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Growth Slows at Zayo Group Holdings
Businesses across every sector of the economy have needed to modernize their information technology capabilities in order to keep up with their peers, and the companies that help to connect....
Best Buy: Verizon, Sprint, or AT&T
Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Sprint (NYSE: S), and AT&T (NYSE: T) are three of the big names in the U.S. wireless industry. In recent years, Sprint has been putting pressure on the economics of the two....
The Simple Reason Why I Won't Buy Sprint Corporation Stock
Sprint (NYSE: S) CEO Marcello Claure has done an admirable job turning his company around. He took a brand that had sunk to fourth in a four-brand field and stopped the bleeding.Claure's company....
General Communication Bleeds Subscribers
Alaskan telecommunications company General Communication (NASDAQ: GNCMA) reported its third-quarter results after the market closed on Nov. 1. Revenue continued to decline as the company shed....
The T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Isn't a Done Deal: Who Buys Sprint If It Falls Apart?
Rumors are spreading that the merger being negotiated by T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint (NYSE: S) is hitting a rough patch right now, months after the companies first started talking and just....
DirecTV Now Is Not Cannibalizing DirecTV
After AT&T (NYSE: T) disclosed that it added around 300,000 DirecTV Now subscribers last quarter, but lost even more linear TV subscribers, I posed the question, "Is DirecTV Now cannibalizing....
Better Buy: AT&T, Inc. vs. Sprint
AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE: S) are the second and fourth largest wireless carriers in the United States. While Sprint is primarily focused on the U.S. wireless market, AT&T has seen....
3 Growth Stocks at Deep-Value Prices
Among the pearls of wisdom Warren Buffett has dropped along the way in his long investing career, the saying "price is what you pay, value is what you get" is one of his more famous ones. And when....
Robust Subscriber Growth Helps Iridium Communications Stock Take Off
Shares of Iridium Communications (NASDAQ: IRDM) are up over 15% as of this writing thanks to strong third-quarter 2017 results. While the previous report was mixed, the company made great strides....
Verizon Communications Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (VZ)
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"Game of Thrones" Helps Time Warner Go Out With a Bang
In what's likely to be its last quarterly report before merging with AT&T (NYSE: T), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) posted earnings results this week that demonstrated the value of hit TV and movie....
Iridium Shows Its Value in Hurricane-Driven Communications Outages
The hurricanes that struck Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas, and other portions of the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast had monumental impacts on millions of people. For many, power and communications are....
Is Verizon Communications a Buy?
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is the largest consumer wireless service provider in the United States. It also owns a wireline business, providing phone, internet, and video service to the....
Does More Cord-Cutting Mean Higher Broadband Prices?
It seems like every quarter more cable customers are cutting the cord. AT&T (NYSE: T) recently reported it lost 390,000 linear video subscribers in the third quarter. Last month, Comcast....
T-Mobile Continues to Take Share From Its Rivals
T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) reported third-quarter results on Oct. 23, and the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier furthered its assault on industry titans Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:....
3 High-Yield Stocks at Rock-Bottom Prices
High yields and low stock prices often go hand in hand. That's just the mathematical nature of dividend yield calculations -- cheap shares and generous payouts add up to juicy yields. But some of....
Should You Buy AT&T After its Recent Dip?
Shares of AT&T (NYSE: T) have fallen 16% this year due to ongoing concerns about the sluggish growth of its wireless business, high debt levels, natural disasters, declines in video....
Verizon Makes Good on Its Revenue Growth Promise
Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) third quarter was its chance to prove what it's been saying for several quarters now is true. Management said it expected service revenue, which decreased for the 11th....
3 Stocks That Look Just Like Costco in 1982
When it comes to fantastic long-term stock returns, it's tough to beat warehouse retail club Costco. Buying shares of the company's predecessor in 1982 would have resulted in a stunning 17,600%....
Verizon Communications Enjoys Continued Wireless Momentum in Q3
Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday. Big Red did a good job playing defense against aggressive competition, and continued....
AT&T Reveals Cord-Cutting Is Kicking Higher; Fox Gets Kicked by Its Soccer Deal
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money podcast, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, Supernova and Rule Breakers' David Kretzmann, and Motley Fool Hidden Gems' Andy Cross....
3 Value Stocks for Retirees
Last year, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch released a study that aimed to answer once and for all which type of stock, growth or value, yielded the best returns over the long run. The results showed....
Internet-Connected Construction Equipment? Iridium Communications Says "Yes"
It's been a busy year for Iridium Communications (NASDAQ: IRDM). The company has been sending its next-generation satellite constellation into orbit, and the fruits of that labor are beginning to....
Where Are All These DIRECTV Now Subscribers Coming From?
AT&T (NYSE: T) provided an early disclosure of some of its earnings results earlier this week, and a few numbers stood out. The company expects to report nearly 300,000 DIRECTV Now net....
3 High-Yield Stocks With Virtual Monopolies
Though consumers may hate monopolies, that word should be music to investors' ears. Controlling a market by being the sole provider gives companies fat profit margins and a reliable future free of....