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Alexander Graham Bell, in a still from AT&T's "150 Year" brand video released to mark the 150th anniversary of the first telephone call. [Screenshot: AT&T via YouTube]
The Last Word: AT&T on the Famous First Words That Launched an Industry 150 Years Ago
by Quincy Preston | Mar 11, 2026
The company is celebrating with a free pop-up museum at the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas — and a $250 billion bet on what comes next.
by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 10, 2026
The investment focuses on three strategic areas: deploying always-on connectivity, investing in the workforce, and innovating to secure and advance America's connected economy. The company said that the current tax and regulatory environment are the most conducive to such investment in decades.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 3, 2026
The investment "will create good-paying jobs, boost U.S. connectivity, and bring the benefits of high-speed connections to more communities across the country,” said AT&T Chairman and CEO John Stankey.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 26, 2025
AT&T CEO John Stankey said the deal "bolsters and expands" his company's spectrum portfolio "while enhancing customers' 5G wireless and home internet experience in even more markets." The company licenses cover virtually every market in the U.S.—more than 400 markets in total.
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AT&T President and CEO John Stankey has been elected as the company's new board chair. [Photo: AT&T]
AT&T President and CEO Elected Chairman, Predecessor Named Lead Independent Director
by Lance Murray | Feb 18, 2025
John Stankey—who's been AT&T's president and CEO since 2020—is the Dallas-based telecom giant's new board chair, replacing William E. Kennard, who becomes the board's lead independent director.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 4, 2024
AT&T said its additional $3 billion commitment—on top of $2 billion committed in 2021—will address affordability and adoption, the main barriers to broadband Internet connectivity for those who need it most. “Connectivity is critical for success and prosperity in America today," CEO John Stankey says.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 31, 2023
Despite an economically challenging year that included AT&T's spinoff of WarnerMedia, Stankey believes his company delivered in 2022—for both customers and shareholders.
In a story by Natalie Walters in the Dallas Morning News, Stankey said his company's renewed focus on its telecom DNA paid off, with the addition of 2.9 million postpaid phone connections and an additional 1.2 million fiber connections in 2022—and some key lessons learned.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 24, 2022
The wholesale fiber services provider, Gigapower LLC, will be led by CEO Bill Hogg.
AT&T will be a joint owner and anchor wholesale tenant. As a commercial open-access platform, Gigapower will allow multiple ISPs and companies to rent or lease its fiber network on a wholesale basis.
AT&T will be a joint owner and anchor wholesale tenant. As a commercial open-access platform, Gigapower will allow multiple ISPs and companies to rent or lease its fiber network on a wholesale basis.
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