[qi:083] The second-quarter results are in, and the big carriers continued to to rake in the bucks from data, with AT&T managing to win over the most new subscribers and the biggest spenders. Thanks, iPhone! But outside of the staid world of the larger carriers, as the economic downturn and cheap plans offering unlimited voice and data convinced folks to dump their contracts and check out life on the prepaid side, the competition among prepaid players continued to heat up. Even Sprint decided to toss its hat into the prepaid ring, agreeing to pay $483 million to buy Virgin Mobile, a predominantly prepaid carrier that uses the Sprint network.
| Leap Wireless: Reported Aug. 6 |
| Wireless Service Revenue: $541.6 million |
| Wireless Operating Income: N/A |
| Wireless Data Revenue: N/A |
| Net Prepaid Subscriber Adds: 203,000 |
| Total Subscribers: 4.5 million |
| Prepaid Churn: 4.4 percent |
| Prepaid APRU: $41.91 |
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| Metro PCS: Reported Aug. 6 |
| Wireless Revenue: $859.6 million |
| Wireless Operating Income: $111 million |
| Wireless Data Revenue: N/A |
| Net Prepaid Subscriber Adds: 206,000 |
| Total Subscribers: 6.3 million |
| Prepaid Churn: 5.8 percent |
| Prepaid APRU: $40.52 |
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| T-Mobile: Reported Aug. 6 |
| Wireless Revenue: $5.34 billion |
| Wireless Net Income: 425 million |
| Wireless Data Revenue: N/A |
| Net Prepaid Subscriber Adds: 268,000 |
| Total Subscribers: 33.5 million |
| Blended Churn: 3.1 percent |
| Postpaid APRU: $48 |
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| Sprint: Reported July 29 |
| Wireless Revenue: $7 billion |
| Wireless Operating Loss: $314 million |
| Wireless Data Revenue: N/A |
| Net Prepaid Subscriber Adds: 777,000 |
| Net Postpaid Subscriber Loss: 991,000 |
Total Subscribers: 48.8 million |
| Churn: Postpaid 2.05 percent, prepaid 6.38 percent |
| APRU: Postpaid $56, prepaid $34 |
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| Verizon: Reported July 27 |
| Wireless Revenue: $15.5 billion |
| Wireless Operating Income: $4.46 billion |
| Wireless Data Revenue: $3.9 billion |
| Net Prepaid and Postpaid Subscriber Adds: 1.1 million |
Total Subscribers: 87.7 million |
| Churn: Postpaid 1.01 percent |
| APRU: Postpaid $51.10 |
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| AT&T: Reported July 23 |
| Wireless Revenue: $13.25 billion |
| Wireless Operating Income: $3.2 billion |
| Wireless Data Revenue: $3.4 billion |
| Net Prepaid Subscriber Adds: 200,000 |
| Net Postpaid Subscriber Adds: 1.2 million |
Total Subscribers: 79.6 million |
| Blended Churn: 1.49 percent |
| APRU: Postpaid $60.21 |
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