Months rather than days.

Our plan is to be a leader in this business, and today's action is a step towards that goal.

The settlement reflects that we are strongly committed to growth, to service quality and to facilities-based competition.

This is an important step in our efforts to become a leader in the security monitoring business. Expanding our presence in this rapidly growing industry supports our strategy of introducing new services for customers.

They must make sense strategically.

We have more work to do, but we believe we are headed in the right direction.

We will study the order when it is issued, we will work vigorously to fulfill any remaining requirements and then we'll re-file to offer long distance in Michigan as well as four other states we serve.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 helped open the door to a period of rapid change in the telecommunications industry, ... But so far, it has not created the level of competition that many expected.

These parties have correctly balanced the needs of customers, employees and competitors to reach a fair settlement.