Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, September 15, 2004--Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE Symbol: "DY") announced today its upcoming participation in D.A. Davidson & Co.'s Third Annual Engineering & Construction Conference to be held September 21, 2004 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, California.

Dycom is scheduled to make its presentation on Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at approximately 9:45 a.m. (PT)/12:45 p.m. (ET). A live simulcast of this presentation along with related slides will be available via the Company's web site at http://www.dycomind.com. To listen to the live presentation on the Company's web site, please visit the web site at least fifteen (15) minutes early to install any necessary audio software. If you are unable to listen to the presentation and view the slides at the scheduled time, a replay of the live simulcast and slide presentation will be available at http://www.dycomind.com until Thursday, October 21, 2004.

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 our web site at http://www.dycomind.com for additional corporate information.