Michael Armstrong
Michael Armstrong
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David is uniquely qualified to head our new business, ... He has experience in launching successful start-ups, and in running multi-billion dollar businesses, just what we need to head a global venture that, on day one, will be a $10 billion company.
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The aggregate payout will be reduced, ... Cash flow will not go to dividends but into growth...the dividend payment will be appropriate to the companies' peers in the industries that they compete in.
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In 2000, the industry felt the impact of the long-distance decline we anticipated when we put our new strategy in place three years ago, ... Our results reflect the acceleration of that decline, but also clearly demonstrate that we are successfully scaling our growth businesses.
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It's amazing how complicated this industry can make saying 'Hello,' ... actually will save consumers money because it's simple, it's any day and all day, it's straightforward.
customer focus growth improving increasing maintained managing revenue
During the quarter, we maintained our focus on managing costs, increasing revenue in our growth businesses, and improving customer satisfaction,
adopt believe best comparable decision interests necessary policies policy
While we did not make this decision lightly, we believe it is necessary and in the best long-term interests of our shareowners to adopt a dividend policy comparable to the policies of our competitors,
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We've had some starts and some stops with America Online. The way a network operator like we make money is with network traffic ... we just haven't been able to get together.
america money network operator starts stops traffic
We've had some starts and some stops with America Online, ... The way a network operator like we make money is with network traffic ... we just haven't been able to get together.
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Borders all over the world are coming down, and as they come down opportunities spring up, ... Companies reach further to compete with their products and services, and when they want to open shop, wherever they want to open shop, they want those communications services to support their people and their products, and we've got to be there.
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Bell Atlantic has not even come close to meeting performance levels required by the Telecom Act, ... Our brand is damaged each and every time they fail to provide our customers with service or features in a timely manner. We also suffer direct financial harm from lost revenues and costly re-works.
commitment means mutual
What today's announcement means is a mutual commitment to make this work,
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It would seem to favor the community colleges, to the detriment of students who would prefer to attend a university. Some kids are better served at community colleges, and some kids are better served at universities. That decision should be based on academic reasons, not economic reasons.
business deal match strength
This deal will match each company's strength with the other company's business needs,
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This agreement will turn a non-strategic investment into cash that we can use to pay down debt,