The respondents in the telecom
industry were drawn from network operators, service providers and equipment
vendors.
KPMG LLP, the audit , tax and advisory firm (http://www.
"All the experts that want to blame child shootings on the media ,
video games or guns have failed to understand the research on violence
and children and the role of personality in creating these
youngsters," said Butterworth.

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41 percent, respectively) as the leading driver of improved
financial performance over the next two years."
The KPMG study found that North American consumers listed the cell phone
as the means by which they preferred to consume all types of media, except
music.S. KPMG International's member firms
have 103,000 professionals , including 6,700 partners, in 144 countries. Butterworth Ph.

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Research also indicates that children who kill feel that they
have no purpose in society, do not believe that they are emotionally
important to their parents and exhibit chronic low self-esteem," said
Butterworth.

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According to the findings of a global telecom study, announced today at
the TelecomNEXT conference, KPMG found industry executives projecting strong
revenue growth ahead, eyeing revenue growth over greater cost efficiency (59
percent vs. Yet, with converged services becoming an increasing reality, there
may be room for only a few players 'owning' the relationship with the
customer.

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WHO: Robert R. These potential violent children, although not always
identified early by adults, are usually known by their peers as the
perpetrators of abuse on other children who in most cases remain
silent.

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In fact, 44 percent expect
revenue growth of at least 15 percent between now and 2007."
In fact, in the KPMG survey, 52 percent of executives felt that "downward
pressure on prices" would have a major impact on growth, followed by 17
percent who felt that "market saturation would impact growth" and 11 percent
who cited a "shortage of talented staff.

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"These are interesting times not only for wireless carriers but wireline
telcos and cable companies as well," KPMG's Geppert said. member firm of KPMG International.

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According to Butterworth, most children who commit violent crime
show an early combination of personality and family factors that
include having trouble getting along with playmates, doing poorly in
school and having few friends. By the age of ten, they're picking
fights and labeled by their peers as social outcasts.

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KPMG's Geppert Believes It is Time to Develop a Specific Business Model
for Converged Services

LAS VEGAS , Telecom industry executives are
focusing on growing their revenues by introducing new products and services,
yet, as the industry moves toward a converged services environment, many
consumers say they may be unwilling to pay a premium for such services,
according to KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm.D.

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But in a separate KPMG global study of approximately 3,600 customers who
own and use cell phones, 37 percent of the North American respondents surveyed
said they would not pay a premium over and above their current bill for
converged services and 20 percent indicated that they would spend only up to
10 percent more than their current bill. Among those interested in consuming video on their cell phones, movie
trailers or short movie clips were at the top of the list of preferred
content."

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) polled 48 telecom executives for
KPMG LLP in October and November, 2005.

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D.
Butterworth, Ph.
These children typically come from families where parents are poor
at disciplining because they are either indifferent, neglectful, or
too coercive, or they use harsh physical punishment.
Statistics confirm that more violent crimes are being committed by
increasingly younger children.

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"This indicates a preconditioned comfort level with the cell phone as
an all-purpose multimedia terminal, which is a positive sign for providers of
converged services ," Geppert added. "Our survey
respondents exhibited an overwhelming preference for a single service
provider. It will become increasingly important to manage this new business
model correctly in order to earn the right to own those relationships.
KPMG LLP commissioned Taylor Nelson Sofres to undertake a global consumer
convergence survey.

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" "Service providers should use enhanced and
bundled services to deepen customer relationships and allow other parties to
reach users, delivering a loyal subscriber base that is attractive to
advertisers and digital commerce partners," he said. News clips were second and sports clips were third.kpmg.

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Butterworth has conducted extensive surveys focused on children
and youth. He is a member of the media division of the American
Psychological Association and is a licensed clinical psychologist.

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Telecom Industry Execs See New Products and Services Driving Future Revenue Yet Many Consumers May Be Unwilling to Pay a Premium for Them KPMG Studies Reveal

"While holding the line on costs remains critical, executives expressed
high levels of optimism going forward in terms of revenue growth," said Carl
Geppert, Partner and Industry Leader for KPMG 's Americas Communications and
Media Practice."
Geppert believes it is time for the communications companies (wireless and
wireline telcos as well as cable TV providers) to develop a specific new
business model for converged services because "attempting to exploit converged
services purely to squeeze more cash from consumers on a traditional
subscription model will not work..

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"Growth , however, will not come easy, as convergence and
intensifying competition are fueling a relentless decline of prices for voice,
broadband, video and packaged services.
"We now know, from numerous examples of child murder in small
communities and middle-class homes, that instances of children killing
have invaded the heartland of America and that all children are at
risk.

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In reviewing the
factors driving revenue growth, 57 percent cited new products and services,
followed by 46 percent who said growth of customer base, and 38 percent who
expect growth on spending from existing customers. "Service providers may
need to follow the Internet business model themselves by doing what the major
Internet search engines have been doing for years; providing a service
offering so compelling that it attracts hundreds of thousands of eyeballs
which - in turn - are attractive to third party advertisers.com), is
the U., a clinical psychologist who has
consulted on numerous school shootings and who was featured in
Michael Moore's film, "Bowling for Columbine .

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The survey also found that 90 percent of North American consumers stated a
preference for a single service provider, and 89 percent desired a single,
consolidated bill for all the services they use. A total of 3,576 interviews were conducted in Asia-
Pacific, Europe and North America with consumers who own and use cellular
phones, in order to develop a detailed perspective on the experience base,
attitudes, behaviors and preference associated with various electronic
information and entertainment services, particularly as might be delivered via
mobile handheld devices. According to a review of psychological
research, children with early delinquent and aggressive delayed
emotional and intellectual functioning, a history of being continually
disruptive, difficulty getting along with other children, and those
who come from homes with disruptive parenting are most prone to act
out their rage through murder," said child psychologist Robert R. Most children are not natural born
killers but exhibit a gradual increasing combination of delinquent and
aggressive behavior and an inability to emphasize or connect with
others.

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KPMG found that the top ranked capability on wireless handsets is Internet
access, with taking and sharing photographs second and e-mailing capability
third.

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"This is a generation of consumers raised in the Internet era, where
content is perceived as being free," said Geppert.us."

"Children who kill.

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