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With many investors looking for income as well as capital gains, we now publish the top ten yielding stocks in certain industries each week. This week we look at Diversified Communications (see below for other industries). These stocks have been selected from a screening program. They are not recommendations to buy or sell. If you have an interest in any of them, please investigate them completely before taking any action. Also see our new Industry in Focus for more information on Conglomerates. Updated 09/23/08 INDUSTRY: Diversified Communications Company | Symbol | Div/Yield | EPS | | Otelco * | OTT | 12.11% | $0.09 | | Cellcom Israel * | CEL | 10.77% | $2.81 | | Telecom Italia ADR * | TI | 7.89% | $1.58 | | Telstra ADR | TLSYY | 7.64% | $1.26 | | Advanced Info Service | AVIFY | 7.21% | $0.20 | | Embarq Corp. | EQ | 6.59% | $5.00 | | Telkom ADR | TKG | 6.04% | $7.76 | | Telekom Austria | TKAGY | 5.94% | $3.29 | | Brasil Telecom | BTM | 5.64% | $3.20 | | Swisscom AG | SCMWY | 5.47% | $3.55 | | |
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OTT: is a wireline telephone services provider. The Company's core businesses are local and long distance services, and the provision of network access to other wireline, long distance and wireless carriers for calls originated or terminated on its network. The Company's core businesses generated approximately 74.2% of its total revenues during the year ended December 31, 2007. It also provides cable television service in some markets and dial-up and digital high-speed Internet access in all of its markets. As of December 31, 2007, the Company operated approximately 67,931 access line equivalents. It operates six rural local exchange carriers serving subscribers in approximately 2,390 square miles of north central Alabama, central Maine and central Missouri.
CEL: is a provider of cellular communications services in Israel. The Company offers a range of cellular services through its cellular networks. These services include basic and advanced cellular telephone services, text and multimedia messaging services, and advanced cellular content and data services. As of December 31, 2007, Cellcom also offered international roaming services in 171 countries. The Company offers its subscribers a selection of handsets from various global manufacturers, as well as extended warranty and repair and replacement services. It also offers landline transmission and data services to business customers and telecommunications operators. Since July 2006, Cellcom began offering landline telephony services to selected businesses. As of December 31, 2007, it provided cellular communications services to approximately 3.073 million subscribers, including basic cellular telephony services and value-added services, as well as handset sales. TI: is an Italy-based telecommunications group that operates in the communications sector, in the television sector using both analog and digital terrestrial technology, and in the office products sector. The Company is engaged principally in the communications sector and, particularly, in telephone and data services on fixed lines, for final retail customers and wholesale providers, in the development of fiber optic networks for wholesale customers, in Internet services, in domestic and international mobile telecommunications (especially in Brazil), in the television sector using both analog and digital terrestrial technology and in the office products sector. The Company operates mainly in Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and in South America. In August 2008, ILIAD SA announced that it had finalized the acquisition of Alice France, the broadband operations of the Company. Also see our new Industry in Focus for further information on Conglomerates. |
See TOP 10 DIVIDEND YIELDS for Other Industries: Conglomerates - 9/16/08 Communications Equipment - 9/09/08 Cigarettes - 9/02/08 Chemicals - 8/26/08 Business Services - 8/19/08 Business Equipment - 8/12/08 Basic Materials - 8/5/08 Auto Parts - 7/29/08 Apparel Stores - 7/22/08 Aerospace Services - 7/15/08 Wireless Cos. - 7/8/08 Utilities - 7/01/08 Machinery - 6/24/08 Conglomerates - 6/17/08 Cigarettes - 6/10/08 Major Chemicals - 6/3/08 Business Software - 5/27/08 Business Services - 5/20/08 Business Equipment - 5/13/08 Basic Materials Wholesale - 5/6/08 Auto Parts Makers - 4/29/08 Auto Manufacturers - 4/22/08 Apparel Stores - 4/15/08 Agriculture Chemicals - 4/08/08 Aerospace/Defense Services - 4/1/08 Water Utilities - 3/25/08 Footwear/Accessories - 3/18/08 Clothing - 3/11/08
DISCLAIMER: Dividend yields will differ from these tables due to pricing considerations. The table is generated from data that is not as of the close last Friday. Therefore, when you investigate one of these stocks, expect to see a lower or higher yield. Also, not all stocks are included in this list. There may be more in this industry that have a higher yield but due to the methodology of the screening program, they are not listed.
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