DIRECTV U.S. subscribers up 26,000; U-Verse TV subscribers down 91,000 in 3Q 2015

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
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DALLAS — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today reported double-digit revenue, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EPS and free cash flow growth in the third quarter.

Entertainment and Internet Services

The company added 26,000 DIRECTV U.S. satellite subscribers after AT&T acquired DIRECTV. U-verse TV subscribers declined 91,000 as the company focused on profitability and increasingly emphasized satellite sales. The company ended the quarter with 25.4 million video subscribers.

Operating Volumes (thousands) 

                     12/31/13   3/31/14   6/30/14   9/30/14  12/31/14   3/31/15   6/30/15   9/30/15
                     --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Video Connections       5,257     5,451     5,636     5,848     5,920     5,969     5,946    25,424
  DIRECTV                   -         -         -         -         -         -         -    19,570
  U-verse               5,257     5,451     5,636     5,848     5,920     5,969     5,946     5,854 

Net Video Adds            187       194       185       212        72        49       -23       -66
  DIRECTV                   -         -         -         -         -         -         -        26
  U-verse                 187       194       185       212        72        49       -23       -92