The things that limit the continued extensibility of the fiber-optic network are cost and performance of future lasers. Lower cost could drive much more fiber into metropolitan areas.

It was an incredible performance. It's been very difficult for Marcus - it's totally out of character for him to just control his pace and though he was happy, I'm sure he didn't enjoy the driving. You haven't seen the best of the combination of Marcus and the car yet.

I have to say we're very encouraged by our performance. Marcus is very happy with the car and was giving us positive feedback after the first two or three runs. The idea of this test was to find out where we were on asphalt pace and get ideas for the test after the New Year. We're happy with how things have gone.

The future is not what it used to be.

Today's announcement reflects our board's confidence in Wachovia's performance and prospects for consistently growing earnings while maintaining a strong capital position.

The strong performance in the resourcing division was primarily a result of the recruitment business, which is growing the business in a more positive economic environment and has been working hard to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations,