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COMBINED SBC AND AT&T REPRESENTS 28% OF WIRED LINE TELECOM MARKET, 10% OF TOTAL TELECOM SPENDINGJENKINTOWN, PA, January 31, 2005 – As SBC Communications announces its intentions to acquire AT&T, the most recent market tracking data released by TNS Telecoms shows that a combined entity would control 28% of revenue in the consumer wired line telecom market. When examined separately, the 3rd Quarter 2004 data shows that SBC/AT&T would control 27% of the local telecom market households and 37% of the long distance telecom market households. Together the combined entity would represent 10% of all dollars spent on telecom services, not including revenue from Cingular Wireless. SBC and AT&T would represent the nation’s largest traditional telecom provider, but when wireless spending is included, the combined SBC/AT&T together with Cingular would represent 15% of total consumer communications spending, while Verizon and Verizon Wireless would represent 16% of the total. Cingular Wireless is a joint venture of SBC and BellSouth and Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon and Vodaphone. As for the market overall, growth could be noted in household spending in all communications categories over the 3rd Quarter of 2004. The average US household now spends a total of $164.91 per month on telecom services up 4% from the previous quarter, with the largest growth continuing to be found in wireless service spending, up 8% to an average spend of $51.80 per month. “These numbers indicate a positive position for the communications industry, as consumer spending grew in all categories over the last quarter,” stated Charles White, Vice President of TNS Telecoms. Other trends noted in the most recent results include a household share increase of 2% by DirecTV to 15% of all households with satellite or cable TV service and a slight drop of 2% in share of Broadband Internet households for Comcast to 18% of all households with Broadband Internet services .Telecom Industry Market Share – Third Quarter 2004
*Reflects a revised methodology for calculating bundled & non-bundled revenue
*Reflects a revised methodology for calculating bundled & non-bundled revenue
*Reflects a revised methodology for calculating bundled & non-bundled revenue
**Indicates rounded share less than one-half percent
Internet Connection Household Share
*Includes both Sprint and SprintBCS
About the Research TNS Telecoms collects responses through its Bill Harvesting® database from 32,000 U.S. households that provide their complete set of telecommunications bills, promotional bill inserts and telecom direct mail communications each year. In the business market, TNS Telecoms' BusinessWave® research gathers telecom behavior information from small, medium and large businesses across the U.S. Together this syndicated information provides a number of product offerings including databases, TNS reports and online applications allowing national, state, city and micro level analysis across the U.S. About TNS Telecoms TNS Telecoms, the specialist telecoms division of TNS, is a global provider of strategic and tactical market information and analysis for telecom service providers and the entire telecommunications industry. Its range of syndicated research solutions and custom capabilities allows TNS Telecoms to meet the changing market information challenges of telecom-related businesses. For more information please go to www.tnstelecoms.com. About TNS TNS is one of the world's leading market information groups. We provide market measurement, analysis and insight through our global network of operating companies in 70 countries. Working with national and multi-national organizations, we help our clients to develop effective business strategies and enhance relationships with their customers. In July 2003, the group merged with NFO WorldGroup, Inc. Further information on TNS can be found on www.tns-global.com TNS is a trademark of Taylor Nelson Sofres plc. * * * * Editor’s Note: Please source all data and tables as “Source: TNS Telecoms.”
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