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AT&T's Donovan says telco will take a more incremental approach to fiber builds

AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan is rightfully proud of his company's fiber build outs, but starting next month it will take a more incremental approach. As part of its 2015 merger with DirecTV, the FCC required that AT&T expand its deployment of its high-speed, fiber-optic broadband internet service to. (FierceTelecom)

 

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AT&T Talks


AT&T is reportedly in talks with Elliott Management in an effort to put an end to the latter's activist campaign. The matter may be resolved with a strategic review of AT&T's assets, a push to boost margins, and perhaps some board changes. Or not. Wall Street Journal

 

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AT&T feels the heat...from a 90-year-old California man who launched a $10kWSJ ad campaign explaining that using AT&T’s internet service to watch TV was like watching “slideshows.”