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Clarity Selects National Sales Manager

Clarity Selects National Sales Manager

July 1, 2004 - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga, TN - Clarity, the nation's leading supplier of products for the hearing loss community, and a Division of Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT), has named Michael Freibrun as National Sales Manager, according to Carsten Trads, President of Clarity.
"With Michael's experience as Plantronics' senior sales manager, he understands how to build and maintain strong business relationships," said Trads. "His significant contributions to the company and success managing major accounts will help bring Clarity and its customers closer together."

For his position as national sales manager, Freibrun will handle all retail accounts nationwide. In addition to building superior relationships and developing enhanced sales opportunities with existing channel partners, he will also work to identify unexplored sales opportunities. A main focus for Freibrun will be the exploration of sales opportunities with health care focused national retail outlets.

Prior to this promotion, Michael worked as senior sales manager for the retail division of the eastern region for Clarity's parent company Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA. During his four years in this position, he was responsible for managing ten manufacturer representative organizations, analyzing product profitability, monitoring the budget, and developing new business opportunities with retail and business-to-business channels. Previously, Michael served as eastern regional sales manager for Franklin Electronic Publishers, Burlington, NJ, where he managed 16 major accounts and over 60 secondary accounts, set up a corporate retail display program, and formalized sales and marketing tracking and analysis systems. He also served as eastern regional sales manager for MobileComm Corp., Jackson, MS, where he managed all major accounts, actively pursued new accounts and increased existing business through promotional initiatives.

Michael received his Bachlor's of Arts in both Marketing/Management and Retail/Sales from Bernard M. Baruch College (CUNY) in New York City.

About Clarity®
Clarity®, a Division of Plantronics Inc. (NYSE:PLT), is a leading supplier of amplified telephones, notification systems, assistive listening devices and other communications devices for the hearing loss and deaf markets. A leader in sound amplification, Clarity's patented technology, Clarity®
Power™, provides customized solutions for customers who otherwise could not communicate easily and effectively with the outside world. As more people begin to address their hearing needs, Clarity will continue to provide effective technologies that are simple and easy to use. The company began in 1969 as a telecommunications manufacturer, and was acquired in 1986 by Plantronics, Inc., a leading provider of headsets to business and individual consumers worldwide.

About Plantronics
Plantronics introduced the first lightweight communications headset in 1962 and is recognized as the world leader in communications headsets. A publicly held company with approximately 2,500 employees, Plantronics is the leading provider of headsets to telephone companies and the business community worldwide. Plantronics headsets are also used widely in many Fortune 500 corporations and have been featured in numerous motion pictures and high-profile events, including Neil Armstrong's historic "One small step for man" transmission from the moon in 1969. Plantronics, Inc., headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, was founded in 1961 and maintains offices in 20 countries. Plantronics products are sold and supported through a worldwide network of authorized Plantronics marketing partners. Information about the company and its products can be found at www.plantronics.com or by calling (800) 544-4660.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed as forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that Clarity may fail to meet market growth opportunities and that the Clarity Power technology may not perform as we anticipate, and other risks as described from time to time in Plantronics Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to Plantronics report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2003 and Plantronics' annual report on Form 10-K filed on June 2, 2003. These filings can be accessed over the Internet at www.sec.gov. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize or any of these assumptions prove incorrect, Plantronics' results could differ materially from Plantronics' expectations. Plantronics assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. Statements made in this press release are based on current information and expectations and there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any such statements.