There was no guarantee that even if we took every limb away. There was absolutely very minimal, minimal, minimal chance of him a surviving; and, B, if he did survive, what state?

It was a great chance for the lads to start getting to know each other,

Ford hadn't been up there for a number of years. This was a big chance for Ford and a lot of people saw it that way. So, we grabbed it with both hands.

With the pace of things, sometimes those things don't get the full hearing they deserve. We didn't get the chance to offer up public comment because there were no public hearings on it. So now we've got to make certain we have a clear understanding of what the Legislature meant so the affected businesses know where they stand. We want to establish a comfort level rather than creating more confusion.

It's about having a second chance, ... There are a lot of people in there that survived. So you try to let them know that they survived for a reason and you still have a lot to give this country. And if you end up staying in the Dallas-Fort Worth community, you have a chance to be an asset to our community.

In fact, we believe that the lengthening sell cycles may give incumbent carriers a chance to really experience next-generation equipment in the labs and, as a result, move away from Cisco products,