AT&T U-Verse TV adds 50,000 subscribers in 1Q 2015

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
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DALLAS — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today reported solid first-quarter results with strong wireless net adds, best-ever first-quarter postpaid churn and strong demand for strategic business services.

DIRECTV Transaction Update

The company still expects the acquisition of DIRECTV to close in the second quarter of this year.

Wireline

U-verse TV added 50,000 subscribers in the first quarter. More than 97 percent of AT&T’s video customers subscribe to bundled services. ARPU for U-verse triple-play customers continues to be more than $170. At the end of the quarter, U-verse TV penetration was about 22 percent and U-verse broadband penetration was about 21 percent.

Total U-verse Video Connections (in thousands)

            6/30/13   9/30/13  12/31/13   3/31/14   6/30/14   9/30/14  12/31/14   3/31/15
           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Total         5,001     5,266     5,460     5,661     5,851     6,067     5,943     5,993
Additions       233       265       194       201       190       216      -124        50