Verizon posted its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, revealing the company sold 2.2 million iPhone 4 models, Verizon’s most successful launch. It activated its first iPhones on February 10, a month into the first quarter. The iPhone was previously exclusive to Verizon rival AT&T, which reported an impressive 3.6 million new Q1 iPhone activations during its first quarter, up 1 million from last year. Verizon also sold 500,000 other 4G devices, 260,000 being HTC Thunderbolts. Verizon Wireless reported a net addition of 906,000 postpaid subscribers, well ahead of AT&T’s 62,000 announced on Wednesday.
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Verizon's Healthy iPhone Sales Don't Bruise AT&T
Posted by: Rob Spiegel April 21, 2011 12:15 PMVerizon posted its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, revealing the company sold 2.2 million iPhone 4 models, Verizon’s most successful launch. It activated its first iPhones on February 10, a month into the first quarter. The iPhone was previously exclusive to Verizon rival AT&T, which reported an impressive 3.6 million new Q1 iPhone activations during its first quarter, up 1 million from last year. Verizon also sold 500,000 other 4G devices, 260,000 being HTC Thunderbolts. Verizon Wireless reported a net addition of 906,000 postpaid subscribers, well ahead of AT&T’s 62,000 announced on Wednesday.