AT&T announced it will spend $250 billion from now until 2030 to beef up its fiber and wireless networks, expand rural coverage for its satellite partnership with AST SpaceMobile and make other improvements to its US connectivity offerings.
The company, which has 100 million customers and 110,000 employees in the United States, said the rollout is part of its 150th-anniversary celebration, marking Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone.
John Stankey, the company’s chairman and CEO, said, “Today, we’re committing more than $250 billion to increase US connectivity competitiveness and expand access to AT&T’s leading fiber and wireless networks — the best way to get on the internet.”
He cited federal telecom policies being particularly “strong” at the moment as a reason AT&T is making the commitment.
What does it mean for customers?
For those who use AT&T’s wireless or fixed-line services, it sounds as if much of the investment will go toward updating and
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