Grading the top 13 wireline service providers in Q2 2013

August 14, 2013

With the second quarter 2013 earnings season now complete, FierceTelecom is taking a look at the results of the top U.S. ILECs.

In this report, we break down the numbers in our quarterly chart, which summarizes how the top 13 ILECs performed in terms of revenue, access line losses, and subscriber additions.

And don't forget to see how these figures stack up against the first quarter of 2013, fourth quarter of 2012, third quarter 2012, and second quarter 2012.

Also, take a few minutes to review our earnings summary for the wireline industry in the second quarter of 2013. It's an opportunity to scan the results of 35 of the most influential wireline service providers and vendors in this segment, with links to complete coverage of each company. And, as the Q3 season begins, tune in again for coverage of all of the earnings action here at FierceTelecom.

Take a look at the metrics below to see which of the top 13 ILEC service providers slipped and which managed to rise. (Image source: iStockPhoto)

Q2 2013 Roundup--Top ILECs
Carrier	Total Revenue	Access Lines Q2	Access Lines Q1	Broadband Adds	Total Wireline Broadband Subs	Video Adds	M&A
AT&T	$32.1B	30.2M	31.1M	641,000 U-verse; lost 61,000 DSL	9.1M	233,000  U-verse TV	N/A
Verizon	$29.8B	21.8M	22.2M	161,000 FiOS Internet	8.94M	140,000  FiOS Video	N/A
CenturyLink	$4.3B	13.3M	13.6M	Lost 8,400 subscribers	5.9M	12,200 Prism TV subs	Integrating Qwest, Embarq, Savvis assets
Windstream	$1.51B	1.78M	1.81M	7,305 customers	1.7 million	satellite subs	N/A
Frontier	$1.19B	Not reported	Not reported	29,500 DSL	1.8M	15,219 Dish Network*	N/A
FairPoint	$235M	912,678	926,015	2,538 DSL	332,620	Not reported	N/A
TDS Telecom	$223.4M	342,200 residential ILEC access lines	345,500	Lost 400 residential DSL subs	224,500	1,500 IPTV subs	Completed purchase of Baja Broadband
Cincinnati Bell	$312M	550,000	561,400	Added 6,100 Fioptics subs; lost 4,600 legacy DSL subs	261,700 DSL & Fioptics	5,600 Fioptics	Cyrus One IPO
Consolidated Communi-cations	$151.6M	262,581	274,363	2,956	251,306	109,083	Converting SureWest billing systems
Hawaiian Telcom	$97M	394,412	400,364	3,716	89,700	7,200	Integrating Wavecom assets
Shentel	$77.5M	22,419	22,200	12,600 DSL	12,600	62,737 (cable video)	N/A
Lumos Networks	$52.3M	132,318	136,338	497	42,607	101	N/A
HickoryTech	$47.1M	41,124	41,760	1,174	20,538	891	Integrated IdeaOne
* excludes the loss of 203,100 DirecTV subscribers in the third quarter of 2012