Had we not done what we did, and told customers when there was a boon that I didn't want to do it because I didn't want to fire 5,000 people, some little guy would have got the business.
The business downturn has been rapid, steep and unprecedented, and the continuing lack of visibility from our customers suggests to us that a cautious outlook continues to be warranted for the short term.
It's very important to note that we think this merger will provide an increased opportunity to maintain our growth if not increase our growth rate.
At present, order levels clearly reflect lower carrier capital spending and the resulting desire of our customers to reduce inventories sharply.
