Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ: HWCC), a leading distributor of specialty wire and cable, will hold a conference call on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss 4th quarter and year-end 2006 results.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed via HWCC's Investor Relations site at http://ir.houwire.com.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com, Thomson's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site.

About Houston Wire & Cable Company:

With more than 30 years of experience in the electrical industry, HWCC is one of the largest distributors of specialty wire and cable and related services in the U.S. electrical distribution market. Headquartered in Houston, HWCC has sales and distribution facilities in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Tampa.

Standard stock items available for immediate delivery include continuous and interlocked armor, instrumentation, medium voltage, high temperature, portable cord, power and instrumentation cables, and private branded products, including LifeGuard?, a low-smoke, zero-halogen cable. HWCC's comprehensive value-added services include same-day shipping, knowledgeable sales staff, inventory management programs, just-in-time delivery, logistics support, customized Internet-based ordering capabilities and 24/7/365 service.