MCLEAN, Va. (AP) _ Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) on Tuesday reported a loss of $2.1 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the McLean, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for a loss of 2 cents per share.

The satellite phone company posted revenue of $162.2 million in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $155.4 million.

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