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The fourth-largest wireless carrier in the
United States has turned around years of subscriber losses with
aggressive campaigns and discounts in recent quarters.
In the latest quarter, it added a record 1.4 million postpaid
customers who pay for service after use. It now expects to bring
in 4.3 million to 4.7 million customers in 2014, up from a prior
estimate of 3 million to 3.5 million.
Revenue rose 10 percent to $7.35 billion, in line with Wall
Street forecasts of $7.4 billion.
Service revenues grew 10.6 percent in the quarter for the
carrier, which is expected to lead the industry in growth.
Average billings per postpaid user also rose to a record, up 4.2
percent to $61.59.
The carrier reported a third-quarter loss of 12 cents per share,
bigger than a loss of 5 cents per share in the same period a
year earlier as it shut down incompatible MetroPCS networks in
Boston and Las Vegas.
T-mobile shares rose 0.04 percent to $28 after closing at $27.99
on the New York Stock Exchange.
(Reporting by Marina Lopes; Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Edwina
Gibbs)
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