“While we anticipate public sector pressures to persist in the second half of the year, we expect the impact to subside towards the end of the year.”

In context

“y through the best value guarantee. We provide exclusive access to the best events and experiences, and our Refresh app helps customers maximize the value of their plans. Mobility phone net adds, which includes both consumer and business retail postpaid, as well as core prepaid, were 16,000 for the second quarter. This represents an improvement of 25,000 from the prior year period. Consumer postpaid phone net losses totaled 51,000 for the second quarter, compared to 109,000 net losses in the prior year period, as we benefited from strong gross adds. Verizon Communications Inc. business delivered 42,000 phone net adds in the second quarter, compared with 135,000 net adds in the prior year period. A significant majority of the year-over-year decline was driven by the public sector business. While we anticipate public sector pressures to persist in the second half of the year, we expect the impact to subside towards the end of the year. Consistent with our wireline approach, we continue to remain disciplined and not pursue low-margin wireless business or overpay for volumes. We remain confident that the team has the tools to execute effectively in the current environment and deliver healthy volumes for the full year 2025. Core prepaid net additions were 50,000 for the quarter, an improvement of 62,000 from the prior year period. This marks four consecutive quarters of positive core prepaid net adds, reflecting the strong execution of the team. The Visible, Total Wireless, and Straight Talk brands continue to perform well and are progressively building a high-quality business. Overall, core prepaid ARPU rose above $32, and we have now reached an inflection point where, after four quarters of volume growth, we expect prepa”