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126. DirecTV Group
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Rank: 126 (Previous rank: 143)
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CEO: Chase Carey
Address: 2230 E. Imperial Highway
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: 310-964-5000
Website: www.directv.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 19,693.0 14.2
Profits 1,521.0 4.8
Assets 16,539.0 —
Stockholders' equity 4,853.0 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 23,275.7 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 7.7
Assets 9.2
Stockholders' equity 31.3
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 1.37
% change from 2007 13.2
1998-2008 annual growth rate % N.A.
Total return to investors %
2008 -0.9
1998-2008 annual rate N.A.
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 AT&T 8 124,028.0
2 Verizon Communications 17 97,354.0
3 Sprint Nextel 64 35,635.0
4 Comcast 68 34,256.0
5 DirecTV Group 126 19,693.0
6 Qwest Communications 197 13,475.0
7 DISH Network 231 11,617.2
8 Liberty Global 257 10,561.1
9 Virgin Media 338 7,439.9
10 Cablevision Systems 342 7,230.1
11 Charter Communications 385 6,479.0
12 Embarq 405 6,124.0
13 Telephone & Data Systems 465 5,092.0
14 Level 3 Communications 526 4,301.0
15 NII Holdings 530 4,269.4
16 Windstream 656 3,213.5
17 MetroPCS Communications 727 2,751.5
18 CenturyTel 753 2,599.7
19 Frontier Communications 834 2,237.0
20 Leap Wireless International 909 1,958.9
21 IDT 937 1,878.0
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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