Michael Armstrong
Michael Armstrong
customer focus growth improving increasing maintained managing revenue
During the quarter, we maintained our focus on managing costs, increasing revenue in our growth businesses, and improving customer satisfaction,
access cable choice faster internet local lower mean merger phone prices
This merger will mean a real choice and lower prices in local phone service, faster Internet access and better cable TV,
interest
are not in the consumer's interest and should be denied.
business costs difficult economic face focused growing growth managing reflect remain results revenue
Our results reflect a business managing through a difficult economic and industry-wide climate, ... In the face of these pressures, we remain focused on controlling costs and growing revenue in our growth businesses.
access biggest business decision points putting quite simple turning work
It's not quite as simple as putting up some access points and turning them on. The biggest decision is the business model. How do you make this work successfully?
ability advised balance cash confident financing highly lead portion raise
As lead arrangers, they have also advised us that they are highly confident of their ability to raise financing for the balance of the cash portion of our offer,
business fishing maybe salmon
Maybe when we go salmon fishing we'll know more about that, ... They're one of our business customers; it's a big business.
broadband business data decline growing impact nearly reflects revenue services total
While our total revenue reflects the impact of the industry-wide decline in long-distance voice, we are growing revenue in Business Data and IP services and our Broadband business by nearly 14 percent,
commitment means mutual
What today's announcement means is a mutual commitment to make this work,
adopt believe best comparable decision interests necessary policies policy
While we did not make this decision lightly, we believe it is necessary and in the best long-term interests of our shareowners to adopt a dividend policy comparable to the policies of our competitors,
fat
We're getting the fat out of the company,
fit percent time
We're comfortable that if the Time Warner partnership is not attributable to AT&T that we can fit under the 30 percent cap,
company creation phase recognize results time today transform value
We set out to transform this company from a point-to-point long-distance company. The results today are strong. They need to be better, and they will be. But it's now time to recognize the value creation phase of our strategy.
america best brand broadband putting
We're putting the best brand in communications with the best broadband infrastructure in America,