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tw telecom: Healthy Ethernet, VPN growth drives Q3 revenue up to $344.5M

Published on November 8, 2011 By Don

tw telecom (Nasdaq: TWTC) is finding that its mix of Ethernet and VPNs continues to be the right combination for success as the service provider reported that Q3 revenue grew total revenue 1.8 percent sequentially and 7.5 percent year over year.

BT rides the broadband subscriber, cost cutting waves again in fiscal Q4

Published on May 12, 2011 By Don

BT’s (NYSE: BT) focus on cost cutting and growing broadband subscriber growth continued to pay off in its fiscal fourth quarter as the telco reported pre-tax profits rose by 71 percent year-on-year to GBP 1.7 billion (USD 2.77 billion).
During the quar…

SureWest boosts broadband in Q2 but telecom revenue continues slide

Published on July 30, 2010 By Don

SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) took advantage of its established broadband networks to continue reducing capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2010, a factor that president and CEO Steve Oldham cited in reporting a 7 percent year-over-year growth in its broadband segment. The carrier’s telecom segment did not fare so well, falling 17 percent compared [...]

BT holds down operating costs in first quarter to realize 33% net profit

Published on July 29, 2010 By Don

Things are tough all over for telecoms as the economic slump continues, but BT (NYSE: BT) saw some bright glimmers of hope in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 that ended June 30. While the company’s revenues decreased 4 percent year over year, a focus on tightening the operating budget and knocking down its net [...]

Craig Moffett Still Busily Predicting Doom For Verizon – Though his previously predicted FiOS implosion never quite materialized…

Published on July 7, 2010 By Don

Sanford Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett has never been particularly fond of FiOS, given that as an investment analyst he likes his telcos (like Qwest) to shun network upgrades at the cost of the company’s future so investors can get more immediate returns. As such, Moffett’s been predicting doom and gloom for FiOS for several years [...]