Richard Notebaert Quotations

We have more work to do, but we believe we are headed in the right direction,

Our plan is to be a leader in this business, and today's action is a step towards that goal.

The American people have called for choice (in long-distance services), ... Ameritech is stepping forward to make it happen.

We are doing everything in our power to help Qwest continue to be a leading provider of telecommunications services,

We delivered on our performance goals for revenue, cash flow and continued margin improvement while achieving new highs in service measures and positioning us for profitability.

We're not in any hurry, and we're not going to chase something just to make an acquisition,

We cannot restate until we complete the analysis, ... We do not have the entire package completed. It would be inappropriate to restate, do more analysis, restate again, do more analysis, and restate again.

We will study the order when it is issued, we will work vigorously to fulfill any remaining requirements and then we'll re-file to offer long distance in Michigan as well as four other states we serve.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 helped open the door to a period of rapid change in the telecommunications industry, ... But so far, it has not created the level of competition that many expected.

Qwest's strategies to pursue growth and to enhance our profitability are working,

This is an important step in our efforts to become a leader in the security monitoring business. Expanding our presence in this rapidly growing industry supports our strategy of introducing new services for customers.

As promised, this sale demonstrates that the SBC-Ameritech merger will bring substantial new competition into the Midwest,

Accounting errors were made; they will be corrected and they will be disclosed, ... Internal practices are being, and will continue to be, enhanced.

These parties have correctly balanced the needs of customers, employees and competitors to reach a fair settlement.

The settlement reflects that we are strongly committed to growth, to service quality and to facilities-based competition.

I like to think of this as a Viagra for competition.

If you could wave a wand tomorrow that's the only thing we'd sell.

I am pleased to say that we are squarely on track with our objectives for 2005, ... Now, for 2006 and beyond, we expect to drive modest revenue growth, improve our profitability.

Ameritech has a unique opportunity to build on our $5 billion European investment base while continuing our expansion into high-growth segments in North America,