pacific crest analyst michael bowin points to the fact verizon continues to have three times the number of wireless subscribers as at&t. >> overall the subscribers out there are pleased with the network. verizon continues to have probably the highest quality wireless network out there. the wire line business continues to struggle to a degree but a strong point. overall, it should be a good quarter for the company. >> while the land line phone business is expected to continue to struggle like all land line providers, the high tv and internet services are growing strong but perhaps the biggest focus will be on the dow component's 130 billion-dollar deal to buyout the 47% stake owned by verizon wireless and vote a phone. >> it makes it a cleaner story as far as the entire company and now they don't have to distribute the profitable earnings from vote a phone. they keep it within verizon. >> verizon is increasingly crowded. thursday morning we'll see what kind of guidance verizon management gives about the company's potential to maintain growth into next year. for nightly business report, i