[Financial Highlights] 

Reconciliation of Results of Operations Under GAAP To Results From Current Businesses

For the years ended December 31,
(Millions, except per share amounts)   
2002
2001
2000

Revenues and sales under GAAP
$
7,983.4
$
7,505.6
$
7,160.0
  Litigation settlement
-
-
11.5



Revenues and sales from current businesses
$
7,983.4
$
7,505.6
$
7,171.5

Operating income under GAAP
$
1,815.6
$
1,664.7
$
1,667.5
  Items excluded from measuring segment income:
    Write-down of receivables due to interexchange
      carrier's bankruptcy filing
14.0
-
-
    Litigation settlement
-
-
11.5
    Integration expenses and other charges
115.1
92.2
25.4



    Operating income from current businesses
1,944.7
1,756.9
1,704.4
    Corporate expenses
35.5
40.5
40.4



 Segment income from current businesses
$
1,980.2
$
1,797.4
$
1,744.8

Operating income from current businesses
$
1,944.7
$
1,756.9
$
1,704.4
    Depreciation and amortization expense
1,178.6
1,167.7
988.4



 EBITDA from current businesses
$
3,123.3
$
2,924.6
$
2,692.8

Net income under GAAP
$
924.3
$
1,067.0
$
1,928.8
  Items excluded from measuring results from
      current businesses, net of tax:
    Write-down of receivables due to interexchange
      carrier's bankruptcy filing
8.7
-
-
    Litigation settlement
-
-
7.0
    Integration expenses and other charges
62.5
54.8
15.0
    Net financing costs related to prefunding the
      Company's wireless and wireline acquisitions
16.4
-
-
    Gain on disposal of assets
(10.6)
(214.4)
(1,133.5)
    Write-down of investments
10.0
-
9.2
    Termination fees on early retirement of
      long-term debt
-
1.7
-
    Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
-
(19.5)
36.6



 Net income from current businesses
$
1,011.3
$
889.6
$
863.1

Basic earnings per share under GAAP
$2.97
$3.42
$6.13
  Items excluded from measuring results from
      current businesses, net of tax:
    Write-down of receivables due to interexchange
      carrier's bankruptcy filing
0.03
-
-
    Litigation settlement
-
-
0.02
    Integration expenses and other charges
0.20
0.18
0.05
    Net financing costs related to prefunding the
      Company's wireless and wireline acquisitions
0.05
-
-
    Gain on disposal of assets and other
(0.03)
(0.69)
(3.61)
    Write-down of investments
0.03
-
0.03
    Termination fees on early retirement of long-term debt
-
0.01
-
    Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
-
(0.06)
0.12



 Basic earnings per share from current businesses
$3.25
$2.86
$2.74

Diluted earnings per share under GAAP
$2.96
$3.40
$6.08
  Items excluded from measuring results from
      current businesses, net of tax:
    Write-down of receivables due to interexchange
      carrier's bankruptcy filing
0.03
-
-
    Litigation settlement
-
-
0.02
    Integration expenses and other charges
0.20
0.17
0.04
    Net financing costs related to prefunding the
      Company's wireless and wireline acquisitions
0.05
-
-
    Gain on disposal of assets and other
(0.03)
(0.68)
(3.57)
    Write-down of investments
0.03
-
0.03
    Termination fees on early retirement of long-term debt
-
0.01
-
    Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
-
(0.06)
0.12



 Diluted earnings per share from current businesses
$3.24
$2.84
$2.72


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