Todd Rosenbluth
Todd Rosenbluth
competition deals decide entities given larger leave likely national position precarious presence
These deals leave standalone entities in a precarious position given likely competition from larger companies. BellSouth and Qwest have to decide how important a national presence is.
benefits cost expecting improvement line merger synergy top
We were expecting there would have been an improvement on the cost synergy side. We still don't expect there will be benefits to the top line from the merger in 2006.
competition greater reduce wireless
There is a need to reduce telecom competition but there are greater opportunities in wireless than long-distance.