Almost three quarters of our margin decline in the first half of this year is because we are spending to retain and acquire customers there. |
As was evident, mobiles are better than the wire service here. |
As we have seen over the last few years, service interoperability has unlocked the true potential for mobile. While we, as mobile operators, need to compete at the retail level, we must also continue to work together at the service interoperability level in order to stimulate customer demand and to continue to grow our industry. |
By creating three new business units, and with an increased focus on costs, we are reflecting the different approaches that will be required to continue to succeed, both in terms of our existing operations and in capturing new revenue streams for the future. |
Europe needs a stable, pro-competitive economic outlook, coupled with a willingness to be innovative at the micro level and consider measures which will give industry more flexibility. |
Falling margins are very much part of turning the company around. You can't turn around without investing in customers. |
Falling margins, which is really investment in customers, is very much a part of turning the company around, |
He has deep experience of the sector and knows us well from his role as an adviser over many years. |
I don't think of myself as a stubborn person. I am here doing a job to the best of my ability. |
I was sad to see Chris [Gent] go. I did not speak to him before he announced his decision. He did not consult me about it. |
It has become increasingly clear that the greatest operational benefits come from strong local and regional scale. |
It has become increasingly clear that the greatest operational benefits come from strong local and regional scale. We seek to deploy capital only where we can generate superior returns for our shareholders in markets that offer a strong local position. |
It's a good outcome because we have an attractive price of £8.9 billion. We will be returning six billion of that to shareholders and that is enhancing to our earnings per share. |
Leadership is experiential... it's really a trained art. |
Only 25 percent of the world's calls are now on wireless networks. That's a huge opportunity for us. |