Online Extra: Telecommunication Services

1	Nucor
2	ConocoPhillips
3	ChevronTexaco
4	Valero Energy
5	UnitedHealth Group
6	Occidental Petroleum
7	ExxonMobil
8	Yahoo!
9	Nextel Communications
10	Apache
11	Devon Energy
12	Pulte Homes
13	Qualcomm
14	Apple Computer
15	Dell
16	Paccar
17	Coach
18	Sunoco
19	eBay
20	Burlington Resources
21	Progressive
22	Caremark Rx
23	Caterpillar
24	Phelps Dodge
25	Autodesk
26	Johnson & Johnson
27	Carnival
28	Adobe Systems
29	Cummins
30	Boston Scientific
31	EOG Resources
32	Symantec
33	Starbucks
34	Electronic Arts
35	WellPoint
36	Deere
37	United States Steel
38	Zimmer Holdings
39	FedEx
40	Chubb
41	XTO Energy
42	Microsoft
43	Danaher
44	Unocal
45	Dow Chemical
46	Cisco Systems
47	Gilead Sciences
48	Nike
49	Anadarko Petroleum
50	Bank of America
Data: Standard & Poor's Compustat

APRIL 4, 2005 THE BUSINESSWEEK 50 -- TECH OUTLOOK/Online Extra

Telecommunication Services

Industry Average			34580.0	9.0	51.7	23037.1	1	2.7	1126.3	-29	46.0	4.9	7.0	0.2	8.1	27	29/22	51	3.17	0.52	1.65
RANK		COMPANY	MARKET VALUE			SALES			PROFITABILITY							INVESTMENT DATA
Ind. Rank	S&P 500 Rank		2/28/05 $ MIL.	Tot. Ret. 1-yr.	Tot. Ret. 3-yr.	12-Mo. 2004 $ Mil.	% Chg. from 2003	3-yr. Avg. % Chg.	12-Mo. 2004 $ Mil.	% Chg. from 2003	3-yr. Avg. % Chg.	Net Margin 2004	Net Margin 2003	Ret. on Inv. Cap.	Ret. on Common Eq.	Recent Share Price $	12-Mo. High/Low $	P-E Ratio	Div. Yield	EPS 2004	Est. EPS 2005
1	9	Nextel Communications	32667.3	11.1	489.8	13368.0	24	20.6	3002.0	98	47.2	22.5	14.0	16.6	31.5	29	31/21	11	0.00	2.62	1.79
2	154	Verizon Communications	99599.4	-2.3	-12.9	71283.0	6	1.8	7261.0	110	106.1	10.2	5.1	7.5	20.6	36	42/34	14	4.28	2.59	2.55
3	301	Sprint	34816.7	36.9	86.1	27428.0	5	23.3	-1012.0	NM	NC	-3.7	-1.1	-3.4	-7.4	24	26/16	-33	2.11	-0.71	1.37
4	331	Alltel	17289.7	13.5	12.2	8246.1	3	4.1	1026.7	8	0.5	12.5	11.9	8.2	14.4	57	61/49	17	2.66	3.33	3.44
5	356	CenturyTel	4522.8	18.6	3.5	2410.9	2	13.5	337.2	-2	36.7	14.0	14.6	5.5	9.9	34	36/26	14	0.71	2.41	2.30
6	365	BellSouth	47239.8	-2.6	-26.1	20300.0	0	-6.1	3437.0	-1	12.3	16.9	17.1	9.0	14.8	26	29/24	14	4.19	1.87	1.65
7	371	SBC Communications	82598.0	5.4	-26.2	40787.0	1	-4.1	5045.0	-14	-12.5	12.4	14.5	8.2	12.4	24	27/23	16	5.36	1.52	1.42
8	432	Citizens Communications	4466.4	21.4	75.6	2202.0a	-14	-1.4	70.3	-15	131.8e	3.2	3.2	1.2	5.1	13	15/11	58	7.50	0.23	0.46
9	467	AT&T	15516.2	2.7	-29.4	30537.0	-12	-15.8	-6110.0	NM	NC	-20.0	5.4	-37.8	-82.8	19	21/14	-3	4.89	-7.68	1.87
10	486	Qwest Communications Intl.	7083.9	-14.8	-55.2	13809.0	-3	-9.2	-1794.0	NM	NC	-13.0	-9.2	-12.7	NM	4	5/3	-4	0.00	-1.00	-0.35

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