ATT vs Verizon -- AT&T Gets Its Bell Rung as Verizon Widens Market Lead -- WSJ

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Page C10 of the WSJ today.

But the journal let us down: it showed quarterly subscriber growth for ATT back to 2Q11 (six months of data) but did not include data for Verizon. ATT subscriber growth had an outlier quarter, 4Q11, when subscriber growth was 700,000 vs the usual 150,000 to 3,000. 3Q12 was particularly challenging for ATT: only 150,000 new subscribers (320,000 a year earlier), compared to Verizon adding 1.5 million wireless subscribers in the third quarter.

A Note for the Granddaughters

I can't say enough about Camille Paglia's new book on art: Glittering Images. I've talked about it at both Amazon.com and at my literature blog.  The book takes one through the history of art, from Egypt to Star Wars, in 29 short essays. Each essay is 3 to 5 pages, and each follows a typical format: one to two pages on the cultural/historical setting at the time; one to two pages on the artist; and one to two pages on a description of a representative piece. The book is just the right size for a back pack; not a coffee table art book. I can hardly wait to start reading an essay a night to the granddaughters. But tonight I promised I would read the most recent issue of National Geographic to the older granddaughter. This issue has a pull-out poster of the cheetah. And, wow, one of our favorite subjects: an article title "Launch of the Penguins." I don't know what that one is about, yet.