[Financial Highlights] 

Results From Current Businesses

For the years ended December 31,
(Millions, except per share amounts)
Increase (Decrease)
2002 2001
Amount
%
2000

From current businesses
Revenues and sales:
Wireless $ 4,160.2 $ 3,832.0 $ 328.2 9 $ 3,536.6
Wireline 2,179.7 1,964.9 214.8 11 1,867.7
Communications support services 806.6 823.8 (17.2) (2) 906.6
Information services 990.1 1,035.2 (45.1) (4) 1,014.6

 
 
 
Total business segments 8,136.6 7,655.9 480.7 6 7,325.5
Less: intercompany eliminations 153.2 150.3 2.9 2 154.0

 
 
 
Total revenues and sales $ 7,983.4 $ 7,505.6 $ 477.8 6 $ 7,171.5

EBITDA:
Wireless $ 1,528.6 $ 1,446.7 $ 81.9 6 $ 1,347.5
Wireline 1,269.5 1,144.7 124.8 11 1,048.3
Communications support services 90.5 113.1 (22.6) (20) 80.8
Information services 255.7 240.5 15.2 6 238.1

 
 
 
Total business segments   3,144.3 2,945.0 199.3 7 2,714.7
Less: corporate expenses 21.0 20.4 0.6 3 21.9

 
 
 
Total EBITDA $ 3,123.3 $ 2,924.6 $ 198.7 7 $ 2,692.8

Segment income:
Wireless $ 951.0 $ 827.7 $ 123.3 15 $ 866.8
Wireline 803.9 732.7 71.2 10 670.2
Communications support services 63.4 90.6 (27.2) (30) 63.4
Information services 161.9 146.4 15.5 11 144.4

 
 
 
Total segment income $ 1,980.2 $ 1,797.4 $ 182.8 10 $ 1,744.8

Operating income $ 1,944.7 $ 1,756.9 $ 187.8 11 $ 1,704.4
Net income $ 1,011.3 $ 889.6 $ 121.7 14 $ 863.1
Basic earnings per share $3.25 $2.86 $0.39 14 $2.74
Diluted earnings per share $3.24 $2.84 $0.40 14 $2.72

Current businesses excludes integration expenses and other charges, gain on disposal of assets, write-down of investments and receivables, and net financing costs related to the prefunding of the Company's wireless and wireline acquisitions. See the Financial Supplement to ALLTEL's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 for a further discussion of these items.
EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
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