Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg

Are you kidding me? On a productivity sit flying up "North" I witnessed that firsthand, with a Q&A session with the reps. When someone asked about a payraise in the vicinity of SWA rates, there was a lot of shaking of heads and wincing. Managing of expectations. I then shook my head and went to my gate. Not second or third hand. Not all LECs think alike.