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symphyl the video is still there!
http://www.sanswire.com/videoCNBC_high.html
My guess is that someone in IT probably backed up and restored the website and restored the wrong page without the icon for a link.
JMHO...Danielle
Thankyou Jim Profit for taping and posting this piece on CNBC
BR...Danielle
Now...just sit back and relax and let Tim Huff, Bob Jones, and the rest of the team get their work done!
Results will follow and those who are patient will be richly rewarded....
You are most welcome...by the way
did you hear that Bob Jones stated that "testing will be conducted this week"?
Probably already in progress..........
GLTA
ALERT!!!!
CNBC is running a segment on Sanswire today at 1:48 eastern.
Watch it!
GLTA...Danielle
Nice artistic work!
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=70eafea9b1e624685340fb13ad3019b6.801983&vback=Studio&v....
We appreciated your post of this on Yahoo.
The bird may be flying?
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scarlet knight
I spoke with Rob Bleckman last Friday for about 30 minutes. Nothing new. I was not expecting to hear about anything before it was released to the public through IR channels either.
There are numerous investigations into the practice of "bookingkeeping practices" between broker/dealers related to short sales which are "settled" outside the confines of DTC.
I know for a fact that the issue has been raised at the NY Attorney General's office several months ago.
Nice to see other states like Louisiana also taking the initiative!
Let's wait and see. I think the issue of work ethic is not the issue here. The problems with organizations like Boeing, AirBus, NASA, etc. is the dearth of overblown bureaucracy and "red tape" which hinders any independent initiative and "thinking out of the box". In a smaller company, without the bloated bureacracy and "red tape" I believe those same individuals would be much more productive.
We have a very lean organization here with GTE, and specifically Sanswire.
For anyone who doesn't think delays in aerospace development is not common should look at this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060829/ts_afp/europeairbusaviation_060829113147
Of course, the Stratelite is not quite as complex as an Airbus but...you get the drift. Delays are common in this industry. The original June flight was delayed for good reasons.
I also noticed the same thing when I bought earlier.
It appears that there is always someone willing to buy at some price. The buy/sell signals across the trade wire are misleading.
Agree!!!! I have similar sentiments
BTW: The reason to get out on the golf course is to clear the mind and enjoy the challenge )
GLTA.....Danielle
I know....
Found this post from Mailman on RB:
http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=GTE&read=206750
design333 I understand your sentiment. I think most LONGs have lost so much now, that either one "bites the bullet" and sells out, or one holds anyway, as they have lost everything already. The silence from the company is deafening.
Personally, my own opinion here, which I have expressed previously, it would be better for us to move back to the OTC:BB than to remain on AMEX. I believe Huff should voluntarily delist and then apply later to NASDAQ once we have a string of quarters of improved profitability. This AMEX market is not a fair market IMHO.
What SEC invetigation?
msturgeo
You twist and misrepresent what was stated. No CEO, leave aside Tim Huff for just a moment, will ever make day-to-day tactical decisions based upon fluctuations of the company's stock in the open market. For a company, which is in the process of transitioning from an R&D startup, into a marketing, operations, and sales organization, requires the management team to focus on the tasks at hand, and not be catering to daily shareholder sentiment on a message board (even if such could be considered a valid sample of the 37,000+ shareholders...which it hardly does).
There are subjective and objective reasons why we are where we are:
1. This transition period is plagued with uncertianty, challenges, and expectations which give rise to a lot of concern both on the part of shareholders, as well as, the competitive space in which this company is now operating. Make no mistake about it. GTE's competitors are doing their utmost to do whatever they can do to instill fear, uncertianty, and doubt into the shareholders, shorting the stock price, competing aggressively in clients/markets in which GTE is attempting to close deals (I personally believe that the Russian deal "fell through" precisely for this reason by the way, but my opinion only), and close off possibilities of further financing if at all possible, by bringing trumped up baseless charges, via so called "journalists" articles in the trade rags and tabloids, false baseless lawsuits, and charges/complaints brought forth in front of AMEX (I tend to believe some 'shareholders' who were party to the baseless class actions, went a step further, when they realized they did not have support for the class actions).
2. The company has progressed and improved in many ways over the last several years since Tim Huff and his team came on board. The Balance Sheet has been cleaned up and GTE has zero debt. The company has been transformed from a long distance minutes carrier, into a diversified integrated business with a unique business strategy, aligned with a superior state-of-the-art producrs and services in markets (Russia, Far East, and South America) where demand is highest and market penetration for GTE will be fastest and easiest to achieve. On the other hand, when dealing with implementation of such a strategy, with various projects and initiatives, sales/marketing efforts, and further R&D, along with catering to its current client base is challenging enough....leave aside all of the "external drama". Nevertheless, there are times and circumstances where project deadlines and milestones may slip (as they do in most major large established corporations to this day). No excuses here. One must have a "lessons learned" and then insure there is no repetition....be it in the area of management of 3rd party suppliers overseas for QI or the case of the installation, conversion, and testing of a new billing system which may impact ongoing operations.
I still believe the strategy is sound, the products/services are superior to anything else out there right now, and the team in place has the brains, drive, determination, and wit to get this done. They should focus on their tasks and NOT on current PPS fluctuations IMHO. The results as represented in the 10Qs forthcoming will be proof enough of what we have. Nothing else matters to me.
GLTA.....Danielle
Tim Huff does not have control over the day-to-day swings of the PPS
Any CEO "worth his salt" would never make day-to-day business decisions based upon fluctuations of the PPS on the open market. What exactly would you like him to do?
The business operations, day to day, of the company is independent of the market PPS. Clients look to technology and financial viability of the company...not its stock price. The financials have been improving. We have a company with zero debt. How many competitors have this position? The Technology is far ahead of most of GTE's competitors.
Really.....
Interesting in that they have SHORTed this stock so low, that LONGs who are holding have no incentive at this point to sell. They may as well 'ride this out' and determine what will be by the end of the year.
They pushed the PPS down way too hard.
Cab...yu have pvt mail
He flunked out of Art School and is just trying to make a living.
Sure...but that includes reductions for amortization and depreciation...book entries.
It does not take into account future cash flows. It is a static "point in time" number.
Gosh...I..ah hmmm...maybe I must agree with SAM on this point.
Well.....we shall soon see if the Sanswire team is able to turn "a concept" into reality won't we?!
I found this message rather interesting:
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=22167332
but still all history and no relevance to the present and specifically to GTE.
I have said the same SAM, and still do say the same. I have been a holder and accumulator of GTE stock for over 3 years now.
I always try to divorce my thinking, from the daily and period, fluctuations in PPS, from the progress in the business over that same period. If you are a flipper, trader, speculator, etc. and not holding for a long term investment, then that is a different story. If you have not sold, you lost nothing.
JMHO....Danielle
The Specialist has already been fined in the past for some abuses. It is unlikely, already "being under a microscope", they would be so stupid as to do the same thing once again.
The PPS is a disappointment to many here (myself included make no mistake), but we also have to admit, there is a lack of news on progress regarding the business over the last several weeks. Some deadlines and milestones in the 2006 BOD Performance Plan have been missed nevertheless. We need to admit that there is a perception of negativity and doubt regarding this plan, and until those doubts are negated, by a turnaround in performance-to-plan, we will be stagnating at these levels. The Specialist (nor anyone else outside of GTE) has nothing to do with that.
That said....There may be a case of fails-to-deliver (FTDs), but I personally have no proof, as I have no insight into the private contracts and back-office books between Broker/Dealers, so it is pure speculation on my part.....but I have my suspicions neverthless.
Cannot blame the Specialist for this...sorry.
SAM...there is a difference between stock market PPS on any given day or period and the company fundamentals and future prospects (i.e. revenue streams, margins, market share, innovations in technologies, etc.) is that not correct?
Market Capitalization as of today $53M
Revenue (annualized per prior quarters numbers): $91.8M
Long Term Debt: 0
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm): 0.61
Total Debt/Equity (mrq): 0.004
Current Ratio (mrq): 1.116
Looks very undervalued to me, any freshman taking Business 101 in college would see that...how much? You figure that one out yourself! If you think there is no value here, then you should make whatever decisions are in YOUR best interests. Correct?
OGCJU....for one, I stated "effectively" a gag order...meaning that...if one of the charges was being "overly promotional in its PRs" (a bunch of nonsense...just look at Microsoft's and LM's Yahoo boards...plenty of overly promotional PRs there.....) then it must be very careful, during this period leading up to the AMEX appeals hearing, how it communicates with its shareholders and the public via the IR channel.
JMHO...take it for what its worth.
Like I said....people are a bit upset about the PPS and now wish to find a scapegoat.....barking up the wrong tree folks!
The lack of information and PRs has nothing to do with Mr. Bleckman.....AMEX has, effectively, a "gag order" on any further PRs without their due dilligence and review.
Come on!
I have not received anything either, but he has a lot on his plate now. Should he be using his time answering emails from 36,000 investors and another thousand or so emails from reporters, bashers, etc?; or
should he be focused on immediate tasks related to ensuring GTE gets and closes deals, responds to potential clients, help arrange for logistics-meetings-sessions for conferences, and deals with the PRs needed from letters from AMEX, updating the Sanswire website (not sure if this is one of his tasks, but it should be)?
If such was truely the case....I think he is going to be sorry.
There was a "hard shake" the last few weeks. I expected it. There are those who have patience and will "hang in there" and there are those who do not even have the confidence of their own convictions and their own due dilligence.
The search for "a scapegoat" has now turned to Bleckman. What an ugly smeer campaign. Those who choose to libel a GTE employee, on a message board like this, without having all of the facts (or even any), is not someone to be proud of. JMHO
That has not been verified by anyone. No one on this board has any clue to the internal hiring processes in GTE. If they claim they do...it is a bunch of BS.
I cannot believe "the smeer campaign" going on here regarding Bleckman?!!!!
use anything to bash huh?
If AMEX wanted us off, they would not need a hearing period. We would be off now...that I can guarantee you. There is no "right" for any firm to be listed on the AMEX.
Welcome to the board "aplhvac"
Please let us all know how we can assist you in understanding facts about the company. I am sure, being a newbie, you have much DD to go over.
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You are only concerned if you are a swing trader. If you are an investor, why worry about the share price in the short term. If you had held AMT or CCI when they dropped into the pennies, and then sold off, today you would be a very unhappy camper.
Drops like this in PPS does not reflect the value of the company and we all know that. Quarterly Reports on improving financials, contracts, and increased margins will reverse the trend. Pure manipulation right now.
Windrider- the only thing you have posted here are distortions.