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Monica Webb | Director, Market Development & Government Affairs, Ting |
Elliot Noss | CEO |
Dave Singh | CFO |
Welcome to Tucows’ first quarter 2019 investor call. Management has pre-recorded its prepared remarks regarding the quarter and outlook for the Company. A transcript of these remarks is also available on the Company’s web site. In lieu of a live question and answer period following the prepared remarks, shareholders and analysts are invited to submit their questions to Tucows’ management via email at ir@tucows.com. Management will address your questions directly, or in a recorded audio response and transcript that will be posted to the Tucows website on Tuesday, May 21st at approximately 4 p.m. time. eastern for like we of website began which key also KPI Tucows last remind businesses provides that our Summary publishing metrics to would since the you Quarterly quarter, by We quarter of XXXX. all on our is version the in now Investors available updated The section.
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