I think folks are concerned about future wireless subscriber growth from the industry perspective and secondly when will Sprint realize some of the meaningful synergy opportunities from the merger?

My own mother died when I was 10 years old. My folks have told me that what little humor I have comes from her. I can't remember her humor, but I can remember her love and understanding of me. Of course, the mother I know the most about is the mother of our little group. She has been for 22 years trying to raise to maturity four children, three by birth and one by marriage. While she hasn't done a good job, the poor soul has done all that mortal human could do with the material she had to work with.

Folks are concerned that we need very impressive growth and earnings in order to justify the valuations that they continue to support.

I think they're trying to strike the right balance. They're trying to increase market penetration and reduce churn by bundling (broadband) with traditional local voice and long distance.

We're all very concerned about the industry. The effect that this could have on the industry.

I'm not concerned about scoring at all. We could miss every shot we take, but I think we'll get shots. My concern is, can we rebound with them? I think we can guard them a little bit. I'm very concerned once the shot goes up because I don't know if we can consistently rebound.