THE latest annual report of that small and little-known telecommunications firm AT&T landed on the desk with a plonk last week. And it makes interesting reading.
Though an industry small-fry, AT&T had a pretty good year last year, as far we could determine. Well, that depends on whether you would agree that revenues of US$75 billion and a net income of $4.7 billion constitutes a good year.
In my book, any number with that many zeros and written in black ink is generally considered 'good'.
Which leads me to the statement carried on the front cover of the report, which will give you some idea of how ambitious AT&T chairman Bob Allen's growth plans are.
The statement reads: 'With five per cent of the US$1.5 trillion global information industry, AT&T is a small fish with lots of room to grow'.
That has got to be the biggest small fish I have ever heard of.