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To: E_K_S who wrote (5441)	8/16/2010 11:51:59 AM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34328

"Has anybody invested in this sector and/or these companies? What's your strategy?" Mine's pretty simple .. I use VZ services where I live, so I own VZ stock .. I view it as a bond with capital gains potential .. Triff ..

To: E_K_S who wrote (5441)	8/16/2010 3:02:50 PM
From: chowder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

I own VZ. Have had it about a year, down 1% with dividends reinvested. I also received shares of FTR as a result of a VZ spinoff. I have both VZ and FTR set up for dividend reinvesting. I'm taking a long term approach. If FTR performs well, I'll consider adding to my present position. I don't own T so I don't have anything to say about it. I do own CTL and it has performd very well for me over the last year and a half. One of my better performers actually. It to is set up for dividend reinvesting. My yield on cost is above 11%.

To: E_K_S who wrote (5441)	8/17/2010 10:14:01 AM
From: E_K_S	Respond to of 34328

Comparing T, VZ & CMCSA - It's been the great Dividend and now it's the new emerging market in Internet (mobile) TV. With the convergence of digital media both T & VZ now provide a cable like TV service. In the future, Internet TV may be the delivery choice for media (no city franchise fees too) to the consumer. Since 2000, Both T & VZ has under performed CMSCA by 20%. (Note: You need to move the time bar tab below the graph to FY 2000 to view the comparison) finance.yahoo.com The big difference has been their Dividend payments. ( finance.yahoo.com ) Comcast Corp.(NasdaqGS: CMCSA) Div & Yield: 0.38 (2.10%) Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Div & Yield: 1.90 (6.30%) AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) Div & Yield: 1.68 (6.30%) I own all three but am thinking of closing out my position in CMSCA and putting the proceeds into T & VC. I will get a better dividend payout and should see both VZ & T expand their market into digital internet TV (mobile & wireless) related products. I wonder if T & VZ will maintain their high yield as the industry grows and requires more large capital investments. EKS