What does AR stand for?

Customs has made slow progress in implementing key acquisition practices, such as project office management and acquisition risk management, which GAO first recommended Customs do in 1999.

Deutsche analysts believe this is an important factor in reducing acquisition risk.

is now offering a new handbook for managing merger and acquisition risks.

Fitch believes acquisition risk will continue to be high for Comcast and presents the largest threat to destabilize Comcast's credit profile.

Fitch believes ALLTEL's record of pursuing built-out wireless operations versus start-up greenfield deployments and its healthy FCF prospects mitigate the acquisition risk for moderately sized transactions.

In addition, Fitch believes acquisition risk will continue to be high for Comcast.

Actual performance, prospects, reserves, cash flow and value, developments and results may differ materially from any or all anticipated results due to economic conditions and other risks, uncertainties and circumstances partly or totally outside the control of the Company, including rates of inflation, natural gas prices, uncertainty of reserve estimates, rates and timing of future production of oil and gas, exploratory and development activities, acquisition risks, changes in the level and timing of future costs and expenses related to drilling and operating activities and those risk factors described on pages 13, 14 and 15 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.

Factors, including economic conditions, manufacturer approvals and acquisition risks that could affect these results are described in reports and documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.