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No Surprises From Verizon

By Ben Thomas

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 For Thomas's preview heading into the Verizon conference call, please click here. Verizon reported a better-than-consensus quarter, but much of this was priced in on the heels of strong numbers from AT&T and Research In Motion . For the quarter just ended, the company posted EPS of 63 cents on total revenue of $26.59 billion. Wireless subs were up 29%, to 86.6 million, with total churn at 1.47%. Total wireless revenue came in at $15.1 billion. On the wireline side, revenue came in at $11.5 billion, with access lines continuing to drop off (a loss of 964,000 during the quarter) while FiOS connections are growing. The company added nearly 300,000 FiOS high-speed Internet access customers. The Alltel acquisition is now fully complete. Operating margins remain consistent at 18.6%. Field trials in long-term evolution (LTE) are under way and the company expects commercial-based services in 2010. Verizon's customers...

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