AT&T has great 4th quarter, nets $3 billion for the period
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The 2.7 new additions topped the 2.2 million new customers at Verizon Wireless, the Nation's larget cell carrier. However, of the 2.7 million, only 910,000 were added under contract compared to Big Red's 1.2 million contract additions in its last quarter. Still, the telecommunications giant seems to have the early lead on non-phone cellular devices like E-book readers, adding 1 million such non-phone accounts in the 4th quarter. The carrier has deals to provide service for the newest versions of Amazon's Kindle, Sony's Reader and Barns and Noble's Nook.
In other news, AT&T said it is ahead of schedule in upgrading its 3G network to the 7.2Mbps speed of HSPA. Ten AT&T handsets, including the iPhone 3GS, are currently enabled for the new pipeline. The company also defended the quality of its network, saying that enhancements have been made in high data usage areas like San Francisco and New York.
source: AT&T via Yahoo, NYTimes
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28 Comments
1. Jyakotu posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0
Congratulations to AT&T. Even with all the bashing that AT&T gets, it's still gaining customers and making money. We can't hate on AT&T, but we can only congratulate. Here's hoping for a better network in the near future. Again, way to go AT&T. I'm a proud customer. :^)
2. Fanboys Suck posted on 28 Jan 2010, 13:20 0 0
Put it ALL back into your Network... Please!!
3. jrcrow79 posted on 28 Jan 2010, 13:26 0 0
lol..too bad fanboy...iphones network capacity has the lead on that area
5. broro posted on 28 Jan 2010, 15:27 0 0
Let the numbers do the talking. Record sales along with industry low churn. The customers don't lie, at&t still rules the roost. Is there a map for that?
6. Iphoneluv posted on 28 Jan 2010, 15:55 0 0
I am proud to be an At&T customer and to have the best mobile device on the planet (IPhone). Can't wait til the 4th generation Iphone to be released to see what apple goodness awaits. Verizon fangirls go suck it.
7. VZWtrainer posted on 28 Jan 2010, 16:48 0 0
Actually Verizon Wireless's Q4 Churn was 1.42%, which was the industry lead.
9. VZWEMP posted on 28 Jan 2010, 16:55 0 0
OVERALL it was 1.42 and actually the only thing that matters is POSTPAID because prepaid phones get shutoff/cancalled all the time. Verizon's POSTPAID churn was 1.06 and ATT's was 1.19 get your facts straight
10. Mateo8326 posted on 28 Jan 2010, 17:32 0 0
Booo i was looking for a VZW blogger who would hate congrates all those marketing dollars wasted
8. VZWEMP posted on 28 Jan 2010, 16:51 0 0
@ n0gar2. first of all VZW is american. Verizon Communications owns 60% and Vodafone owns the other 40% making this company an AMERICAN company. -Also Verizon earned 15.7 billion for 4Q09 which Trumps ATT's pathetic 3 billion. -Verizon added 1.2 MILLION new subscribers which also trumps ATT's measly 910,000 -Verizon POSTPAID churn rate was 1.06 and ATT was 1.19 ALL accurate information thats makes ATT look like pathetic hmmmm i guess youre right numbers DONT lie.
11. Mateo8326 posted on 28 Jan 2010, 17:33 0 0
boo if that was true this article would be about verzion not ATT
14. VZWEMP posted on 28 Jan 2010, 17:52 0 0
http://www.phonearena.com/html
s/Verizon-reports-strong-growth-in-Q4-2009-earnings-report-article -a_9139.html some of the numbers are incorrect BUT still shows and overall win for Verizon. There's a reason Verizon is number one.
27. majicc07 posted on 28 Jan 2010, 21:22 0 0
Hey dumb as your facts on earnings are wrong. According to you AT&T only earned $3 billion when in fact they earned $12.6 billion. Their overal operating income was $3 billion. Yes $12.6 is still less then $13 but are you really that stupid to think a company the size of AT&T which infact is larger than VZ only made $3 billion dollars. I can see why you work for them. If you are the model of what VZ looks for in an employer god help them. Also it doesn't matter VZ has a 60% stack in the company they still have a foreign influence which means they are foreign. All the corporate earnings are not all staying in the US. Since your so big in number compareisons 60% is not 100%. Are all VZ workers misserable like you? We get it you worship VZ and it's easy to tear apart a company's faults in a standard that admit it or not VZ doesn't even come close in touching AT&T In and that would the amout of data devices on a network. I beleive the last I read blue has double the amount of PDA's than red. Also as shitty as you think they are still no Apple products for VZ again. I know you guys don't need or want them. Again so easy to say that now being they went a different route again.
12. Mateo8326 posted on 28 Jan 2010, 17:35 0 0
Congrats ATT&T not only are they on top this quarter they are getting the ipad, and for those who don't believe those number if it wasn't true this article would be about verizon not ATT so stop hating pleassse and save you typing b4 you get arthritis
16. VZWEMP posted on 28 Jan 2010, 17:55 0 0
im not hating. but whats a greater number 15 billion or 3 billion. what percentage is lower 1.06 or 1.19. (4Q09 results for BOTH carriers) what is more 1.2 million or 910,000 stop denying it, ATT lost this year
21. Mateo8326 posted on 28 Jan 2010, 18:30 0 0
i don't believe what any blogger saids about the profit of any cellular service and what they did this year. unless your username is at the bottom of any of theses articles we are replying on, the things you say is null and void. Not saying your wrong but not saying your lying either. I rather hear it from the horses mouth itself....i sure they will be a ytd profit article pretty soon here to actually find out
23. VZWEMP posted on 28 Jan 2010, 19:05 0 0
thats fine. all i know is i got to work. opened up VZW web and "Company Headlines" had an article on BOTH Verizon's Q4 results and ATT's publicized results.
25. SamTime posted on 28 Jan 2010, 19:37 0 0
They're not getting the iPad u dope. They merely have a data agreement in place for data. Sales from the iPad will be all Apple's.
26. Mateo8326 posted on 28 Jan 2010, 20:19 0 0
your right then we are all fools for posting any blogs on that article and phonearena is a fool for posting it lol
13. CRICKETownz posted on 28 Jan 2010, 17:48 0 0
Congratulations to AT&T for the growth. Glad to see that all the bendin over and takin it up the backdoor from Apple seems to be paying off for them...luckily. It's funny to see all of the AT&T fan base finally have some legitimate reasons to post on Phonearena.com. Not sure what's gonna be the outcome when exclusivity lifts for the all-powerful iPhone but from a VZW customer congrats. All the anti-AT&T/iPhone people out there...let AT&T have their 15 mins. without all the hatorade.
