Duane Ackerman

During my most recent visit two weeks ago, I was struck by the destruction that still remains.

During my most recent visit two weeks ago, I was struck by the destruction that still remains.

This was the right time for this merger. This combination is good for our employees, our customers and our stockholders.

This was the right time for this merger. This combination is good for our employees, our customers and our stockholders.

Reducing workforce is the toughest business decision a company has to make. We have worked hard to avoid it, but read more

Reducing workforce is the toughest business decision a company has to make. We have worked hard to avoid it, but many companies our size and particularly our competitors operate with lower overhead and fewer management layers.

Technology changes and convergence are shaping a new competitive dynamic and creating tremendous opportunity. We're creating a company with much read more

Technology changes and convergence are shaping a new competitive dynamic and creating tremendous opportunity. We're creating a company with much better capabilities to seize these opportunities while maintaining its strong focus on customer service and community involvement. This was the right time for this merger. This combination is good for our employees, our customers and our stockholders.

Our customers have told us that they want access to high-speed data services. Through expanded deployment strategies and highly successful read more

Our customers have told us that they want access to high-speed data services. Through expanded deployment strategies and highly successful self-installs, we believe that our 2001 projection is very achievable.