NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc quarterly earnings and revenue rose on strong wirelesssubscriber growth at its Verizon Wireless venture with VodafoneGroup Plc.
Verizon said on Thursday that its earnings per share rose to78 cents from 64 cents in the year-ago quarter. Operatingrevenue rose 4.3 percent to $29.8 billion. Wall Street hadexpected $29.83 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.