I believe both unions and certainly management bargainers are committed to resolving the issues and getting a contract, ... But it remains impossible to predict when a settlement will actually be reached.

I think all of us who work underground try our best not to hit anybody.

I honestly believe we are in a situation where this could come together in a matter of hours if people agree that it's time to do that, but we haven't been able to get that kind of an agreement from the unions. Frankly, we think we're there. Obviously there's not complete agreement on this.

Intense negotiations have continued late last evening, then  resumed again at 9:30 a.m., ... The current talks are intense.

I'm sure there have been cases of that and I'm sure it will get worse tomorrow as normal business volumes build up.

It's not competition yet, but . . . it may turn out to be yet another way in which people are competing with us.

It's our fervent hope that we will be able to negotiate that contract and get it over as quickly as possible. We continue to believe that we've made progress and that the end of this negotiation process continues to be within reach. We believe we can reach an agreement quickly and get workers back on the job. We want this strike to be over.

As far as I know, that's a suit against her, and we have nothing to do with that.

Anybody in the industry ... in the country ... has to be concerned about the power that it puts in AT&T's hands,

Some other services may be slower as well, like repair or installation.