AT&T will not block access to the public Internet or degrade service, period. |
I can't forecast where our stock will be, but I'd be hard pressed to tell you any hole we have in our assets. It's about execution now. |
If someone wants to transmit a high-quality service with no interruptions and 'guaranteed this, guaranteed that,' they should be willing to pay for that. |
It was the right thing for the company, |
It's a realization that the world is changing and it's changing faster and faster. We saw that the sooner we did this, the better off we'd be. |
No partnership between two independent companies, no matter how well run, can match the speed, effectiveness, responsiveness and efficiency of a solely owned company. |
There's been a lot of talk about this in order to scare people into thinking that access to the Internet is somehow at risk, or that the Internet as we know it is a thing of the past. AT&T will not block anyone's access to the public Internet, nor will we degrade anyone's quality of service. |
This is a superior management team. They are the best in the industry, and I am confident they will do an outstanding job at this critical time in our company's history, |
This is the brand that will lead the industry in delivering the next generation of communications and entertainment services, |
This merger is a logical next step that creates substantial value for customers and stockholders of both AT&T and BellSouth. It will benefit customers through new services and expanded service capabilities. |
This merger is a logical next step. |
We literally have hundreds of competitors coming in every day; it's nothing like the old days. If we're going to have the strength to compete, we better get our companies together. |
We're going to be hard after the international business because AT&T has not used its name, influence and expertise. We think we can do that and do it well. |