N E W S R E L E A S E

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SIMULCAST ITS PRESENTATION AT SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY'S 32ND ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR CONFERENCE

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, March 31, 2003 -- Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE Symbol: "DY") announced today its upcoming participation in SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's 32nd Annual Institutional Investor Conference to be held April 6-9, 2003 at the Ritz-Carlton (Buckhead) in Atlanta, GA.

Dycom is scheduled to make its presentation on Monday, April 7, 2003, at approximately 8:25 a.m. (ET). A live simulcast of this presentation 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 at the scheduled time, a replay of the live simulcast will be available at http://www.dycomind.com until Monday, April 14, 2003.

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.