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Report: Verizon, AT&T tie for best network in Arizona

Aug 23, 2014, 5:00 AM | Updated: 5:00 am

PHOENIX — In Arizona, AT&T has given Verizon a run for its money.

A new report by RootMetrics claimed Verizon tied with AT&T for the best performance in Arizona. Verizon still claimed the top spot for performance nationwide.

T-Mobile and Sprint followed behind, according to the Phoenix Business Journal.

Both Verizon and AT&T also tied for reliability in Arizona. The latter trumped Verizon on call performance and text performance. Verizon was ranked the best for data performance.

Below is the breakdown for both Phoenix and Tucson:

• In Phoenix, AT&T and T-Mobile tied for overall performance.

• Verizon and AT&T tied for the reliability index and call performance.

• T-Mobile was the leader in the speed index and data performance.

• AT&T bested the competition in the text performance in Phoenix.

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Report: Verizon, AT&T tie for best network in Arizona