Who Is Numero Uno?

In the wake for Cingular's stellar earnings calls, Verizon announced that while it was not the number one carrier in terms of subscribers, it was in terms of revenue. Data revenue, that is. According to IDC, Verizon Wireless had an average of US$7.27 spent per customer on data services. This made it the leader amongst domestic national carriers. Statistics were based on third quarter results of national carriers last year.

Today, there are more than 229 million U.S. wireless subscribers who are spending an average of $6.00 per month on data services according to the latest IDC research. Customer spending on data services contributed a total of $4.1 billion in revenue for 3Q06. IDC says messaging contributed nearly half the data revenue, while business- and consumer-oriented services and content constituted about 40%, and content and simple application downloads came to about 12%. Of the top ten wireless carriers, IDC research indicates that Verizon prevails as the new leader on data spending-per-customer basis.

YouTube and Verizon Wireless

YouTube, a Google company, annouced a distribution arrangement with Verizon Wireless today. Did they get the deal because of Google or did Google buy them because of the deal? In any case, a deal with the nation's most conservative wireless carrier is a big affirmation that YouTube's legal woes will be short-lived.

Here's what The Hollywood Reporter has to say:

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