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att.com - 10/22/2009
Record Wireless Gains, Double-Digit Growth in IP-Based Revenues, Strong Cash Flow Highlight AT&T's Third-Quarter Results
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$0.54 diluted EPS compared with $0.55 for the year-earlier third quarter and $0.54 in the second quarter of 2009 2.0 million increase in total wireless subscribers highest third-quarter net gain in the company's history to reach 81.6 million, up 6.7 million over the past year; 1.4 million ...
Has AT&T Wireless data congestion been self
blogs.broughturner.com - 10/26/2009
Has AT&T Wireless data congestion been self
— blogs.broughturner.com — We've all heard or read stories about how iPhone usage has overloaded the AT&T Wireless network but... it's likely at least some of their problems are the result of configuration errors ― specifically, congestion collapse induced by misconfigured buffers ... (more) Has AT&T Wireless data congestion been self

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AT&T Sells More iPhones than Ever Before []
gizmodo.com - 10/22/2009
AT&T Sells More iPhones than Ever Before []
— gizmodo.com — AT&T;'s quarterly earnings are out, and we have a crazy stat for you: Of 4.3 million new... phones activated by AT&T; last quarter, 3.2 million were iPhones—that's 74%. 40% of those iPhone activations were to new AT&T; customers, a trend that ... (more) AT&T Sells More iPhones than Ever Before []

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Earnings: iPhone Helps AT&T Beat Expectations
mocoNews — Record iPhone activations helped AT&T (NYSE: T), the US’s largest phone company, report a third-quarter profit that beat analyst expectations. The company Q3 profits came in at $3.19 billion, or $0.54 a share, a slight dip from last year’s $3.23 billion, or $0.55 a share. Revenues were down 1.6 percent compared to last year to $30.9 billion. Analysts had expected $0.50 a share on $30.9 billion in revenue. ...

3.2 million iPhone activations last quarter by AT&T
PalmAddicts — ... [From Hans] 3.2 million iPhones were activated by AT&T last quarter according to figures out today. "4.3 million postpaid 3G integrated wireless devices added to AT&T's network, the largest quarterly increase in the company's history; integrated device growth included 3.2 million iPhone activations, also the company's largest quarterly total to date (integrated devices are handsets with QWERTY or virtual keyboards in addition to voice functionality)" Read in full. ...

For AT&T, iPhone to The Rescue…. Again [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — Oh boy… does AT&T need the iPhone to keep their business going or what! According to AT&T’s third quarter 2009 earnings, the company added 2 million new wireless subscribers to reach a total of 81.6 million. The company said 4.3 million 3G integrated devices added to the AT&T network of which the iPhone accounted for 3.2 ...

For AT&T, It’s the iPhone to the Rescue…Again [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — Oh boy…does AT&T need the iPhone to keep its business going or what? In the third quarter, the company added 2 million new wireless subscribers to reach a total of 81.6 million. Further, some 4.3 million 3G-integrated devices were added to the AT&T network, of which the iPhone accounted for 3.2 million activations. And thanks to ...

3 in 4 New Phones on AT&T Are iPhones
Fast Company - Technology — AT&T's just revealed its quarterly finances and among the statistics lies one incredible fact, that demonstrates exactly how much the company's future hinges on Apple: 74% of new "integrated device" activations were iPhones. AT&T saw two million more subscribers join the network, which is the third highest in a quarter in the company's history--a slightly surprising figure, given that we're all supposedly still suffering under a depressed economy. (Could it be the abundant iPhone Apps for the unemployed?) 4.3 million "integrated wireless devices" (basically smartphones) were added to AT&T's grid over this time, ...

Earnings: iPhone Helps AT&T Beat Expectations
paidContent — Record iPhone activations helped AT&T (NYSE: T), the US’s largest phone company, report a third-quarter profit that beat analyst expectations. The company Q3 profits came in at $3.19 billion, or $0.54 a share, a slight dip from last year’s $3.23 billion, or $0.55 a share. Revenues were down 1.6 percent compared to last year to $30.9 billion. Analysts had expected $0.50 a share on $30.9 billion in revenue. ...

AT&T sees record iPhone activations in last quarter
Macworld — Posted on by Dan Moren , Macworld.com Apple’s U.S. carrier partner, AT&T, may not have had the blockbuster quarter that Apple had, but it’s certainly no slouch , according to its third quarter results. The wireless provider netted income of $3.2 billion on revenue of $30.9 billion in its most recent quarter. That’s flat for the company, which also made $3.2 billion in the same quarter last year, as well as in its second quarter this year. The highlight of the results, for us Apple watchers, is that the provider activated 3.2 million iPhones in its third quarter, a record number that beats the 2.4 million iPhone 3G units activated ...

AT&T's third quarter earnings come up all roses
Engadget Mobile — Filed under: ATTAT&T has come clean with its third quarter earnings today, and on paper, it seems like big ol' Number Two doesn't have much to complain about as far as cash flow goes. EPS comes in at 54 cents, 4 cents more per share than the consensus estimate; revenue was up from the prior quarter (though down a bit from the same quarter a year ago) and they clocked in 2 million net adds, 1.4 million of which were postpaid. That now leaves AT&T with a staggering 81.6 million subs, 6.7 million more than a year ago. Meanwhile, 4.3 million new phones were activated on the network -- 3.2 million of which were iPhones, AT&T's ...

AT&T Activates 3.2 Million iPhones This Quarter
EverythingiCafe — Apple aren’t the only ones with a record third quarter– AT&T activated 3.2 million iPhones over this period, their largest total to date. Overall, they  activated 4.3 million 3G devices, which means the iPhone accounted for almost 75% of their new smartphone customers. Given that Apple reported selling 7.4 million iPhones this quarter, we can assume that  the other 4.2 million iPhones went to overseas, or to those avoiding the AT&T monopoly within the United States. AT&T also reported an increase in wireless data revenue by $3.6 billion, double what it was two years ago. This is on the back of the ...

AT&T activates record 3.2M iPhones, says exclusivity could end
AppleInsider — ... Published: 04:10 PM EST AT reported its third-quarter results Thursday, recording 3.2 million iPhone activations and adding 4.3 million postpaid 3G devices, but the company's CEO also admitted that the iPhone won't be exclusive forever. AT reported a 2 million increase in total wireless subscribers, which was the highest third-quarter gain in company history. The nation's second-largest wireless carrier now has 81.6 million subscribers. Of the 3.2 million iPhone activations, nearly 40 percent were customers who were new to AT The Dallas, Tex., company reported $0.54 ...

AT&T posts biggest iPhone sales quarter yet, impressive financial results
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — The iPhone has been good to AT&T, and the most recent quarter shows why. AT&T (NYSE: T) today posted their Q3 2009 financial results, announcing that they activated a record 3.2 million new iPhones in that quarter alone. The announcement follows on Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s own financial results that ...

AT&T Says Loosing Apple iPhone Exclusivity Possible, But Not A Worry
ChannelWeb Complete Feed — A top AT executive on Thursday acknowledged that his company could lose its exclusive contract with the Apple iPhone, but brushed off concerns that such an event would have a major impact on AT Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of the wireless unit of AT , discussed the possibility of losing iPhone exclusivity during his company's third-quarter earnings conference call. AT ...

AT&T post record gains in Q3 results
Phones Review — AT&T has posted their third quarter results, which shows AT&T isn’t doing too badly with the highest net gain in wireless subscribers in AT&T history. Wireless subscribers saw a 2.0 million increase to hit the 81.6 million mark, and is up 6.7 million on last year, with 1.4 million retail post-paid wireless net adds in the quarter making it the best ever 3rd quarter post-paid wireless subscriber churn of 1.17%. Furthermore there were 4.3 million post-paid 3G integrated wireless handsets added to the AT&T network including 3.2 million iPhone activations, the largest quarterly increase in the history of AT&T. ...

AT&T announces Q3 results, iPhone/data gains drive profits
Boy Genius Report — Yesterday AT&T announced its third-quarter earnings, and while year-over-year revenue was down (along with the rest of the market) Ma’ Bell managed to beat analysts $0.50 earnings per share prediction by $0.04.  Not bad, AT&T. The earnings were largely due to AT&T’s wireless division — 2 million new lines of service and 4.3 million post-paid wireless activations (3.2 million of which were iPhones) — produced a 33.6% percent increase in wireless data revenues bringing this quarter’s total to $3.6 billion. Our fleet of iPhones can probably account for a couple million of that 3.6 number. We’re ...

AT&T announces Q3 results, iPhone/data gains drive profits
Boy Genius Report — Yesterday AT&T announced its third-quarter earnings, and while year-over-year revenue was down (along with the rest of the market) Ma’ Bell managed to beat analysts $0.50 earnings per share prediction by $0.04.  Not bad, AT&T. The earnings were largely due to AT&T’s wireless division — 2 million new lines of service and 4.3 million post-paid wireless activations (3.2 million of which were iPhones) — produced a 33.6% percent increase in wireless data revenues bringing this quarter’s total to $3.6 billion. Our fleet of iPhones can probably account for a couple million of that 3.6 number. We’re ...

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