1、2014 AnnuAl reportFinancial Highlights a s o f D e c e m b e r 31,2014Corporate Highlights*Excludes acquisitions and adjustmentsNote:Certain reclassifications have been made,where appropriate,to reflect comparable operating results.See for reconciliations to U.S.generally accepted accounting princip
2、les(GAAP)for the non-GAAP financial measures included in this annual report.Forward-Looking Statements In this report,we have made forward-looking statements.These statements are based on our estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties.Forward-looking statements include the
3、information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations.Forward-looking statements also include those preceded or followed by the words“anticipates,”“believes,”“estimates,”“hopes”or similar expressions.For those statements,we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-lo
4、oking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.The following important factors,along with those discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission(the“SEC”),could affect future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those
5、 expressed in the forward-looking statements:adverse conditions in the U.S.and international economies;the effects of competition in the markets in which we operate;material changes in technology or technology substitution;disruption of our key suppliers provisioning of products or services;changes
6、in the regulatory environment in which we operate,including any increase in restrictions on our ability to operate our networks;breaches of network or information technology security,natural disasters,terrorist attacks or acts of war or significant litigation and any resulting financial impact not c