United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE:USM) Friday reported total operating revenues of $1,031 million for the third quarter of 2019, versus $1,001 million for the same period one year ago. Net income attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders and related diluted earnings per share were $23 million and $0.27, respectively, for the third quarter of 2019 compared to $36 million and $0.41, respectively, in the same period one year ago.
“I’m pleased with the progress we made this quarter,” said U.S. Cellular President/CEO Kenneth Meyers.
“We generated improved financial results and although subscriber activity was slow early in the quarter, we gained momentum and finished strong, achieving sequential improvement in postpaid handset net additions by delivering on our customer satisfaction strategy and implementing many of our strategic initiatives.”
Meyers further explained: “Our efforts produced growth in revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. Continued popularity of our unlimited Total Plans drove increases in average revenue per user and increased inbound roaming contributed to growth in service revenue. I am pleased to see these trends as we head into the important holiday season.”
Meyers continued: “We recently completed a brand refresh and launched a new more modern look and a brand promise around ‘Bringing Fairness to Wireless,’ to reinforce the values that have always been part of U.S. Cellular. Another driver of customer satisfaction is our high-quality network, which is performing well even as data usage continues to increase.”
He said the company’s network modernization efforts are progressing, “as we ready our network for 5G, so that even customers with 4G devices have experienced better network quality and improved speeds. Additionally, we are on track to launch 5G service in Iowa and Wisconsin during the first quarter of 2020.”
November 4, 2019
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