Verizon outguns AT&T in Q1 smartphones
In the battle between wireless giants over consumers, Verizon Wireless toppled rival AT&T in the first quarter.
Growth in the traditional contract subscriber business -- seen as the bread and butter of the wireless carriers -- has been slowing for over the last several quarters. But Verizon appears to be weathering the slowdown better than most.
It wasn't much of a contest. Verizon added a net 677,000 new contract customers, compared with 296,000 net new contract subscribers at AT&T.
"The difference between subscriber trends at AT&T and Verizon is pretty … Read more