Richard Notebaert
Richard Notebaert
Richard C. Notebaertis the former Chairman and CEO of Qwest, Tellabs and Ameritech. He was credited for saving Qwest from bankruptcy, and making Ameritech the most successful "Baby Bell"...
drive expect improve modest objectives pleased revenue track
I am pleased to say that we are squarely on track with our objectives for 2005, ... Now, for 2006 and beyond, we expect to drive modest revenue growth, improve our profitability.
tomorrow wave
If you could wave a wand tomorrow that's the only thing we'd sell.
action leader plan step towards
Our plan is to be a leader in this business, and today's action is a step towards that goal.
efforts expanding growing industry leader presence rapidly security services step strategy supports
This is an important step in our efforts to become a leader in the security monitoring business. Expanding our presence in this rapidly growing industry supports our strategy of introducing new services for customers.
balanced correctly employees fair needs parties reach
These parties have correctly balanced the needs of customers, employees and competitors to reach a fair settlement.
choice forward people stepping
The American people have called for choice (in long-distance services), ... Ameritech is stepping forward to make it happen.
accounting continue corrected errors internal practices
Accounting errors were made; they will be corrected and they will be disclosed, ... Internal practices are being, and will continue to be, enhanced.
viagra
I like to think of this as a Viagra for competition.
enhance growth pursue strategies
Qwest's strategies to pursue growth and to enhance our profitability are working,
committed competition quality reflects service strongly
The settlement reflects that we are strongly committed to growth, to service quality and to facilities-based competition.
base billion build continuing european expansion investment north opportunity segments unique
Ameritech has a unique opportunity to build on our $5 billion European investment base while continuing our expansion into high-growth segments in North America,
act change competition created door helped level open period rapid
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 helped open the door to a period of rapid change in the telecommunications industry, ... But so far, it has not created the level of competition that many expected.
bring competition merger sale
As promised, this sale demonstrates that the SBC-Ameritech merger will bring substantial new competition into the Midwest,
cannot complete entire package until
We cannot restate until we complete the analysis, ... We do not have the entire package completed. It would be inappropriate to restate, do more analysis, restate again, do more analysis, and restate again.