Alltel Corp. Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (AT)

Alltel Corp. (AT)
Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call
January 20th 2006, 8:30 AM.

Executives:

Rob Clancy, Vice President of Investor Relations
Scott T. Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer
Kevin L. Beebe, Group President of Operations
Jeffery R. Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wireline Operations
Sharilyn Gasaway, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Analysts:

Michael Rollins, Citigroup
Thomas Lee, JP Morgan
Rick Prentiss, Raymond James
Phil Cusick, Bear Stearns
David Barden, Banc of America
Jonathan Atkin, RBC Capital Markets
Simon Flannery, Morgan Stanley
David Janazzo, Merrill Lynch
Jason Armstrong, Goldman Sachs
Christopher King, Stifel Nicolaus

Presentation

Operator

Good morning. My name is Angela and I’ll be your conference operator today. At this time I’d like to welcome everyone to the Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers’ remarks there will be a question-and-answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time simply press “*