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quarter.Withoutthisrevision,Sprintplatformprepaidchurninthequarterwouldhavebeen4.33%andrelativelyflatcomparedtothesameperiodin2014.Endofperiodprepaid
subscribersandnetprepaidsubscriberadditionsforallperiodspresentedwerenotimpactedbythechange.
(3) SubscriberchurnrelatedtotheacquisitionofassetsfromU.S.CellularandtheClearwireAcquisition.
(4) RepresentstherecaptureratedefinedastheNextelplatformpostpaidorprepaidsubscribers,asapplicable,thatswitchedfromtheNextelplatformbutactivatedserviceontheSprint
platformduringeachperiodoverthetotalNextelplatformsubscriberdeactivationsintheperiodforpostpaidandprepaid,respectively.
(5) RepresentstheNextelplatformpostpaidandprepaidsubscribers,asapplicable,thatswitchedfromtheNextelplatformduringeachperiodbutremainedwiththeCompanyassubscribers
ontheSprintplatform.SubscribersthatdeactivatedserviceontheNextelplatformandactivatedserviceontheSprintplatformareincludedintheSprintplatformnetadditionsforthe
applicableperiod.
The following table shows our postpaid and prepaid ARPU as of the end of each quarterly period beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
Predecessor
Successor
Combined (2)
Successor
March 31,
2013
June 30,
2013
10 Days
Ended July
10, 2013
Sept 30,
2013
Sept 30,
2013
Dec 31,
2013
March 31,
2014
June 30,
2014
Sept 30,
2014
Dec 31,
2014
March
31,
2015
June 30,
2015
Sept 30,
2015
Dec 31,
2015
March
31,
2016
ARPU
Sprint
platform:
Postpaid $ 63.67
$ 64.20
$ 64.71
$ 64.24
$ 64.28
$64.11
$ 63.52
$62.07
$60.58
$58.90
$56.94
$55.48
$53.99
$52.48
$51.68
Prepaid $ 25.95
$ 26.96
$ 26.99
$ 25.14
$ 25.33
$26.78
$ 26.45
$27.38
$27.19
$27.12
$27.50
$27.81
$27.66
$27.44
$27.72
Nextel
platform:
Postpaid $ 35.43
$ 36.66
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
Prepaid $ 31.75
$ 34.48
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
Transactions
(1) :
Postpaid $ —
$ 59.87
$ 35.75
$ 37.44
$ 40.00
$36.30
$ 37.26
$39.16
$39.69
$39.85
$40.28
$40.47
$40.62
$31.62
$ —
Prepaid $ —
$ 19.17
$ 12.78
$ 40.62
$ 43.20
$40.80
$ 43.80
$45.15
$45.52
$45.80
$46.68
$46.10
$45.82
$34.61
$ —
Total
retail
postpaid $ 62.47
$ 63.59
$ 64.55
$ 63.48
$ 63.69
$63.44
$ 62.98
$61.65
$60.24
$58.63
$56.72
$55.31
$53.87
$52.41
$51.68
Total
retail
prepaid $ 26.08
$ 27.02
$ 26.96
$ 25.86
$ 26.04
$27.34
$ 27.07
$27.97
$27.73
$27.61
$27.95
$28.18
$27.97
$27.49
$27.72
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(1) SubscriberARPUrelatedtotheacquisitionofassetsfromU.S.CellularandtheClearwireAcquisition.
(2) CombinedARPUforthequarterlyperiodendingSeptember30,2013aggregatesservicerevenuefromthePredecessor10-dayperiodendedJuly10,2013andtheSuccessorthree-month
periodendedSeptember30,2013dividedbythesumofthemonthlyaveragesubscribersduringthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2013.
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