Verizon is expanding its wireless phone business at a time when key rivals are prioritizing major acquisitions of content distributors.

Service revenue grew 2.5 percent at the New York-based company’s wireless division, which Verizon attributed to customers pursuing higher-access plans, and the division gained 199,000 new phone customers. Companywide, revenue rose 5.5 percent to $22.4 billion.

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