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Verizon Communications Inc. offers wireline, wireless and broadband services primarily in the northeastern United States. It acquired MCI in 2006 and has since sold or spun off non-core assets. Alltel was acquired in early 2009. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

AT&T Inc. (formerly SBC Communications) provides telephone and broadband service and holds full ownership of AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular Wireless). AT&T Corp. was acquired in late 2005 and BellSouth in late 2006. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

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We understand the issue with such a grand statement, who would guide the company going forward? But in the grand scheme of things, Mr. Kannappan came to Plantronics from Kidder, Peabody and Company where he was an investment banker, making us wonder if the current investment strategy isn't "me first" instead of shareholders first.

Top 10 fastest growing companies in Magic Formula Investing, based on compound annual revenue growth rates over the past 3 years.

DragonWave is a maker of wireless backhaul solutions for cellular networks. The price is surprisingly cheap for a strong player in a long-term growth market, but customer concentration and competition are risks.

Earthlink is a 3rd party provider of dial-up and broadband Internet services. With a declining subscriber base, the question here is whether the huge dividend can outpace what is sure to be a declining stock price over the long term.

The turnaround potential of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), the third-largest US wireless carrier, is vastly underestimated by investors and Wall Street analysts.

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), the third-largest US wireless carrier, is scheduled to release fiscal fourth-quarter 2009 earnings before the market open on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Analysts, on average, expect the company to report a loss of 19 cents a share on revenue of $8.02 billion.