I don't think it's an issue of monopolistic considerations at all. We think everything we're doing is within the rules and laws as they are currently construed.

In the current circumstances and based upon the positions taken by U S West Inc. in its press release earlier this afternoon, the major telecommunications company has withdrawn from discussions to acquire Qwest and U S West.

We regret that U S West apparently wouldn't even consider an alternative transaction involving a major telecommunications company and Qwest despite the possibility of greater value for U S West shareholders.

We are applying the hard-learned lessons of the California crisis, by assuring that clear and complete market rules are established before markets open. It is better to get it done right than to get it done fast.

The interstate grid is the highway for interstate commerce and economy. ... The rules for access to that interstate highway system have to be fair.

A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no mercy