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A look at AT&T subscribers and what they're paying

April 24, 2012 RSS Feed Print

By The Associated Press, Associated Press

Here's a look at how many subscribers AT&T has in several categories, and how much they pay.

—Number of smartphone users on contract-based plans: 41.2 million

The average smartphone user's monthly charge: $80

—Number of non-smartphone users on contract-based plans: 28.2 million

The average non-smartphone user's monthly charge: $42

—Number of non-contract phone and tablet users: 7.4 million

The average non-contract phone or tablet user's monthly service charge: roughly $20

—Customers of companies such as Tracfone, which resell AT&T service: 13.9 million

Revenue AT&T gets from each of those customers per month: about $5

—"Connected devices," which includes e-readers, GPS navigation devices, and smart utility meters: 13.3 million

Monthly subscription charges for each device: a few dollars.

—Total number of devices on AT&T's network: 103.9 million

Service charges generated by those devices every month: $4.9 billion

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Being a newbie to following cellular numbers, I have wondered recently if the resellers' (of AT&T, Verizon, etc) new subscribers are included in the carriers numbers. Wonder how many of those 13.9 million customers signing up through other providers are Tracfone customers - they are making a quick $70 million off those customers, so why are they being so sticky about Tracfone and others offering android phones on their network? Rather add a dollar or two to what they make off those customers and they would still be coming out on top.

Marle O of NY 5:26PM April 26, 2012

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