NEW YORK (AP) --

Shares of some top telecom companies were mixed at the close of trading:
AT&T Inc fell $.01 or percent, to $25.93.
Qwest rose $.01 or .3 percent, to $3.62.
Sprint Nextel rose $.02 or .7 percent, to $2.85.
Verizon rose $.25 or .9 percent, to $29.56.