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Press Release -- October 21st, 2011
Source: Verizon
Tags: 100G, Earnings, Equipment, Exchange, Video

Verizon Generates Strong Wireless Results, Increased Cash Flow, and FiOS and Strategic Services Growth in 3Q

October 21, 2011 –

3Q 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Consolidated

  • 49 cents in diluted earnings per share (EPS), compared with 23 cents per share in 3Q 2010.
  • 56 cents per share in adjusted EPS (non-GAAP), which excludes 7 cents per share in non-operational items, compared with 55 cents in adjusted EPS in 3Q 2010.

Wireless

  • $15.0 billion in service revenues in 3Q 2011, up 6.1 percent year over year; data revenues of $6.1 billion, up 20.5 percent, representing 40.6 percent of service revenues; total revenues of $17.7 billion, up 9.1 percent.
  • 2.4 percent growth in retail postpaid ARPU over 3Q 2010; retail postpaid data ARPU up 15.7 percent; retail service ARPU also up 2.4 percent.
  • 29.0 percent operating income margin; record-high 47.8 percent Segment EBITDA margin on service revenues (non-GAAP), up 60 basis points year over year.

Wireline

  • 138,000 FiOS Internet and 131,000 FiOS TV net additions, with increased sales penetration for both products; 4.0 million customers now subscribe to FiOS TV.
  • 8.8 percent year-over-year increase in consumer ARPU; FiOS consumer retail revenues represent nearly 60 percent of total consumer revenues.
  • 15.6 percent increase in strategic services revenues, representing nearly 50 percent of global enterprise revenues.

NEW YORK – With another strong showing by Verizon Wireless, and continued growth in FiOS and strategic business services, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today reported third-quarter 2011 financial and operational results that keep the company on track to achieve its full-year earnings and revenue guidance.

Verizon reported 49 cents in EPS in the quarter, compared with 23 cents per share in third-quarter 2010.

Adjusted third-quarter 2011 earnings (non-GAAP) of 56 cents per share exclude 7 cents per share for a non-operational charge relating to a remeasurement, based on an actuarial valuation of pension plans.  No adjustments were made for the previously announced $250 million (5 cents per share) negative impact in the quarter due to storm-related repair costs and a two-week strike affecting the Wireline segment.  Comparable adjusted third-quarter 2010 earnings were 55 cents per share, excluding the impact of non-operational charges, the largest of which was related to pension and benefits remeasurements.

Well-Positioned for 4Q and 2012

“Verizon emerges from the third quarter in a strong position to accelerate growth,” said Lowell McAdam, Verizon president and chief executive officer.  “We faced significant challenges in recent months, yet delivered results that keep us on track to meet our 2011 earnings and revenue guidance, with great momentum expected entering 2012.  We continue to grow revenues from strategic products and to increase free cash flow through improved operating performance and disciplined capital spending.”

McAdam added, “Verizon Wireless delivered impressive results across the board in the third quarter, and we are geared up for an even better fourth quarter, with new smartphones, tablets and data devices coming to market.  In FiOS, we expect to capitalize on pent-up demand and deliver stronger growth in the fourth quarter.  In enterprise, the integration of Terremark and recent acquisition of CloudSwitch have significantly improved our competitive positioning.”

Verizon has targeted 2011 adjusted EPS growth of 5 percent to 8 percent from an adjusted base of $2.08 in EPS in 2010, and 2011 revenue growth of 4 percent to 8 percent on a comparable basis with 2010.

Consolidated Revenue and Cash Flow Growth

In third-quarter 2011, Verizon’s total operating revenues were $27.9 billion on a consolidated basis, an increase of 5.4 percent compared with third-quarter 2010.  Total operating expenses were $23.3 billion, an increase of 0.7 percent.

Consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the quarter totaled $8.8 billion, up 19.2 percent year over year.

Cash flow from operating activities totaled $21.5 billion in the first nine months of 2011, and capital expenditures totaled $12.5 billion — on track to meet the company’s full-year guidance of $16.5 billion.  From the $9.0 billion in free cash flow (non-GAAP, cash flow from operations less capex) over the first nine months, Verizon has paid $4.1 billion in dividends to shareholders, and in September the Verizon Board of Directors approved a dividend increase for the fifth consecutive year.

Verizon Wireless Delivers Strong Results

In third-quarter 2011, Verizon Wireless again delivered strong growth in revenues, retail customers and other connections, driven by increased smartphone penetration and increased retail postpaid ARPU (average monthly service revenue per user).

Wireless Financial Highlights

  • Service revenues in third-quarter 2011 totaled $15.0 billion, up 6.1 percent year over year.  Data revenues were $6.1 billion, up more than $1.0 billion or 20.5 percent year over year, and represent 40.6 percent of all service revenues.  Total revenues were $17.7 billion, up 9.1 percent year over year.
  • Retail postpaid ARPU grew 2.4 percent over third-quarter 2010, to $54.89.  Retail postpaid data ARPU increased to $22.22, up 15.7 percent year over year.  Retail service ARPU also grew 2.4 percent, to $53.21.
  • Wireless operating income margin was 29.0 percent.  Verizon Wireless generated $7.2 billion of EBITDA in third-quarter 2011, an increase of 7.5 percent year over year.  Segment EBITDA margin on service revenues (non-GAAP) was 47.8 percent, up 60 basis points over third-quarter 2010 and up 240 basis points over second-quarter 2011.  This was the highest Segment EBITDA margin on service revenues Verizon Wireless has ever reported.

Wireless Operational Highlights

  • Verizon Wireless added 1.3 million total connections in third-quarter 2011, including 882,000 retail postpaid customers, and 367,000 wholesale and other connections.  These additions exclude acquisitions and adjustments.
  • At the end of the third quarter, the company had 107.7 million total connections, an increase of 6.5 percent year over year, consisting of 90.7 million retail customers and 17.0 million wholesale and other connections.
  • At the end of the third quarter, smartphones accounted for 39 percent of the Verizon Wireless retail postpaid customer phone base, up from 36 percent at the end of second-quarter 2011.
  • Retail postpaid churn was 0.94 percent in third-quarter 2011, an improvement of 13 basis points year over year.  Total retail churn was 1.26 percent, an improvement of 17 basis points year over year.
  • Verizon Wireless continued to roll out its 4G LTE mobile broadband network, the largest 4G LTE network in the United States, during the quarter.  As of yesterday (Oct. 20), Verizon Wireless 4G LTE service was available in 165 markets covering a population of more than 186 million, across the country.  With additional markets planned before year-end, the company’s 4G LTE network build-out is ahead of schedule and has already exceeded the company’s 2011 target of covering a population of 185 million.
  • The company introduced five new 4G LTE devices:  the DROID BIONIC by Motorola, Pantech Breakout, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr netbook and HP Pavilion dm 1-3010nr notebook.  On Oct. 14, the Apple iPhone 4S became available on the Verizon Wireless 3G network.  On Oct. 18, the company announced that the DROID RAZR by Motorola, a 4G LTE device, will be available in November.
  • Verizon Wireless opened its LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., in July and its Application Innovation Center in San Francisco in August.
  • The company continued to invest in and enhance its 3G network, the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network.
  • Verizon Wireless ranked highest in customer care among the major national wireless phone service providers in the J.D. Power and Associates “2011 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study.”  Verizon Wireless was also named a Small Business Influencer Champion for 2011 by Small Business Trends and SmallBizTechnology.com.

FiOS, Strategic Services Transform Wireline Revenue Mix

Revenues and customers continued to increase for FiOS fiber-optic services, and sales of strategic services to business customers remained strong — countering the adverse impacts to Verizon’s Wireline segment in third-quarter 2011.  FiOS and strategic services continued to become a larger percentage of the wireline revenue mix.

Wireline Financial Highlights

  • Third-quarter 2011 operating revenues were $10.1 billion, a decline of 1.3 percent compared with third-quarter 2010.  Consumer revenues grew 1.1 percent compared with third-quarter 2010.
  • Consumer ARPU for wireline services was $94.20 in third-quarter 2011, up 8.8 percent compared with third-quarter 2010.  ARPU for FiOS customers continues to be more than $146.  Revenues for Verizon’s FiOS services to consumer retail customers generated nearly 60 percent of consumer wireline revenues in third-quarter 2011, compared with approximately 50 percent in third-quarter 2010.
  • Global enterprise revenues totaled $3.9 billion in the quarter, up 2.1 percent compared with third-quarter 2010.  Sales of strategic services – including Terremark cloud services, security and IT solutions, and strategic networking – increased 15.6 percent compared with third-quarter 2010 and now represent nearly 50 percent of global enterprise revenues.  Terremark achieved record new sales bookings in third-quarter 2011.  International revenue, which makes up approximately 15 percent of global enterprise, grew 9.8 percent year over year.
  • Segment EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $2.2 billion in the quarter, including the $250 million impact from the storms and strike.  This compares with $2.3 billion in third-quarter 2010.  As a result, segment EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 21.4 percent in third-quarter 2011, compared with 22.7 percent in third-quarter 2010.

Wireline Operational Highlights

  • Verizon added 138,000 net new FiOS Internet connections and 131,000 net new FiOS TV connections in third-quarter 2011.  Verizon had a total of 4.6 million FiOS Internet and 4.0 million FiOS TV connections at the end of the quarter.  With the clearing of FiOS installation backlogs caused by the storms and strike, Verizon expects to add at least 200,000 FiOS Internet and 200,000 FiOS TV customers in fourth-quarter 2011.
  • FiOS penetration (subscribers as a percentage of potential subscribers) continued to increase.  FiOS Internet penetration was 35 percent at the end of third-quarter 2011, compared with 31 percent at the end of third-quarter 2010.  In the same periods, FiOS TV penetration was 31 percent, compared with 27 percent, respectively.
  • Broadband connections totaled 8.6 million at the end of third-quarter 2011, a 2.8 percent year-over-year increase.  FiOS Internet connections more than offset a decrease in DSL-based HSI connections, resulting in a net increase of 20,000 broadband connections from second-quarter 2011.  Total voice connections, which measures FiOS Digital Voice connections in addition to traditional switched access lines, declined 7.6 percent to 24.5 million – the smallest year-over-year decline since fourth-quarter 2006.
  • During the quarter Verizon continued to aggressively execute its global cloud strategy, expanding its portfolio of secure IT solutions and acquiring CloudSwitch, which will enable Verizon to boost industry adoption by simplifying the move to the enterprise cloud.  Multinational companies including ARINC adopted Verizon enterprise cloud services during the quarter.  In addition, enterprise customers including RWE of Germany, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Plunkett & Cooney Inc. and Smile Brands Inc. completed new agreements for a wide range of strategic advanced communications and information technology solutions.
  • Verizon also continued to broaden the scope and capabilities of its global network infrastructure.  The company completed the integration of Terremark data centers in Florida and Virginia with Verizon’s Global IP network; activated its first 100 gigabit-per-second network route in the United States; expanded its 100G capabilities in Europe; and completed deployment of advanced network equipment on its global network in Singapore and Sydney.

NOTE: Reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results for the divestiture of overlapping wireless properties in 105 operating markets in 24 states during the first half of 2010; the wireless deferred revenue adjustment that was disclosed in Verizon’s Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010; the spinoff to Frontier of local exchange and related landline assets in 14 states, effective on July 1, 2010; and other non-operational items.  See the accompanying schedules and www.verizon.com/investor  for reconciliations to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for non-GAAP financial measures cited in this document.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, with more than 107 million total connections nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500.  A Dow 30 company with $106.6 billion in 2010 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 195,000.  For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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NOTE: This presentation contains statements about expected future events and financial results that are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following important factors could affect future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: the effects of adverse conditions in the U.S. and international economies; the effects of competition in our markets; materially adverse changes in labor matters, including labor negotiations, and any resulting financial and/or operational impact; the effect of material changes in available technology; any disruption of our key suppliers’ provisioning of products or services; significant increases in benefit plan costs or lower investment returns on plan assets; the impact of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, breaches of network or information technology security or existing or future litigation and any resulting financial impact not covered by insurance; technology substitution; an adverse change in the ratings afforded our debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations or adverse conditions in the credit markets impacting the cost, including interest rates, and/or availability of financing; any changes in the regulatory environments in which we operate, including any increase in restrictions on our ability to operate our networks; the timing, scope and financial impact of our deployment of broadband technology; changes in our accounting assumptions that regulatory agencies, including the SEC, may require or that result from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which could result in an impact on earnings; our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions; and the inability to implement our business strategies.

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Verizon Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
3 Mos. Ended 3 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended
Unaudited 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change
Operating Revenues $ 27,913 $ 26,484 5.4 $ 82,439 $ 80,170 2.8
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and sales 11,398 10,671 6.8 33,785 33,539 0.7
Selling, general & administrative expense 7,689 8,407 (8.5) 22,346 26,075 (14.3)
Depreciation and amortization expense 4,179 4,023 3.9 12,316 12,322
Total Operating Expenses 23,266 23,101 0.7 68,447 71,936 (4.9)
Operating Income 4,647 3,383 37.4 13,992 8,234 69.9
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses 125 141 (11.3) 347 395 (12.2)
Other income and (expense), net 24 (51) * 70 11 *
Interest expense (698) (597) 16.9 (2,124) (1,956) 8.6
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes 4,098 2,876 42.5 12,285 6,684 83.8
Provision for income taxes (556) (178) * (1,875) (1,115) 68.2
Net Income $   3,542 $   2,698 31.3 $ 10,410 $   5,569 86.9
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest $   2,163 $   2,039 6.1 $   5,983 $   5,659 5.7
Net income (loss) attributable to Verizon 1,379 659 * 4,427 (90) *
Net Income $   3,542 $   2,698 31.3 $ 10,410 $   5,569 86.9
Basic Earnings (Loss) per Common Share
Net income (loss) attributable to Verizon $       .49 $       .23 * $     1.56 $     (.03) *
Weighted average number of common shares (in millions) 2,834 2,829 2,832 2,830
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share (1)
Net income (loss) attributable to Verizon $       .49 $       .23 * $     1.56 $     (.03) *
Weighted average number of common
shares-assuming dilution (in millions) 2,839 2,830 2,838 2,830
Footnotes:
(1) If there is a net loss, diluted EPS is the same as basic EPS. Diluted Earnings per Share includes the dilutive effect of shares issuable under our stock-based compensation plans.
Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results.
* Not meaningful
Verizon Communications Inc. 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in millions)
Unaudited 9/30/11 12/31/10 $ Change
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $   10,324 $     6,668 $                 3,656
Short-term investments 534 545 (11)
Accounts receivable, net 11,648 11,781 (133)
Inventories 1,153 1,131 22
Prepaid expenses and other 4,111 2,223 1,888
Total current assets 27,770 22,348 5,422
Plant, property and equipment 214,798 211,655 3,143
Less accumulated depreciation 125,955 123,944 2,011
88,843 87,711 1,132
Investments in unconsolidated businesses 3,461 3,497 (36)
Wireless licenses 73,203 72,996 207
Goodwill 23,541 21,988 1,553
Other intangible assets, net 5,915 5,830 85
Other assets 5,299 5,635 (336)
Total Assets $ 228,032 $ 220,005 $                 8,027
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities
Debt maturing within one year $     8,630 $     7,542 $                 1,088
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 14,486 15,702 (1,216)
Other 11,520 7,353 4,167
Total current liabilities 34,636 30,597 4,039
Long-term debt 46,285 45,252 1,033
Employee benefit obligations 27,705 28,164 (459)
Deferred income taxes 26,412 22,818 3,594
Other liabilities 5,479 6,262 (783)
Equity
Common stock 297 297
Contributed capital 37,912 37,922 (10)
Reinvested earnings 4,619 4,368 251
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,037 1,049 (12)
Common stock in treasury, at cost (5,112) (5,267) 155
Deferred compensation – employee
stock ownership plans and other 298 200 98
Noncontrolling interest 48,464 48,343 121
Total equity 87,515 86,912 603
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 228,032 $ 220,005 $                 8,027
Verizon – Selected Financial and Operating Statistics
Unaudited 9/30/11 12/31/10
Total debt (in millions) $   54,915 $   52,794
Net debt (in millions) $   44,591 $   46,126
Net debt / Adjusted EBITDA (1) 1.3x 1.3x
Common shares outstanding end of period (in millions) 2,831 2,827
Total employees 195,400 194,400
Cash dividends declared per common share $   0.5000 $   0.4875
Footnotes:
(1) The adjusted EBITDA excludes the effects of non-recurring or non-operational items.
The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets are based on preliminary information.
Verizon Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(dollars in millions)
9 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended
Unaudited 9/30/11 9/30/10 $ Change
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net Income $          10,410 $          5,569 $                 4,841
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
   operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense 12,316 12,322 (6)
Employee retirement benefits 1,428 5,710 (4,282)
Deferred income taxes 1,901 1,611 290
Provision for uncollectible accounts 754 922 (168)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses, net of dividends received 102 82 20
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of
   effects from acquisition/disposition of businesses (2,553) 640 (3,193)
Other, net (2,846) (1,742) (1,104)
Net cash provided by operating activities 21,512 25,114 (3,602)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Capital expenditures (including capitalized software) (12,546) (11,744) (802)
Acquisitions of licenses, investments and businesses, net of cash acquired (1,854) (1,027) (827)
Proceeds from dispositions 2,594 (2,594)
Net change in short-term investments 43 (34) 77
Other, net 945 151 794
Net cash used in investing activities (13,412) (10,060) (3,352)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 6,510 6,510
Repayments of long-term borrowings and capital
lease obligations
(7,420) (7,941) 521
Increase (decrease) in short-term obligations, excluding
current maturities
1,817 (1,097) 2,914
Dividends paid (4,139) (4,034) (105)
Proceeds from sale of common stock 139 139
Proceeds from access line spin-off 3,083 (3,083)
Other, net (1,351) (1,680) 329
Net cash used in financing activities (4,444) (11,669) 7,225
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 3,656 3,385 271
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 6,668 2,009 4,659
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $          10,324 $          5,394 $                 4,930
Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Wireless – Selected Financial Results
(dollars in millions)
3 Mos. Ended 3 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended
Unaudited 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change
Operating Revenues
Retail service $14,405 $13,479 6.9 $42,098 $39,795 5.8
Other service 628 689 (8.9) 1,953 1,641 19.0
Service 15,033 14,168 6.1 44,051 41,436 6.3
Equipment 1,800 1,276 41.1 5,242 3,292 59.2
Other 893 806 10.8 2,607 2,531 3.0
Total Operating Revenues 17,726 16,250 9.1 51,900 47,259 9.8
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and sales 5,670 5,017 13.0 17,379 14,428 20.5
Selling, general & administrative expense 4,867 4,543 7.1 14,412 13,486 6.9
Depreciation and amortization expense 2,040 1,836 11.1 5,917 5,475 8.1
Total Operating Expenses 12,577 11,396 10.4 37,708 33,389 12.9
Operating Income $  5,149 $  4,854 6.1 $14,192 $13,870 2.3
Operating Income Margin 29.0% 29.9% 27.3% 29.3%
Segment EBITDA $  7,189 $  6,690 7.5 $20,109 $19,345 3.9
Segment EBITDA Service Margin 47.8% 47.2% 45.6% 46.7%
Footnotes:
The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of non-recurring or non-operational items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.
Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results.
Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Wireless – Selected Operating Statistics
Unaudited 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change
Connections (000)
 Retail postpaid 86,175 82,257 4.8
 Retail prepaid 4,533 4,477 1.3
   Retail 90,708 86,734 4.6
 Wholesale & other connections 16,987 14,361 18.3
 Total connections 107,695 101,095 6.5
3 Mos. Ended 3 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended
Unaudited 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change
Net Add Detail (1) (000)
 Retail postpaid 882 584 51.0 3,045 1,657 83.8
 Retail prepaid 86 (137) * 120 (483) *
   Retail 968 447 * 3,165 1,174 *
 Wholesale & other connections 367 801 (54.2) 2,154 3,202 (32.7)
 Total connections 1,335 1,248 7.0 5,319 4,376 21.5
Churn Detail
 Retail postpaid 0.94% 1.07% 0.95% 1.02%
 Retail 1.26% 1.43% 1.27% 1.39%
Revenue & ARPU Statistics
 Total data revenues (in millions) $ 6,100 $5,062 20.5 $17,368 $14,282 21.6
 Retail postpaid data ARPU $ 22.22 $19.21 15.7 $  21.34 $  18.39 16.0
 Total data as a % of service revenues 40.6% 35.7% 39.4% 34.5%
 Retail service ARPU $ 53.21 $51.95 2.4 $  52.53 $  51.42 2.2
 Retail postpaid ARPU $ 54.89 $53.61 2.4 $  54.18 $  53.03 2.2
Retail Postpaid Connection Statistics
 Total Smartphone postpaid % of phones sold 59.6% 42.8% 59.7% 39.5%
 Total Smartphone postpaid phone base 39.2% 24.4%
 Total Internet postpaid base 7.8% 6.7%
Other Operating Statistics
 Capital expenditures (in millions) $ 1,784 $2,173 (17.9) $  7,186 $  6,205 15.8
Footnotes:
(1) Connection net additions exclude acquisitions and adjustments.
The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of non-recurring or non-operational items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.
Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results.
* Not meaningful
Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireline – Selected Financial Results
(dollars in millions)
3 Mos. Ended 3 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended
Unaudited 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change
Operating Revenues
Consumer retail $3,400 $3,364 1.1 $10,177 $10,034 1.4
Small business 670 709 (5.5) 2,047 2,137 (4.2)
Mass Markets 4,070 4,073 (0.1) 12,224 12,171 0.4
Strategic services 1,935 1,674 15.6 5,617 4,867 15.4
Other 1,986 2,167 (8.4) 6,076 6,572 (7.5)
Global Enterprise 3,921 3,841 2.1 11,693 11,439 2.2
Global Wholesale 1,963 2,157 (9.0) 6,035 6,648 (9.2)
Other 195 215 (9.3) 591 680 (13.1)
Total Operating Revenues 10,149 10,286 (1.3) 30,543 30,938 (1.3)
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and sales 5,681 5,658 0.4 16,647 17,010 (2.1)
Selling, general & administrative expense 2,296 2,296 6,894 7,105 (3.0)
Depreciation and amortization expense 2,119 2,145 (1.2) 6,343 6,308 0.6
Total Operating Expenses 10,096 10,099 29,884 30,423 (1.8)
Operating Income $     53 $   187 (71.7) $     659 $     515 28.0
Operating Income Margin 0.5% 1.8% 2.2% 1.7%
Segment EBITDA $2,172 $2,332 (6.9) $  7,002 $  6,823 2.6
Segment EBITDA Margin 21.4% 22.7% 22.9% 22.1%
Footnotes:
The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of non-operational items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.
Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results.
Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireline – Selected Operating Statistics
Unaudited 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change
Connections (000)
FiOS TV Subscribers     3,979    3,290 20.9
FiOS Internet Subscribers     4,616    3,885 18.8
FiOS Digital Voice residence connections     1,460       672 *
FiOS Digital connections   10,055    7,847 28.1
HSI and other     3,956    4,455 (11.2)
Total Broadband connections     8,572    8,340 2.8
Primary residence switched access connections   10,456  12,153 (14.0)
Primary residence connections   11,916  12,825 (7.1)
Total retail residence voice connections   12,809  13,919 (8.0)
Total voice connections   24,519  26,544 (7.6)
3 Mos. Ended 3 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended 9 Mos. Ended
Unaudited 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change 9/30/11 9/30/10 % Change
Net Add Detail (000)
FiOS TV Subscribers 131 204 (35.8) 507 540 (6.1)
FiOS Internet Subscribers 138 226 (38.9) 534 599 (10.9)
FiOS Digital Voice residence connections 265 326 (18.7) 643 653 (1.5)
FiOS Digital connections 534 756 (29.4) 1,684 1,792 (6.0)
HSI and other (118) (165) (28.5) (354) (419) (15.5)
Total Broadband connections 20 61 (67.2) 180 180
Primary residence switched access connections (490) (586) (16.4) (1,301) (1,490) (12.7)
Primary residence connections (225) (260) (13.5) (658) (837) (21.4)
Total retail residence voice connections (278) (333) (16.5) (807) (1,046) (22.8)
Total voice connections (478) (594) (19.5) (1,482) (1,779) (16.7)
Revenue & ARPU Statistics
Consumer ARPU $94.20 $86.55 8.8 $  92.34 $ 84.18 9.7
FiOS revenues (in millions) $2,109 $1,780 18.5 $  6,077 $ 5,029 20.8
Strategic services as a % of total Enterprise revenues 49.4% 43.6% 48.0% 42.5%
Other Operating Statistics
Capital expenditures (in millions) $1,617 $1,751 (7.7) $  4,767 $ 5,098 (6.5)
Wireline employees (000) 92.8 97.5
FiOS Internet Open for Sale (000) 13,358 12,525
FiOS Internet penetration 34.6% 31.0%
FiOS Video Open for Sale (000) 13,023 12,077
FiOS Video penetration 30.6% 27.2%
Footnotes:
The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of non-operational items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.
Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results.
* Not meaningful

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