Exhibit List
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Exhibit 24 - Confirming Statement

                                                                      Exhibit 24
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                              CONFIRMING STATEMENT



     This  Statement  confirms  that the  undersigned,  Charles  H.  House,  has
authorized and designated Timothy J. Roach, Kenneth A. Paladino,  and Leonard W.
Suroff,  and each of them to execute  and file on the  undersigned's  behalf all
Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedules 13D and 13G  (including  any amendments to any of
the  foregoing)  that the  undersigned  may be  required  to file  with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of
or transactions in securities of TII Network Technologies,  Inc. This Confirming
Statement  shall  continue until the  undersigned is no longer  required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 and  Schedules  13D and 13G with  regard  to the  undersigned's
ownership of or transactions in securities of TII Network Technologies, Inc., or
such earlier time as the aforementioned  individuals  receive written revocation
of the powers conferred  hereby.  The undersigned  acknowledges  that Timothy J.
Roach,  Kenneth A.  Paladino,  and Leonard W. Suroff are not assuming any of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to comply  with  Section  16 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.




Date:    September 24, 2003                  /s/ Charles H. House
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                                             Charles H. House