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July 28, 2009  11:10 AM

Verizon’s Q2 earnings indicate difficult voice migration



Posted by: Tom Nolle
ARPU, Verizon, voice services, wireless

Verizon reported earnings and the results were in some ways alarming. The company’s net income fell 21%. Neglecting the Alltel acquisition, revenues grew less than 2%, about a third of prior-year levels. While wireless and FiOS were...

May 26, 2009  10:16 PM

Tech IPOs show need for monetized online services



Posted by: Tom Nolle
ARPU, Internet advertising, network monetization

The IPO success of OpenTable last week may be an indicator that the Internet advertising bubble is bursting. There have been a host of ad-related IPOs this decade following up on the ever-popular “you don’t have to pay for…” theme that was briefly tried for Internet services in the late...


January 26, 2009  5:11 PM

Sprint layoffs are cautionary ARPU tale



Posted by: Tom Nolle
ARPU, AT&T, Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, wireless

Sprint is a poster child for the...


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