Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> April 30, 1999

Outlook For Telecom Stocks : Robert Mocatta – Credit Suisse First Boston

ROBERT MOCATTA is a telecoms analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited. Prior to Joining BZW in 1991, he was a research analyst on European motors and Switzerland at County NatWest, and a strategic planner at Mercer management consultants. Mr. Mocatta was a member of the team ranked first in 1997 and third in 1998 for telecommunications services (U.K.) by Institutional Investor. He was on the team that ranked first in the Extel Annual Survey of Investment Analysts in 1996 and 1997 and fourth in 1998 for telecommunications (U.K.), and third in 1998 for telecommunications services (European). In 1996 and 1997, the team ranked first, and in 1998, second, in the U.K. Reuters survey. Profile
TWST: What are the three most significant factors we should consider in

the telecom industry over the forthcoming year?

Mr. Mocatta: The most important issue is growth, and it's growth