OKLAHOMA CITY-Wireless operator Dobson Communications Corp. added 109,800 gross subscribers during the fourth quarter, well ahead of projected additions of 95,000 to 105,000 customers. Dobson also said its churn rate came in at 2 percent, at the bottom of the guided range of 2 percent to 2.3 percent.
The company expects fourth-quarter net subscriber additions to be approximately 60,700 customers, compared with the company’s November guidance of 45,000 to 50,000 customers, with net subscriber additions for fiscal 2000 of approximately 171,600 customers. Dobson said its subscriber base will total about 931,200 subscribers.