“The Road Runner divestiture is an obligation we always assumed we would face, and the decree proposes both a schedule and process that are fair and feasible.”
“We're pleased with today's ruling because it clarifies decisively the limits of local authority when it comes to the provision of high-speed Internet access over cable.”
“Bell Atlantic has decided that despite some serious remaining problems processing customer orders, it will try to leapfrog compliance and muscle its long-distance application through the federal review process.”
“The point is the industry itself shouldn't be straddled with constraints that many of our direct competitors don't have, ... We feel the number 30 percent isn't really justified. It's very, very arbitrary. We consider a number around 40 percent to be more appropriate given the economics in the industry.”
“We're pleased the court agreed that these terms are in the public domain -- available for all to use, ... AOL's claim that it owns the everyday language of the Internet is another example of AOL's attempt to monopolize all aspects of services over the Internet.”
“The point is the industry itself shouldn't be straddled with constraints that many of our direct competitors don't have. We feel the number 30 percent isn't really justified. It's very, very arbitrary. We consider a number around 40 percent to be more appropriate given the economics in the industry.”
“There's been a misconception about the network we are building and how we plan to deliver services. What we plan to do amounts to creating dedicated services.”
