Charter 2010 Annual Report Download - page 13

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is annual report contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, which we refer to as the Securities Act, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which
we refer to as the Exchange Act, regarding, among other things,
our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial,
including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements set
forth in Part I. Item 1. and in Part II. Item 7. under the heading
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” in this annual report. Although we believe
that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested
by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot
assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or
expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation,
the factors described in Part I. Item 1A. under the heading "Risk
Factors" and in Part II. Item 7. under the heading, “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” in this annual report. Many of the forward-looking
statements contained in this annual report may be identified by the
use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“should,” “planned,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “estimated,” “aim,”
“on track,” “target,” “opportunity,” “tentative,” “positioning” and
“potential,” among others. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we
make in this annual report are set forth in this annual report and in
other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the
SEC, and include, but are not limited to:
our ability to sustain and grow revenues and free cash flow
by offering video, high-speed Internet, telephone and other
services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately
meet the customer experience demands in our markets and to
maintain and grow our customer base, particularly in the face
of increasingly aggressive competition, the need for innovation
and the related capital expenditures and the difficult economic
conditions in the United States;
the impact of competition from other market participants,
including but not limited to incumbent telephone companies,
direct broadcast satellite operators, wireless broadband providers,
and digital subscriber line (“DSL”) providers and competition
from video provided over the Internet;
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general business conditions, economic uncertainty or downturn,
high unemployment levels and the level of activity in the
housing sector;
our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to
raise prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of higher
programming costs (including retransmission consents);
the effects of governmental regulation on our business;
the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our debt
obligations, prior to or when they become due, and to fund our
operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through (i)
cash on hand, (ii) free cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital or
credit markets; and
our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and
credit facilities, any violation of which, if not cured in a timely
manner, could trigger a default of our other obligations under
cross-default provisions.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting
on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary
statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the
forward-looking statements after the date of this annual report.
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