CommScope Holding (COMM) 10 May 192019 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the CommScope First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will be given at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I’d now like to turn the call over to Kevin Powers, Vice President of Investor Relations.

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