MORE►
John Stankey
Illustration: Shivendu Jauhari/iStock
AT&T Completes $5.75B Acquisition of Most of Denver-Based Lumen Mass Markets Fiber Business
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.
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.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
May 22, 2025
The Lumen Mass Markets fiber assets included in the deal total roughly 1 million fiber subscribers across more than 4 million fiber locations in 11 U.S. states. Dallas-based AT&T expects to "roughly double" where AT&T Fiber is available by the end of 2030.
MORE►
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.
MORE►
AT&T President and CEO John Stankey has been elected as the company's new board chair. [Photo: AT&T]
The Last Word: AT&T’s John Stankey on How to Have an ‘Emotional Attachment’ With Customers
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.
MORE►
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.
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Dec 8, 2022
Addressing an audience of around 800 at the American Airlines Center, Solomon talked about the $500 million-plus, 900,000-square-foot employment center his firm is building north of downtown Dallas—part of a planned 11-acre project from Dallas' Hunt Realty. And more importantly, he spoke about the North Texans he hopes to attract to it.
MORE►
