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Core Insights - BCE reported $4.13 billion in revenue for Q1 2025, a year-over-year decline of 7.4% and a surprise of -2.17% compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.22 billion [1] - The EPS for the same period was $0.48, down from $0.53 a year ago, with an EPS surprise of +9.09% against the consensus estimate of $0.44 [1] Financial Performance - BCE's shares returned +1.2% over the past month, while the Zacks S&P 500 composite increased by +11.3% [3] - The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating potential performance in line with the broader market [3] Subscriber Metrics - Gross Subscriber Activations for Postpaid were 320,250, below the average estimate of 357,978 [4] - Retail residential NAS lines for Wireline voice were 1,772,611, compared to the average estimate of 1,790,718 [4] - Total Gross Subscriber Activations for Mobile Phone Subscribers were 468,585, under the estimated 496,869 [4] - Net Subscriber Activations for Postpaid were -9,598, significantly lower than the average estimate of 13,979 [4] - Net Subscriber Activations for Prepaid were 9,002, exceeding the average estimate of -3,060 [4] - Total Net Subscriber Activations were -596, compared to the estimated 10,919 [4] - End of Period Subscribers for Postpaid were 9,520,838, slightly below the average estimate of 9,544,415 [4] - End of Period Subscribers for Prepaid were 767,140, above the average estimate of 755,078 [4] - Total End of Period Subscribers were 10,287,980, close to the average estimate of 10,299,490 [4] - Blended churn rate was 1.6%, matching the average estimate [4] - Blended churn for Postpaid was 1.2%, consistent with the average estimate [4] - Blended churn for Prepaid was 5.8%, slightly above the average estimate of 5.6% [4]

Ribbon Communications (RBBN) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.03 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.01. This compares to loss of $0.01 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -400%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of technology for telephone services over internet networks would post earnings of $0.12 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.16, delivering a surprise of 33. ...