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Article: Late News: SEC inquiry highlights importance of wireless subscriber numbers.(Late News)
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- RCR Wireless News
- Article date:
- July 5, 2004
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Subscriber numbers are an important metric for the wireless industry because the industry is still growing, so an inquiry by a federal agency into how those numbers is calculated is important, said Rich Nespola, chief executive officer of the Management Network Group."In wireless today, it is still a land-grab opportunity, so subscriber growth is something that all analysts look at,'' said Nespola. Even though all analysts look at subscriber numbers, they are at the mercy of wireless carriers to know how many subscribers they serve because there is no independent way to figure this out, said ...