NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Aug. 7, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that Hickory, N.C.-based CommScope Holding Co.'s form S-1 filing relating to a proposed initial public offer (IPO) has no immediate effect on its 'B+' corporate credit rating and stable outlook on CommScope. The form S-1 registration statement is not yet effective and the likelihood and timing of a potential IPO and the ultimate amount and application of IPO proceeds is uncertain at this juncture. Although the company has indicated that it intends to use a share of the potential IPO proceeds to redeem a portion of its $1.5 billion 8.25% senior notes due 2019, the exact amount available for redemption, and what the company's post-IPO capital
