On a pro forma basis, which consolidated the results of both companies as if they had been merged on January 2008, revenue grew 3.3%. The company's performance was boosted by growth for its Verizon Wireless division, the largest wireless operation in the country.
At the end of the first quarter, Verizon Wireless had
86.6 million customers (including 13.2 million Altell customers), up 29% over the previous year. Wireless revenues total $15.1 billion, up nearly 30% from the previous year and up 9% on a pro forma
basis. --Aaron Baar
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