Cingular Q4 2005 results
Cingular announced its fourth quarter earnings results this morning. This is the final release that will show confusing numbers thanks to the AT&T Wireless merger, it happened in October 2004 which affects the year ago numbers.
Important figures in the release:
- Cingular had 54.1 million total subscribers at the end of the year
- Average revenue per user (ARPU) was down 2.2% to $48.86
- Data ARPU totaled $4.71, up 63% year-over-year
- Revenue hit $8.8 billion, up 9.4%
- Income was $204 million compared to a loss of $495 million a year ago.
