Quotes by Robert Rosenberg

“There are obstacles here that are artificial. There?s really no reason why it should be taking this long,”

“The dynamic is unmistakable: fixed lines for phones have been declining at a three-percent rate for the last several years, while the number of Americans opting for cell phone calling keeps increasing. If you are a fixed line provider this trend means trouble. Many of the fixed mobile convergence strategies under consideration end up utilizing a smart phone or dual-mode VoWLAN/Cellular phone that works like a landline phone in the local area and then converts to cell phone calling.”

“its been going fairly smoothly this morning.”

“The malaise of the past few years is finally beginning to dissipate, and while we see an industry-wide return to historic levels of growth, we anticipate that growth will be uneven across various geographic regions and product types.”

“Maybe it would have been a murder conviction instead of a capital murder conviction if this had been disclosed.”

“Being a phone company has been a nightmare over the past few years.”

“Bell Atlantic is probably right now going through its Rolodex of as many BellSouth contacts as it has to start the dance, ... Its inevitable.”

“Im not sure this was the intent of the Telecommunications Act [of 1996], ... The intent was not to rebuild the Bell system. With this merger you would have SBC or Ameritech west of the Mississippi, and Bell Atlantic, assuming it makes a deal with BellSouth, on the Eastern seaboard. I dont know that is good for the American public at large.”

“We know that AT&T is upgrading their TCI network to provide voice services, but we believe that upgrade will go beyond that, for total interactivity at very reliable rates, ... Video telephone calls, downloading music videos, television broadcasts, online newspapers -- all of this would be in digital mode. I think they certainly intend to be the one-stop shop and once they do that, it will force the other multiple system operators to follow suit.”

“Bell Atlantic is probably right now going through its Rolodex of as many BellSouth contacts as it has to start the dance. Its inevitable.”