The telecommunications company hauled in a net of 568,000 new postpaid phone subscribers in the fourth quarter, well above the 488,000 that analysts tracked by FactSet had been modeling. Most of those — or 426,000 — came within the retail consumer business, which also saw its highest additions in five years, according to Friday’s release.

Verizon Communications earnings surpassed Wall Street’s expectations as higher prices for the company’s mobile plans helped its wireless service business make more money than a year ago. Verizon reported adjusted earnings of $1.