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AT&T beats expectations

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American telecoms giant AT&T yesterday reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit and strong sales of Apple’s iPhone, which brought new customers to the carrier but hurt its mobile profit margin. The results, which sent AT&T shares up 1.65 per cent, underscored the importance of the Apple relationship to the firm, which heavily subsidises the cost of the iPhone to win subscribers