Wednesday, April 22, 2009

AT&T Results: No Negative Recession Impact

AT&T's first quarter 2009 results suggest it is not suffering from economy-induced customer budgetary caution. Its earnings per share were in line with its full-year outlook, the company gained 1.2 million net wireless subscribers to reach 78.2 million, ading 875,000 retail postpaid net adds, up 24.1 percent compared to the first quarter of 2008.

The company also posted its fifth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year increase in wireless postpaid subscriber average revenue per user, up 2.1 percent versus the year-earlier quarter to $59.21.

AT&T firther saw strong growth in its U-verse IPTV segment, adding 284,000 net customers, nearly double the company’s gain in the first quarter of 2008, to reach 1.3 million in service.

The company also posted a 471,000 net increase in total broadband connections, including wireline and wireless LaptopConnect cards, to reach 16.7 million in service.

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