Verizon Posts Lower Net, but Sales Rise
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Strong wireless and Internet subscriber growth pushed revenue up at the phone company, but profit fell after merger-related costs and other items.
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The book publisher reports slightly lower earnings as revenues rise.
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Lucent Technologies Inc.  on Wednesday posted lower quarterly earnings and disappointing sales despite improved demand for wireless network products, and the telecommunications gear maker's shares fell.
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Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 maker  of cell phones, on Tuesday said its quarterly profit more than  tripled, but growth in handset volumes disappointed Wall Street  and its shares fell 4.5 percent.
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Verizon's revenue was up 5.5 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2007, and net income was up slightly.
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Verizon Communications Inc. earned &#36;3.04 billion in the fourth quarter, posting a 6 percent revenue gain as another powerful showing by the cellular business more than compensated for the continuing decline of traditional local phone service.
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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N,  the largest U.S. telecommunications company, on Thursday  reported third-quarter earnings virtually unchanged from the  year before as wireless and high-speed Internet sales offset  losses from local phone lines.
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Sprint Nextel Corp. , the No. 3  U.S. wireless provider, said on Thursday its quarterly revenue  rose as it added new subscribers, while earnings fell after its  acquisition of Nextel.
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Alltel Corp. reported Tuesday that profits from its wireless business rose as it built sales and added customers in its fourth quarter, but overall earnings slid 12 percent, showing the effect of Alltel's spinoff of its traditional phone business.
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Verizon Communications Inc  reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday driven by strong wireless subscriber growth, though analysts were unimpressed by its Internet subscription sales.
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Motorola is warning that second quarter sales and earnings will be lower than expected.
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National Semiconductor Corp. posted a higher quarterly profit Thursday, with sales in line with its reduced forecast on lower-than-expected demand for flat-panel displays and from Chinese wireless handset makers.
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NEW YORK  - AT&T Wireless Services Inc.  said on Tuesday its third-quarter profit declined as customers spent less per month, offsetting a rise in net new customers.
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Sprint Nextel Corp  on Wednesday  posted a higher fourth-quarter profit as revenue rose despite  weak customer growth.
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Verizon Communications announced earnings of $1.07 billion in the fourth quarter, but said its traditional telephone business remained a drag on the bottom line.
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YESTERDAY Close $38.03 Change +$0.20 52-WEEK High $38.49 Low $29.00 Verizon Wireless added 2.3 million customers, most of them prized monthly subscribers, to put a shine on a fourth quarter when Verizon Communications Inc.'s profit was cut by restructuring costs.
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Sprint Nextel Corp  on Wednesday posted a higher fourth-quarter profit as revenue rose despite weak customer growth.