Alltel adds 205,000 subs in Q3

Alltel Wireless, which just agreed to be acquired by private equity investors, posted a strong third quarter as earnings jumped 51 percent to $282.6 million. The carrier also added 205,000 net subscribers in the quarter, about twice as many as a year ago. At the end of Q3, Alltel had 12.1 million subs. Revenue was also up 14 percent to $2.28 billion. Net churn for the carrier came in at 1.31 percent for post-pay and 1.90 percent for total churn. ARPU came in at $55.96, while data ARPU was $6.36. Here's a look at Alltel's last few quarters for net subscribers as compared to the other big carriers in the U.S.:

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To compare the carrier's ARPU to it previous quarters and its rivals, click here.
To compare Alltel's total churn rates for previous quarters, click here.

For more on Alltel's Q3:
- read the press release

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