Sprint's iDEN Base Drops 10% In One Quarter
I wonder if they're making money yet
They are adding customers finally. But I remember I think it was last quater they reported that they added customers but they also reported a negative (in the red) revenue. Which someone pointed out, that is scary because that means they are attracting people with their low prices but the prices are so low and don't make money. So either they are going to have to higher the prices, or cut administrative cost or something else is going to have to cut to reduce the spending.
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They have to attract and keep more customers long-term to be profitable. To think they're losing money on the service they sell is insanity. They have an overhead and debt problem that must be offset by subscribers.
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nope.. see "Sprint has reported losses in every quarter for almost four years. The period ended March 31 was no different, with a net loss of $439 million, or 15 cents a share. "
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Damn that sucks. I wOnder why? Is it that they spend more than they are making? If u don't mind giving your opinion on what's the problem?
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The problem appears to be revenue. They are not gaining enough revenue to pull in a profit. Expenses are bound to go up especially when you are trying to gain customers. Your CPGA goes up and other SG&A and the costs for services and products. That’s the life of the business. But if you take a look at the financials of Verizon Wireless they do fantastically well. Because of revenue when it comes to signing up new customers, but most importantly, how many subscribers they have. “Wireless service revenues of $6.6 billion for the quarter represent an increase of approximately 3 percent compared to the first quarter of 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2010â€Âthat is from Sprint’s q1 2011 earnings. So if it’s only rising 3...
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sorry i had a few typos: "Verizon’s ARPU is only $3 but they "
Meant to say "Verizon's ARPU is only at $53."
"AT&T’s ARPU is $53 and their service revenue rose about 10% according to their slide. Plus they have more than 90 million customers."
was meant to say "AT&T's ARPU is at $63"
Meant to say "Verizon's ARPU is only at $53."
"AT&T’s ARPU is $53 and their service revenue rose about 10% according to their slide. Plus they have more than 90 million customers."
was meant to say "AT&T's ARPU is at $63"
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Not that I'm questioning your knowledge but just because I want to know where you get this from, I have to ask you, where do you get this good info from? lol
ARPU is that Annual Return Per Unit or something? or Average Return/Revenue?
ARPU is that Annual Return Per Unit or something? or Average Return/Revenue?
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well some of it is from the qt reports and presentations. other information is from sources that is public knowledge just some people are too lazy to get.
arpu= average revenue per user.
arpu= average revenue per user.
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