Firstly, the discount could lead to lower ARPU from those who tend to use limited data.
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He contends the price increase will boost ARPU and profits over the next several quarters.
Web game ARPU is also a function of the mix of games on our platform.
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France Telecom has warned about 10% ARPU decline in its domestic market in 2012.
We also believe the change in Service business model will lead to a more aggressive ARPU drop.
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Furthermore, even though losses continued, pay-TV revenues grew due to increase in ARPU (average revenue per subscriber).
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This, together with rising mobile usage, leading to lower advertising ARPU (average revenue per user), suggests margin compression.
Not only will it negatively affect average revenue per user (ARPU), the integration will complicate year-over-year ARPU comparisons.
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Both blended and contract ARPU benefitted from growing handset insurance revenues and from the introduction of reconnection fees.
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This metric, known as ARPU, is one of the most important measurements of the financial health of telecom companies.
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This would explain why Sprint has a higher ARPU than MetroPCS and Verizon.
When the company reports its third-quarter results in three months, it might be able to brag about another ARPU increase.
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Eventually we expect to see churn and ARPU benefits, but only once smartphone penetration levels off or replacement cycles elongate.
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Remarkably, the ARPU of MetroPCS is declining even though the carrier is signing up LTE subscribers at a steady clip.
Far more importantly, Leap Wireless delivered a double-digit ARPU increase on the back of broader smartphone use of its customers.
The carriers think that business can boost their average revenue per user (ARPU), which is now mostly generated by voice services.
Increasing smartphone penetration should however enable the company to post a sequential increase in postpaid ARPU levels, bolstered by data ARPUs.
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At Qihoo 360, our web game monthly ARPU has been very consistent in the past two years, with some seasonal fluctuations.
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In addition to acquiring new postpaid subscribers, Verizon also managed to convert more of its existing base to the higher ARPU-yielding smartphones.
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Meanwhile, increasing smartphone penetration should continue to help the company post a sequential increase in postpaid ARPU levels, bolstered by data ARPUs.
Nomura expects Wall Street estimates to have penciled in an overly aggressive ARPU growth rate, which should trickle-down to total service revenue.
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Moreover, the ARPU for broadband is growing due to the adoption of higher priced tiers that are further offsetting the losses.
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If you try to raise ARPU (price) you will naturally increase churn.
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Yet the short sellers tried to mislead the public by comparing our ARPU to that of MMORPG game developers or SOCIAL game platforms.
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However, considering that Sprint offers unlimited data plans, the ARPU data is skewed as most smartphone subscribers would opt for the unlimited plan.
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Driving 3G adoption will serve to drive the ARPU levels of China Telecom further as has been the case in the developed world.
By selling cheaper smartphones, these companies will be able to reduce their subsidy costs while keeping data usage and consequently ARPU levels intact.
The growth in ARPU, coupled with lower selling, general and administrative Expenses, helped the operating profit margin expand by 362 basis points to 32.47%.
Increasing smartphone penetration should however enable the company to post a sequential increase in postpaid ARPU levels, bolstered by data average revenue per user.
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The company's recent entry into Armenia helped, yet Vimpel saw strong subscriber growth and higher average revenues per user (ARPU) in pre-existing markets as well.
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