Investors were asked to rate named analysts and teams for the categories indicated. The credit research houses themselves nominated teams. Scores were given in the ratio 5:4:3:2:1 for first, second, third, fourth and fifth place nominations respectively, then summed and divided by the total score in each category to produce a percentage. See full Credit research poll methodology
| Telecoms and media | |||
| ‘06 | ‘05 | Team | Score |
| 1 | 2 | Deutsche Bank – Lee Hope & Chris Louw | 12.69% |
| 2 | 3 | JPMorgan Chase – Jennifer Billings, David Caldana, Andrew Webb | 12.59% |
| 3 | 4 | BNP Paribas – Aizaz Shiakh | 9.81% |
| 4 | 5 | Merrill Lynch – Philip Grose and Marco Gironi | 9.49% |
| 5 | 6 | Barclays Capital – Dan Rekrut, Marc Bushallow | 7.16% |