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American Tower Boosts Its Dividend — Is the Stock a Buy?
Smartphones have become a necessity, and that’s good news for telecom giants AT&T and Verizon. If you’re a risk-averse dividend investor who wants to cut your exposure to the state of the economy, the telecom giants may not be the best choice. A better choice is American Tower (NYSE: AMT), which just hiked its quarterly dividend by 6.1%.