After a 32-7 win over Northeastern brought the Bearcats to 6-0 in league play, York High coach Russ Stoner said the team is ready for Central York. York Dispatch

York High head coach Russ Stoner is seen here talking to his Bearcats in a file photo. York High is the oldest high school program in the York-Adams League. The Bearcats started playing football in 1893.(Photo: The York Dispatch)

Numbers and sports history go together like Abbott and Costello.

You simply cant have one without the other.

(And if you dont know who Abbott and Costello are, look 'em up on YouTube. They were funny guys and had a legendary baseball comedy sketch.)

Thats why a recently updated post on the Pennsylvania Football History website is so fascinating for those who love high school football in the Keystone State. It provides a compelling glimpse into the past.

Its well known that our state has long had an intense passion for scholastic football. Thats obvious to anyone following the fierce debate about whether high school football should be held this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At this point, the PIAA has given fall sports its blessing and the York-Adams League is scheduled to kick off an abbreviated football season on Thursday, Sept. 17, when Eastern York visits York Suburbans Dick May Field. The rest of the league is set to start the following night.

The key word, however, is scheduled. Its still uncertain if high school football will be played this fall. The local school boards, and the coronavirus, will have the final say on the matter in the weeks to come.

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Until that time, it seems like a perfect opportunity to chew on some of the Y-A numbers compiled by the PFH site. It should provide a much-needed respite from all the depressing chatter about outbreaks, contact tracing, mask wearing and hand sanitizers.

It could also lead to some (hopefully) friendly trash talk among fans from rival Y-A schools.

So, lets reflect on some storied local football history, while also hoping that some more history will be made in a little more than three weeks.

Here, with great thanks to the PFH site, are some historical football facts you may not know:

Oldest programs: Not surprisingly,York High is the oldest football program in the Y-A League, having played 1,082 games since the teams inception way back in 1893.

The Bearcats overall record is 535-506-41, good for a .513 winning percentage. Russ Stoners recent success at York High, going 27-8 in the last three years, has pushed the program solidly abovethe .500 mark.

Gettysburg boasts the second-oldest program in the league, dating its history to 1914, followed by Hanover, which started in 1923.

Littlestown head football coach Mike Lippy chats with Bermudian Springs head football coach Jon DeFoe during the 2019 York-Adams League Football Media Day. The Thunderbolts have the best all-time football winning percentage among York-Adams teams at .638.(Photo: Pavoncello Media Productions, The York Dispatch)

Best winning percentage: Littlestown has the best all-time winning percentage of any current Y-A member. The Thunderbolts have gone 480-269-16 since their program started in 1947. Thats good for a .638 winning percentage.

Littlestown is followed by Delone Catholic at .623. The Squires began playing football in 1930 and have an overall record of 564-337-25. No. 3 on the list is South Western at .591, with an overall mark of 370-255-8.

Gettysburg's Ruger Pennington gains some yards vs. York Suburban last season. The Warriors lead all York-Adams League teams in all-time football wins with 571.(Photo: The York Dispatch)

Most wins: Gettysburg boasts the most wins of any Y-A program with 571. The Warriors have also been consistently successful, with a .579 winning percentage (571-410-42).

Delone (564) is second on the wins list, followed by York High (535). They are the only the Y-A schools with at least 500 victories.

Program starts: Nine Y-A schools started their programs before World War II: York High (1893), Gettysburg (1914), Hanover (1923), Susquehannock/New Freedom (1927), Biglerville (1929), Delone (1930), West York (1934), Red Lion (1934) and York Catholic (1938).

Two more schools started football in 1947 (Littlestown and Dallastown), followed by Kennard-Dale in 1949. After that, there werent any new local football teams until 1957, when Central York started a team. From 1957 through 1960, six new programs were started (Central York in 1957, Bermudian Springs and York Suburban in 1959 and South Western, Spring Grove and South Western in 1960).

There was another flurry of local football additions in the mid-1970s, when Dover (1974), New Oxford (1974) and Eastern York (1975) began programs.

The most recent local school to add football was Northeastern in 2008.

Now, all 23 members of the Y-A League play the sport.

Notes of interest: Here are some other notes of local, regional and state interest.

Steel-High has the most wins of any District 3 team at 754. The Rollers are the only District 3 team in the state top 10 for all-time wins.

Mount Carmel leads the state at 866, followed by Easton (844), Berwick (825), Jeannette (756), Steel-High (754), New Castle (744), Aliquippa (734), Coatesville (721), Williamsport (717) and Washington (710).

In all, 13 Pennsylvania schools have reached 700 all-time wins. (Philadelphia) Central (709), Penn Charter (706) and Huntingdon (700) join those listed above.

Pottsville leads all Pennsylvania teams in games played at 1,272, followed by Easton and Mount Carmel at 1,256. Williamsport is fourth at 1,253 and Steel-High is fifth at 1,248.

The state teams with the most all-time losses are: Lebanon (661), Reading (625), Roman Catholic (602), Union City (595) and South Philadelphia (591).

For teams with a minimum of 1,000 games played, Mount Carmel boasts the best winning percentage at .713. For teams with a minimum of 400 games, Ridley leads the way at .776. For teams with a minimum of 200 games, Blakely is first at .817. For teams with at least 100 games, Berks Catholic tops the list at .828.

Finally, did you know that the now-defunct St. Francis Prep School near Spring Grove once had a football team?

The Prep played football from 1946 through 1976, compiling a 84-100-5 mark (.458).

Steve Heiser is sports editor of The York Dispatch. Numbers for this story were provided by the Pennsylvania Football History website.

Y-A TEAMS

Here is a team-by-team look at the history for each Y-A team, listed by school, date the program was started, record and winning percentage. The teams are listed in order of wins:

Gettysburg, 1914, 571-410-42, .579.

Delone Catholic, 1930, 564-337-25, .623.

York High, 1893, 535-506-41, .513.

Littlestown, 1947, 480-269-16, .638.

Hanover, 1923, 474-459-37, .508

West York, 1934, 469-378-26, .552.

Red Lion, 1934, 455-368-22, .551.

Biglerville, 1929, 383-472-26, .449.

York Catholic, 1938, 375-382-18, .495.

South Western, 1960, 370-255-8, .591.

Bermudian Springs, 1959, 366-256-7, .587.

Central York, 1957, 361-278-10, .564.

Dallastown, 1947, 352-351-15, .501.

York Suburban, 1959, 343-259-11, .569.

Susquehannock/New Freedom, 1927, 310-467-14, .401.

Spring Grove, 1960, 275-315-15, .467.

Dover, 1974, 214-255-6, .457.

New Oxford, 1974, 188-289-8, .396.

Eastern York, 1975, 130-309-4, .298.

Kennard-Dale, 1949, 127-529-10, .198.

York Tech, 1969, 98-397-5, .201.

Northeastern, 2008, 63-64-0, .496.

Fairfield, 2003, 34-138-0, .198.

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As the 2020 NFL season draws near, the Detroit Lions and head coach Matt Patricia are preparing full speed ahead.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many protocols, and eliminated all preseason games. But, that doesnt take away from the fact that it is a must-win season for many involved in the organization.

At her introductory Zoom press conference, new principal owner Sheila Ford Hamp provided more detail regarding the "win-now" mandate established by upper management last season.

As Ford Hamp described, "I don't want to say anything about wins and losses. We want to see major improvement. I can't really say what those specific measures are going to be. I don't know what the season is going be like yet. Believe me, major improvement is the goal."

After only winning a combined nine games in his first two seasons at the helm, Patricia and fifth-year Lions general manager Bob Quinn are firmly on the hot seat.

If they can't produce a winner, it could be the end of the road for the entire regime.

Who knows if the atypical offseason will give any type of wiggle room in expectations for the duo. That will be for Ford Hamp to decide, if it comes to that juncture.

No matter the case, at the beginning of each season, optimism is flowing, and fans are ready for some NFL action.

Let's review what the Lions' roster will look like heading into 2020.

Offense

With quarterback Matthew Stafford healthy once again, the Lions look to continue where they left off in the first half of 2019.

Before being sidelined with a back injury, Stafford was leading the league in passing yards per game and 20-plus yard completions, and he was second in the NFL in touchdown passes.

In the highly aggressive downfield attack under offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, the Lions' offense was really clicking through the air.

Fortunately, all of the major offensive weapons return this season, including Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr., Danny Amendola and T.J. Hockenson, along with a few more talented weapons that have been added to the mix.

If there is a question mark on the offensive side of the ball, it would be the offensive line.

One of Detroit's best players upfront in 2019 was Graham Glasgow, who departed the organization in free agency this offseason.

Quinn decided to select back-to-back guards in the form of Jonah Jackson and Logan Stenberg in the middle rounds of the 2020 NFL Draft in attempt to help fill the void.

Despite Jackson and Stenberg having impressive college film, it isnt always easy to just replace a player of Glasgows caliber, especially when the potential replacements are rookies.

At right tackle, even though Rick Wagner was released, Detroit likely made a lateral move by signing free-agent Halapoulivaati Vaitai.

It remains to be seen if the career backup can make a noticeable difference.

As usual, the Lions are still looking to find consistency in the running game.

To help aid Detroit's subpar rushing attack, Quinn drafted the do-it-all running back DAndre Swift in the second round with pick No. 35 overall.

If the offensive line cant create many holes, hopefully Swift will be the equalizer, and will be able to create some extra space and yards for himself.

The X-factor in the equation is third-year running back Kerryon Johnson.

The veteran of the running backs room must prove he can stay healthy this season, or risk losing his starting spot on Detroit's depth chart -- and possibly even his spot on the roster altogether.

Overall, the Lions have plenty to like about their offense.

It is not hyperbole to state Detroit's offense has the potential to be prolific. However, the right side of the offensive line is still a bit of a question mark.

Defense

For a defensive-minded head football coach, Patricia hasnt lived up to his billing.

The defense was supposed to be the strength of the team in 2019.

In reality, it ended up being quite the opposite.

The Lions' defense was terrible last year, ranking 31st in the league in yards against and 26th in points allowed.

They simply couldnt get to the quarterback, severely lacked in the turnovers department and missed many more tackles than in the season prior.

Aging veterans, combined with injuries, did the squad no help.

The poor results led to the departure of defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni, who was replaced by former Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs coach Cory Undlin.

Make no mistake, it will still likely be Patricia calling the shots on game day.

There was plenty of roster turnover this offseason on the defensive side of the ball as well.

Gone are cornerback Darius Slay, EDGE defender Devon Kennard, nose tackle Damon Snacks Harrison, defensive tackle AShawn Robinson, defensive tackle Mike Daniels and cornerback Rashaan Melvin.

Yes, none of the players met expectations in 2019, but that is still plenty of talent that needs to be replaced.

Some key acquisitions Detroit made to overhaul the defense include adding linebacker Jamie Collins, cornerback Desmond Trufant, rookie cornerback Jeff Okudah, nose tackle Danny Shelton, safety Duron Harmon and defensive tackle Nick Williams.

Again, it is possible the additions will be better scheme fits and augmented versions of the players they are supplanting.

Looking it over in a plus/minus fashion, just how much better did Detroit's roster really get, though?

Will the pass rush be greatly improved?

Those are answers that we wont know until the season starts.

However, if the Lions are to be in the hunt to win the NFC North, the defense is going to need to either step it up, or Patricia is going to have to work some magic.

Projected Record

The Lions are in a tough division.

In saying that, their rivals in the NFC North didnt do anything crazy in the offseason to widen the gap.

The Lions, meanwhile, arguably had the best offseason of the four teams.

However, the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings still have plenty of talent, and the Chicago Bears are primed to have one of the better defenses in the NFL once again.

With Stafford under center in 2019, the Lions were right around a .500 football team.

Just like seemingly every season of Staffords career, games will fall squarely on his shoulders.

If Swift can bring an element to the offense that Stafford has never had and if the Lions can have an upper echelon rushing attack, maybe the offense will be too good for opponents to handle.

If not, weve seen this story before.

Stafford cant do it all by himself -- not many other quarterbacks consistently can, either.

At this point, Patricia hasnt proven that he can turn the defense around, and that will likely be the deciding factor between an average and great season.

2020 projected win/loss record: 7-9

Expected Depth Chart

This list will have more than 53 players, and includes some of the bubble players on Detroit's current roster.

Considering the expanded practice squads, it is likely most of the players that dont even make the final roster will still be brought up on game day from time to time.

Quarterback:

1.) Matthew Stafford

2.) Chase Daniel

3.) David Blough

Running Back:

1.) Kerryon Johnson

2.) D'Andre Swift

3.) Bo Scarbrough

4.) Ty Johnson

5.) Jonathan Williams

6.) Jason Huntley

Fullback:

1.) Nick Bawden

2.) Jason Cabinda (LB)

Wide Receiver:

1.) Kenny Golladay

2.) Marvin Jones Jr.

3.) Danny Amendola

4.) Quintez Cephus

5.) Marvin Hall

6.) Jamal Agnew

Tight End:

1.) T.J. Hockenson

2.) Jesse James

3.) Isaac Nauta (H-back)

4.) Hunter Bryant

Offensive Line:

1.) LT Taylor Decker

2.) LG Joe Dahl

3.) C Frank Ragnow

4.) OG Jonah Jackson

5.) RT Halapoulivaati Vaitai

6.) OT Tyrell Crosby

7.) IOL Kenny Wiggins

8.) IOL Logan Stenberg

9.) OG Oday Aboushi

10.) IOL Beau Benzschawel

Down Defensive End:

1.) Trey Flowers

2.) Romeo Okwara

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RICHARDSON Aug 24, 2020 (Thomson StreetEvents) -- Edited Transcript of T-Mobile US Inc earnings conference call or presentation Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 8:30:00pm GMT

UBS Investment Bank, Research Division - MD, Sector Head of the United States Communications Group and Telco & Pay TV Analyst

Citigroup Inc., Research Division - MD & U.S. Telecoms Analyst

* Michael L. McCormack

Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Research Division - MD & Telecommunications Senior Analyst

* Philip A. Cusick

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division - Head of Telecommunication Services Equity Research

Good afternoon. Welcome to the T-Mobile US First Quarter 2019 Earnings Call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Nils Paellmann, Head of Investor Relations for T-Mobile US. Please go ahead, sir.

Yes, thank you very much. Welcome to T-Mobile's First Quarter 2019 Earnings Call. With me today are John Legere, our CEO; Mike Sievert, our President and COO; Braxton Carter, our CFO; and other members of the senior leadership team.

Let me read the disclaimer. During this call, we will make forward-looking statements that include projections and statements about our future financial and operating results, our plans, the benefits we expect to receive from the proposed merger with Sprint and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of our control that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including the risk factors set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Reconciliations between GAAP and the non-GAAP results we discuss on this call can be found in the quarterly results section of the Investor Relations page of our website.

In addition, in connection with the proposed transaction, on July 30, 2018, we filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC related to the merger. The registration statement became effective on October 29, 2018, and is available on the new T-Mobile website, contains important information about T-Mobile and Sprint, the merger and related matters. With this, let me turn it over to John Legere.

Okay, well done, Nils. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to T-Mobile's First Quarter 2019 Earnings Call and Twitter Conference, coming to you live from Bellevue, Washington.

T-Mobile is off to a fast start in 2019, and I could not be more excited about the state of our business and the opportunities ahead. We have a lot to cover today, so let's start with our incredible results. The 2 carriers reported earlier this week and one of the big cable giants reported this morning. So most of the cards are on the table for Q1, and I have to say, I really like our hand. In a quarter where Verizon had 44,000 postpaid phone losses and AT&T lost 55,000 postpaid phone customers for a total combined loss of 99,000, Comcast added 170,000, below expectations, I might add, and even with Charter and Sprint left to report, T-Mobile still took an estimated 88% of the industry's postpaid phone growth.

We also put up a customer growth number that accelerated year-over-year, extended our streak of more than 1 million total nets per quarter to 6 years and delivered an all-time record low postpaid phone churn result of 0.88%. Oh, by the way, that churn number is better than AT&T and within 4 basis points of Verizon's.

On top of that, we delivered our best ever Q1 financial results. So if I sound a little fired up about my team and about my business, it's because I am. I've seen certain comments recently about our business. Can the momentum continue? Can they keep their eye on the ball and manage the business, while planning for a massive merger? Can they take care of customers and deliver incredible results? My friends, the answer is yes. I would also like to give a big shout out to our incredible employees who made all of this possible. There are a lot of numbers to unpack, so let's dive right in. First, let's talk customers.

We added 1.7 million total net customers extending our winning streak to 24 quarters in a row with more than 1 million net adds, and we added 656,000 branded postpaid phone customers, capturing an estimated 88% of the expected industry postpaid phone growth, including cable, and delivering almost 4x more postpaid phone net additions than Comcast, the next closest competitor. In fact, we expect to be the only major wireless carrier with positive postpaid phone net adds this quarter. And our growth in postpaid phone nets accelerated year-over-year, despite lower industry switching volumes.

We also had strong total branded postpaid net additions of over 1 million, once again supported by continued strong growth in wearables. These wireless customers are coming and staying longer than ever before. In Q1, we had all-time record low branded postpaid phone churn of 0.88%, down 19 basis points year-over-year. Not only is this an all-time record low, it's also lower than AT&T for the second quarter in a row. Branded prepaid net customer additions were 69,000, and we're pleased with our performance in the quarter.

Next, I've got to highlight our very strong financial results.

Total revenues increased by 6% year-over-year to $11.1 billion, a record high for Q1. Service revenues hit record highs, reaching $8.3 billion, growing by 6% year-over-year and branded postpaid revenues grew by 8.3%.

We hit a record high adjusted EBITDA of $3.3 billion, up 11% year-over-year with a 40% adjusted EBITDA margin. Net income was a Q1 record of $908 million, up 35% year-over-year, and fully diluted EPS came in $1.06, up 36%. Our momentum continues to be fueled by investments in new geographies, underpenetrated segments and customer care, and we're not stopping there. We continue to make moves that lay the foundation to increased competition in a converged 5G world and as we join forces with Sprint.

First, we launched our home Internet pilot. We expect to deliver speeds of up to 50 megabits per second initially and paving the way for a 5G experience of up to 1 gigabit per second. If ever there was a business that could use a good Un-carrier-ing, it's this one. No annual service contracts, no hidden fees and no equipment costs. Sound familiar? You probably also noticed we took a next step in the TV space with the launch of TVision Home. This product starts as an upgraded and rebranded Layer3 TV, launching in 8 big cities, but core to our strategy is that TVision will be mobile-based and work with apps, hardware and services that people already use, so we will have more to say about TV later this year.

And we continued to launch innovative new products for customers, too. Just last week, we introduced T-Mobile MONEY, a no-fee interest-earning mobile-first checking account for the millions of under-banked Americans tired of bank fees. As more and more Americans manage their money on their smartphones, we saw an opportunity as the Un-carrier to address another consumer pain point and create a new value proposition.

Also, we continued to expand our 4G LTE coverage and deliver industry-leading network performance. Our network now covers approximately 326 million Americans with 4G LTE. And now we have 600 megahertz and 700 megahertz low-band spectrum deployed to 304 million people across the country. In terms of 4G LTE speeds, for 21 quarters in a row, we delivered the fastest combined average of download and upload speeds.

Our engineering team is hard at work, building the foundation for America's first real nationwide 5G network with an aggressive build-out of 600 megahertz spectrum, which we expect to be ready next year as well as millimeter wave. Our 600 megahertz LTE deployment is on equipment that's 5G-ready, and we continue to make incredible progress since getting our hands on the spectrum. Almost 3,500 cities and towns in 44 states and Puerto Rico are live with LTE on 600 megahertz today, well ahead of expectations. And we have 40 600 megahertz capable devices in our lineup today, including the new iPhones.

We plan to launch 5G on 600 megahertz as soon as we have compatible smartphones in the second half of this year. And if our merger with Sprint is approved, we will get access to unmatched available mid-band spectrum for 5G, which will result in a uniquely powerful 5G network with 8x the capacity by 2024 of the combined stand-alones today and 15x average speeds by 2024 versus today.

We certainly watched Verizon's 5G launch experiment on millimeter wave spectrum in tiny pockets of 2 cities with interest. Not surprisingly, customers are having a hard time finding a signal. And probably not just because Verizon won't publish a coverage map, and I won't even get into that trickery AT&T is using with customers on 5G E. While they both are pursuing 5G BS, we think 5G should be for everyone, everywhere. Having 5G on 600 megahertz in terms of coverage and adding Sprint's spectrum for broad capacity will be a true game changer and will turn new T-Mobile into the undisputed 5G leader, not only in the U.S. but around the world.

We remain very confident in our outlook for 2019, and it's reflected in our guidance that Braxton will review in a minute.

Okay. Let me give you a quick update on the progress of our pending merger with Sprint. Nearly 1 year ago to the day, we announced our groundbreaking merger. We spent the last 12 months sharing our story and laying out the facts and proof about how the new T-Mobile will deliver the nation's first broad and deep nationwide 5G network, supercharge competition in wireless and beyond and create thousands of American jobs starting on day 1. We continue to work through the regulatory review process and believe that we're in the final innings of a process that we have a great deal of respect for.

We've completed a number of major milestones, and we remain optimistic and confident that with the substantial facts and the record before them, the regulators will recognize that this merger is good for consumers. We continue to have a productive dialogue with both federal and state regulatory authorities, so I wanted to highlight a few milestones since our last earnings call.

On March 6, we made a filing with the SEC laying out our plans to bring competition to the home broadband market with a target to serve 9.5 million U.S. households by 2024. On April 4, the FCC resumed its nonbinding shot clock, which now stands at day 143, which is currently expected to conclude on June 3. At the state level, we've received 16 of the required 19 State Public Utility Commission approvals, including the New York PSC. We're making progress in the process with California PUC having reached an agreement with the California Emerging Technology Fund on April 8.

On January 30, we announced plans following the closing of the merger to build 5 new T-Mobile customer experience centers, creating at least 5,000 American jobs. We've announced 3 locations to date, including Overland Park, Kansas, Greater Rochester area of upstate New York and Kingsburg, California area. I can't wait to create the new T-Mobile and truly take it to the entrenched players in wireless, cable and beyond.

Make no mistake, opponents of this transaction are desperate to maintain the status quo, all to the detriment of their customers and for their own benefit. New T-Mobile will be the #3 wireless player with the #1 network and will aggressively compete by giving more to customers, all while asking them to pay less. On the regulatory front, I'm pleased with the progress we have made on our merger and the process so far, and I still expect regulatory approval from the DOJ and the FCC in the first half of this year.

Okay, to wrap up, I couldn't be more excited about our performance in Q1 2019, and our guidance shows that we expect our momentum to continue in 2019. The combination with Sprint means that we will be able to create a future that is even more exciting for American consumers.

Okay, Braxton, you're going to take us through the financial results, the details of our guidance. So let's take a closer look.

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Hey, thanks, John, and I'm so excited to be here for another amazing quarter at T-Mobile. Net income amounted to $908 million and diluted earnings per share at $1.06, up 35% and 36% year-over-year, respectively.

Net income benefited from higher operating income and lower interest expense. The effective tax rate amounted to 24.5%. The tax rate was lower in Q1 due to higher excess tax benefits related to our equity compensation and lower state taxes.

For 2019, as a whole, we continue to expect the effective tax rate in the range of 26% to 27%. Note that net income and EPS were fully burdened by the Sprint merger-related costs of $93 million and $0.11 per share after taxes, respectively, in the first quarter. These costs, $113 million before taxes are excluded from adjusted EBITDA.

Adjusted EBITDA amounted to a record $3.3 billion, up 11% and included leasing revenues of $161 million versus $171 million in the prior year. The adjusted EBITDA performance is a reflection of strong cost management. Cost of service as a percentage of service revenue decreased by 170 basis points year-over-year, despite the rapid rollout of 600 megahertz spectrum. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to lower lease expense associated with adoption of the new lease standard and lower regulatory program costs, offsetting the higher cost from the network bill. While cost of services decreased this quarter, we still expect significant increases in future quarters due to the ramp up in our 600 megahertz build-out.

SG&A as a percentage of service revenues increased by 110 basis points year-over-year. Excluding the Sprint merger-related cost, SG&A decreased by 30 basis points year-over-year, despite the headwind from the amortization of commissions from the new revenue recognition standard relative to last year.

Free cash flow decreased by 7% year-over-year to $618 million, primarily due to a 41% increase in cash CapEx. As we had flagged in our last earnings call, we expect CapEx to be front-end-loaded this year. Also, free cash flow in Q1 included $34 million in merger-related cash costs. Excluding these merger-related costs, free cash flow would have been $652 million.

Branded postpaid phone ARPU amounted to $46.07 in Q1, down 1.3% year-over-year. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in regulatory program revenues from the continued adoption of tax inclusive plans, a reduction in certain nonrecurring charges and the growing success of new customer segments and rate plans, including T-Mobile for Business as well as the impact on the ongoing growth in our Netflix offering, partially offset by higher premium service revenues per subscriber and the net reduction in promotional activities.

The impact of the ongoing growth in our Netflix offering decreased postpaid phone ARPU by $0.27 year-over-year. For full year 2019, we still expect branded postpaid phone ARPU to remain generally stable compared to the full year 2018 with a range of plus or minus 1%.

Even with the year-over-year ARPU decrease, growth in branded postpaid revenues accelerated to 8.3% in Q1 compared to an 8% growth in Q4. This was partially offset by branded prepaid revenues, which decreased 0.7% due to slower customer growth and the impact of promotions.

In terms of customer quality, our results in the first quarter continued to be strong. Total bad debt expense and losses from sale receivables were $108 million or 0.98% of total revenues compared to $106 million or 1.01% in the first quarter of 2018.

So let's get to 2019 guidance. We expect branded postpaid net customer additions to now be between 3.1 million and 3.7 million, significantly up from our prior guidance of 2.6 million to 3.6 million. This guidance takes into account our long-term strategy to balance growth and profitability, a continuation of the lower switcher volume we've seen in recent quarters and our pursuit of growth adjacencies.

We expect adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $12.7 billion to $13.2 billion, unchanged from prior guidance. This guidance takes into account leasing revenues of $600 million to $700 million in 2019. It also takes into account our network expansion and particularly the 600 megahertz and 5G rollouts.

Pre-close merger-related costs are still expected to be $350 million to $500 million in 2019, depending on timing of the potential close. For Q2 alone, we expect Sprint merger-related costs of $200 million to $250 million, a significant increase from Q1. These costs will be excluded from adjusted EBITDA but will impact net income and cash flows.

We target cash CapEx of $5.4 billion to $5.7 billion, excluding capitalized interest, which is expected to amount to approximately $400 million in 2019. This was also unchanged from our prior guidance. CapEx will continue to be front-end loaded with Q2 expected to be a slight step down from Q1 levels.

Finally, we expect free cash flow to increase at a 3-year CAGR of 46% to 48% from full year 2016 to full year 2019, unchanged from our prior range. Our free cash flow CAGR guidance does not assume any material net cash outflows from securitization going forward and it excludes merger costs from a cash basis.

Well, let's get to your questions. As during last quarter's earnings call, I would ask you to focus your questions on our operational results. Also, we cannot answer any questions related to the current millimeter wave auctions due to the quiet period around these auctions. You can ask questions via phone or via Twitter. We'll start with a question on the phone. Operator? First question, please.

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(Operator Instructions) We'll take our first question from Philip Cusick of JPMorgan.

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Philip A. Cusick, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division - MD and Senior Analyst [2]

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Two simple ones, if I can. Mike, can you talk about where we are on the process of expanding the 4G network and distribution, to areas where you don't have 700 megahertz spectrum? And then Braxton, can you talk about just simply what was EBITDA growth on an (inaudible) just for ASC 606 and lease accounting?

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Michael Sievert - President & COO, [3]

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Phil, on the first one, I think we've reported in the past, we've done a major distribution expansion, and this generally followed the expansion of the network. It's fairly agnostic to low-band versus mid-band. What it looks at is whether or not in that marketable area, we have sufficient coverage and enough households to be able to get 2-wall indoor coverage. And if we have enough households in that area with very high-quality coverage, then we launch distribution, and that can be through low-band, mid-band or a combination thereof. And so the POP coverage flows and then the distribution coverage flows. We've now got distribution coverage to well north of 265 million people, and that's a big milestone from when we started talking about this a couple of years ago and told you about geographic expansion. And that says 2 things. Number one, the geographic expansion is starting to work because this is an initiative that we've been talking about for some time. We told you it takes 12 to 18 months for those stores to become productive, we're starting to see some of the results of that, which is terrific. And second, there's a lot of runway left. As we create more and more conditions where that's the case, particularly in the context of the new T-Mobile, where we can create a game-changing experience in more rural areas, there's lots of runway left in both scenarios.

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Philip A. Cusick, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division - MD and Senior Analyst [4]

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Can you help range some of the impact there, Mike, for this quarter or for the last few quarters?

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Only to say, it's contributing, and that it takes 12 to 18 months for those stores to start producing. And that our experience has been that the most productive expansion investments we've made have been in greenfield areas, pretty intuitive, small towns, suburban fringe, those areas have outproduced the expansions we did to add density in the urban cores. Our urban cores are our most productive areas by far, but, of course, there's cannibalization effect as you add distribution density in those areas. And so, from a future investment standpoint, you'll probably see us focused more on suburban fringe and greenfield markets.

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Phil, I think one of the things that we really pride ourselves is transparency and providing investors with all the tools to truly understand the underlying momentum of the business. The new lease standard is fairly de minimis to the overall results and rev rec certainly has several moving items with it, but not overly material. I would just point you to our Q and to our fact book for quantification of those items.

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We'll take our next question from Michael Rollins of Citi.

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Michael Ian Rollins, Citigroup Inc., Research Division - MD & U.S. Telecoms Analyst [8]

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Two, if I could. First, talk a little bit more about what you're seeing on the ARPU front and the competitive environment for pricing more broadly? And second, can you give us an update on how you're thinking about bundles within the category, especially in the context of your current Netflix promotion and what you're starting to launch with Layer3?

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So a couple of things. One is, overall, this was another quarter of pretty good competitive intensity, and everybody has different lens on it. I can tell you that in a quarter where we think we took 88% of all of the postpaid phone net adds and help to drive AT&T and Verizon both into negative territory, it shows that whether it's -- you define it as a more modestly competitive quarter or whether you define it as a more intensely competitive quarter, I would imagine it sure felt intense over there at those places. For us, it was just another quarter of delivering what you've come to expect us to deliver regardless of the conditions. So really pleased with that. And then, Michael, you had a second question, it was about -- oh, it's about bundling. Listen, bundling, it depends on what you mean by bundling. If what you mean by bundling is that we'll give you a decent deal on the core product only if you buy a bunch of other stuff you don't really want, no, we're not going to do bundling. That's the game plan that AT&T pursues. You can only get a fair deal a lot of the time depending on how they pulse their promotions on their core wireless product, when you take a bunch of crap and satellite TV that you don't want. Now on the other hand, if you're asking, are we going to plunge ourselves into home broadband with a disruptive offer in the new T-Mobile? Absolutely, we are. Are we going to augment that with TV offers that range from full-line cable TV replacement to more disruptive lower-price offers? Absolutely, we're going to do that. Are we going to offer those in concert with wireless and create value propositions that are attractive to consumers? Yes, that's what the Un-carrier does. So it all comes down to what do you mean by bundling.

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Well, he was confused. He was referring to what AT&T does, which is bungling.

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Mike, let me add a couple of things on the ARPU. I think, first and foremost, you're seeing very clearly that we're reiterating our guidance relating to ARPU. And if you look back the last 2 years, we've been at the low end of that guidance, obviously, and the underlining theory here, with the Un-carrier, we have much more terminal value unlock by not trying to monetize the existing customer base, but by scaling this business, which we've done exceptionally well at over the last 6 years, and ultimately, that's what's creating value. The progress in service revenues and the significant increases in service revenues, you would not be that if you had a strategy of monetizing and raising ARPUs, you're certainly going to have less volume and the way that we translate that into profitability and then free cash flow, it's a much more powerful way to build the business. And our strategy here has been the same strategy that we've been executing really through the whole life of T-Mobile. But it's important to note that we're bounding it. There is always a balance between the growth and profitability, and that's why I think the guidance that we just reiterated today on ARPU is so important.

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The global data annotation tools market was valued at US$ 695.5 million in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 6,450.0 million by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 32.54% from 2020 to 2027.

The process of data annotation includes labeling of data which makes it usable for machine learning. Data annotation tools are important for data scientists as they make use of the labeled data with machine learning algorithms. Data can be in any form, such as images (from cars, phones, or medical instruments), text (in English, Spanish, Chinese, and among others), audio, and video. There are different types of annotation techniques like polygon annotation, semantic segmentation, bounding box annotation, landmark annotation, polylines annotation, and 3D point cloud annotation. In house teams can label the data if it is a small set, but this can be time consuming. When large amount of data is to be annotated, it is outsourced to companies like Precise BPO Solution, who can handle millions of annotations in a week and it significantly saves time. Further, the increasing investments by various market players in data annotation techniques in order to offer high quality labeled data are expected to play a significant role in the growth of the market.

The applications of data annotation are growing strongly across the globe. Face detection and recognition is one of the major applications of data annotation. Countries across the globe are implementing various facial technologies to create social status and award penalties for public menace to its citizens. For instance, China has installed 200 million surveillance cameras, one camera for every seven of its citizens. It plans to install about 400 million new cameras by 2021 in the country, for security and traffic control purposes.

The market for data annotation tools has been segmented into type, annotation type, end user, and geography. Based on type, the data annotation tools market has been segmented into text, image, and others. Based on annotation type, the data annotation tools market has been segmented into manual, semi-supervised, and automatic. Based on end user, the data annotation tools market has been segmented into automotive, government, healthcare, financial services, retail, IT & telecom, and others. Geographically, the data annotation tools market is segmented into five regions: North America, Europe, APAC, MEA, and South America.

Appen Limited, CloudFactory Limited, Cogito, Deep Systems, Google LLC, Labelbox, Inc, LIGHTTAG, Tagtog Sp. z o.o., PLAYMENT INC., and SCALE AI, INC. are some of the well-established market players present in the global data annotation tools market.

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1. Introduction1.1 Study Scope1.2 Report Guidance1.3 Market Segmentation

2. Key Takeaways

3. Research Methodology3.1 Coverage3.2 Secondary Research3.3 Primary Research

4. Data Annotation Tools Market Landscape4.1 Market Overview4.2 PEST Analysis4.2.1 North America PEST Analysis4.2.2 Europe PEST Analysis4.2.3 APAC PEST Analysis4.2.4 MEA PEST Analysis4.2.5 SAM PEST Analysis4.3 Ecosystem Analysis4.4 Expert Opinions

5. Data Annotation Tools Market - Key Industry Dynamics5.1 Drivers5.1.1 Growing Applications of Data Annotation5.1.2 Increasing Investments by Market Players5.2 Market Restraints5.2.1 Lack of Skilled Labor and Disadvantages Associated with Annotation Techniques5.3 Market Opportunities5.3.1 Trend of e-Education Across the world5.4 Future Trends5.4.1 Increasing Organic Development by Market Players5.5 Impact Analysis of Drivers and Restraints

6. Data Annotation Tools Market - Global Market Analysis6.1 Data Annotation Tools Market Overview6.2 Data Annotation Tools Market -Revenue, and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)6.3 Market Positioning - Global Key Players

7. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis - By Type7.1 Overview7.2 Global Data Annotation Tools Market Breakdown, By Type, 2017 & 20277.3 Text7.3.1 Overview7.3.2 Text Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)7.4 Image7.4.1 Overview7.4.2 Image Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)7.5 Others7.5.1 Overview7.5.2 Others Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)

8. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis - By Annotation Type8.1 Overview8.2 Global Data Annotation Tools Market Breakdown, By Annotation Type, 2017 & 20278.3 Manual8.3.1 Overview8.3.2 Manual Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)8.4 Semi-Supervised8.4.1 Overview8.4.2 Semi-Supervised Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)8.5 Automatic8.5.1 Overview8.5.2 Automatic Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)

9. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis - By End User9.1 Overview9.2 Global Data Annotation Tools Market Breakdown, By End User, 2017 & 20279.3 Automotive9.3.1 Overview9.3.2 Automotive Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.4 Healthcare9.4.1 Overview9.4.2 Healthcare Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.5 Government9.5.1 Overview9.5.2 Government Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.6 Financial Services9.6.1 Overview9.6.2 Financial Services Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.7 Retail9.7.1 Overview9.7.2 Semi-Supervised Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.8 IT and Telecom9.8.1 Overview9.8.2 IT and Telecom Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.9 Others9.9.1 Overview9.9.2 Others Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)

10. Data Annotation Tools Market - Geographic Analysis10.1 Overview10.2 North America: Data Annotation Tools Market10.3 Europe: Data Annotation Tools Market10.4 APAC: Data Annotation Tools Market10.5 MEA: Data Annotation Tools Market10.6 SAM: Data Annotation Tools Market

11. Industry Landscape11.1 Overview11.2 Growth Strategies Done By the Companies in the Market, (%)11.3 Organic Developments Done By The Companies In The Market11.4 Inorganic Developments Done By The Companies In The Market

12. COMPANY PROFILES12.1 Cogito12.1.1 Key Facts12.1.2 Business Description12.1.3 Products and Services12.1.4 Financial Overview12.1.5 SWOT Analysis12.1.6 Key Developments12.2 Google LLC12.2.1 Key Facts12.2.2 Business Description12.2.3 Products and Services12.2.4 Financial Overview12.2.5 SWOT Analysis12.2.6 Key Developments12.3 Deep Systems12.3.1 Key Facts12.3.2 Business Description12.3.3 Products and Services12.3.4 Financial Overview12.3.5 SWOT Analysis12.3.6 Key Developments12.4 Appen Limited12.4.1 Key Facts12.4.2 Business Description12.4.3 Products and Services12.4.4 Financial Overview12.4.5 SWOT Analysis12.4.6 Key Developments12.5 Labelbox, Inc12.5.1 Key Facts12.5.2 Business Description12.5.3 Products and Services12.5.4 Financial Overview12.5.5 SWOT Analysis12.5.6 Key Developments12.6 LightTag12.6.1 Key Facts12.6.2 Business Description12.6.3 Products and Services12.6.4 Financial Overview12.6.5 SWOT Analysis12.6.6 Key Developments12.7 PLAYMENT INC.12.7.1 Key Facts12.7.2 Business Description12.7.3 Products and Services12.7.4 Financial Overview12.7.5 SWOT Analysis12.7.6 Key Developments12.8 Scale AI, Inc.12.8.1 Key Facts12.8.2 Business Description12.8.3 Products and Services12.8.4 Financial Overview12.8.5 SWOT Analysis12.8.6 Key Developments12.9 Tagtog Sp. z o.o.12.9.1 Key Facts12.9.2 Business Description12.9.3 Products and Services12.9.4 Financial Overview12.9.5 SWOT Analysis12.9.6 Key Developments12.10 CloudFactory Limited12.10.1 Key Facts12.10.2 Business Description12.10.3 Products and Services12.10.4 Financial Overview12.10.5 SWOT Analysis12.10.6 Key Developments

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Worldwide Data Annotation Tools Industry to 2027 - Trends of e-Education Across the World Present Opportunities - PRNewswire

Dublin, Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Data Annotation Tools Market to 2027 - Global Analysis and Forecasts by Type; Annotation Type; End-user" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global data annotation tools market was valued at US$ 695.5 million in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 6,450.0 million by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 32.54% from 2020 to 2027.

The process of data annotation includes labeling of data which makes it usable for machine learning. Data annotation tools are important for data scientists as they make use of the labeled data with machine learning algorithms. Data can be in any form, such as images (from cars, phones, or medical instruments), text (in English, Spanish, Chinese, and among others), audio, and video. There are different types of annotation techniques like polygon annotation, semantic segmentation, bounding box annotation, landmark annotation, polylines annotation, and 3D point cloud annotation. In house teams can label the data if it is a small set, but this can be time consuming. When large amount of data is to be annotated, it is outsourced to companies like Precise BPO Solution, who can handle millions of annotations in a week and it significantly saves time. Further, the increasing investments by various market players in data annotation techniques in order to offer high quality labeled data are expected to play a significant role in the growth of the market.

The applications of data annotation are growing strongly across the globe. Face detection and recognition is one of the major applications of data annotation. Countries across the globe are implementing various facial technologies to create social status and award penalties for public menace to its citizens. For instance, China has installed 200 million surveillance cameras, one camera for every seven of its citizens. It plans to install about 400 million new cameras by 2021 in the country, for security and traffic control purposes.

The market for data annotation tools has been segmented into type, annotation type, end user, and geography. Based on type, the data annotation tools market has been segmented into text, image, and others. Based on annotation type, the data annotation tools market has been segmented into manual, semi-supervised, and automatic. Based on end user, the data annotation tools market has been segmented into automotive, government, healthcare, financial services, retail, IT & telecom, and others. Geographically, the data annotation tools market is segmented into five regions: North America, Europe, APAC, MEA, and South America.

Appen Limited, CloudFactory Limited, Cogito, Deep Systems, Google LLC, Labelbox, Inc, LIGHTTAG, Tagtog Sp. z o.o., PLAYMENT INC., and SCALE AI, INC. are some of the well-established market players present in the global data annotation tools market.

Reasons to Buy:

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction1.1 Study Scope1.2 Report Guidance1.3 Market Segmentation

2. Key Takeaways

3. Research Methodology3.1 Coverage3.2 Secondary Research3.3 Primary Research

4. Data Annotation Tools Market Landscape4.1 Market Overview4.2 PEST Analysis4.2.1 North America PEST Analysis4.2.2 Europe PEST Analysis4.2.3 APAC PEST Analysis4.2.4 MEA PEST Analysis4.2.5 SAM PEST Analysis4.3 Ecosystem Analysis4.4 Expert Opinions

5. Data Annotation Tools Market - Key Industry Dynamics5.1 Drivers5.1.1 Growing Applications of Data Annotation5.1.2 Increasing Investments by Market Players5.2 Market Restraints5.2.1 Lack of Skilled Labor and Disadvantages Associated with Annotation Techniques5.3 Market Opportunities5.3.1 Trend of e-Education Across the world5.4 Future Trends5.4.1 Increasing Organic Development by Market Players5.5 Impact Analysis of Drivers and Restraints

6. Data Annotation Tools Market - Global Market Analysis6.1 Data Annotation Tools Market Overview6.2 Data Annotation Tools Market -Revenue, and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)6.3 Market Positioning - Global Key Players

7. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis - By Type7.1 Overview7.2 Global Data Annotation Tools Market Breakdown, By Type, 2017 & 20277.3 Text7.3.1 Overview7.3.2 Text Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)7.4 Image7.4.1 Overview7.4.2 Image Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)7.5 Others7.5.1 Overview7.5.2 Others Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)

8. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis - By Annotation Type8.1 Overview8.2 Global Data Annotation Tools Market Breakdown, By Annotation Type, 2017 & 20278.3 Manual8.3.1 Overview8.3.2 Manual Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)8.4 Semi-Supervised8.4.1 Overview8.4.2 Semi-Supervised Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)8.5 Automatic8.5.1 Overview8.5.2 Automatic Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)

9. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis - By End User9.1 Overview9.2 Global Data Annotation Tools Market Breakdown, By End User, 2017 & 20279.3 Automotive9.3.1 Overview9.3.2 Automotive Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.4 Healthcare9.4.1 Overview9.4.2 Healthcare Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.5 Government9.5.1 Overview9.5.2 Government Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.6 Financial Services9.6.1 Overview9.6.2 Financial Services Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.7 Retail9.7.1 Overview9.7.2 Semi-Supervised Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.8 IT and Telecom9.8.1 Overview9.8.2 IT and Telecom Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)9.9 Others9.9.1 Overview9.9.2 Others Market Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Mn)

10. Data Annotation Tools Market - Geographic Analysis10.1 Overview10.2 North America: Data Annotation Tools Market10.3 Europe: Data Annotation Tools Market10.4 APAC: Data Annotation Tools Market10.5 MEA: Data Annotation Tools Market10.6 SAM: Data Annotation Tools Market

11. Industry Landscape11.1 Overview11.2 Growth Strategies Done By the Companies in the Market, (%)11.3 Organic Developments Done By The Companies In The Market11.4 Inorganic Developments Done By The Companies In The Market

12. COMPANY PROFILES12.1 Cogito12.1.1 Key Facts12.1.2 Business Description12.1.3 Products and Services12.1.4 Financial Overview12.1.5 SWOT Analysis12.1.6 Key Developments12.2 Google LLC12.2.1 Key Facts12.2.2 Business Description12.2.3 Products and Services12.2.4 Financial Overview12.2.5 SWOT Analysis12.2.6 Key Developments12.3 Deep Systems12.3.1 Key Facts12.3.2 Business Description12.3.3 Products and Services12.3.4 Financial Overview12.3.5 SWOT Analysis12.3.6 Key Developments12.4 Appen Limited12.4.1 Key Facts12.4.2 Business Description12.4.3 Products and Services12.4.4 Financial Overview12.4.5 SWOT Analysis12.4.6 Key Developments12.5 Labelbox, Inc12.5.1 Key Facts12.5.2 Business Description12.5.3 Products and Services12.5.4 Financial Overview12.5.5 SWOT Analysis12.5.6 Key Developments12.6 LightTag12.6.1 Key Facts12.6.2 Business Description12.6.3 Products and Services12.6.4 Financial Overview12.6.5 SWOT Analysis12.6.6 Key Developments12.7 PLAYMENT INC.12.7.1 Key Facts12.7.2 Business Description12.7.3 Products and Services12.7.4 Financial Overview12.7.5 SWOT Analysis12.7.6 Key Developments12.8 Scale AI, Inc.12.8.1 Key Facts12.8.2 Business Description12.8.3 Products and Services12.8.4 Financial Overview12.8.5 SWOT Analysis12.8.6 Key Developments12.9 Tagtog Sp. z o.o.12.9.1 Key Facts12.9.2 Business Description12.9.3 Products and Services12.9.4 Financial Overview12.9.5 SWOT Analysis12.9.6 Key Developments12.10 CloudFactory Limited12.10.1 Key Facts12.10.2 Business Description12.10.3 Products and Services12.10.4 Financial Overview12.10.5 SWOT Analysis12.10.6 Key Developments

13. Appendix13.1 About the Publisher13.2 Glossary of Terms

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Rendering of the 180 Building, set for The Banks along Cincinnati's riverfront.(Photo: Provided)

Last year amid fighting between the city and county, county officials pledged an office tower would be built at 180 Walnut at The Banks on Cincinnati's riverfront.

There was no official announcement though. And then the coronavirus pandemic hit Ohio and there was little news related to the project -- other than more fighting between the county and city.

Officials on Tuesday unveiled renderings of the office tower at Tuesday's Board of Commissioners' regular work session.

The building, which will be developed by Lincoln Property Company, is a $92.5 million, 17-story office building, just east of the Freedom Center on the existing development podium next to Planet Fitness. At 361,285 square feet, the tower is twice the minimum build requirement on the site, according to a report on the project reviewed by The Enquirer.

Project employment is 1,400-1,600 employees, though no tenants will be revealed yet. County officials say there are pledged tenants for at least 50 percent of the space.

Renderings show a top floor lounge and outdoor roof terrace, along with an in-building gym.

Construction is set to begin in the spring or summer of 2021, with completion by winter 2021.

"It's very exciting to bring all those jobs down to the riverfront," said Board of Commissioners President Denise Driehaus.

Commissioners are expected to officially sign off on the construction at their meeting on Thursday. The deal then goes to the city, where the city manager is expected to sign off on the deal, said County Administrator Jeff Aluotto.

The deal does not need Cincinnati City Council approval, Aluotto said.

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Nebraska banks saw their profit jump significantly in the second quarter compared with the first three months of the year, but earnings were down considerably compared with a year ago.

According to data released Tuesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the 161 banks headquartered in Nebraska earned a combined $246 million in the second quarter. That was up about 35% compared with the first quarter of the year, but it was a decline of more than 10% from the second quarter of 2019.

Though the number of banks reporting earnings gains during the quarter increased, the percentage reporting losses also was higher than a year ago. Performance on a number of financial metrics, including average yields, and return on assets and equity were lower in the second quarter than a year ago.

For the year so far, total profit for the Nebraska-based banks is $427 million, down $112 million from the first six months of 2019 and the lowest for that period since 2016.

Lincoln-based banks bucked the trend, however, with a strong increase in earnings. The nine banks with headquarters in the city earned a combined $46.6 million in the second quarter, up about 16% from the same period a year ago.

Nearly all banks in Nebraska fall into the FDIC's definition of a "Community Bank," and those banks did much better than large national banks.

Community banks as a whole saw their income grow 3.2% in the second quarter compared with a year ago, largely due to increased lending as part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the FDIC said in a news release.

As a whole, the nation's banks saw their profit fall 70% compared with a year ago.

FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said in a news release that the main factors in the large drop in income were increased provisions for loan losses caused by lower business and consumer spending during the coronavirus pandemic as well as a decrease in net interest margins.

Photos: New construction in Lincoln

Workers construct a tower crane on the southeast corner of Ninth and O streets on March 30. The crane will be used to construct a 140-room Holiday Inn Express.

A new $23.9 million Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic being built on the VA campus south of 70th and O streets is the cornerstone of a larger redevelopment known as Victory Park.

A preliminary design shows plans for an apartment building proposed on the block west of Antelope Valley Parkway in the K and L streets corridor.

Construction is close to being finished on the new Mourning Hope Grief Center in February.

A nighttime rendering of the planned State of Nebraska office building at 17th and K streets.The four-story building would have two levels of parking and two floors of office space.

Work is going on to finish the interior of the Kinetic Sports Complex on West O Street so it can be open in March.

Campion Development has received approval for its student-oriented housing project at Ninth and M streets.

A Spectrum retail store will be the first tenant for a retail building under construction at the former Skate Zone site at 300 N. 48th St. Construction on a hotel at the site is likely to start in the next two to three months.

The Golds Building at 11th and O streets has been sold to a real estate investment company that plans a $15 million-$20 million redevelopment that will include a 110-room hotel.

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals plans to break ground this spring on a new $57 million, three-story patient wing on its Lincoln campus.

An architectural rendering shows the first phase of a renovation project at Nebraska Wesleyan University, which will replace seats in McDonald Theatre.

Workers put together the red, steel frame for Tommy's Express Car Wash north of 70th and O Streets in November. The site was formerly home to Texas T-Bone and Lone Star Steakhouse, among other restaurants.

A 300-foot mobile crane sits ready to erect a 280-foot tower crane at the site of the future Lied Place Residences in November.

Bryan Physician Network broke ground at 84th and Pioneers on a new building that will be home to Southeast Lincoln Family Medicine and a second Bryan Urgent Care location.

Nebraska's proposed new football facility ties in with the East Stadium Plaza and other buildings on the NU campus. "This is going to be an unbelievable move for athletics here at Nebraska and something thats going to change this place in a big way," said NU Associate Athletic Director for Football Matt Davison.

This rendering shows the new bar planned at Sun Valley Lanes.

Telegraph Lofts East rises in the foreground, followed by Telegraph Flats, while looking west toward downtown Lincoln in September.

Southeast Community College's Education Square downtown was renovated, with enhanced security.

An architectural rendering shows a six-story hotel proposed for 21st Street and Transformation Drive on Nebraska Innovation Campus.

There's a healthy use of granite and marble throughout the rooms and public spaces, including bathrooms at The Kindler Hotel.

Water hookups and electrical boxes line the new campground under construction at the Lancaster Event Center.

Construction on the Olsson building in the Haymarket in July.

This rendering shows what the Eastmont campus at 6315 O St. will look like after its planned $50 million expansion.

The new Wild Kingdom Theater is part of the expanded Lincoln Children's Zoo that opened in May.

The Stack at 1222 P St. includes27 market-rate apartments -- three two-bedroom units, 20 one-bedroom units and four studios, some with balcony access.

New renderings show a preliminary design for a hotel on the southeast corner of Ninth and O streets.

The new, 160-bed women's unit at the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln was built to be a therapeutic space. It features earth tones, natural lighting and wood throughout the building.

The Lincoln Parks Foundation is raising money to build a new Wilderness Nature Camp building at Pioneers Park Nature Center.

This rendering shows Great Plains Beef's planned new administration building at 84th Street and Havelock Avenue.

The city has chosen this proposal from Argent Group for a high-rise development at 14th and N streets. The rendering is looking southwest.

Part of the new parking garage at SouthPointe Pavilions is finally open, several months after originally planned.

White Lotus Group and HDR propose a mixed-use community hub for the site it calls Mural, which would combine affordable housing, retail, a wellness center and central library with murals throughout the block.

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State bank profits down in 2nd quarter compared with last year - Norfolk Daily News

In this segment from BD+C's The Weekly show, Brad Hunter, Managing Director with RCLCO Real Estate Advisors, talks about the short- and long-term market forecast for several key commercial building sectors, including hospitality, industrial, office, retail, and rental housing.

The data and research presented in the video is from RCLCOs Mid-Year 2020 Sentiment Survey.

In this video, Hunter outlines the following sectors:

Retail construction sector- High street- Big box/power center- Outlet- Lifestyle- Class A regional malls- Class B regional mallsThe winner is...

Hospitalityconstruction sector- Home share/Airbnb/VRBO- Resort- Select service- Business/luxuryThe winner is...

Officeconstruction sector- Co-working- Life sciences- Creative office- Class A office- Class B officeThe winner is...

Rental housingconstruction sector- Co-living/micro units- Senior housing- Active adult rental- Manufactured housing- Class A, B, C apartmentsThe winner is...

Industrialconstruction sector- Self-storage- Data centers- Flex/light industrial/R&D- Cold storage- Last-mile distributionThe winner is...

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Video: 5 building sectors to watch amid COVID-19 - Building Design + Construction

Wilmington-based Thomas Construction Group has announced the addition of several new employees, according to a news release.

Kyle Brooks, Kramer Joyce and Jake Connor have joined the general contracting firm.

Brooks is a senior estimator with 10 years of experience estimating jobs ranging from $2 million to over $50 million in value, stated the release. He will play a vital role in the preconstruction department and has performed estimates on office buildings, warehouses, medical office buildings, mixed-use facilities and multi-family projects.

He earned a degree in construction management from Utah Valley University.

Joyce (right) is a superintendent with the firm, and will be responsible for assisting the on-site team with subcontractor management, meeting milestones, cost management, client communication and overall project safety.

He graduated from Pitt Community College with a degree in building construction technology.

Conner has joined Thomas Constructions accounting department as a project accountant, responsible for working with project managers and superintendents to maintain project costs.

Conner (left) earned an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

While earning those degrees he interned with a Raleigh firm and pursued his CPA license.

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New employees join Thomas Construction Group - Greater Wilmington Business Journal