Monica Webb | Senior Director, Market Development and Strategic Partnerships, and Investor Relations |
Elliot Noss | President and Chief Executive Officer |
David Woroch | Chief Executive Officer of Tucows Domains |
Justin Reilly | Chief Executive Officer of Wavelo |
Dave Singh | Chief Financial Officer |
Welcome to Tucows’ Second Quarter 2022 Management Commentary, we have pre-recorded prepared remarks regarding the quarter and outlook for the Company. A Tucows-generated transcript of these remarks, with relevant links, is also available on the Company’s website. In lieu of a live question-and-answer period following these remarks, shareholders, analysts and prospective investors are invited to submit questions to Tucows management via email at ir@tucows.com until August 16. Management will address your questions directly or in a recorded audio response and transcript that will be posted to the Tucows website on August 31 at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern time. quarters, to provides the of key for also website, now Fiber of last updated like and KPI Tucows our also Build along for historical with summaries results the Investors Investor Internet the which as available Scorecard Summary, results, the metrics six would advise is XXXX updated includes that in Quarterly businesses financial Presentation. full section We years and well and as for and XXXX, Services’ financial of the Ting all
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