portion of
      the Participant's Company Matching Contributions Account into the Belden
      CDT Stock Fund or out of the Belden CDT Stock Fund to other Investment
      Funds as of any Valuation Date. This transfer is executed using procedures
      similar to those specified in Section 3 of this Article.

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      Prior to January 1, 2004, a Participant may transfer all or a portion of
      the Participant's Company Matching Contributions Account invested in the
      Belden CDT Stock Fund to other Investment Funds as of any Valuation Date.
      This transfer is executed using procedures similar to those specified in
      Section 3 of this Article. Additional restrictions on the timing of this
      election apply to officers of the Employer required to comply with Section
      16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and regulations
      issued thereunder.

      Prior to March 1, 2002, a Participant may transfer all or a portion of the
      Participant's Company Matching Contributions Account as of any Valuation
      Date on or after the Participant reaches age 55. This transfer is executed
      using procedures similar to those specified in Section 3 of this Article.
      Additional restrictions on the timing of this election apply to officers
      of the Employer required to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and regulations issued thereunder."

8. Article XII, Section 2(B) is amended by inserting the following first
paragraph

      For new loans effective on or after January 1, 2006, the interest rate
      shall be reset annually at the bank prime loan rate provided on
      www.Federalreserve.gov established as of the last business day of the
      prior calendar year.

9. Article XII, Section 5(B) is deleted and replaced with the following:

      "(B) Order of Withdrawal

      Effective January 1, 2007, the loan amount is taken from Accounts in the
      following order: Elective Deferrals Account, Rollover Account, Employer
      After-Tax Contributions Account, from any other Accounts (other than the
      Company Matching Contributions Account), lastly from the Company Matching
      Contributions Account. Within each Account, the loan amount is taken from
      the Investment Funds pro rata."

      Prior to January 1, 2007, the loan amount is taken from Accounts in the
      following order: Elective Deferrals Account, rollover Account, Employer
      After-Tax Contributions Account, from any other Accounts (other than the
      Company Matching Contributions Account), lastly from the Company Matching
      Contributions Account. Within each Account, the loan amount is taken first
      from the Investment Funds pro rata other than the Belden CDT Stock Fund or
      the Investment Fund primarily holding Cooper Industries, Inc. stock,
      second from the Investment Fund holding primarily Cooper Industries, Inc.
      stock, and third from the Belden CDT Stock Fund."

10. Article XIII Section 3(A)(vii) is deleted and replaced with the following:

            "(vii) Expenses for the repair of damage to the employee's principal
                   residence that would qualify for the casualty deduction under
                   Section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code (determined without
                   regard to whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross
                   income).

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            (vii) Other needs announced by the appropriate governmental
                  authority in a document of general applicability to constitute
                  immediate and heavy needs."

11. Article XIII, Section 6 is deleted and replaced with the following:

      "Section 4. Direct Rollovers of Withdrawals; Payment in Cash or Shares

      Withdrawals are subject to the provisions of Section 6 of Article XIV.
      However, effective as of October 1, 1999 withdrawals of Elective Deferrals
      under Section 1 of this Article; and effective January 1, 2002, any
      withdrawals permitted under the Plan under Section 1 of this Article are
      not subject to Section 6 of Article XIV. Withdrawals are also subject to
      the provisions of Section 1 of Article XIV."

      Effective January 1, 2007 or such later date as when the Belden CDT Stock
      Fund is completely eliminated, all distributions shall be paid in cash.

      Prior to January 1, 2007, all distributions shall be paid in cash,
      including whole shares of stock from the Belden CDT Stock Fund unless the
      recipient elects to receive payment in shares of Belden CDT Stock."

12. Article XIV, Section 1(B) is deleted and replaced with the following:

      "(B) Distribution in Cash or Shares

      Effective January 1, 2007 or such later date as when the Belden CDT Stock
      Fund is completely eliminated, all distributions shall be paid in cash.

      Prior to January 1, 2007, all distributions shall be paid in cash,
      including whole shares of Belden CDT Stock unless the recipient elects to
      receive payment in shares of Belden CDT Stock."

13. Article XVI, Section 2(B) is deleted and replaced with the following:

      "(B) Beginning on or after January 1, 2007, the Company will discontinue,
      gradually or completely, the Belden CDT Stock Fund. The Company may retain
      a third party as fiduciary or co-fiduciary for this purpose.

      Effective January 1, 2006, company matching contributions will be paid in
      cash and allocated to the Investment Funds in accordance with the
      Participant's election under Sections 1 and 2 of Article XI.

      Until the Belden CDT Stock Fund is discontinued, the Investment Funds
      included the Belden CDT Stock Fund. A portion of the Belden CDT Stock Fund
      may be invested in short-term fixed income investments and money market
      investments. Pursuant to the direction of the Company, the Trustee (or
      investment fund manager) is authorized to acquire, hold and dispose of
      Belden CDT Stock. As provided for in ERISA Section 404(a)(2), the
      fiduciary duty of diversifying plan investments is not violated by the

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      establishment and maintenance of this Belden CDT Stock Fund. The Company
      may decide that this fund not hold contributions other than Employer
      Matching Contributions.

      Prior to January 1, 2006, contributions to the Belden CDT Stock Fund may
      be paid by contributing (i) newly issued shares of Belden CDT Stock, (ii)
      treasury shares of Belden CDT Stock, or (iii) cash with the instruction to
      the Trustee to spend such cash to acquire Belden CDT Stock. Contributions
      to other Investment Funds must be paid in cash.

      Participants who have shares of Belden CDT Stock in their Participant
      Accounts shall be named fiduciaries with respect to the voting of such
      shares and shall have the following rights and responsibilities.

            (i)   Prior to each annual or special meeting of the shareholders of
                  Belden Inc., the Company shall direct the Trustee to furnish
                  each Participant to whose Account shares of Belden CDT Stock
                  are allocated a copy of the proxy solicitation material
                  together with a form requesting confidential voting
                  instructions with respect to the voting of such shares. The
                  Company shall also direct the Trustee as to how to handle the
                  voting of shares for which the Trustee does not receive
                  instructions. The Company shall instruct the Trustee to vote
                  shares on which instruction is received as directed by the
                  Participants and shall vote shares on which no instruction is
                  received in the same proportion as the shares on which
                  instruction was received. Upon receipt of such instructions,
                  the Company hereby directs the Trustee to then vote in person
                  or by proxy such shares of Belden CDT Stock as so instructed.

            (ii)  The Company shall direct the Trustee to furnish each
                  Participant to whose Account shares of Belden CDT Stock are
                  allocated notice of any tender or exchange offer for or a
                  request or invitation for tenders or exchanges of Belden CDT
                  Stock made to the Trustee. The Company also directs that the
                  Trustee shall request from each such Participant instructions
                  as to the tendering or exchanging of the shares of Belden CDT
                  Stock allocated to the Participant's Account as well as to the
                  tendering or exchanging of shares for which the Trustee does
                  not receive instructions. The Company shall instruct the
                  Trustee to vote shares on which instruction is received as
                  directed by the Participants and shall vote shares on which no
                  instruction is received in the same proportion as the shares
                  on which instruction was received. The Company directs that
                  the Trustee shall provide Participants with a reasonable
                  period of time in which they may consider any such tender or
                  exchange offer for or request or invitation for tenders or
                  exchanges of Belden CDT Stock made to the Trustee. Within the
                  time specified by the Trustee, as directed by the Company, the
                  Trustee shall tender or exchange such shares as to which the
                  Trustee has received instructions to tender or exchange.

            (iii) Instructions received from Participants by the Trustee
                  regarding the voting, tendering, or exchanging of Belden CDT
                  Stock shall be held in strictest confidence and shall not be
                  divulged to any other person, including officers

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                  or employees of the Company, except as otherwise required by
                  law, regulation, or lawful process."

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Belden CDT Inc., by its duly authorized officer, executes
this amendment on the 13th day of March, 2006.

                                     BELDEN CDT INC.

                                     By /s/ CATHY ODOM STAPLES
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                                            Cathy Odom Staples

ATTEST:

                                    Its Vice President, Human Resources

/s/ EIVIND J. KOLEMAINEN
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