Telecom companies shares down at the close of trading
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top telecom companies were down at the close of trading:
AT&T Inc fell $.09 or .4 percent, to $24.62. Qwest fell $.08 or 2.4 percent, to $3.22. Sprint Nextel fell $.14 or 5.4 percent, to $2.43. Verizon fell $.36 or 1.2 percent, to $29.87.