CenturyLink Inc

In the US and around the world, the telecom industry is regulated because market forces can’t maintain competition within the highly capital-intensive industry.

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CenturyLink’s (CTL) top line has been declining in the last few quarters. In the first quarter, the company reported net revenues of $5.6 billion—a fall of 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Frontier Communications (FTR) is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings results on April 30.

As of March 16, 2018, AT&T (T) was the largest US telecom player, with a market capitalization of ~$227.2 billion.

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Frontier Communications (FTR) will publish its 3Q17 results on October 31, 2017. Analysts expect Frontier’s EPS (earnings per share) to fall $1.09 in 3Q17.

The story behind CenturyLink’s 8% yield Another acquisition-driven telecom company is CenturyLink (CTL). The cohesive communications company provides a wide range of services to its residential and business customers. Like Frontier, it has been impacted by the slowing traditional phone business. The company’s operating metrics, excluding those of Prism TV, are trending downwards. This trend has […]

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