NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless added 806,000 new customers during the third quarter of this year, a 35-percent increase in net additions compared with third quarter results last year from the combined U.S. wireless properties of Bell Atlantic Corp., Vodafone Group and GTE Corp.
The additions put Verizon Wireless’ subscriber base at 26.3 million customers, a 14.6-percent increase year-over-year, the company reported. Verizon noted its total churn for the quarter, including prepaid customers, remained unchanged from the previous quarter at 2.5 percent.