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On an issuer basis we like Charter Communications, the second-largest US cable company. We consider it well positioned to maintain its market share. It recently acquired Time Warner Cable, which will bring in more video content, and it is preparing to enter the wireless market to have the capacity to offer quad-play to its customers. CenturyLink represents a good example of a traditional wireline company that has developed fiber and is set to bolster its assets through its purchase of Level 3 Communications, due to be completed later this year. Level 3 is a good strategic fit, we believe, and while CenturyLink's leverage will rise after the transaction, it should ease over the medium term. T-Mobile USA is our pick in the US wireless market. It has recorded the highest revenue growth in the industry for three consecutive years thanks largely to its competitive pricing, high-quality 4G access, and excellent customer service. While high capex dampened free cash flows, the disciplined investment was the main success driver supporting revenue growth. We are less sanguine on the long-term prospects of Frontier Communications. It historically has preferred shareholder distributions to sustainable investments in its network assets, and that seems to be the case this year as well. It has also encountered integration issues with the Verizon assets it acquired, though they have been allayed by increased scale and relatively high EBITDA margins. We see this year as a defining one for the company in its efforts to restore credibility and traction in the broadband market.