CommScope Holding (COMM) 4 May 232023 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Thank you for standing by and welcome to the CommScope's 2023 First Quarter Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions].

As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. I will now turn the conference to your host, Massimo Disabato Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead sir.

you quarter us results. thank CommScope's to and first XXXX morning, for today joining discuss Good I Investor Relations Massimo for am Disabato CommScope. Vice President of and Executive on and me today's are Treadway, With call Kyle President Vice President Lorentzen, and CFO. Chuck CEO;

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positioned serve are in close to of for help subsidies government divide. In addition, expected digital demand dollars the billions the well we to

announcing United manufacturing the cable optic last In we were Carolina. expansion fiber the host Honorable the our Department States Governor fact, others, Commerce among of of in Raimondo Cooper, month, pleased of to North Secretary Carolina Roy the North of and

of Commerce seen, said, produce its Gina right announcement demonstrating for to once infrastructure our commitment With in $XX deployment a materials America. we CommScope Secretary U.S. of can generation is “As in here today's Raimondo a movement.” broadband we've needed million investment

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notes senior XXXX. notes due $X To million XXXX add X.XX% $XX notes of of X.XXX% due due million senior more the of detail, we $X senior the repurchased and XXXX, X% million the

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that has profile are segments two XXXX of improved last same those by as pricing. since of driven dramatically year. projects we've the quarter profitability $XXX and the and first EBITDA efficiency Our CCS million NICS progress, a over testament by improved period to

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