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ken w

04/25/06 1:01 PM

#24149 RE: Logandean #24148

Logandean: Don't disagree with your point about NEW retail. I try to remember that GTE has no obligation, legal or otherwise, to keep Investors informed at any level about general company progress, unless it is a material event. I, as an investor, bought into this company for personal reasons, hopefully to make money on a stock price rise. I have been in this stock well before the split. I do think GTE is trying to reform their bad habits on the PR issues (stated goals not being realized) and this has resulted in a semi news blackout, upsetting a lot of Investors. GTE has gotten themselves into this credibility hole and they are damned either way, ie news they now release is suspect, no news is disregard for the Investor. If there is any solution to appease Investors, I think a possible approach would be monthly Investor updates posted in the GTE IR section on their web site. That way, old and new investors would be equally informed of progress, and Rob B would be freed up of his time to do a better IR job, not just responding to 38,000 emails weekly. We are all hungry for news and a lot on this board, including myself, have lost mega bucks with this latest sp decline. But flooding Rob B with emails will not solve anything, just cause more frustration on both sides, and would really be counter productive. Of course the real way to solve all these issues is for GTE to perform, as we all know. This is IMO only. ken w