Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits:
In a quarter with multiple moving parts, Verizon Communications (VZ) reported better-than-expected earnings and added 665,000 retail postpaid wireless customers.
That post-paid figure is notable since AT&T (T) added 496,000 in the second quarter to miss some Wall Street estimates. Verizon’s postpaid wireless additions topped estimates. For instance, Barclays Capital expected Verizon to add 550,000 retail postpaid wireless subscribers.