India, July 21 -- Verizon Communications (VZ) released a profit for its second quarter that Increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.
The company's earnings came in at $5.121 billion, or $1.18 per share. This compares with $4.702 billion, or $1.09 per share, last year.
Excluding items, Verizon Communications reported adjusted earnings of $1.22 per share for the period.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.20 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
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The company's revenue for the period rose 5.2% to $34.504 billion from $32.796 billion last year.
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