Ivan Seidenberg
Ivan Seidenberg
Ivan Seidenbergis the former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Inc...
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Global Wireless did another masterful job . . . in the face of intense competition.
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The key to lowering cable costs is competition.
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The key thing that's going on in our market is great growth. We've started to accelerate our investments to get ahead of the curve.
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With four quarters as a new company under our belt, we can say unequivocally that we have delivered on the promise of the Bell Atlantic-NYNEX merger, ... With our merger synergies, we have been able to produce solid operating results in our key businesses and fund our entry into new markets as well.
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We already have the network to provide voice and data, ... Now we have to go through an additional process in each individual town just to provide video over the same pipe. It makes no sense.
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Both companies are working on rolling out high-speed access to homes, ... By combining our resources, we can drive prices down.
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This is a significant step forward in the effort toward inter-industry cooperation in addressing the serious problem of copyright infringement over the Internet,
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Like all companies, we are closely monitoring the economy, but what we see at this time indicates we can hit our target for full-year revenue growth,
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Dave is a consummate financial expert -- a premier example of the wealth of financial and operational talent we have at Verizon, ... We will miss him, and we will always be grateful for the invaluable contributions he made to the creation of Verizon.
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It's like life. It's never finished. It just changes its forms. I think consolidation is part of being healthy in an industry.
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We feel bad that the stock has drifted down as low as it did, ... Hopefully the results this quarter and the visibility of our programs will make people somewhat more comfortable about what the program is as we go out into '06 and '07.
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We extended our track record for double-digit earnings growth to a fourth consecutive year even while integrating Bell Atlantic and Nynex following our merger,
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Over the years, our investments in the Caribbean and Latin America have been a source of solid financial performance, but they represent a small part of our revenue base that is less aligned with our core business focus and future growth.
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From our perspective, our (service) job is never done. Service is our most important issue. It's the bedrock of our company.