26 Quotes by Patricia Russo

I think what we're seeing is a much tighter holding on spending than we would have expected, ... It's really a general tightening that we've seen across the board that's been commensurate with releases we've seen in that time period.

Some of our recent wins in China demonstrate our services capabilities,

We have been very focused on trying to find the right balance between caring for the needs of our retirees and making determinations about what is affordable. We will continue to manage costs in that way.

We see China as an important growth area for Lucent's global businesses and an important resource center,

We are very excited about this combination. We see this as opportunity to create a clear, competitive advantage in the marketplace.

We clearly intend to have speed as our bias.

At this point there is nothing that could create a problem.

Competition is increasing and size and scale really matter.

The strategic logic driving this transaction is compelling. The communications industry is at the beginning of a significant transformation of network technologies, applications, and services - one that is projected to enable converged services across service-provider networks, enterprise networks, and an array of personal devices. This presents extraordinary opportunities for our combined company to accelerate its growth.