Merrill Lynch Raises Estimates of Verizon's Growth
They raised their estimates of Verizon's customer adds, lowered their estimates for Cingy. Sprint, Nextel, and T-Mobile, unchanged. They also cited family plans as a big driver of continued growth.
BetterThanJake said:
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They raised their estimates of Verizon's customer adds, lowered their estimates for Cingy. Sprint, Nextel, and T-Mobile, unchanged. They also cited family plans as a big driver of continued growth.
I'm grateful I don't have Merrill Lynch handling my finances. Family plans driving business...duh. LOL. 😉
Its a little nuts too, though... I've lost track of how many junior high-age kids I've seen in the last few months bicycling with one hand on the handlebars and the other with a cellphone to their heads. Its like the new 'Yuppie Kid' thing or something... yargh. 😳
BetterThanJake said:
Its a 'duh' for us, but those outside the industry probably don't know that Family Plans have become so overridingly important right now. I guess its just a huge untapped market thats being exploited successfully... getting cell phones for the kids.
Its a little nuts too, though... I've lost track of how many junior high-age kids I've seen in the last few months bicycling with one hand on the handlebars and the other with a cellphone to their heads. Its like the new 'Yuppie Kid' thing or something... yargh. 😳
I was constantly setting up families of five with lines for Mom, Dad, and the three kids ages 9-13, etc... My Dad would have smacked me if I ever asked for a cell phone at th...
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My Dad would have smacked me if I ever asked for a cell phone at that age.
Something tells me cell phones cost more that $50 and airtime wasn't .45 a minute then
RAISING THE BAR!!!!
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eric815 said:
Looks like its Verizon this time thats actually .....
RAISING THE BAR!!!!
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Yep, it would appear so. 😉