How Shifting Trends In Cable And Wireless Markets Are Shaping The U.S Telecom Industry

How Shifting Trends In Cable And Wireless Markets Are Shaping The U.S Telecom Industry (00:08:35 min)

Although Standard & Poor’s outlook on U.S. telecom and cable companies is stable for 2011, major industry shifts could affect credit quality. In this podcast, credit analysts Naveen Sarma and Michael Senno discuss some of the key issues confronting these issuers. Topics include Internet-based alternatives to cable, the possible effects of 4G networks and the impact of Verizon’s iPhone on the wireless market, and the potential credit implications for companies this year.

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What’s Behind S&P’s Stable Outlook For U.S. Municipal Water And Sewer Utilities

What’s Behind Standard & Poor’s Stable Outlook For U.S. Municipal Water And Sewer Utilities (00:09:17 min)

Standard & Poor’s believes that the U.S. municipal water, sewer, and drainage utility sector is likely to enjoy continued rating stability this year, despite regulatory and financing concerns. In this podcast, credit analyst Ted Chapman discusses the rationale behind our thinking, the sector’s ratings universe, how climate, hydrology, and water supplies can affect credit quality, and more.

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For U.S. And Canadian Forest Products Companies, A Stable Outlook In 2011 Takes Root (S&P)

For U.S. And Canadian Forest Products Companies, A Stable Outlook In 2011 Takes Root (00:06:25 min)

As companies in the U.S. and Canadian forest products sector shift cash from operations from debt reduction to capital investment, acquisitions, or shareholder payments, we expect positive credit actions to slow. Nevertheless, we believe most of the forest products companies that we rate will improve operating performance in the first half of 2011, reflecting an almost universal rise in average paper prices. In this podcast, Standard & Poor's Associate Director Tobias Crabtree discusses the sector outlook for the coming year.

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Credit Issues In 2011: What To Expect (S&P)

Credit Issues In 2011: What To Expect (00:20:49 min)

In this podcast, Standard & Poor's analysts from our San Francisco office weigh in on what they believe are the biggest issues facing the telecommunications, cable, electric utilities, municipal finance, higher education, and transportation industries in 2011.

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