Virgin Mobile beats Street with 3Q earnings

November 11, 2008 By ANDREW VANACORE , AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Wireless service provider Virgin Mobile USA Inc. posted higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings Monday despite adding fewer customers to its rolls than in the same period last year.

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