Ivan Seidenberg
Ivan Seidenberg
Ivan Seidenbergis the former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Inc...
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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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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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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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We have to make sure they don't sit on our network and chew up our capacity.
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I would add that we also recognize that the put option is not the preferred vehicle for Vodafone to facilitate any transaction. We are very open and willing to consider negotiation around that to make sure that it's efficient for both sides and we can maximize value for both parties.
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Most of our growth and investors' excitement in the company comes with the close of those two deals,
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While domestic telecom revenues were down, we recognize that this is part of the evolution of our business model, and we are on track with where we want to be, ... It's significant that new growth businesses, such as wireless, data, long-distance and broadband, now account for more than half of our revenues.
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We have an expanding position in the growth markets of the future ? wireless, data, broadband, long distance ? and we're executing extremely well in these areas,
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Today's vote brings us an important step closer to completing the MCI transaction,
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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.
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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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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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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.