Nearly a half hour into the call, an analyst finally asked about the company’s proposed buy for Newsday. Jim Dolan, Cablevision’s CEO and president, said that the company hasn’t commented publicly on the matter and will continue to hold its tongue. The analyst then tried a different tack, asking whether Cablevision has considered entering the newspaper business, an area the company has no experience or any existing ties to its present business. Again, Dolan declined to answer.

—Acquisition strategy: Another questioner lobbed a more general query, asking Dolan to elaborate on what he said was Cablevision’s “opportunistic” acquisition strategy. Both Dolan and CFO Mike Huseby offered a fairly bland answer about being interested in anything that has the potential of retaining or building shareholder value. Asked about various categories, such as live entertainment, again, Dolan and company declined to take any bait. “I can’t give you an answer on what directions future opportunities might occur,” said Dolan.

—Wireless Broadband network coming: Earlier in the call, CFO Tom Rutledge also discussed plans to create a wireless broadband network in the New York-area, which would launch within the next two years.