AT&T adds 190,000 U-verse TV subscribers in 2Q 2014

190,000 U-verse TV subscribers added

DALLAS — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today reported strong second-quarter wireless postpaid gains and record low postpaid churn driven by the growing popularity of AT&T Next and Mobile Share Value plans.

U-verse TV added 190,000 subscribers in the second quarter to reach 5.9 million in service. U-verse high speed Internet had a second-quarter net gain of 488,000 subscribers, to reach a total of 11.5 million. Overall, total wireline broadband subscribers decreased by 55,000 in the quarter, due partly to seasonality, but were flat year over year.

More than 97 percent of AT&T’s video customers subscribe to bundled services. About two-thirds of AT&T U-verse TV subscribers take three or four services from AT&T. ARPU for U-verse triple-play customers continues to be more than $170. At the end of the quarter, U-verse TV penetration was more than 21 percent and U-verse broadband penetration was more than 20 percent.

Total U-verse Video Connections (in thousands)

 6/30/12   9/30/12  12/31/12   3/31/13   6/30/13   9/30/13  12/31/13   3/31/14   6/30/14
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   4,146     4,344     4,536     4,768     5,001     5,266     5,460     5,661     5,851