Verizon falls on higher-than-expected subscriber loss in first quarter

Verizon Communications' VZ.N shares fall 3.9% to $41.40 in premarket trading

Telecom giant posts first-quarter revenue of $33.5 billion, edging past analysts' estimates of $33.24 billion, according to LSEG data

VZ lost 289,000 monthly bill-paying wireless subscribers in first quarter, whereas analysts expected the company to lose 166,400 subscribers, according to FactSet data

The company saw a higher churn as it raised monthly prices for its customizable myPlan accounts by more than $3 per line

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