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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
From time to time, we ma
y
provide information, whethe
r
orally or in writing, including certain statements in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K, which are deemed to be “forward-looking”
within the meanin
g
of the Private
S
ecurities Liti
g
ation Reform Act
of 1995 (the “Litigation Reform Act”). These forward-looking
s
tatements and other information are based on our beliefs as well
as assumptions made by us usin
g
information currently available.
The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,
”
“i
nten
d
,
”“
w
ill
,
”“
s
h
ou
ld”
an
d
s
i
m
il
ar express
i
ons, as t
h
ey re
l
ate t
o
u
s, are intended to identify forward-lookin
g
statements.
S
uch
s
tatements re
f
lect our current views with respect to
f
uture events
an
d
are su
bj
ect to certa
i
nr
i
s
k
s, uncerta
i
nt
i
es an
d
assum
p
t
i
ons
.
S
hould one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
s
hould underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual result
s
m
ay vary materially from those described herein as anticipated,
b
e
li
eve
d
, est
i
mate
d
, expecte
d
or
i
nten
d
e
d
or us
i
n
g
ot
h
er s
i
m
il
a
r
expressions. We do not intend to update these
f
orward-lookin
g
s
tatements, except as required by law.
I
n accordance with the provisions of the Liti
g
ation Refor
m
A
ct, we are makin
g
investors aware that such
f
orward-lookin
g
s
tatements, because they relate to
f
uture events, are by their very
n
ature subject to many important factors that could cause actual
r
esults to di
ff
er materiall
yf
rom those contemplated b
y
th
e
f
orward-lookin
g
statements contained in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K, an
y
exhibits to this Form 10-K and other publi
c
s
tatements we make.
S
uch factors include
,
but are not limited to:
restr
i
ct
i
ons
i
n our
d
e
b
ta
g
reements t
h
at may
li
m
i
t our operat
i
n
g
flexibility; any failure to meet New York Stock Exchange listin
g
requirements; the competition we face; worsening economi
c
c
onditions; our history of net operatin
g
losses; our ability to obtain
a
dditional
f
inancing i
f
needed; results o
f
pending litigation an
d
i
nte
ll
ectua
l
property an
d
ot
h
er
li
t
i
gat
i
on t
h
at may
b
e
b
roug
ht
ag
ainst us; results of re
g
ulatory inquiries into our business practi
-
c
es; di
ff
erences between our service and traditional phone serv
-
i
ces,
i
nc
l
u
di
ng our 911 serv
i
ce; our
d
epen
d
ence on t
hi
r
d
party
facilities, equipment and services; s
y
stem disruptions or flaws in
o
ur technology; our dependence on our customers’ existing
b
roadband connections; uncertainties relating to regulation of
V
oIP services; and other factors that are set forth in the “Ris
k
Factors” section, and other sections o
f
this Annual Report o
n
Form 10-K, as well as in our
Q
uarterly Reports on Form 10-
Q
and
C
urrent Reports on Form 8-K
.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRESENTATION
For the
f
inancial in
f
ormation discussed in this Annual Repor
t
o
n Form 10-K, other than
p
er share and
p
er line amounts, dolla
r
a
mounts are
p
resente
di
nt
h
ousan
d
s, exce
p
tw
h
ere note
d
.
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