The volume of phone inquiries (to the chamber) is up 46 percent to date this year.

We're looking at another 25 percent (cut) next year.

Our digital phone service exceeded expectations by 33 percent, and it's continuing to grow.

Online travel sales fared even better this year. The sector was up 35 percent versus 2002 and has more than more than doubled since 2001. Non-travel sales recovered impressively from war-related softness early in the year, with 2003 posting a healthy 22 percent total increase over 2002.

Digital cable, Road Runner (Internet service) and our digital phone prices will remain the same. Sixty-two percent of our single-family home customers won't see any increase in the service.

We're getting to the latter half of the year. and typically, the industry sells close to 20 percent more PCs in the second half versus the first half. People are getting ready in anticipation of a much stronger second half of the year.