user@domain.invalid wrote:
> SMS wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks for all the interest. The number of hits on this page has been
>> extremely high, as a compilation of this data is not available
>> anywhere else.
>>
>> "http://nordicgroup.us/marketshare/3Q2006/"
>
> How about profit per carrier if that is available? While the data is
> pretty good at showing the metrics, one can't tell if a carrier is
> sacrificing profits at the expense of market share or any other metric.
>
> Thanks,
> -Jason

Yes, I could add the profit and the margins, quarter after quarter.

However it really doesn't tell you about sacrificing profits for market
share. AT&T and Cingular had low margins at the height of the TDMA to
GSM conversion because of the high expenses of the network conversion,
compared to Verizon which has enjoyed very high margins. Now Cingular's
margins are increasing because the network conversion is complete.