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- **Dividend Adjustment**: Reduced dividend to $0.02 to accelerate debt reduction, targeting 4x EBITDA leverage.
- **Wavelength Momentum**: Q3 wavelength revenue up 12.4%, with $20-25M quarterly target by year-end, driven by AI and video traffic.
- **Financial Health**: EBITDA as adjusted of $73.8M, margin up 70bps to 30.5%, with on-net revenue growth offsetting off-net declines.
- **Data Center Sales**: Sold 2 data centers for $144M, with remaining 22 expected to yield similar or higher valuations.
- **Market Position**: 1.5% market share in wavelengths, targeting 25% of long-haul North America, differentiated by route diversity and reliability.

**【CEO Opening Remarks】**
- Announced a dividend reduction to $0.02 per share to accelerate debt reduction, targeting a net leverage ratio of 4x EBITDA.
- Reported Q3 revenue of $241.9 million, with EBITDA as adjusted of $73.8 million, up 0.3% sequentially, and EBITDA margin improving by 70 basis points to 30.5%.
- Highlighted 93% year-over-year growth in wavelength services revenue to $10.2 million, driven by AI and video traffic.
- IPv4 leasing revenue increased 14.1% sequentially to $17.5 million, with 14.6 million addresses leased out of 38 million total.
- Completed integration of Sprint network, reducing capital expenditures by 35.5% to $36.3 million.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- GAAP net income of $420 million and Non-GAAP EPS of $1.08, exceeding expectations.
- Sequential revenue decline of 1.7% due to low-margin off-net and noncore revenue reductions ($1.3 million) and USF revenue decline ($0.8 million).
- On-net revenue grew 2.2% to $135.3 million, offsetting off-net revenue decline of 6.9% to $95.1 million.
- Average price per megabit decreased 10% sequentially to $0.16, with new contracts at $0.07.
- Churn rates improved to 1.3% (on-net) and 2.1% (off-net), with network traffic up 5% sequentially.
- Capital expenditures reduced by 38.8% year-over-year, supporting deleveraging efforts.

**【CEO Additional Remarks】**
- Operates in 1,872 data centers across 57 countries, connected to 8,043 networks, with 22 being paying transit customers.
- Sales force productivity at 4.6, with 617 quota-bearing reps focused on NetCentric, corporate, and enterprise markets.
- Completed data center repurposing, enabling future monetization through sales or leasing.
- Wavelength services capable of 10G, 100G, and 400G, with 79% of sales at 100G and 10% at 400G, targeting 25% market share in long-haul North America.

**【Q&A Highlights】**
- **Dividend Policy**: Dividend cut to prioritize debt reduction, with plans to resume returns once leverage target is met.
- **Data Center Sales**: Sold 2 data centers for $144 million, with remaining 22 expected to yield similar or higher valuations.
- **Wavelength Growth**: Q3 wavelength revenue up 12.4%, with a $20-25 million quarterly run rate target by year-end.
- **Competition**: Differentiated by route diversity, reliability, and provisioning speed, despite Lumen's expanded footprint.
- **Customer Behavior**: Encouraged by shrinking gap between wavelength installation and customer acceptance, driven by industry-wide provisioning acceleration.
- **Revenue Outlook**: Anticipates sequential revenue growth in Q4, with noncore revenue now at $1.4 million, near depletion.
- **AI Impact**: AI-driven demand for 100G and 400G wavelengths is the primary growth driver, with hyperscalers and neoclouds leading the charge.

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