T-Mobile US Inc. said on Tuesday that it added 5.7 million customers in 2017. The company said this is the fourth year in a row that it’s added more than 5 million new members. In the last five years, T-Mobile’s reported customer base has risen by more than 39 million users. FactSet’s consensus on net additions for 2017 was 5.2 million subscribers. T-Mobile said it added 1.9 million subscribers in the most recent fourth quarter, which also saw record low churn for postpaid customers. In the full year churn was down 10 basis points compared with last year. Shares of T-Mobile were up a little more than 1% in premarket trade, and have gained nearly 15% in the last 12 months. By comparison, the S&P 500 index is up more than 21% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 27%.
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