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Changes to our business strategy may reduce our revenues and profitability. The continued decline of our consumer access services revenues could adversely affect our profitability. Prices for certain of our customer access services have been decreasing, which could adversely affect our revenues and profitability. We might not realize the benefits we are seeking from the corporate restructuring plan announced in August 2007 and our corporate restructuring plan might have a negative effect on our efforts to maintain our subscribers and our relationships with our business partners. As a result of our continuing review of our business, we may have to undertake further restructuring plans that would require additional charges including incurring facility exit and restructuring charges. We face significant competition that could reduce our market share and reduce our profitability. We may be unsuccessful in making and integrating acquisitions and investments into our business, which could result in operating difficulties, losses and other adverse consequences. We may not be able to successfully manage the costs associated with delivering our broadband services, which could adversely affect our ability to grow or sustain revenues and our profitability. Companies may not provide access to us on a wholesale basis or on terms or at prices that allow us to grow and be profitable. If we do not continue to innovate and provide products and services that are useful to subscribers, we may not remain competitive, and our revenues and operating results could suffer. Our commercial and alliance arrangements may be terminated or may not be as beneficial as anticipated, which could adversely affect our ability to increase our subscriber base. We utilize third parties for technical and customer support and certain billing services, and our business may suffer if these third parties are unable to provide these services, cannot expand to meet our needs or terminate their relationships with us. Service interruptions or impediments could harm our business. Government regulations could adversely affect our business or force us to change our business practices. We may not be able to protect our proprietary technologies. We may be accused of infringing upon the intellectual property rights of third parties, which is costly to defend and could limit our ability to use certain technologies in the future. If we are unable to successfully defend against legal actions, we could face substantial liabilities. Our business depends on the continued development of effective business support systems, processes and personnel. We may be unable to hire and retain sufficient qualified personnel, and the loss of any of our key executive officers could adversely affect us. Our VoIP business exposes us to certain risks that could cause us to lose customers, expose us to significant liability or otherwise harm our business. We may not be able to sell our municipal wireless broadband assets and that we may incur additional losses related to these operations. We may not realize the benefits we sought from our investment in the HELIO joint venture. The use of our net operating losses and certain other tax attributes could be limited in the future. Our stock price has been volatile historically and may continue to be volatile. Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and limit our ability to react to changes in our industry. The convertible notes hedge and warrant transactions may affect the value of our common stock. Provisions of our second restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and other elements of our capital structure could limit our share price and delay a change of management.

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