Merrill Lynch: More wireless subscribers in the US

U.S. wireless carriers will see their subscriber numbers rise by 16 million during 2003. Verizon Wireless will see its customer count increase by 5 million, while AT&T Wireless' count will rise by 1.5 million customers, Merrill said in an industry outlook released this week. The estimates figure in the number of new subscribers versus the number of departing customers. Merrill also revised its 2004 predictions from a customer increase of 11 million to an increase of 13 million.