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Some statements in this Annual Report are known as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the
Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things:
• future performance generally;
• material adverse changes in economic and industry conditions and labor matters, including workforce levels and labor
negotiations, and any resulting financial or operational impact, in the markets we serve;
• our dividend policy and expectations regarding dividend payments;
• restrictions imposed by the agreements governing our indebtedness;
• anticipated cost savings from the proposed merger with a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc.;
• anticipated business development activities and future capital expenditures;
• financing sources and availability, and future interest expense;
• availability of net operating loss carryforwards to offset anticipated tax liabilities;
• material technological developments and changes in the communications industry, including disruption of our suppliers’
provisioning of critical products or services;
• use by customers of alternative technologies;
• availability and levels of regulatory support payments;
• the effects of regulation, including restrictions and obligations imposed by federal and state regulators as a condition to approvals
needed to consummate the merger with a subsidiary of Verizon Communication Inc.;
• the effects of competition on the markets we serve; and
• changes in accounting assumptions that regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC,
may require or that result from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which could result in an impact on earnings.
These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions
and other statements contained in this Annual Report that are not historical facts. When used in this Annual Report, the words “expects,”
“anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward
looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, there are important
factors that could cause actual results, events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-
looking statements, including our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other factors discussed under “Item 1A. Risk
Factors” and other parts of this Annual Report. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are
based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date on which this Annual Report was filed with the SEC. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. However, your attention is directed to any further disclosures made on related subjects in our subsequent periodic reports
filed with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and Schedule 14A.
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