FYI: (The Linkster got into investing in telecom stocks in the early nineties, and at one time or another owned just about all of the telecom companies in the timeline. At present I own only the two eight hundred pound gorillas, VZ and T)
May 22 The S&P 500 Telecommunications Services 1996 to just four companies in 2017 after a slew of mergers.
The Index has shrunk from 14 companies in its heyday in 1996 to just four companies in 2017 after a slew of mergers.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-telecoms-index-timeline-idUSL1N1IE12I
