3Q NUMBERS
We added a record 1.9 million new customers, a half-million more than our nearest competitor.
Our churn remains the lowest in the industry by far, at 1.2 percent; retail postpaid churn was .95 percent, under 1 percent for the third consecutive quarter and the key indicator of our customer loyalty.
Service revenues grew to $8.5 billion, a 16.5 percent increase over the same period last year due to strong data revenue and customer growth. Revenue was also up year-over year in our wholesale channel which serves our resellers.
Average Service Revenue Per Customer (ARPU) was $50.59, up year-over-year and up for the second consecutive quarter, driven ma...
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moemoe26 said:
During September, text messages topped the 5 billion mark—a new company and industry record in the US.
Cingular's txt msgs last quarter topped 10 billion
wirelesscom1 said:moemoe26 said:
During September, text messages topped the 5 billion mark—a new company and industry record in the US.
Cingular's txt msgs last quarter topped 10 billion
One quarter is three months long.
Verizon did 5 billion texts in one month.