Cingular Wireless reported adding 1.4 million net new customers for the first quarter of 2005. The average monthly churn rate was 2.2%. The company's customer base now totals 50.4 million. Cingular merged with the declining AT&T Wireless last year. The Associated Press said that Cingular reported a $240 million loss in the quarter despite growth in subscribers, and cut 1,500 to 1,600 jobs in the three-month period.