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FORTUNE 500 2006
Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations
Industry: Telecommunications
REVENUES PROFITS
1 Verizon Communications 18 75,112 5 7,397 -6
2 AT&T 39 43,862 7 4,786 -19
3 Sprint Nextel 59 34,680 26 1,785 N.A.
4 Comcast 94 22,255 10 928 -4
5 BellSouth 106 20,613 -9 3,294 -31
6 Qwest Communications 160 13,903 1 -779 N.A.
7 DIRECTV Group 168 13,165 11 336 N.A.
8 Alltel 251 9,487 15 1,331 27
9 Echostar Communications 273 8,426 18 1,515 605
10 Cox Communications 316 7,054 10 -231 N.A.
11 Liberty Global 408 5,285 N.A. -80 N.A.
12 Charter Communications 413 5,254 6 -967 N.A.
13 Cablevision Systems 414 5,225 6 94 N.A.
14 Level 3 Communications 521 3,677 -1 -638 N.A.
15 NTL 526 3,628 -16 766 N.A.
16 CenturyTel 697 2,479 3 335 -1
17 IDT 698 2,469 11 -44 N.A.
18 Citizens Communications 768 2,167 -1 202 181
19 Nextel Partners 858 1,802 32 605 1,026
20 NII Holdings 876 1,746 36 181 216
21 XO Communications 998 1,434 10 -147 N.A.
From the April 17th, 2006 issue
Footnote:
Due to slight differences in rounding, industry data online may not exactly match the FORTUNE 500 magazine version.
How the states stack up
Texas 56
New York 55
California 52
Best employers
These companies appear on both the FORTUNE 500 and our 2006 ranking of the Best Companies to Work For.
FedEx 212,241
Intel 48,655
Starbucks 91,056
Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 36,130.0
Citigroup 24,589.0
Bank of America Corp. 16,465.0
Best investments
Best Investments By Industry: Total Return to Shareholders (1 Year)
Petroleum Refining 60.7%
Mining, Crude-Oil Production 53.6%
Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 51.6%
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