Eric Rabe
Eric Rabe
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We're looking forward to nailing down the details as quickly as we can. We'll continue to talk until people collapse and even then we could talk in our sleep if we have to.
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We're looking at a variety of ways to address the demands of the marketplace. We're also very conscious of program contracts.
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We believe we reached a good general framework for obtaining a contract, but right now we're down to the wire. I'm still optimistic that we'll get it done in a few days but I'm not sure we'll get it done today.
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We're in a position that could results in a new contract, and the end of the strike and getting people back to work.
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Some groups, maybe religious groups, object to some programming that's on television and don't want to see it, but furthermore don't want to pay for it. I think the reality is that if you want to allow the development of new programming ideas and give start-up channels a chance to get out there and see if they're going to be successful, you need some mechanism to help get them going.
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We continue to negotiate, and we continue to be hopeful. However, the negotiating process is a two-way street and the unions have not been willing to approve a contract that would allow the company to remain competitive.
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We have been talking with the unions since late yesterday afternoon, ... non-stop intense talks with all sides fully engaged. It remains impossible not predict when these talks will end in a contract and get people back to their jobs.
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We're not engaged in any improper attempt . . . to get proprietary information.
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It's our fervent hope that we will be able to negotiate that contract and get it over as quickly as possible. We continue to believe that we've made progress and that the end of this negotiation process continues to be within reach. We believe we can reach an agreement quickly and get workers back on the job. We want this strike to be over.
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It's not competition yet, but . . . it may turn out to be yet another way in which people are competing with us.
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I'm sure there have been cases of that and I'm sure it will get worse tomorrow as normal business volumes build up.
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As this strike goes into the second week, the objective of this is for us to be able to be the most effective competitor in the wireless sector,
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We are asking each business unit to manage their work flow, which means managers' jobs have been eliminated, not the union positions, and we have eliminated contract work,
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Anybody in the industry ... in the country ... has to be concerned about the power that it puts in AT&T's hands,