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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - SALE OF U.S. RETAIL WIRELESS BUSINESS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |
Revenue from discontinued operations |  | $ | 88,036 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 299,519 |  | $ | — |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense (benefit) of ($1.9) and $5.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 respectively |  | (1,960 | ) | — |  | 5,166 |  | — |

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