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Telecom, cable companies out of favor with institutional shareholders

Some big-cap telecom and cable companies are lagging in IBD’s accumulation/distribution ratings as institutions sell those shares amid stock-market volatility. IBD’s accumulation-distribution rating tracks the relative degree of institutional buying (accumulation) and selling (distribution) in a particular stock over the past 13 weeks. It appears in IBD’s daily research tables, stock checkup at Investors.com and in charts accompanying the IBD 50 and Big Cap 20. A rating of A or B indicates that funds are buying, or accumulating, the stock. A C rating is neutral, and a D or E indicates net selling, or distribution. Many telecom and cable companies have E ratings. They include AT&T (T), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Charter Communications (CHTR), Comcast (CMCSA), Dish Network (DISH), T-Mobile US (TMUS), Time Warner Cable (TWC), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD). In the wireless industry, there’s concern over a price war that has erupted as subscriber growth slows. Tablet computer users now account for most new subscriber additions. Heading into Q3 earnings results, investors are also waiting to see how Apple’s (AAPL) launch of the iPhone 6 has impacted subscriber turnover and mobile phone upgrades at AT&T, Sprint (S), T-Mobile and Verizon. Europe’s slowing economies amid fierce wireless competition, meanwhile, have taken a toll on Vodafone’s stock.

Will Internet TV Forge Dish, Verizon Wireless Deal?

Will the Internet TV ambitions of Dish Network and Verizon Communications dovetail into a merger or network-sharing deal between them? That scenario looms, some analysts say, as both the satellite TV broadcaster and the nation’s No. 1 wireless phone company ready Web and mobile TV services. Dish Network (DISH) is expected to launch an Internet TV service — also called over-the-top or OTT service — by year’s end. Dish on Sept. 16 added Scripps

Would Dish Shareholders Accept Spectrum Leasing Deal?

Dish Networks’ options and the value of its radio spectrum still draw the rapt attention of investors, with Wall Street divided over the merits of one of company Chairman Charlie Ergen’s possible moves — leasing the airwaves to one or more of the nation’s wireless companies. Dish Networks’ (DISH) stock has been elevated by speculation that Ergen could sell off the satellite TV firm’s spectrum for a tidy profit, or even sell the entire company.