CommScope Holding (COMM) 1 May 182018 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the CommScope First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. I would now like to turn the conference over to Ms. Jennifer Crawford, Director of Investor Relations. begin. may you Ma'am,

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the that impact, in input mid-February a of terms that And was took through we guidance the the of and you of pricing folks sort put change since the the last has you. point Thank what pricing us impact higher changed you forth? sort if And sort of costs housekeeping, versus with place? negotiations mentioned? about think so of some of outlook in carriers impacted you walk how as had your out of how can by much revised Just pricing the then

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at copper both you of effects year But, saw tariffs markets. on mentioned, we the also and manifest as we our got the to steel into we know, the the and in the announced, effect we inflationary as year. were aluminum anticipated As inflationary beginning start

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thinking understand into in folks plans pricing new February, sort when of terms with given Just changed In what to had how of has negotiations been pricing these guidance have place? development where occurred, about the in of sort carriers? trying you put

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couple a of Just follow-up questions.

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