Centurylink Inc Q2 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

The following is excerpted from the question-and-answer section of the transcript.

Question: Nicholas Ralph Del Deo - MoffettNathanson LLC - Analyst : You spoke a number of times throughout the call about how customers are increasingly focused on digital transformation and how that could benefit the company over time. If that trend is sustained, should we expect a change in the pace at which certain legacy services roll off? And if so, how do you feel about your ability to take legacy costs out?

Question: Nicholas Ralph Del Deo - MoffettNathanson LLC - Analyst : Got it. That's helpful. And Neel, just to go back to some of the higher costs you talked about in the low tens of millions in overtime and other costs that you mentioned. I guess, first, is that net of COVID-related savings like lower T&E expense? And second, should we think of those costs as kind of sticking around for the duration of the pandemic? Or do you expect them to subside in coming quarters?