The Cell Phone Junkie

As they do each quarter, Fierce Wireless analyzed the numbers from Strategy Analytics and posted a chart of the top carriers in the US for the previous quarter.  In Q3 2011, Verizon remained in the top spot with 107.7 million subscribers, edging out AT&T’s 100.7 million.  Both saw healthy growth with Verizon adding 1.3 million customers, and AT&T adding 2.1 million.  Keeping the third spot, Sprint 1.2 million users, bringing them to 53.1 million.  T-Mobile finished fourth with a gain of 126k, finishing at 33.7 million.  Rounding out the top 8 include Clearwire at 9.5 million, Metro PCS at 9.1 million, US Cellular at 5.9 million, and Leap Wireless at 5.8 million.  Slots 9 through 12 belonged to C Spire, ATN, Cincinnati Bell, and Ntelos, each with under a million subscribers.

Source: Fierce Wireless