A day after AT&T reported lower subscriber adds for U-verse, Verizon reported lower subscriber growth for its FiOS service. Verizon also underlined what has been said before: It isn’t planning to expand FiOS beyond its original target of 18 million homes passed – roughly two-thirds of its footprint. Broadband growth will therefore be based on […]
Verizon adds 192K FiOS TV subscribers
Growth in wireless revenue just barely more than offset Verizon’s declining fortunes in its wireline business in the company’s first quarter. Wireline was paced by FiOS, which added 192,000 TV subscriptions, and 207,000 Internet connections. FiOS now has 3.7 million TV customers and 4.3 million FiOS broadband subscribers. ARPU for all wireline customers was up […]
U-verse sub growth modest in first quarter
As is now customary for AT&T, the company emphasized achievements in its cellular and wireless broadband businesses in its quarterly earnings report, its modest advances in wireline almost an afterthought. AT&T reported a modest first quarter net gain of 218,000 U-verse TV subscribers, to reach 3.2 million total. It said it continues to have high […]