Midday Glance: Telecom companies

Shares of some top telecom companies are up at noon:

AT&T Inc rose $.70 or 2.8 percent, to $25.80.

Qwest rose $.07 or 1.4 percent, to $5.15.

Sprint Nextel rose $.26 or 6.6 percent, to $4.09.

Verizon rose $.44 or 1.5 percent, to $28.63.