Telecom companies shares up at the close of trading
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top telecom companies were up at the close of trading:
AT&T Inc rose $1.30 or 6.0 percent, to $23.02. Qwest rose $.11 or 3.8 percent, to $3.00. Sprint Nextel rose $.42 or 13.5 percent, to $3.54. Verizon rose $1.43 or 5.5 percent, to $27.61.