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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
From time to time, we may provide in
f
ormation, whether orally or
in writin
g
, includin
g
certain statements in this Annual Report on Form
10-K, which are deemed to be “forward-looking” within the meaning
of the Private
S
ecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
(
the “Litigatio
n
Reform Act”
)
. These forward-lookin
g
statements and other information
are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by us usin
g
in
f
ormation currently available
.
T
he words “antici
p
ate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “ex
p
ect,” “intend,
”
“
w
ill
,
”“
s
h
ou
ld”
an
d
s
i
m
il
ar express
i
ons, as t
h
ey re
l
ate to us, are
intended to identify forward-looking statements.
S
uch statement
s
r
eflect our current views with res
p
ect to future events and are sub
j
ec
t
to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more
o
f
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results ma
y
var
y
materiall
y
fro
m
t
h
ose
d
escr
ib
e
dh
ere
i
n as ant
i
c
i
pate
d
,
b
e
li
eve
d
, est
i
mate
d
, expecte
d
or
i
nten
d
e
d
or us
i
ng ot
h
er s
i
m
il
ar express
i
ons.
W
e
d
o not
i
nten
d
t
o
u
pdate these forward-lookin
g
statements, except as required by law
.
I
n accordance with the provisions of the Litigation Reform Act, w
e
are making investors aware that such
f
orward-looking statements
,
b
ecause the
y
relate to
f
uture events, are b
y
their ver
y
nature subject t
o
m
any important factors that could cause actual results to diffe
r
m
aterially
f
rom those contemplated by the
f
orward-looking statement
s
contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, an
y
exhibits to thi
s
Form 10-K and other public statements we make. Such factors
include, but are not limited to: the competition we
f
ace; our ability to
adapt to rapid chan
g
es in the market for voice and messa
g
in
g
serv-
i
ces; our a
bili
ty to reta
i
n customers an
d
attract new customers; resu
l
t
s
o
f
pending litigation and intellectual property and other litigation that
m
ay be brou
g
ht a
g
ainst us; failure to protect our trademarks and
internally developed software; our ability to obtain or maintain relevant
intellectual property licenses; our dependence on third party
f
acilities,
equipment, s
y
stems and services; s
y
stem disruptions or flaws in our
technology; fraudulent use of our name or services; our ability to
m
aintain data security; results o
f
regulatory inquiries into our busines
s
p
ractices; our ability to obtain additional financin
g
if required
;
r
estrictions in our debt agreements that may limit our operating flexi-
b
ility; any reinstatement o
f
holdbacks by our vendors; our dependenc
e
on our customers’ existin
g
broadband connections; uncertainties
r
elating to regulation of VoIP services; increased governmental regu-
l
at
i
on, currency restr
i
ct
i
ons, an
d
ot
h
er restra
i
nts an
db
ur
d
ensom
e
taxes and risks incident to forei
g
n operations; differences between ou
r
s
erv
i
ce an
d
tra
di
t
i
ona
l
p
h
one serv
i
ces,
i
nc
l
u
di
ng our 911 serv
i
ce; ou
r
dependence upon key personnel; our history o
f
net losses and abilit
y
to achieve consistent profitabilit
y
in the future; and other factors tha
t
are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, and other sections of thi
s
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in our
Q
uarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q and Current Re
p
orts on Form 8-K.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRESENTATION
For the
f
inancial in
f
ormation discussed in this Annual Re
p
ort o
n
F
orm 10-
K
,ot
h
er t
h
an per s
h
are an
d
per
li
ne amounts,
d
o
ll
ar amount
s
are presented in thousands, except where noted. All trademarks ar
e
the propert
y
o
f
their owners.
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