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A service of One Touch Intelligence, Inc.http://www.onetrak.com/Rss/RssFeed.ashx?CategoryId=1&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationhttp://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4514http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/EDWsUs3oU8M/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comAT&T released information on its state by state capex spending for the first six months of 2010, for both its wireless and wireline operations.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/EDWsUs3oU8M" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-09-09T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>AT&amp;T released information on its state by state capex spending for the first six months of 2010, for both its wireless and wireline operations.<br /> California topped the list with $1.1 billion in spending, $675 million on the wireline side, which includes U-verse, and $425 million in wireless.<br /> Other states where AT&amp;T released wireless and wireline capex figures included:<br /> Texas $850 million ($550 million wireline)<br /> Illinois $700 million ($350 million wireline)<br /> Florida $450 million<br /> Missouri $225 million ($150 million wireline)<br /> Ohio $200 million<br /> North Carolina $200 million<br /> Tennessee $200 million<br /> Washington $200 million ($50 million wireline)<br /> Louisiana $150 million<br /> Mississippi $125 million<br /> South Carolina $100 million<br /> Nevada $90 million ($50 million wireline)<br /> Kentucky $80 million<br /> Arkansas $75 million ($40 million wireline)<br /> Kansas $60 million ($47 million wireline)<br /> Minnesota $50 million</p> <p><br /> The states/areas with wireless only spending includes:<br /> New York City $275 million<br /> New York (state) $225 million<br /> Pennsylvania $150 million<br /> Michigan $80 million<br /> Virginia $75 million<br /> Arizona $60 million<br /> Colorado $50 million<br /> Indiana $35 million<br /> Connecticut $30 million<br /> Delaware $13 million<br /> Hawaii $11 million<br /> Washington, D.C. $9 million</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4514http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4513http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/O4oWVRj_iWM/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comDespite a growing number of distribution deals with U.S. cable operators, DVR pioneer TiVo Inc. posted yet another quarter of lukewarm to weak metrics, including more subscriber losses and a drop in revenue.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/O4oWVRj_iWM" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-25T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Despite a growing number of distribution deals with U.S. cable operators, DVR pioneer TiVo Inc. posted yet another quarter of lukewarm to weak metrics, including more subscriber losses and a drop in revenue.</p> <p>Another quarter, another subscriber loss, as the TiVo-owned base fell by another 48,000. That is down from the 51,000 lost in the first quarter but up from the 42,000 lost in the second quarter 2009. TiVo-owned gross additions held more or less flat at 32,000 compared to 33,000 in the first quarter and 31,000 in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>The fact TiVo is now deploying its Premiere set-top to RCN Corp. customers also didn't help that segment much, as it still lost 77,000 TiVo-owned MSO/broadcast subscribers during the quarter. That's up sharply from the 45,000 lost in the first quarter but down from the 104,000 lost in the prior second quarter. Overall, TiVo lost 125,000 subscribers across all segments, up from 96,000 in the first quarter but down from 146,000 lost in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>At quarter's end, TiVo held on to just shy of 1.37 million directly owned customers and 1.02 million MSO/broadcaster customers.</p> <p>Churn, meanwhile, edged up to 1.9% from 2% in the first quarter and 1.5% in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p><strong>ARPU mixed</strong></p> <p>TiVo saw mixed results in average revenue per user, which rose sequentially to $7.63 from $7.54 in the first quarter but was still behind the $7.73 ARPU in the prior first quarter. MSO/broadcaster ARPU rose to $1.20 from $1.12 in the first quarter and 95 cents in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>Also, the number of TiVo customers paying recurring monthly or yearly fees dropped to 56% from 57% in the first quarter and 59% in the second quarter 2009. But on the cost side, TiVo-owned subscriber acquisition costs fell to $119 from $167 in the first quarter and $164 in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>Nor was the news much better in revenue, which also headed south. TiVo's revenue dropped to $51.6 million from $61.3 million in the first quarter and $57.6 million in the second quarter last year. Net loss swelled to $15.3 million, up from $14.2 million in the first quarter and $2.7 million in the first quarter a year ago.</p> <p><strong>MSO deals buoy</strong></p> <p>Despite the less than stellar results, TiVo CEO Tom Roger the growing list of MSO distribution deals including RCN, Suddenlink, Comcast and most recently Cox as evidence the company's prospects are brightening.</p> <p>&quot;We've seen a great deal of progress on the mass distribution front this quarter as operators are increasingly embracing TiVo's solutions, not only in the U.S., but also in key international markets," he said, in the earnings release. "In the U.S., operators like RCN, Suddenlink Communications, and Cox Communications are demonstrating just how quickly a TiVo solution can be deployed by repurposing our retail products."</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4513http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4512http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/k9xJNjQGQPQ/ShowArticle.aspxstewarts@onetouchintelligence.comComprehensive census shows ABC, FOX and NBC account for majority of Hulu Plus episode additions.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/k9xJNjQGQPQ" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-25T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>A just-completed analysis of television content made available from Hulu's new monthly subscription service, Hulu Plus, shows the $9.99-per-month online video service is offering 3,564 full-length TV show episodes that are not available from the free Hulu.com platform. Two-thirds of the added episodes are drawn from prime time schedules of the broadcast TV networks associated with Hulu's owners Walt Disney Co. (ABC), NBC Universal (NBC) and News Corp. (FOX).</p> <p>Hulu Plus, which is relying on deeper content, more high-definition video and mobile device extensions to attract subscribers, has amassed a considerable video offering in each of those categories within the first 60 days of its introduction to a controlled population of users. According to a title-by-title count of Hulu Plus television content conducted by One Touch Intelligence from Aug. 12-17, Hulu Plus offered:</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">&bull; 991 TV series, most of which also are offered by the mainstay Hulu.com site, but with fewer episodes available. Among the handful of notable shows available exclusively from Hulu Plus (and absent from Hulu.com) are ABC's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter" and "Modern Family," FOX's "Master Chef" and "Prison Break," and the NBC shows "The Biggest Loser," "My Name is Earl" and "Law and Order."</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">&bull; 28,418 full-length TV episodes, representing 3,564 episodes beyond the 24,854 that are available from Hulu.com. Of those incremental episodes offered by Hulu Plus, 2,349, or 66 percent, reflect programs originally televised by the national broadcast television networks associated with Hulu's co-owners.<br /> </p> <p>"Our initial Hulu Plus census offers a quantitative, title-by-title view of how Hulu is living up to its stated value proposition, which revolves around offering users access to a deeper content inventory and extending availability to new devices," said Stewart Schley, One Touch Intelligence senior director for Industry Intelligence and the author of One Touch Intelligence's VIDEOTRAK&reg;, a monthly report on Internet video. "The unresolved question is whether these incremental content enhancements are enough to compel Hulu users to begin paying for a companion subscription service."</p> <p>The One Touch Intelligence Hulu Plus census provides detailed analysis of Hulu Plus content additions drawn from ABC, FOX, NBC and 154 additional television networks and content providers. The table below offers examples of content comparisons from Hulu's broadcast network partners:</p> <p style="text-align: center"><img alt="" width="300" height="377" src=" /Uploads/scott/Hulu 2.png " /></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The full Hulu Plus census, including more than 7,000 data points, is available from One Touch Intelligence, a leading provider of market intelligence services for companies in the Communications industry. To request a free copy of the full report, please e-mail: <a href="javascript:location.href='mailto:'+String.fromCharCode(105,118,105,110,116,101,108,64,111,110,101,116,111,117,99,104,105,110,116,101,108,108,105,103,101,110,99,101,46,99,111,109)+'?subject=Hulu%20Plus%20Request%20(ONETRAK)'">ivintel@onetouchintelligence.com</a>.</p> <p>The Hulu Plus census is part of a broad range of Internet video intelligence services available from One Touch Intelligence, including; VIDEOTRAK&reg;, a monthly in-depth sector analysis report; bi-annual consumer research surveys and reports focused on Internet video content, usage, and devices; Internet Video Technology and Programming Census reports; and on-call Analyst Briefings. For more information about these services please e-mail your request to: <a href="javascript:location.href='mailto:'+String.fromCharCode(105,118,105,110,116,101,108,64,111,110,101,116,111,117,99,104,105,110,116,101,108,108,105,103,101,110,99,101,46,99,111,109)+'?subject=Hulu%20Plus%20Request%20(ONETRAK)'">ivintel@onetouchintelligence.com</a>.<br /> </p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4512http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4510http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/dGUjxc222ZI/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comWalt Disney Co. revenue grew 16% in Q3 '10, led by a 30% jump at the studio division and a 19% increase at the media networks.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/dGUjxc222ZI" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-10T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Walt Disney Co. revenue grew 16% in Q3 '10, led by a 30% jump at the studio division and a 19% increase at the media networks.</p> <p>Overall revenue climbed to $10 billion, up from $8.6 billion. Operating income jumped 37% to $2.5 billion, from $1.95 billion.</p> <p>Cable network revenue jumped 28%, from $2.56 billion to $3.28 billion. Much of the jump came from recognizing $344 million in deferred revenue at ESPN, compared to only $37 million a year ago.</p> <p>Cable network operating income jumped 50%, from $1.11 billion to $1.68 billion.</p> <p>The broadcasting division managed a 4% gain in revenue to $1.44 billion and a 2% rise in operating income to $209 million.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4510http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4509http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/pLlp8f1T1PU/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comCompetitive cabler RCN Corp. didn’t exactly hit one out of the park during the second quarter, as it posted losses in video and voice subscribers and slower growth in data services.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/pLlp8f1T1PU" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-10T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Competitive cabler RCN Corp. didn't exactly hit one out of the park during the second quarter, as it posted losses in video and voice subscribers and slower growth in data services.</p> <p>Once again, despite completing its Analog Crush all-digital conversion, RCN actually lost video subscribers, dropping 5,000 during the quarter. That was an acceleration from the 3,000 lost in the first quarter and reversed the 2,000 video subscribers added in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>In data, RCN managed to add just 1,000 new subscribers, down from the 3,000 added in the first quarter but in line with the 1,000 additions in the second quarter a year ago,</p> <p>Voice remained arguable RCN's weakest link as it shed another 6,000 subscribers during the quarter, a sharp spike compared to the 3,000 lost in the first quarter but on par with the 6,000 lost in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>There was some better news regarding the revenue RCN gains from that subscriber base. Average revenue per user rose to $113 from $109 in the first quarter and $111 in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Capital expenditures totaled $21.1 million, up from $12.2 million in the first quarter and $15.8 million in the second quarter last year. RCN gave little information for the spending jump, other than timing of certain investments in the residential/small business segment.</p> <p>That did help hold total revenue for the residential/small business unit steady at $145 million, up from $140.9 million in the first quarter and on par with the $145.1 million gathered in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>Gains from the MSO's RCN Metro business services unit also contributed to an overall revenue intake of $194.6 million, up from $190.1 million in the first quarter and $192.3 million in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Net income was $3.5 million, down from $4.9 million in the first quarter but an improvement from the $9.4 million lost in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>As with the first quarter, RCN did not stage an earnings call given it is in the process of being acquired by Boston-based investment firm ABRY Partners in a deal estimated to be worth about $531 million. The deal is set to close in the second half of this year.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4509http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4508http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/Yd5fIHxl_Bk/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comLiberty Media generated solid growth in Q2 '10, bolstered by 5% revenue growth at QVC and 4% at Starz.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/Yd5fIHxl_Bk" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-09T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=34">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Liberty Media generated solid growth in Q2 '10, bolstered by 5% revenue growth at QVC and 4% at Starz.</p> <p>Perhaps the surprise was the 7% revenue growth at QVC international to $565 million. Domestic revenue grew 4% to $1.2 billion. That pushed adjusted OIBDA forward by 9% to $403 million.</p> <p>Starz revenue grew 4% to $308 million, aided by subscriber growth at Starz (200,000 units) and Encore (900,000). Adjusted OIBDA grew 2% to $107 million. Operating income rose 11% to $102 million.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4508http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4507http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/1IJHUOBbov4/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comScripps Networks posted a 32% increase in revenue in Q2 '10, on the strength of the inclusion of Travel Channel results and significant growth at the Food Network.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/1IJHUOBbov4" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-09T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=33">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Scripps Networks posted a 32% increase in revenue in Q2 '10, on the strength of the inclusion of Travel Channel results and significant growth at the Food Network.</p> <p>Overall revenue climbed 32% from $391 million to $156 million. Operating income jumped by the same percentage, from $146.6 million to $193.5 million. Net income rose 36.4% to $142 million.</p> <p>Travel accounted for $61.2 million in revenue in the quarter, close to half the $125 million year over year gain.</p> <p>Food Network revenue jumped 35%, from $128.4 million to $173.2 million. DIY revenue rose 26% to $22.8 million, GAC was up 26% to $8.5 million and Fine Living/Cooking rose 24% to $13.6 million.</p> <p>Total cable network ad revenue rose 27%, from $261 million to $331 million, while affiliate fee revenue jumped 73%, from $80 million to $138.5 million.</p> <p>The only slow growth area was digital, which rose 2.8% to $21.4 million.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4507http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4504http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/hnudgHm9cYE/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comDish Network's streak of three consecutive quarters of growth above 237,000 subscribers came crashing down in Q2 '10, as the DBS company reported a loss of 19,000 units.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/hnudgHm9cYE" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-09T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=13">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Dish Network's streak of three consecutive quarters of growth above 237,000 subscribers came crashing down in Q2 '10, as the DBS company reported a loss of 19,000 units.</p> <p>The loss compared to a gain of 26,000 subscribers in Q2 '09, a quarter in which the entire multichannel platform industry benefited from the digital transition.</p> <p>Dish blamed a heightened competitive environment for its loss. Along with that went worsening metrics in other categories.</p> <p>Churn rose from last year's already high 1.73% to 1.79%. SAC jumped from $709 to $743.</p> <p>Even ARPU rose only modestly, from $70.73 to $73.05 per month.</p> <p>Gross additions rose from 731,000 to 747,000.</p> <p>There were positive notes on the financial side. Revenue rose 9.1% to $3.17 billion, and operating income jumped 8.3% to $526 million.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4505">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4504http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4503http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/jw9jcwO7WCQ/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comCable One revenue climbed a modest 2% in Q2 '10, as improved data and phone additions offset weakness in basic and digital.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/jw9jcwO7WCQ" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-06T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=5">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Cable One revenue climbed a modest 2% in Q2 '10, as improved data and phone additions offset weakness in basic and digital.</p> <p>Cable revenue reached $190.6 million in the quarter, up from $186.7 million a year ago. Operating income increased 10% to $43.8 million, versus $39.8 million last year.</p> <p>The MSO added 1,589 data and 6,762 phone subscribers in the quarter, versus gains of 371 and 2,143, respectively, a year ago.</p> <p>Basic and digital losses were on par with a year ago. The company lost 13,086 basic and 2,626 digital subscribers in Q12 '10, versus losses of 13,315 and 2,541 a year ago.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4503http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4501http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/p5RYiD835GE/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comMediacom posted a 3.4% gain in Q2 '10 revenue, bolstered by solid growth on data and phone.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/p5RYiD835GE" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-06T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=17">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Mediacom posted a 3.4% gain in Q2 '10 revenue, bolstered by solid growth on data and phone.</p> <p>Revenue reached $377 million, while operating income ($77.2 million) came in flat compared to last year.</p> <p>The MSO lost 18,000 basic subscribers, versus a loss of 15,000 last year, and the slight decline in digital additions (6,000 versus 8,000) caused a slight drop in overall video revenue.</p> <p>But data and phone revenue were up more than 10% on the strength of RGU growth in those categories.</p> <p>The company added 10,000 data subscribers, versus 6,000 a year ago, and 17,000 phone subscribers, more than double last year's additions of 8,000.</p> <p>All that propelled ARPU forward to $102.59 per month, from $94.22 a year ago.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4502">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4501http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4500http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/rlJFGfdwuX4/ShowArticle.aspxgrants@onetouchintelligence.comVonage continue its recent trend of increased EBITDA, a loss in customers and a decrease in churn during Q2’10 results released today.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/rlJFGfdwuX4" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=30">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Vonage continue its recent trend of increased EBITDA, a loss in customers and a decrease in churn during Q2'10 results released today.</p> <p>EBITDA increased to $40.56 million, up 30.29% from $31.13 million in the second quarter last year and up 1.91% from $39.80 in Q1'10. This is the eleventh consecutive quarter of increased EBITDA for Vonage.</p> <p>Other financial metrics were mostly stable. Revenue increased sequentially from $220 million in Q2'09 to $225 million in Q2'10, but dropped down from $228 million in Q1'10. Net income ended at $11.66 million, slightly down from the $12.09 million reported in Q1'10, but up significantly from $1.14 million in Q2'09. Vonage also hit a record high for free cash flow, ending the quarter at $81 million.</p> <p>Perhaps the biggest victory for Vonage was its customer line loss decreased substantially in Q2'10. In the quarter, only 5,236 lines were lost as opposed to the 25,779 line losses in Q1'10 and the 88,643 lines lost in Q2'09.</p> <p>At quarter's end, Vonage reported 2,403,881 subscriber lines.</p> <p>Churn also proved a highlight for Vonage, dropping to 2.3%, the lowest level in over three years. Churn was 3.2% in Q2'09 and 2.6% in Q1'10.</p> <p>The lower line losses and churn can be linked to Vonage's promotional offerings as well as some new services. Last August Vonage introduced Vonage World. Vonage Mobile launched in October and Vonage World Mobile launched in late December 2009. Vonage offered a $14.99 World package in Q2'10 which helped lower subscriber losses and churn. Currently the World plan is $25.99/mo.</p> <p>Vonage added to the list of offerings when they announced this morning the release of its new mobile app for Facebook. The app lets people make free mobile calls to anywhere in the world from their Facebook friends list. The app works on Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G networks and on iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices. A Vonage iPad app is coming soon.</p> <p>"This [app] is a good example of our long-term commitment to deliver great value and a better communications experience," said Vonage CEO Marc Lefar. "This concept is not limited to a single community. This is just the starting point for a wide range of future capabilities that can change how people communicate&hellip; Voice, messaging and video can all be initiated with a single touch using communities to which consumers already belong and a single user will be able to use multiple devices seamlessly. PC and Mac integration are in the works."</p> <p>Lefar added that he expects this application to gain momentum and help increase the company's revenue in 2011.</p> <p>ARPU increased to $31.21, up from $28.88 in Q2'09 and down from $31.37 sequentially.</p> <p>CapEx for the quarter was $12 million.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4500http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4499http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/Kfl-sE1i6IM/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comA 9.6% gain in wireless revenue helped BellCanada post a 4.5% in company revenue in Q2 '10 results.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/Kfl-sE1i6IM" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a title="View Company Profile" href="/Company.aspx?id=2">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>A 9.6% gain in wireless revenue helped BellCanada post a 4.5% increase in company revenue in Q2 '10 results.</p> <p>Overall revenue climbed from $3.6 billion to $3.8 billion, led by the jump in wireless revenue to $1.2 billion.</p> <p>TV revenue grew 11.6% to $434 million in the quarter.</p> <p>The telco lost 3,899 DSL subscribers in the quarter, versus a gain of 1,991 a year ago.</p> <p>Video additions fell from 20,000 to 9,775, as churn rose from 1.1% to 1.3%. But ARPU jumped to $73.43 from $68.98 a year ago.</p> <p>The telco lost 97,000 residential phone customers, an improvement over last year's loss of 100,000.</p> <p>WIreless post paid net adds jumped from 64,000 additions to 103,000, while churn rose slightly, from 1.7% to 1.8%. But wireless ARPU fell from $52.05 to $51.10 per month.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4499http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4498http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/cH6MYWZM3f8/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comViacom posted flat revenue of $3.3 billion in Q2 '10, as the cable networks' 6% revenue gain to $2.09 billion was wiped out by the film division's 10% drop to $1.25 billion.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/cH6MYWZM3f8" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=37">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Viacom posted flat revenue of $3.3 billion in Q2 '10, as the cable networks' 6% revenue gain to $2.09 billion was wiped out by the film division's 10% drop to $1.25 billion.</p> <p>Still, operating income rose 35%, from $586 million to $794 million.</p> <p>Cable network ad revenue rose 4% to $1.12 billion, while affiliate revenue jumped 11% to $790 million. Ancillary revenue fell 1% to $179 million.</p> <p>Both domestic and international ad revenue rose 4% in the quarter.</p> <p>The company said upfront pricing has mid to high-single digits higher than last year, with teh company selling just above 50% of inventory</p> <p>Domestic affiliate revenue increased 12% in the quarter (75% from rate hikes, 25% from subscription gains) while international affiliate revenue grew 6%.</p> <p></p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4498http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4497http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/FQ7IMjlCHsI/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comInsight Communications posted a 9% increase in Q2 '10 revenue to $265.5 million despite a drop in RGUs due to softness in basic video and phone.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/FQ7IMjlCHsI" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=16">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Insight Communications posted a 9% increase in Q2 '10 revenue to $265.5 million despite a drop in RGUs due to softness in basic video and phone.</p> <p>The company lost 12,000 basic video subscribers in teh quarter, compared to a loss of 3,600 a year ago.</p> <p>The MSO lost 5,700 phone subscribers, compared to a gain of 6,100 last year.</p> <p>Data additions were light, at 1,300, versus 3,000 last year.</p> <p>The only category that showed some strength was digital, with additions of 13,000, versus 13,200 a year ago.</p> <p>Despite the RGU trends, adjusted OIBDA rose 17% to $90.3 million.</p> <p>ARPU jumped 10%, from $112.29 to $123.25 per month.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4497http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4492http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/dMMSqVPJjog/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comIn one of the more unusual turnabouts seen so far during the second quarter earnings season, T-Mobile once again lost subscribers in the second quarter 2010 – but the losses came not from its embattled postpaid segment but rather the prepaid segment.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/dMMSqVPJjog" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=24">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>In one of the more unusual turnabouts seen so far during the second quarter earnings season, T-Mobile once again lost subscribers in the second quarter 2010 &ndash; but the losses came not from its embattled postpaid segment but rather the prepaid segment.</p> <p>For the quarter, the nation's fourth largest mobile carrier lost 93,000 customers, up from the 77,000 customers lost in the first quarter and a reverse compared to the 342,000 added in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>But unlike the past two quarters, the damage was not in the postpaid segment. T-Mobile added 106,000 postpaid subscribers, a strong turnaround compared to the 118,000 lost in the first quarter and ahead of the 56,000 added in the second quarter a year ago. T-Mobile attributes the loss to ramping competition in the segment and the loss of mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) customers.</p> <p>The trouble spot was in prepaid business, which has recently been a strong contributor for T-Mobile. No more, as the segment lost 199,000 customers, more than wiping out the 41,000 customers added in the first quarter and a reverse from the 268,000 added in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>At the end of June, T-Mobile held on to $33.6 million customers.</p> <p>The overall subscriber losses also meant T-Mobile had the dubious distinction of having the worst attrition rate among the Big Four carriers, as overall churn rose to 3.4% from 3.1% in the first quarter and 3.1% in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Postpaid churn held steady at 2.2%, the same as in the first quarter and in the second quarter a year ago. The prepaid losses drove churn for that segment to 7.6% from 6.85 in the first quarter and 7% in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>T-Mobile's overall ARPU, meanwhile, rose $1 sequentially to $47, but it was still lower than the $48 ARPU in the second quarter 2009. Similarly, postpaid ARPU rose $1 sequentially to $52 but was flat compared to the $52 ARPU in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>Data ARPU hit $11.60, up strongly from $10.90 in the first quarter and $9.90 in the second quarter a year ago. That raised overall data revenue to $1.17 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the first quarter and $990 million in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>In revenue, T-Mobile did managed to reverse the downward trend seen in the past two quarters, pulling in $5.36 billion. That's up from $5.28 billion in the first quarter and $5.34 billion in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>Net income totaled $404 million, up from $362 million in the first quarter but down from $425 million in the second quarter last year.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4506">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4492http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4491http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/get_sZZw0zM/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comCablevision Systems Corp. posted a 5.6% increase in cable in Q2 '10, due to positive basic subscriber gains and growth in high-speed data additions.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/get_sZZw0zM" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=6">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Cablevision Systems Corp. posted a 5.6% increase in cable in Q2 '10, due to positive basic subscriber gains and growth in high-speed data additions.</p> <p>Cable revenue rose 5.6% to $1.37 billion, AOCF jumped 12.2% to $592.6 million and operating income rose 24% to $401 million.</p> <p>The MSO added 2,900 basic subscribers, a turnaround from last year's loss of 8,700. The company added 21,100 digital subscribers, versus a gain of 56,000 a year ago.</p> <p>HSD additions rose to 27,000 from 17,900 a year ago.</p> <p>Phone additions of 24,900 were down from 37,600 a year ago.</p> <p>ARPU rose 6.8% to $149.12 per month.</p> <p>Ad revenue rose 26.7% to $33 million.</p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4495">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4491http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4490http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/yuisPlZy0zY/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comDespite two recent acquisitions, Windstream Corp. posted mixed results, with a sequential acceleration in residential line loss and a major slowdown in residential broadband data growth.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/yuisPlZy0zY" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Despite two recent acquisitions, Windstream Corp. posted mixed results, with a sequential acceleration in residential line loss and a major slowdown in residential broadband data growth.</p> <p>As with all other telcos, the second quarter was one of line loss for Windstream, as it shed another 24,500 lines, down from 16,000 lines lost in the first quarter and the 36,300 lines lost in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>That dropped the telco's residential line count to 2.1 million lines.</p> <p>In data, Windstream again saw sluggish growth, adding 14,800 customers compared to 34,800 in the first quarter and 36,600 in the second quarter 2009. At quarter's end, the DSL subscriber base numbered 1.14 million, with penetration standing at 58% of residential primary access lines.</p> <p>During the second quarter earnings call, CEO Jeff Gardner attributed the drop in broadband growth more or less to normal seasonality, as the second quarter is usually light on additions. He added that the additions in the first two quarters of this year are roughly equal to the growth seen in the first half of last year.</p> <p>"We're not seeing aggressive new cable competition in the form of rollouts or promotions, and we believe with our Priced for Life offer that we are well positioned," he said. Customers have been responding to the price lock guarantee "so we'll stick with that."</p> <p>The telco also is seeking to grow its broadband services by extending the reach of its DSL service network, which now reaches 90% of consumer voice. It has recently applied for $67 million in federal broadband stimulus funding for further line upgrades to bring its broadband reach of 93% of total lines, and recently received confirmation that at least part of that money will be granted.</p> <p>Windstream's video partner Dish Network, meanwhile, contributed another 8,100 customers to the rolls, down from 12,800 added in the first quarter and 1,400 in the second quarter a year ago. In all, Windstream's video customer base rose to 420,100 by the end of the quarter, with a 21% penetration of its residential voice customer base.</p> <p>Elsewhere, Windstream continues to work with Internet video startup Sezmi, which has developed a hybrid broadcast/broadband delivered TV service it is aiming at Tier 2 telcos.</p> <p>When asked about the project, Gardner said the Sezmi service is being tested in Windstream's labs, but he had not further update as to timing of a launch or what kind of service would be launched.</p> <p>The revenue side of the house didn't look much better, as total revenue fell to $959.6 million pro forma from $972.1 million in the first quarter and $989.4 million in the second quarter last year. Net revenue rose to $79 million compared to $74.1 million in the first quarter, but it was a decline from the $90.8 million in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>During the second quarter Windstream closed its deal to acquire Iowa Telecom, bringing in another 247,000 access lines 96,000 high speed data lines in Iowa and Minnesota. Earlier in the year it also finalized its acquisition of business competitive provider NuVox, and with the two properties added to Windstream's portfolio it now serves customers in 23 states.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4490http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4489http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/5b600BZ0CnU/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comSolid RGU gains in digital and data helped Time Warner Cable post a 5.8% increase in revenue in Q2 '10.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/5b600BZ0CnU" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=26">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Solid RGU gains in digital and data helped Time Warner Cable post a 5.8% increase in revenue in Q2 '10.</p> <p>Revenue rose from $4.47 billion to $4.73 billion, while adjusted OIBDA rose 4.1% to $918 million.</p> <p>Basic video losses nearly doubled, from 57,000 to 111,000, due to tough comparison with last year's broadcast TV digital transition activity. The vast majority of the losses (83,000) were single play customers, the company said. TWC lost 29,000 double play subscribers and gained 68,000 triple play subs.</p> <p>In contrast, digital and HSD additions held up well. The MSO added 50,000 digital subscribers, compared to a gain of 54,000 a year ago.</p> <p>Data additions of 85,000 were just a tad below last year's gain of 88,000.</p> <p>Phone additions fell to 63,000 from 103,000 a year ago.</p> <p>HSD revenue grew 9.7% to %1.12 billion, voice revenue climbed 7.2% to $505 million and ad revenue jumped 24% to $216 million. Even video revenue managed a 2.8% gain to $2.78 billion.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4494">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4489http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4488http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/lmjSHLmSY30/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comDirecTV added a modest 100,000 subscribers in Q2 '10, a far cry from its gain of 224,000 a year ago, but on par with Q1 '10's gain of 100,000.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/lmjSHLmSY30" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-05T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=12">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>DirecTV added a modest 100,000 subscribers in Q2 '10, a far cry from its gain of 224,000 a year ago, but on par with Q1 '10's gain of 100,000.</p> <p>The company continues to concentrate on increasing profitability under new CEO Michael White, as profit grew 38% from $652 million to $899 million on a revenue gain of 9.4% to $4.9 billion.</p> <p>Gross subscriber additions fell to 946,000 from 1,048,000 a year ago.</p> <p>Churn held steady at 1.51%, and ARPU rose a modest 5.7% from $83.16 per month to $87.90 per month.</p> <p>SAC rose slightly, from $694 to $783.</p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4496">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4488http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4487http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/e8DpEzR4uwg/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comStrong results at its cable and TV divisions helped News Corp. grow the company’s Q4 ’10 revenue by 6%. Total revenue climbed from $7.67 billion to over $8.1 billion. Operating income was down slight, to $932 million from $948 million, lower results<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/e8DpEzR4uwg" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-04T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p align="right"><a href="/Company.aspx?ID=35">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Strong results at its cable and TV divisions helped News Corp. grow the company's Q4 '10 revenue by 6%. Total revenue climbed from $7.67 billion to over $8.1 billion. Operating income was down slight, to $932 million from $948 million, lower results at the company's film and DBS division.</p> <p>Cable network revenue rose 15% from $1.64 billion to $1.878 billion in the quarter, led by a 20% increase in ad revenue. Operating income rose from $429 million to $563 million, accounting for more than half the company's operating income.</p> <p>TV division revenue rose 12%, from $938 million to $1.047 billion in the quarter. Operating income rose 13% from $100 million to $113 million. News Corp. said station revenue was up 29%, due to improved ad sales.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4487http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4485http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/hXXxVZHeMOo/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comClearwire's Q2 '10 revenue rose nearly 100% from a year ago, fueled by 127,000 new retail subscribers and 595,000 new wholesale subscribers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/hXXxVZHeMOo" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-04T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=51">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Clearwire's Q2 '10 revenue rose nearly 100% from a year ago, fueled by 127,000 new retail subscribers and 595,000 new wholesale subscribers.</p> <p>The wholesale additions--from Sprint Corp. and Clearwire's cable MSO partners---represent a huge jump for the company. Going into the quarter, Clearwire counted 157,000 wholesale customers, so the company nearly quadrupled its wholesale subscriber count (which now stands at 752,000) in one quarter.</p> <p>The retail additions of 127,000 amounted to a 10 times increase over last year's gain of 12,000.</p> <p>All that fueled a 93% increase in revenue from $64 million to $122.5 million in the quarter. The company posted an adjusted EBITDA loss of $363 million in the quarter, versus a loss of $148 million last year, due to costs associated with the 4G rollout. Capex expense increased from $251 million to $622 million in the quarter.</p> <p>ARPU rose from $39.47 per month to $41.58 per month, but churn also rose from 2.8% to 3.2%.</p> <p>Clearwire's rollouts now cover 62.2 million people, up from 23.1 million a year ago.</p> <p></p> <p>CEO Bill Morrow said the company had already passed the one million wholesale subscriber mark as of Aug. 4, meaning the company added 248,000 wholesale subscribers in the first 35 days of the quarter. Given that run rate, the company has increased its guidance to three million total subscribebs by year's end, versus its earlier guidance of two million.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4493">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4485http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4484http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/SN5s_cFkGNs/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comTime Warner revenue grew 8% in Q2 ’10, aided by growth in its cable network and film divisions.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/SN5s_cFkGNs" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-04T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a title="View Company Profile" href="/Company.aspx?id=36">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Time Warner revenue grew 8% in Q2 '10, aided by growth in its cable network and film divisions.</p> <p>Overall revenue grew from $5.9 billion to $6.4 billion, while adjusted operating income grew 15% to $1.2 billion.</p> <p>Network revenue rose 11% to $3.17 billion on the strength of an ad sales rebound.</p> <p>Ad sales revenue grew 14%, from $876 million to just over $1 billion. Affiliate revenue grew 9%, from $1.76 billion to $1.92 billion.</p> <p>Operating income jumped 14% from $858 million to $981 million.<br /> </p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4484http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4481http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/1f0hlDx5RvM/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comIt was a tale of two technologies for Cincinnati Bell in the second quarter, as the telco saw decent growth in its new fiber-to-the-premise services offset by losses in its legacy voice and DSL residential segments.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/1f0hlDx5RvM" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-04T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>It was a tale of two technologies for Cincinnati Bell in the second quarter, as the telco saw decent growth in its new fiber-to-the-premise services offset by losses in its legacy voice and DSL residential segments.</p> <p>Cincinnati Bell once again saw its wireline voice numbers fall. In its incumbent territory consisting of the Cincinnati metro area, it lost another 8,600 primary residential and 1,000 secondary lines, compared to 8,000 primary and 900 secondary lines lost in the first quarter and 9.400 and 1,000 secondary lines shed in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>That left Cincinnati Bell with 345,500 primary and 20,800 secondary lines.</p> <p>In its competitive telco territory in Dayton and southern Indiana, Cincinnati Bell also saw declines for the voice-over-IP service it offers there, losing 400 primary lines while holding flat with zero secondary line losses. That compares to 400 primary lines lost and zero secondary lines lost in the first quarter, and 600 primary and 100 secondary line lost in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>At quarter's end, it held onto 32,500 primary and 1,100 secondary lines in its CLEC territory.</p> <p>News was mixed in broadband data, as Cincinnati Bell lost 1,400 DSL customers in the quarter, more than erasing the 800 added in the first quarter and a reverse from the 400 added in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>But that was offset by addition to the telco's new Fioptics fiber-to-the-home service. Fioptics added 2,800 customers, even with the 2,800 added in the second quarter but far less than the 10,200 added in the fourth quarter, just after the service launched.</p> <p>In all, Cincinnati Bell now claims 15,800 Fioptic data and 233,200 DSL customers.</p> <p>In video, the Fioptics TV service netted 2,300 customers, down from 3,300 added in the first quarter and 11,100 added in the fourth quarter. In all, the telco's fiber TV customer base now stands at 17,000.</p> <p>As has been the case in the past few quarters, Cincinnati Bell did not release the number of DirecTV customers it added.</p> <p>Fioptics also delivered some bundled benefits, as 82% of Fioptics video customers take one or more other Cincinnati Bell services. That has driven Fioptics ARPU to $104.</p> <p>During the 12 months Fioptics as been offered, penetration stands at 32% in the available footprint, which includes 55,000 homes passed primarily in densely populated areas.</p> <p>"Moreover, we are well positioned to efficiently utilize our 2010 capital budget to expand the number of homes passed since the construction completed in 2009 included installation of network electronics that support about 50,000 additional customers," said Chief Operating Officer Brian Ross, during the second quarter earnings call.</p> <p>In wireless, Cincinnati Bell lost 10,400 postpaid customers and 3,100 prepaid customers, compared to 11,300 postpaid customers lost and 1,500 repaid customers added in the first quarter. In the second quarter last year, the telco lost 5,400 postpaid and 100 prepaid customers.</p> <p>Wireless ARPU rose to $50.75 compared to $49.17 in the first quarter and $48.43 in the second quarter last year. Data ARPU rose to $11.82 from $10.88 in the first quarter and $9.87 in the prior second quarter. And postpaid churn rose to 2.21%, up from 2.06% in the first quarter and 1.95% in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>In overall financial results, Cincinnati Bell revenue for the quarter totaled $338.6 million, up from $323.7 million the first quarter and up from $327.6 million in the second quarter last year. Net income came in at $9.6 million, down from $22.8 million in the first quarter and down from $26.3 million in the prior second quarter.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4481http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4480http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/5oP5tOrnjyA/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comCenturyLink Inc.’s second quarter was decidedly rocky, as the telco saw line losses rise sequentially even as broadband subscriber growth slowed and revenue took another downturn.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/5oP5tOrnjyA" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-04T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=15">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>CenturyLink Inc.'s second quarter was decidedly rocky, as the telco saw line losses rise sequentially even as broadband subscriber growth slowed and revenue took another downturn.</p> <p>There were more negatives for CenturyLink's voice business, which lost another 146,000 residential and business customers, up from 126,000 lost in the first quarter but down from the 197,000 pro forma lost by the former Embarq Corp. and CenturyLink in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>CenturyLink added 29,000 data customers to its fold during the quarter, well off the 70,000 added in the first quarter but on par with the28,200 pro forma additions in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>At quarter's end, CenturyLink held on to 6.77 million access lines and 2.3 million broadband customers.</p> <p>Video also saw declines in growth, as CenturyLink added 26,000 Dish Network customers, down from 33,000 added in the first quarter. In the second quarter 2009, CenturyLink issued no pro forma subscriber counts for video customers.At quarter's end, CenturyLink claimed 594,000 Dish Network subscribers, but going foward that will change. Last week CenturyLink announced it was switching its DSB parnership from Dish Network to DirecTV as of Aug. 1. </p> <p>In revenue, CenturyLink saw intake fall to $1.77 billion, down from $1.8 billion in the first quarter but up from $1.33 billion pro forma in the second quarter a year ago. Net income, however, rose to $265.7 million compared to $252.6 million in the first quarter and $204 million in the prior second quarter.</p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4486">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4480http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4479http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/gk02UOepycc/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comQwest Communications International Inc.’s second quarter results may give acquirer CenturyLink Inc. cause for doubt, as the Bell operator saw line loss accelerate, broadband growth wane and video subscriber additions fall to zero.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/gk02UOepycc" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-04T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=19">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Qwest Communications International Inc.'s second quarter results may give acquirer CenturyLink Inc. cause for doubt, as the Bell operator saw line loss accelerate, broadband growth wane and video subscriber additions fall to zero.</p> <p>There were more losses for Qwest's residential voice service, as it shed another 194,000 customers. That's up from 166,000 lost in the first quarter and 217,000 lost in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>With that, Qwest's residential voice base fell to 5.3 million.</p> <p>In data, Qwest added 7,000 customers, well off from 40,000 in the first quarter and 34,000 in the second quarter 2009. That brought Qwest's total DSL base to 2.86 million customers.</p> <p>Even worse, Qwest also added no new DirecTV satellite customers, compared to 11,000 added in the first quarter and 21,000 added in the second quarter last year. At quarter's end, Qwest's TV subscriber base stood at 951,000.</p> <p>On the financial ledger, Qwest's total revenue intake once again fell in the second quarter. The telco netted $2.93 billion, down from $2.97 billion in the first quarter and $3.1 billion in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Net income, however, did recover from a first quarter dip of $38 million to total $158 million. But that is down compared to $348 million in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4483">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4479http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4478http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/QpihIMDGZ4A/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comFrontier may control more territory thanks to its recently completed acquisition of Verizon Communications’ rural systems, but the trendlines continued as usual, with more losses among voice line customers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/QpihIMDGZ4A" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-04T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Frontier may control more territory thanks to its recently completed acquisition of Verizon Communications' rural systems, but the trend lines continued as usual, with more losses among voice line customers.</p> <p>The telco lost 23,500 customers, up compared to the16,845 lines lost in the first quarter but down compared to the 27,700 lines lost in the second quarter 2009. The line count does not include losses from the 4 million Verizon Communications Inc. access lines acquired by Frontier as of July 1.</p> <p>In data, Frontier added 3,400 new customers, well off the 8,113 gained in the first quarter and 13,800 lines added in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>Customer churn improved to 1.37% from 1.4% in the second quarter last year, even as average revenue per user rose to $60.44 from $57.74 in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>"We did not do any material promotions in the second quarter, but nor did we see any pop in churn," said CEO Maggie Wilderotter, during the second quarter earnings call. "We know that when we spend on promotions, we can drive share."</p> <p>Indeed, Frontier has launched the new promotions Aug. 1 "and we have seen very strong takes," she added.</p> <p>Wilderotter noted the decline in DSL additions was primarily because there were no major promotions during the quarter, as well as network constraints as Frontier prepared to take control of the Verizon Communications territories in 14 states &ndash; a deal that closed July 1.</p> <p>Going forward, Frontier expects "to positively impact our high-speed business through increasing the availability of higher speed tiers with a focus on three meg to six meg," Wilderotter said.</p> <p>The telco also added, 3,800 Dish Network video customers, up from 2,814 added in the first quarter but down from 11,400 added in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>In the acquired Verizon territories, Frontier lost 9,500 broadband customers, including FiOS and DSL customers. The broadband customer losses in the Verizon territories has been a trend for some time in those markets, driven by the low availability, lack of promotions and the lack of local marketing presence in those markets, Wilderotter said.</p> <p>Frontier is already working to turn around the broadband business in the former Verizon territories, where broadband penetration stands at about 64%, compared to 92% availability in the legacy Frontier territories. Frontier is putting together a buildout plan, with a goal to increase availability between 6% and 7%, raising the Verizon territory DSL reach to between 72% and 73% of that footprint.</p> <p>It is following that with aggressive promotions through the end of the year to build up the new service availability. In West Virginia, that has included painting the Frontier logo on several roadside barns.</p> <p>More conventionally, the telco has rolled out a new triple play offer with DirecTV that offers a free NFL programming package. It also launched an aggressive data pricing offer Aug. 1 focusing solely on double and triple-play bundles, Wilderotter said.</p> <p>In contrast, Verizon FiOS TV operations in Oregon, Indiana and South Carolina added 2,900 FiOS TV customers, to total 117,000 customers at the end of the quarter. Another 4,100 DirecTV customers also were added throughout all of the acquired Verizon territories during the quarter.</p> <p>While the handover of FiOS TV was a significant integration effort for Frontier, it went off without a hitch with no service interruption, Wilderotter said.</p> <p>"We did a very good job on that conversion, and as you know we had to negotiate almost 600 contracts with programmers to ensure that we had the same programming lineup for the customers," Wilderotter said.</p> <p>But despite the subscriber growth, Frontier still has not decided on a long-term video strategy. It is in the process of evaluating the FiOS TV assets, which pass about 568,000 homes at present.</p> <p>TV service aside, the fiber connection to those homes is equally important, and "getting that customer on high-speed, whether its DSL technology or fiber-to-the-home is actually the number one priority for us," Chief Financial Officer Don Shassian said. The additional incremental expenses of offering a video service on top of that and its impact on churn is part of the analysis &quot;and we'll get that done shortly."</p> <p>On the revenue front, Frontier's intake of $516.1 million was down slightly fro $519.8 million netted in the first quarter and $532.1 million in the second quarter a year ago. Net income totaled $35.9 million, down from $43.5 million in the first quarter but up from $28.3 million in the second quarter 2009.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4478http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4477http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/mrQ0y8PMA4k/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comCharter Communications posted a 4.9% increase in pro forma revenue in Q2 '10, despite a small drop in RGUs, as strength in digital, data and phone offset basic video losses.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/mrQ0y8PMA4k" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-04T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=7">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Charter Communications posted a 4.9% increase in pro forma revenue in Q2 '10, despite a small drop in RGUs, as strength in digital, data and phone offset basic video losses.</p> <p>The company lost 76,600 basic subscribers, on par with last year's losses of 73,000.</p> <p>Digital additions came in at 25,500 versus a loss of 5,800 a year ago.</p> <p>The company added 21,900 HSD customers, versus a gain of 10,600 last year.</p> <p>Phone additions increased by 35,200, versus a gain of 52,300 a year ago.</p> <p>Overall ARPU rose 9.4% to $124.06 per month.</p> <p>Video ARPU rose 4.8% to $68.90 per month.</p> <p>Revenue rose 4.9% to $1.77 billion. While video revenue remained flat at $932 million, HSD revenue rose 9.5% to $402 million, phone revenue increased 10.9% to $206 million and commercial revenue jumped 10% to $121 million. Ad sales rose 16.1% to $72 million.</p> <p>Adjusted EBITDA rose 1.3% to $646 million.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4482">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4477http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4476http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/DLgbPVL0zMc/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comCBS posted an 11% increase Q2 '10 revenue, bolstered by strength across the board in its TV and cable divisions.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/DLgbPVL0zMc" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-03T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=32">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>CBS posted an 11% increase Q2 '10 revenue, bolstered by strength across the board in its TV and cable divisions.</p> <p>Entertainment revenue grew 10% in the quarter to $1.67 billion. Higher syndication sales of CSI, NCIS and The Good Wife bolstered revenue in that category by 12%. Network ad revenue grew 5%, CBS said, aided by NCAA basketball. Division OIBDA grew 7% to $223 million.</p> <p>Cable revenue grew 12% to $369 million, although growth was flat sequentially. The growth stemmed form Showtime's 5.1 million subscriber growth, rate increases and sales of Dexter and The Tudors.Cable OIBDA jumped 33% to $129 million.</p> <p>The ad rebound was evident in the company's local broadcast division, where revenue grew 17% to $678 million based on a 17% increase in ad revenue. TV station revenue grew 31% to $338 million.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4476http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4475http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/woQp3mcSibI/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comA 13% increase in U.S. ad revenue propelled Discovery Communications forward in Q2 '10 earnings released today.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/woQp3mcSibI" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-08-03T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=55">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>A 13% increase in U.S. ad revenue propelled Discovery Communications forward in Q2 '10 earnings released today.</p> <p>The ad revenue increase, from $290 million to $329 million, coupled with a 6% jump in distribution fees, from $247 million to $263 million, pushed overall U.S revenue forward 10% to $620 million. Adjusted OIBDA rose 11% to $379 million.</p> <p>International ad revenue climbed 38% to $106 million, while distribution revenue also rose 6%, to $186 million. Total international revenue jumped 15% to $306 million and adjusted OIBDA jumped 45% to $132 million.</p> <p>Overall company revenue rose 11% to $963 million and adjusted OIBDA rose 18% to $455 million.</p> <p></p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4475http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4474http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/eJAGZA6_fwI/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comBell Aliant posted a 4% drop in revenue and a 2.8% decline in EBITDA in its Q2 ’10 earnings report.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/eJAGZA6_fwI" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-28T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=3">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Bell Aliant posted a 4% drop in revenue and a 2.8% decline in EBITDA in its Q2 '10 earnings report.</p> <p>Revenue fell to $753 million from $784 million and EBIDTA dropped to $357 million to $367 million.</p> <p>The company did see some improvement in landline losses on the business side, 2,118 versus a loss of 11,243 a year ago. But residential landline losses worsened to 21,411 from 20,437 a year ago.</p> <p>HSD additions were down to 7.705, from 11,044 last year.</p> <p>The company added 3,000 IPTV subs in the quarter, on par with previous quarters. Total IPTV subscribers number 39,000. The company's FTTH initiative now passes 74,000 homes.</p> <p>Wireless additions improved to 4,178, from 2,958 a year ago.<br /> </p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4474http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4471http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/YX5rNahzeII/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comComcast posted a 6.1% increase in overall corporate revenue in Q2 '10, as solid cable gains were offset by a small $22 million charge related to its purchase of NBCU.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/YX5rNahzeII" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-28T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=10">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Comcast posted a 6.1% increase in overall corporate revenue in Q2 '10, as solid cable gains were offset by a small $22 million charge related to its purchase of NBCU.</p> <p>Overall revenue rose from $8.98 billion to $9.5 billion. Overall operating cash flow jumped 5.7%, from $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion.</p> <p>Core cable revenue rose 5.1%, from $8.52 billion to $8.95 billion. Operating cash flow rose 5.7%, from $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion.</p> <p>The MSO lost a record 265,000 basic subscribers, an increase from 214,000 in net losses a year ago, during a quarter which benefited from the broadcast digital transition.</p> <p>Digital additions reached 394,000, up from 250,000 a year ago as the MSO continued to benefit from its own cable all digital transition. The MSO added 154,000 advanced video customers to reach 41.6% of total customers.</p> <p>Comcast added 118,000 high speed data subscribers, nearly double last year's gain of 65,000. And VoIP additions were surprisingly solid, at 230,000, compared to last year's gain of 233,000.</p> <p>Total ARPU rose to $127.78 from $118.32 a year ago.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4472">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4471http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4470http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/TvaRkeSkl6w/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comOne might hear the sound of champagne corks popping at Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Overland Park, Kan. headquarters as the struggling wireless carrier managed to record positive subscriber growth and a sub-2% churn rate for the first time in three years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/TvaRkeSkl6w" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-28T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?ID=23">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>One might hear the sound of champagne corks popping at Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Overland Park, Kan. headquarters as the struggling wireless carrier managed to record positive subscriber growth and a sub-2% churn rate for the first time in three years.</p> <p>But it still wasn't a complete victory, as the carrier again saw its valuable postpaid subscriber base dwindle even as total revenue again fell.</p> <p>In postpaid subscribers, Sprint did in fact still see losses, but not at the rate recorded in 2008 and 2009.The carrier lost 228,000 postpaid subscribers, down from 578,000 customers in the first quarter and 991,000 lost in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Once again, prepaid offset some of those losses, but the growth rate for the segment did slow as in the first quarter. Sprint added 173,000 prepaid customers, down from 348,000 in the first quarter and 777,000 in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>The carrier also added 166,000 wholesale and affiliate subscribers, up from 155,000 added in the first quarter and a reversal from the 43,000 subscribers lost in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>With that, Sprint's did something it has not done since the second quarter 2007 &ndash; its added customers overall. Sprint's total customer base rose by 111,000, compared to 75,000 net customers lost during the first quarter and 257,000 lost in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>At the end of the quarter, Sprint claimed 49.17 million subscribers.</p> <p>The rising customer count also had a positive impact on churn. While still running much higher than competitors AT&amp;T Mobility and Verizon Wireless, Sprint's churn rate for the first time in several years was south of the 2% mark, coming in at 1.85% compared to 2.15% in the first quarter and 2.05% in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Sprint's average revenue per user, however, continued to stagnate at $55 compared to $55 in the first quarter and $56 in the second quarter a year ago. Sprint is no longer officially reporting data ARPU.</p> <p>Nor did Sprint's revenue intake show any signs of moving toward positive growth. The carrier posted total revenue of $8.03 billion, down from $8.09 billion in the first quarter and $8.14 billion in the second quarter last year. Sprint also stayed firmly in the red, posting a net loss of $760 million, down from the $865 million net loss in the first quarter but up compared to the $384 million net loss posted in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4473">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4470http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4467http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/lCZzJUmDoTM/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comRogers posted a 5% gain in revenue, to $3.03 billion, and an 11% gain in operating profit, to $1.2 billion, in Q2 '10 results released today.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/lCZzJUmDoTM" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-27T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=20">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Rogers posted a 5% gain in revenue, to $3.03 billion, and an 11% gain in operating profit, to $1.2 billion, in Q2 '10 results released today.</p> <p>The company's cable division posted 4% increases in revenue and operating profit to $790 million and $343 million, respectively</p> <p>Basic additions were flat, compared to a loss of 19,000 a year ago. Digital additions rose slightly, from 8,000 to 11,000.</p> <p>The company turned its HSD additions around, from a loss of 4,000 a year ago to a gain of 7,000 in Q2 '10. Voice additions fell from 21,000 to 16,000. Circuit switched losses fell from 27,000 to 11,000.</p> <p>In total, RGU's rose by 23,000, versus a loss of 2,000 a year ago.</p> <p>Wireless revenue rose 5% to $1.7 billion, while operating profit rose 10% to $815 million.</p> <p>Postpaid net additions rose by 98,000, versus 148,000 a year ago.</p> <p>ARPU rose slightly, from $73.24 to $73.54. Churn also rose slightly, from 1% to 1.06%.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4468">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4467http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4465http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/XreBYFggefY/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comEarthLink did not see a lot of improvement in the second quarter, as subscriber losses once again accelerated and overall revenue fell.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/XreBYFggefY" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-27T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=14">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>EarthLink did not see a lot of improvement in the second quarter, as subscriber losses once again accelerated and overall revenue fell.</p> <p>After a couple of quarters of relative improvement, EarthLink once again saw its broadband customer losses widen, shedding another 33,000 subscribers during the quarter. That was up compared to the 23,000 lost in the first quarter and 11,000 lost in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>At quarter's end, EarthLink held on to 748,000 broadband customers.</p> <p>In contrast, losses among narrowband customers moderated, totaling 74,000 compared to 91,000 lost in the second quarter and 131,000 lost in the prior second quarter. That was good enough to improve consumer churn to 3% from 3.1% in the first quarter and 3.6% in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>And customers were contributing more monthly revenue as well, with average revenue per user rising to $21.57 from $20.91 in the first quarter and $20.75 in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>Despite the gains, EarthLink's total revenue intake remained suppressed. The ISP netted $153 million, down from $157.3 million in the first quarter and $185.6 million in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Net revenue totaled $28 million, down from $26.7 million in the first quarter and $31.5 million in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4466">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4465http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4462http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/AfcYq68RJBI/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comVerizon Wireless may not have equaled the net subscriber gains of rival AT&T Mobility, but it did post generally solid metrics for the first quarter, with improving churn rates and another healthy ramp in data revenue.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/AfcYq68RJBI" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-23T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=28">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Verizon Wireless may not have equaled the net subscriber gains of rival AT&amp;T Mobility, but it did post generally solid metrics for the first quarter, with improving churn rates and another healthy ramp in data revenue.</p> <p>Verizon's 1.35 million net subscriber additions were strong, but not enough to beat arch rival AT&amp;T Mobility's 1.56 million net additions posted just a day earlier. It also was down compared to the 1.55 million net additions in the first quarter but an improvement from the 1.14 million additions in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Of that, 665,000 were postpaid customers, up from 429,000 added in the first quarter but down from 1.08 million in the prior second quarter. The net subscriber gains were good enough to raise Verizon's total sub count to 92.06 million, retaining the number one spot in terms of subscriber count among U.S. carriers.</p> <p>Verizon's churn rate also improved, coming in at 1.27% compared to 1.4% in the first quarter and 1.37% in the second quarter a year ago.</p> <p>On the revenue side, Verizon continued to ride the data growth wave, with data average revenue per user ramping to $17.85 from $16.71 in the first quarter and $14.96 in the second quarter a year ago. That pushed overall data revenue to $4.8 billion, up from $4.61 billion in the first quarter and $3.91 billion in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>Overall, Verizon Wireless once again contributed healthy income to parents Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Plc. Total revenue hit $16 billion, up from $15.78 billion in the first quarter and $15.48 billion in the first quarter last year.</p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4464">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4462http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4461http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/tchOaiJFxzo/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comVerizon posted a slight sequential uptick in FiOS TV and data additions in Q2 '10, despite seasonal headwinds, with 174,000 new TV and 196,000 new data subscribers in the quarter.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/tchOaiJFxzo" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-23T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=27">View Company Profile</a></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Verizon posted a slight sequential uptick in FiOS TV and data additions in Q2 '10, despite seasonal headwinds, with 174,000 new TV and 196,000 new data subscribers in the quarter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">The additions fall in line with the &quot;new normal&quot; running rate at FiOS, which is far below the go-go quarters of late 2008 and early 2009, but on par with the last three quarters. The 174,000 FiOS TV additions were far below the nearly record gain of 300,000 in Q2 '09. The same was true for the FiOS data gain of 196,000, which was far below Q2 '09's gain of 303,000.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">But the Q2 '10 numbers were higher than Q1 '10's gain of 168,000 (video) and 185,000 (data), showing that even in the face of seasonal factors, FiOS performed well.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">The company added 300,000 homes to its home built tally of 15.9 million and 400,000 homes to its home marketed tally, which now stands at 12.4 million. As such, data penetration stands at 29.7% with 3.8 million subscribers and TV penetration stands at 25.9%, with 3.2 million subscribers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">While AT&amp;T lost 64,000 broadband subscribers in the quarter, Verizon managed a gain of 28,000, as FiOS additions offset a loss of 168,000 DSL subscribers. Still, it was Verizon's lowest broadband gain on record. That compares to a total gain of 186,000 a year ago.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">The company also managed to curb its wireline phone losses, losing only 355,000 primary residential access lines, versus a loss of 456,000 a year ago.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Total wireline broadband and video revenue reached $1.8 billion, up 20.1% from a year ago, led by a 33.2% gain in FiOS broadband revenue. FiOS now accounts for 43% of the company's wireline revenue.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Consumer ARPU rose 11.4% to $80.76 in the quarter, led by FiOS ARPU that now stands at $145 per month.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">The company continues to lay off employees, as it shed 3,800 in Q2, after shedding 2,300 in Q1. Another 9,200 employees were transfedred to Frontier Communications.</span></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4463">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4461http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4460http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/OzSS70rGiLM/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comMicrosoft posted a 22% increase in revenue to $16 billion and a 49% jump in operating income to $5.9 billion in the company's Q4 '10 results released today.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/OzSS70rGiLM" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-22T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=43">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Microsoft posted a 22% increase in revenue to $16 billion and a 49% jump in operating income to $5.9 billion in the company's Q4 '10 results released today.</p> <p>The jump all stemmed from increases in the Windows, server/tools and business divisions, with online services and entertainment dragging down results.</p> <p>While online revenue rose from $501 million to $565 million, the division's operating loss widened from $585 million a year ago to $696 million this year, due to Yahoo reimbrusement costs. Ad revenue rose 19% to $494 million in the quarter.</p> <p>The same pattern held in the entertainment division, where Microsoft shipped 1.5 million XBox units. Revenue rose from $2.7 billion to $3.3 billion, but oeprating losses also rose, from $141 million to $172 million.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4460http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4456http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/SvN_5tAUiEg/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comAT&T Mobility’s second quarter again featured plenty of strong numbers, but the one fly in the ointment was a continued drop in growth among valued postpaid customers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/SvN_5tAUiEg" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-22T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=52">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>AT&amp;T Mobility's second quarter again featured plenty of strong numbers, but the one fly in the ointment was a continued drop in growth among valued postpaid customers.</p> <p>AT&amp;T added 1.56 million subscribers during the quarter, down from 1.86 million added in the first quarter but up compared to the 1.37 million added in the second quarter last year. That likely will keep AT&amp;T squarely in second place subscriber wise with 90.1 million customers behind Verizon Wireless.</p> <p>But while that would appear to be a strong result for a historically low-growth quarter, it once again camouflaged a negative trend in postpaid customer additions, which produce the most revenue long-term for carriers. Of the total net additions 496,000 were postpaid customers, down from 512,000 added in the first quarter and well off the 1.15 million postpaid customers added in the prior second quarter.</p> <p>AT&amp;T had far better success in the lesser-valued prepaid segment, where it saw net additions zoom to 300,000 compared to just 24,000 added in the first quarter and a net loss of 412,000 in the second quarter a year ago</p> <p>As in the first quarter, the bulk of the customer additions &ndash; 896,000 &ndash; came in connected devices, which range from data-only Apple iPads to machine-to-machine connections. That result was down from the 1.05 million connected device additions in the first quarter but still ahead of the 304,000 net connected device additions in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>Despite the disappointing postpaid growth, AT&amp;T held on to more customers, with better churn numbers for the quarter. Overall churn coming in at 1.29% compared to 1.3% in the first quarter and 1.49% in the second quarter a year ago. Postpaid churn also improved to 1.01%, down from 1.07% in the first quarter and 1.07% in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>Wireless data again boosted AT&amp;T's revenue intake, although the effects of the carrier's switch to usage-based data plans June 7 not fully reflected in the results for the second quarter given the period ended June 30. Still, data average revenue per user totaled $16.61, up from $15.98 in the first quarter and up from $14.57 in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>That helped stabilize overall ARPU despite continued voice ARPU declines. Total ARPU was $50.02, an improvement from the $49.81 ARPU level in the first quarter but still down from $50.70 in the second quarter last year.</p> <p>Data ARPU also boosted AT&amp;T's Mobility's data revenue intake to $4.38 billion from $4.12 billion in the first quarter and $3.44 billion in the second quarter 2009.</p> <p>And total revenue also continued to rise, hitting $14.24 billion compared to $13.9 billion in the first quarter and $13.25 billion in the second quarter a year ago. Net revenue came in at $4.11 billion, a drop from $4.17 billion in the first quarter but ahead of the $3.15 billion net income in the prior second quarter.</p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4458">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4456http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4455http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/bhKBrKLylKY/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comAT&T added 209,000 U-verse TV subscribers in Q2 '10 results released today, its lowest quarterly net additions in two years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/bhKBrKLylKY" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-22T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=1">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>AT&amp;T added 209,000 U-verse TV subscribers in Q2 '10 results released today, its lowest quarterly net additions in two years.</p> <p>The 209,000 gain compares to 248,000 additions a year ago and 231,000 additions in Q1 '10. Although Q2 is typically the slowest quarter for multichannel platform providers, AT&amp;T's 15% drop in growth in year four of its U-verse rollout roughly coincides with the drop in growth Verizon saw with its FiOS TV product in its fourth year of operation.</p> <p>AT&amp;T said it's attach rate for U-verse data continues to run above 90%, suggesting at least 188,000 U-verse DSL additions in the quarter, but that is also lower than last year's 223,000 additions and Q1's 208,000 additions.</p> <p>AT&amp;T lost 64,000 wireline broadband customers in total, suggesting a net loss of 252,000 traditional DSL customers. That would the first posted loss of data customers in AT&amp;T history.</p> <p>U-verse Voice is helping AT&amp;T's wireline phone business, with 183,000 VoIP additions up from 176,000 a year ago. The company lost 853,000 residential phone subscribers in total, suggesting a traditional circuit-switched loss of 1,036,000 lines.</p> <p>The company said more than 75% of U-verse TV subscribers take three or four AT&amp;T services. ARPU for U-verse triple play customers was nearly $160, up 13.8 % year over year and up 6.8% from the first quarter of 2010.</p> <p>U-verse now passes 25 million living units, with penetration remaining stable at 13%. The company said in markets where U-verse has been active for at least 30 months, penetration is 22%. U-verse revenue exceeded $1 billion in the quarter.</p> <p>The company lost 74,000 DBS subscribers in the quarter.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subscribers:</strong> <a href="/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4457">Login to continue reading the full analysis &gt;&gt;</a></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4455http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4459http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/o9bY9gVzImg/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comAmazon posted double digit increases in revenue, operating income and net income in Q2 ’10 results.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/o9bY9gVzImg" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-21T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=39">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Amazon posted double digit increases in revenue, operating income and net income in Q2 '10 results.</p> <p>Revenue rose 41% from $4.65 billion to $6.57 billion. Operating income jumped 71%, from $159 million to $270 million. Net income rose 45%, from $142 million to $207 million.</p> <p>The company said more than $1 billion in products were ordered through a mobile device. North American media sales rose from $1.15 billion to $1.3 billion in the quarter.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4459http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4454http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/36G3IMGCEq4/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comApple posted huge year over year increases in revenue and net income in its Q3 '10 earnings released today, boosted by its new iPad, plus continued growth in iPhone sales.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/36G3IMGCEq4" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-20T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=41">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Apple posted huge year over year increases in revenue and net income in its Q3 '10 earnings released today, boosted by its new iPad, plus continued growth in iPhone sales.</p> <p>Revenue reached $15.7 billion in the quarter, versus $9.73 billion a year ago. Net income jumped from $1.8 billion to $3.25 billion.</p> <p>The company shipped 3.27 million iPads in the quarter. The number of iPhones shipped reached 8.4 million, up from 5.2 million a year ago, but down from 8.75 million shipped in the previous quarter.</p> <p>iTunes revenue reached $1 billion in the quarter.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4454http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4453http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/PXUkM-vk_kI/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comYahoo Inc. posted a 2% rise in Q2 '10 revenue to $1.6 billion, but a 132% increase in operating income to $175 million.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/PXUkM-vk_kI" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-20T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=44">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Yahoo Inc. posted a 2% rise in Q2 '10 revenue to $1.6 billion, but a 132% increase in operating income to $175 million.</p> <p>The jump in operating income stemmed from $65 million in restructuring charges in Q2 '09. Without those changes, however, operating income still rose 32%.</p> <p>Yahoo saw slight increases in both its owned and operated site revenue and affiliate revenue. O&amp;O revenue increased to $811 million, from $858 million last year, while affiliate fee revenue rose to $557 million from $520 million.</p> <p></p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4453http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4452http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/kwdhlCCMs9g/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comNBCU posted a profit increase of 13% in Q2 '10, reaching $607 million on revenue of $3.75 billion.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/kwdhlCCMs9g" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-16T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=50">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>NBCU posted a profit increase of 13% in Q2 '10, reaching $607 million on revenue of $3.75 billion.</p> <p>That compares to a profit of $539 million on revenue of $3.565 billion a year ago.</p> <p>Cable revenue was up 7% to $1.2 billion in the quarter, while profits were up 10%.</p> <p>On the broadcast side, revenue rose 1% to $1.4 billion, with profits up 6%.</p> <p>Scatter ad pricing was up over 20% in Q2, with local TV station revenue up 25% in Q2, over last year's depressed figures.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4452http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4451http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/V8DFp3jgNkU/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comGoogle posted strong Q2 '10 financial results, with revenue up 24% to $6.82 billion and operating income up 37% to $2.37 billion.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/V8DFp3jgNkU" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-15T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=42">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Google posted strong Q2 '10 financial results, with revenue up 24% to $6.82 billion and operating income up 37% to $2.37 billion.</p> <p>Traffic acquisition costs reached $1.73 billion, or 26% of overall revenue.</p> <p>Owned site and partner site revenue both rose 23% in the quarter. Owned sited revenue reached $4.5 billion while partner site revenue reached $2.06 billion. International revenue reached 52% of total revenue, down slightly from 53% in Q1 and from Q2 '09 a year, largely on sifts in foreign exchange rates.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4451http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4450http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/7hjgWwCsvAc/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comCogeco posted a 4.5% in revenue to $319 million in Q3 '10 earnings released today, with the company boosted by RGU growth from its Canadian and Portugal operations.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/7hjgWwCsvAc" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-07-08T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=9">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Cogeco posted a 4.5% in revenue to $319 million in Q3 '10 earnings released today, with the company boosted by RGU growth from its Canadian and Portugal operations.</p> <p>RGUs rose by 36,561 in Canada, up from 27,175 a year earlier, as the company saw strength across the board.</p> <p>Basic swung from a loss of 2,153 subscribrs to a gain of 402 in the quarter. Digital subscribers rose by 13,388, versus 10,065 a year ago.</p> <p>Data growth was marginal, up 6,527 from 5,939 a year ago, but phone additions rose to 16,244 from 13,324 a year ago.</p> <p>The company's operation income nudged up 1% to $126.7 million, while net income fell 4% to $31.2 million.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4450http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4448http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/3jxfUfaGdeA/ShowArticle.aspxmatts@onetouchintelligence.comShaw Communications got the summer earnings season off on a strong note, posting a 9.5% rise in revenue to $944 million in Q3 '10 earnings released today.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/3jxfUfaGdeA" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-06-30T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="text-right"><a href="/Company.aspx?id=22">View Company Profile</a></p> <p>Shaw Communications got the summer earnings season off on a strong note, posting a 9.5% rise in revenue to $944 million in Q3 '10 earnings released today.</p> <p>Operating income rose 10.2% to $436 million from $396 million.</p> <p>Shaw posted increased RGU growth in phone and data subscribers.</p> <p>The MSO added 66,123 phone subscribers, versus a gain of 54,633 a year ago. Data subscribers increased by 25,661, versus 24,625 a year ago.</p> <p>The company added 87,092 digital subscribers, down from 110,810 a year ago, and added 2,322 basic subscribers, versus a gain of 9,622 last year.</p> <p></p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4448http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4447http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/eIJWciZ__VA/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comVerizon Communications Inc. has successfully set up a 10 Gigabits per second downstream and 2.5 Gbps upstream link to a FiOS home in Taunton, Mass. as part of a trial of its XG-PON fiber optic transmission technology.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/eIJWciZ__VA" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-06-23T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Verizon Communications Inc. has successfully set up a 10 Gigabits per second downstream and 2.5 Gbps upstream link to a FiOS home in Taunton, Mass. as part of a trial of its XG-PON fiber optic transmission technology.</p> <p>The transmission scheme developed by Motorola Inc. provided the 10 Gbps/2.5 Gbps feed into the customer's optical network terminal mounted on the side of the house. From there, the ONT's two data ports simultaneously transmitted speeds close to 1 Gbps to two PCs inside the home, to similar a typical dual-user scenario.</p> <p>In addition, speed tests sending data from the home to a server more than 400 miles away in Reston, Va. produced throughputs of up to 915 Mbps.</p> <p>&quot;XG-PON can provide the capacity needed to support the explosive growth in bandwidth envisioned for new and emerging services such as 3DTV and Ultra HD TV, and the growing demand for streaming video content to the PC and TV, as well as the increased use of concurrent applications,&quot; said Vincent O'Byrne, director of technology for Verizon's FTTP architecture and design effort.</p> <p>Verizon plans to continue testing the XG-PON technology, and by year-end it will send out requests for information for equipment from its vendors and suppliers.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4447http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4446http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/TQ_uJXZGdZ8/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comT-Mobile USA launched a major expansion of its HSPA+ wireless network, announcing it is now available in 25 major markets.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/TQ_uJXZGdZ8" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-06-17T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>T-Mobile USA launched a major expansion of its HSPA+ wireless network, announcing it is now available in 25 major markets.</p> <p>The HSPA+ network can theoretically produce a 21 Mbps connection, but in actual use T-Mobile's network is producing data speeds of about 6.5 Mbps. T-Mobile is offering the upgraded service to customers as part of its existing 3G data plans, with no rate increase. It also is positioning the HSPA+ service as &quot;4G&quot; although it has fielded wide criticsm for the move from competitors including AT&amp;T.</p> <p>In addition to initial rollouts in Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey and suburban Washington, D.C., the service is now available in major markets including Las Vegas; Memphis; Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, N.Y.; Hartford, New Haven, Milford and Stamford, Conn.; Providence, R.I.</p> <p>T-Mobile's Website also indicates the service is coming soon to dozens of cities, including Montgomery, Ala.; Bentonville, Ark.; Phoenix and Tucson; Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco; Denver; Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando and Tampa; Atlanta; Chicago; New Orleans; Boston; Detroit; Baltimore; St. Louis; Dallas, Houston and San Antonio; Salt Lake City; Seattle; and Milwaukee.</p> <p>To take advantage of the network, customers need cell phones or laptop cards that are HSPA+ compatible. T-Mobile already offers several HSPA+ handsets including the Motorola Cliq XT and the HTC HD2, as well as the webConnect Rocket USB laptop stick.</p> <p>T-Mobile plans to extend the rollout to reach 185 million people by the end of this year.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4446http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4444http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/6NCQ5pl-m8A/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comAT&T Inc. may consider pulling back from further buildout of its U-verse data and TV network if the Federal Communications Commission imposes regulations on broadband services.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/6NCQ5pl-m8A" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-06-15T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>AT&amp;T Inc. may consider pulling back from further buildout of its U-verse data and TV network if the Federal Communications Commission imposes regulations on broadband services.</p> <p>AT&amp;T is planning to spend $19 billion on wireless and wireline capital projects including continued buildout of the U-verse network that now passes 24 million homes. But in an interview with the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, AT&amp;T CEO Randall Stephenson said that if regulation of wireline broadband services appeared imminent, "we have to re-evaluate whether we put shovels in the ground."</p> <p>Stephenson didn't give any specifics for U-verse capex, but he told the newspaper it was a couple billion dollars annually.</p> <p>In May, the FCC has fielded a proposal to bring broadband services under Title 2 of the Communications Act, reclassifying them as a common carrier that must meet certain standards for access, performance and service. The move came after a federal court earlier this spring ruled that the FCC could not bar Comcast from imposing restrictions on customers' use of certain file sharing applications such as BitTorrent.</p> <p>But any strategy shift by AT&amp;T will likely not be immediate. To regulate broadband as a Title 2 service, the FCC would have to go through a lengthy rulemaking process, so any reaction by AT&amp;T would likely be months away.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4444http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4440http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~3/ZxEUfZDAHNs/ShowArticle.aspxkarenb@onetouchintelligence.comESPN is widening its video distribution, announcing a new deal with Microsoft Corp. that will stream more than 3,500 of sporting events to Corp.’s Xbox 360 owners starting in November.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneTRAKIndustryNews/~4/ZxEUfZDAHNs" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -06002010-06-15T00:00:00-06:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>ESPN is widening its video distribution, announcing a new deal with Microsoft Corp. that will provide Xbox Live customers with access to more than 3,500 live sporting events per year.</p> <p>Under the agreement, ESPN will provide Xbox Live Gold subscribers access to its ESPN3.com broadband sports network starting in November. ESPN3.com airs live college basketball, college football, Major League Baseball, NBA, international soccer, professional tennis and pro golf events.</p> <p>In addition, Xbox 360 members also can watch out-of-market games and access on-demand video clips from ESPN.com. The ESPN content also will carry plenty of interactive elements, allowing users to see what games fellow Xbox Live users are watching while also participating in polls, making predictions and playing sports trivia games.</p> <p>Meanwhile, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show Monday Microsoft announced launch of the Kinect camera peripheral, which adds motion hand controls and voice commands when plugged into an Xbox 360 console. Originally dubbed Project Natal and in development for about a year, the device will be made available Nov. 4. Pricing has not been announced as yet.</p> <p>Microsoft also has announced its new Xbox 360 console. Retailing for $299.99, it will add built-in 802.11n wireless connectivity and a 250 Gigabyte hard drive &ndash; the latter offering twice the storage of the current Xbox 360 console.</p> </div>http://www.onetrak.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=4440