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4
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (this "Annual Report")
are known as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). 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 factors discussed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and other parts of this Annual
Report and the factors set forth below:
• future performance generally and our share price as a result thereof;
• restrictions imposed by the agreements governing our indebtedness;
• our ability to satisfy certain financial covenants included in the agreements governing our indebtedness;
• financing sources and availability, and future interest expense;
• our ability to repay or refinance our indebtedness;
• our ability to fund substantial capital expenditures;
• anticipated business development activities and future capital expenditures;
• the effects of regulation, including changes in federal and state regulatory policies, procedures and mechanisms including but
not limited to the availability and levels of regulatory support payments, and the remaining restrictions and obligations imposed
by federal and state regulators as a condition to the approval of the Merger (as defined hereinafter) and the Plan (as defined
hereinafter);
• adverse changes in economic and industry conditions, and any resulting financial or operational impact, in the markets we
serve;
• labor matters, including workforce levels, our workforce reduction initiatives, labor negotiations and any work stoppages
relating thereto, and any resulting financial or operational impact;
• material technological developments and changes in the communications industry, including declines in access lines and
disruption of our third party suppliers' provisioning of critical products or services;
• change in preference and use by customers of alternative technologies;
• the effects of competition on our business and market share;
• our ability to overcome changes to or pressure on pricing and their impact on our profitability;
• intellectual property infringement claims by third parties;
• failure of, or attack on, our information technology infrastructure;
• risks related to our reported financial information and operating results;
• availability of net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards to offset anticipated tax liabilities;
• the impact of changes in assumptions on our ability to meet obligations to our company-sponsored qualified pension plans
and post-retirement healthcare plans;
• the impact of lump sum payments related to accrued vested benefits under our company-sponsored qualified pension plans
on future pension contributions;
• the effects of severe weather events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, terrorist attacks, cyber-attacks or other natural
or man-made disasters; and
• changes in accounting assumptions that regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"),
may require or that result from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which could result in an impact on earnings.
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 reports filed with the
SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.