Sprint - Nextel 2013 Annual Report Download - page 60

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The words "may," "could," "should," "estimate," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "target," "plan," "providing
guidance" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward
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the ability of our competitors to offer products and services at lower prices due to lower cost structures;
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our ability to operationalize the anticipated benefits from the SoftBank, Clearwire and U.S. Cellular transactions;
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our ability to comply with the requirements of the National Security Agreement;
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our ability to fully integrate the operations of Clearwire and access and utilize its spectrum;
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the effects of vigorous competition on a highly penetrated market, including the impact of competition on the price we are able to charge
subscribers for services and equipment we provide and on the geographic areas served by Sprint's wireless networks;
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the impact of equipment net subsidy costs; the impact of increased purchase commitments; the overall demand for our service offerings,
including the impact of decisions of new or existing subscribers between our postpaid and prepaid service offerings; and the impact of new,
emerging and competing technologies on our business;
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our ability to provide the desired mix of integrated services to our subscribers;
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the ability to generate sufficient cash flow to fully implement our network modernization and integration plans to improve and enhance our
networks and service offerings, improve our operating margins, implement our business strategies and provide competitive new technologies;
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the effective implementation of our network modernization plans, including timing, execution, technologies, costs, and performance of our
network;
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our ability to retain subscribers acquired during transactions and mitigate related increases in churn;
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our ability to continue to access our spectrum and additional spectrum capacity;
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changes in available technology and the effects of such changes, including product substitutions and deployment costs;
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our ability to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all;
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volatility in the trading price of our common stock, current economic conditions and our ability to access capital;
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the impact of unrelated parties not meeting our business requirements, including a significant adverse change in the ability or willingness of
such parties to provide devices or infrastructure equipment for our networks;
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the costs and business risks associated with providing new services and entering new geographic markets;
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the effects of any future merger or acquisition involving us, as well as the effect of mergers, acquisitions and consolidations, and new entrants
in the communications industry, and unexpected announcements or developments from others in the communications industry;
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unexpected results of litigation filed against us or our suppliers or vendors;
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the costs or potential customer impact of compliance with regulatory mandates including, but not limited to, compliance with the FCC's Report
and Order to reconfigure the 800 MHz band and government regulation regarding "net neutrality";
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equipment failure, natural disasters, terrorist acts or breaches of network or information technology security;
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one or more of the markets in which we compete being impacted by changes in political, economic or other factors such as monetary policy,
legal and regulatory changes, or other external factors over which we have no control;
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the impact of being a "controlled company" exempt from many corporate governance requirements of the NYSE; and
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other risks referenced from time to time in this report and other filings of ours with the SEC.