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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - SALE OF U.S. RETAIL WIRELESS BUSINESS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - SALE OF U.S. RETAIL WIRELESS BUSINESS |
Schedule of revenues and income from discontinued operations | Revenues and income from discontinued operations related to the Alltel business for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2014 |
Revenue from discontinued operations |  | $ | 108,037 |  | $ | — |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $2,417 |  | 4,034 |  | — |

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