9 High-Yield Telecom Stocks With Safe Dividends

Interested in high-yielding telecom stocks outside the U.S.? Each stock on this list holds a dominant position in its home country with regulatory barriers to entry and significant infrastructure investment that protect cash flows and thus dividend payments. Many of these operate outside the U.S., just like these 13 emerging market dividend stocks. Here’s what we found, plus some commentary on each:Windstream (WIN) has paid $0.25 in quarterly dividends since Q4 2006. The next ex-dividend date is March 29 for payment on April 15. The current yield is 7.9%. As reported on Friday, February 18, in 2010, total revenues, adjusted for acquisitions, dropped by 2.2% to $4.1 billion, and EPS fell by 12%. The company provides phone, high-speed Internet and digital television services. It also offers to businesses and government agencies a range of Internet protocol-based voice and data services, and phone systems and equipment. It has operations in... Read more