- CEO
- John T. Stankey
- Full Time Employees
- 139,970
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecommunications Services
- Address
- 208 South Akard Street Dallas TX United States of America 75202
- IPO Date
- Feb 18, 2020
- Business
- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T; T.PRC) operates as a multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with origins tracing back to 1885 as the American Telephone and Telegraph Company; the firm provides wireless voice and data services through AT&T Mobility, including postpaid and prepaid plans on 5G networks covering 99% of Americans, broadband internet via AT&T Fiber delivering multi-gigabit speeds to over 30 million locations, legacy wireline services encompassing voice, data, and internet access in 22 U.S. states from Alabama to Wisconsin, business solutions such as managed networking, cloud services, cybersecurity, and IoT connectivity platforms including Global SIM Advanced, Latin America operations via AT&T Mexico featuring wireless and fixed services, and advanced connectivity options like AT&T Internet Air; AT&T serves consumer, small business, enterprise, and government customers across the United States, Mexico, and select international markets. Recent strategic developments include the October 2025 agreement to acquire substantially all of Lumen Technologies' mass markets fiber internet business for $5.75 billion in cash, expected to close in the first half of 2026 pending regulatory approval and expand AT&T Fiber into additional U.S. metropolitan areas while targeting 60 million total fiber locations by 2030; deployment of mid-band spectrum acquired from EchoStar nationwide by November 2025, boosting 5G download speeds up to 80% across more than 5,300 cities in 48 states to support AI applications, streaming, and converged 5G-wireless plus fiber offerings; completion of the July 2025 sale of its remaining 70% stake in DirecTV to TPG Capital, fully divesting video entertainment assets; a September 2025 partnership with Gigs to enable U.S. tech firms like Klarna and Walmart to launch branded mobile services; continuation of a $10 billion share repurchase program with $3 billion executed by year-end 2025; and ongoing network modernization including nationwide 5G standalone rollout and Open RAN adoption for enhanced efficiency.