For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, AT&T's consolidated revenues totaled $31.4 billion, down 1.5 percent versus the year-earlier quarter and up 0.9 percent when excluding revenues from the divested Advertising Solutions business unit. Compared with results for the first quarter of 2012, operating expenses were $25.4 billion versus $25.7 billion; operating income was $5.9 billion versus $6.1 billion; and operating income margin was 18.9 percent, compared to 19.2 percent. First-quarter 2013 net income attributable to AT&T totaled $3.7 billion, or $0.67 per diluted share, up from $3.6 billion, or $0.60 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter. Adjusted for an income tax settlement of 3 cents and the sale of Advertising Solutions, earnings per share was $0.64 versus $0.59 in the year-ago quarter, an increase of 8.5 percent. First-quarter 2013 cash from operating activities totaled $8.2 billion, and capital expenditures totaled $4.3 billion. Free cash flow — cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures — totaled $3.9 billion. The company continues to expect capital expenditures for 2013 to be in the $21 billion range and now expects capital expenditures for 2014 and 2015 each to be in the $20 billion range with no reduction in the Project Velocity IP (VIP) broadband expansion. Previously, the company expected capital spending of $22 billion annually in 2014 and 2015. The company is achieving savings through greater integration efficiencies in Project VIP, accelerating LTE build in 2013 and other ongoing initiatives. As part of its Project VIP-related LTE deployment, the company currently covers nearly 200 million POPs with its award-winning LTE network and expects to reach nearly 90 percent of its planned 300 million POP LTE deployment by the end of 2013. AT&T’s 4G network now covers more than 292 million POPs, including LTE and HSPA+, all with expanded backhaul to support fast data speeds. AT&T’s overall wireless network performance – call, text, data – ranked or tied for #1 in 14 markets of 23 surveyed year to date 2013 by RootMetrics. In the second half of 2012, RootMetrics ranked AT&T’s overall wireless network performance 1st or tied for 1st in more than 70 percent of the 47 markets RootMetrics surveyed where AT&T had deployed LTE. RootMetrics surveyed a total of 77 markets in the second half of 2012. AT&T Inc.
AT&T Wireless Revs Up 21 percent in Q1 2013
For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, AT&T's consolidated revenues totaled $31.4 billion, down 1.5 percent versus the year-earlier quarter and up 0.9 percent when excluding revenues from the divested Advertising Solutions business unit. Compared with results for the first quarter of 2012, operating expenses were $25.4 billion versus $25.7 billion; operating income was $5.9 billion versus $6.1 billion; and operating income margin was 18.9 percent, compared to 19.2 percent. First-quarter 2013 net income attributable to AT&T totaled $3.7 billion, or $0.67 per diluted share, up from $3.6 billion, or $0.60 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter. Adjusted for an income tax settlement of 3 cents and the sale of Advertising Solutions, earnings per share was $0.64 versus $0.59 in the year-ago quarter, an increase of 8.5 percent. First-quarter 2013 cash from operating activities totaled $8.2 billion, and capital expenditures totaled $4.3 billion. Free cash flow — cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures — totaled $3.9 billion. The company continues to expect capital expenditures for 2013 to be in the $21 billion range and now expects capital expenditures for 2014 and 2015 each to be in the $20 billion range with no reduction in the Project Velocity IP (VIP) broadband expansion. Previously, the company expected capital spending of $22 billion annually in 2014 and 2015. The company is achieving savings through greater integration efficiencies in Project VIP, accelerating LTE build in 2013 and other ongoing initiatives. As part of its Project VIP-related LTE deployment, the company currently covers nearly 200 million POPs with its award-winning LTE network and expects to reach nearly 90 percent of its planned 300 million POP LTE deployment by the end of 2013. AT&T’s 4G network now covers more than 292 million POPs, including LTE and HSPA+, all with expanded backhaul to support fast data speeds. AT&T’s overall wireless network performance – call, text, data – ranked or tied for #1 in 14 markets of 23 surveyed year to date 2013 by RootMetrics. In the second half of 2012, RootMetrics ranked AT&T’s overall wireless network performance 1st or tied for 1st in more than 70 percent of the 47 markets RootMetrics surveyed where AT&T had deployed LTE. RootMetrics surveyed a total of 77 markets in the second half of 2012. AT&T Inc.