NEW YORK
Shares of some top telecom companies were mixed at the close of trading:
AT&T Inc fell $.04 or .2 percent, to $26.25.
Qwest rose $.01 or .3 percent, to $3.81.
Sprint Nextel rose $.05 or 1.6 percent, to $3.10.
Verizon fell $.03 or .1 percent, to $30.13.