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Highest Dividend Yield in the Integrated Telecommunication Services Industry Detected in Shares of Frontier Communications (FTR, OTT, ALSK, CNSL, WIN)

Written on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 3:46am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Integrated Telecommunication Services industry as measured by dividend yield. Dividends can enhance returns for investors seeking income in addition to capital gains.
Frontier Communications (NYSE:FTR) ranks first with a dividend yield of 12.7%; Otelco (AMEX:OTT) ranks second with a dividend yield of 10.6%; and Alaska Communications Systems (NASDAQ:ALSK) ranks third with a dividend yield of 9.5%.
Not too far behind, Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSL) and Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN) have dividend yields of 8.8% and 8.7%, respectively.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of ALSK and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on March 08, 2010 at $7.96. The stock has risen 6% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: keywords: nyse:ftr Frontier Communications dividend yield

Ticker(s): FTR ALSK CNSL WIN OTT

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