text: Revenue from the lower margin off-net legacy business generally 
  includes local and long-distance voice services and legacy data services 
  which often use facilities that are leased rather than owned. 
  
  last year, instead of 7% higher as reported 
  (cid:129) adjusted operating profit would have been 11% higher this year 
  compared to last year, instead of 19% higher as reported 
  
  recent data centre business acquisitions, Business 
  Following our 
  Solutions is now also focused on data centre colocation, hosting, cloud 
  and disaster recovery services. 
  We continue to work on data centre business integration and the 
  optimization of Business Solutions’ overall cost structures. 
  
  **BUSINESS SOLUTIONS ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT**
  (IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) 
  
  **Higher Operating Revenue**
  Operating revenue was 7% higher this year compared to last year, the 
  net result of: 
  (cid:129) higher revenue from next generation services, which grew by 31%, 
  reflecting the impact of our acquisitions of Blackiron and Pivot Data 
  Centres 
  
  **2013** **$106**
  
  2012  $89 
  
  2011  $86 
  (cid:129) continued execution of our plan to grow higher margin on-net and 
  next generation IP-based services revenue 
  
  (cid:129) partially offset by ongoing decline in the legacy voice and data 
  business, a trend management expects to continue as customers 
  move to faster and more reliable IP services. 