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Revenues, Profits
Profits as % of...
EPS, Total return, Employees
Revenues
Profits
Rank
Company
Fortune 500 rank
$ millions
% change from 2010
$ millions
% change from 2010
1
AT&T
11
126,723.0
1.7
3,944.0
-80.1
2
Verizon Communications
15
110,875.0
4.0
2,404.0
-5.7
3
Comcast
49
55,842.0
47.2
4,160.0
14.4
4
Sprint Nextel
90
33,679.0
3.4
-2,890.0
N.A.
5
DirecTV
105
27,226.0
13.0
2,609.0
18.7
6
Time Warner Cable
142
19,675.0
4.3
1,665.0
27.3
7
CenturyLink
171
15,351.0
118.0
573.0
-39.5
8
DISH Network
191
14,048.4
11.1
1,515.9
53.9
9
Liberty Global
261
10,246.5
6.0
-772.7
-299.0
10
Cablevision Systems
348
7,252.3
-1.5
291.9
-19.1
11
Charter Communications
351
7,204.0
2.1
-369.0
N.A.
12
NII Holdings
369
6,719.3
20.0
198.8
-41.7
13
Frontier Communications
464
5,243.0
38.1
149.6
-2.0
14
Telephone & Data Systems
469
5,180.5
3.9
200.6
39.5
15
MetroPCS Communications
490
4,847.4
19.1
301.3
55.8
Rank
Company
Revenues %
Assets %
Stockholders'
Equity %
1
AT&T
3.1
1.5
3.7
2
Verizon Communications
2.2
1.0
6.7
3
Comcast
7.4
2.6
8.8
4
Sprint Nextel
-8.6
-5.9
-25.3
5
DirecTV
9.6
14.2
N.A.
6
Time Warner Cable
8.5
3.4
22.1
7
CenturyLink
3.7
1.0
2.8
8
DISH Network
10.8
13.2
N.A.
9
Liberty Global
-7.5
-2.1
-27.5
10
Cablevision Systems
4.0
4.1
N.A.
11
Charter Communications
-5.1
-2.4
-90.2
12
NII Holdings
3.0
2.0
6.3
13
Frontier Communications
2.9
0.9
3.4
14
Telephone & Data Systems
3.9
2.4
5.1
15
MetroPCS Communications
6.2
3.2
10.3
Earnings Per Share
Total Return to Investors
Employees
Rank
Company
2001-2011 Annual growth (%)
2001-2011 Annual rate (%)
2011 (%)
Number
% change from 2010
1
AT&T
-11.1
2.2
9.1
256,420
-3.8
2
Verizon Communications
19.8
4.3
18.3
193,900
-0.3
3
Comcast
13.6
0.5
9.8
126,000
23.5
4
Sprint Nextel
N.A.
-17.5
-44.7
40,000
0.0
5
DirecTV
N.A.
N.A.
7.1
26,350
11.9
6
Time Warner Cable
N.A.
N.A.
-1.0
47,900
1.8
7
CenturyLink
-7.8
4.9
-13.0
49,217
142.4
8
DISH Network
N.A.
3.5
56.6
34,000
54.5
9
Liberty Global
N.A.
N.A.
16.0
22,000
10.0
10
Cablevision Systems
-12.1
-1.7
-38.7
16,633
-6.1
11
Charter Communications
N.A.
N.A.
46.2
16,800
1.2
12
NII Holdings
N.A.
N.A.
-52.3
15,300
13.3
13
Frontier Communications
N.A.
1.2
-40.8
15,400
4.1
14
Telephone & Data Systems
N.A.
-4.5
-27.9
12,300
-0.8
15
MetroPCS Communications
N.A.
N.A.
-31.3
3,700
2.8
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