On January 24, 2002, Agere Systems announced that it would be closing the  Reading Works in 12 to 18 months. The planned changes involved closing the Breinigsville, Pennsylvania plant in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, which was opened in 1988; selling the Orlando plant in Florida; and consolidating several locations in New Jersey. All operations were consolidated at the Allentown, Pennsylvania, headquarters location and the New Jersey locations.
On January 24, 2002, Agere Systems informed that it would close Reading Works within twelve to eighteen months. The planned adjustments included shutting down the Breinigsville, Pennsylvania plant in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, which opened in 1988; selling the Orlando plant in Florida; and integrating several locations in New Jersey. All operations were relocated to the headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and other New Jersey sites.