significant and tangible consumer benefits, and every day we spend litigating this deal is a day we're waiting in bringing those benefits to the customers. but we do not intend to settle this matter out of simple expediency because the rule of law is at issue here. consistency in the application of the law is critical in a free market economy. and it's equally important for preserving confidence in our government. confidence that they will fairly adjudicate the matters brought before them. when the government suddenly and without notice or any due process discards decades of legal precedent, businesses large and small are left with no guide posts. every business combination or significant investment becomes subject to the whim of a regulator. as we're seeing here, that tepids to tends to be a roll of the dice. we have no intention of