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https://about.att.com/story/2024/digital-divide-recommitment.html

AT&T Commitment to Help Close the Digital Divide Increases to $5 Billion

benton — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:26:46 +0000

AT&T committed an additional $3 billion by 2030 to help close the digital divide, bringing the company’s total commitment to $5 billion since 2021. This cumulative commitment includes an ambitious goal to help 25 million people get and stay connected to affordable, high-speed internet access throughout this decade. Working to close the digital divide is the linchpin of AT&T’s mission to leave no one behind when it comes to online opportunity. As the Federal Government’s Affordable Connectivity Program winds down later this spring – absent additional funding from Congress, AT&T will continue to offer our Access from AT&T service. Access makes the internet more affordable for customers by providing qualifying households with high-speed internet for $30 per month. This service includes Wi-Fi at no additional charge and does not include deposit fees. The company will expand connectivity offers to include AT&T Prepaid, Cricket and other connectivity solutions as they become available. At the same time, AT&T will continue to advocate that policymakers renew funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program and find a long-term solution to support families most in need. People affected by the digital divide need policies in place to help stimulate the private investment needed to create more affordable, high-speed internet access. AT&T continues to offer discounted wireless solutions to more than 135,000 public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.

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AT&T will continue to offer Access from AT&T service for $30 per month

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AT&T Introduces AT&T Internet Air for Business

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AT&T Introduces AT&T Internet Air for Business (AT&T)

zwalker@benton.org — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:21:27 +0000

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AT&T to Deliver Fiber-Powered Broadband Access to more than 2,000 Customer Locations in the Town of Sevastopol

zwalker@benton.org — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:30:38 +0000

The Town of Sevastopol (WI) announced a project with AT&T to expand AT&T Fiber to more than 2,000 customer locations across the town. Under the $7.4 million public-private project, AT&T will provide fiber services to residential and business addresses in the Town of Sevastopol in Door County. Extensive planning and engineering work for this project will begin in the first quarter of 2024. The network buildout is expected to be complete within 2 years. Plans call for residents and businesses to have access to superfast internet—delivering up to 5-Gigabyte speeds with symmetrical upload and download speeds. Consistently fast speeds and increased bandwidth mean customers can connect multiple devices, stream multiple entertainment sources, quickly upload content to social media and experience ultra-low lag for pro-level gaming—all at the same time.

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AT&T Fiber to be deployed throughout Sevastopol (WI) as part of $7.4 million public-private project to deliver high-speed internet and help close the digital divide

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https://about.att.com/story/2024/q4-earnings-2023.html

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AT&T Delivers Strong 2023 Results, Cash from Operations and Free Cash Flow Driven by 5G and Fiber Growth

zwalker@benton.org — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:02:59 +0000

AT&T delivered strong fourth-quarter and full-year results highlighted by profitable 5G and AT&T Fiber subscriber gains. AT&T Fiber had 273,000 net adds in the fourth quarter and 1.1 million net adds for the full-year. As a leading investor in America's broadband infrastructure, AT&T grew the nation’s largest fiber network, which now passes 26 million+ consumer and business locations; on track to pass 30 million+ locations with fiber by the end of 2025. Full-year consumer broadband revenues up 8.1%, above guidance; driven by full-year AT&T Fiber revenue growth of 26.6%.

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AT&T’s multi-year, investment-led strategy delivers improved free cash flow as company attracts and retains profitable customers

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AT&T Adds 296k Fiber Subscribers

benton — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:00:27 +0000

For the third quarter of 2023, AT&T reported growth in 5G and mobility, fiber subscribers and broadband revenues. The company added 296,000 fiber subscribers, surpassing 8 million AT&T Fiber subscribers in call— doubling the customer base in less than 4 years. Consumer broadband revenues are up 9.8%, driven by AT&T Fiber revenue growth of 26.9%. AT&T's consumer fiber network is now capable of serving 20.7 million consumers and about 3.3 million business customer locations; on track to pass 30 million+ fiber locations by the end of 2025.

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AT&T Sees Continued Subscriber and Revenue Growth

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https://about.att.com/blogs/2023/network-ready.html

Thousands of customers added daily to AT&T’s standalone 5G

dclay@benton.org — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:30:01 +0000

Since 2020, AT&T's network has seen an annual 30% increase in traffic. This is the direct result of our progress enabling standalone 5G. Many of the newest mobile devices use the 5G standalone network that we are moving thousands of customers to every day. Advancements like network slicing will bring 5G to its full potential by delivering services designed to fit a specific need, and to address use cases with functionalities that require critical network access. Our mid-band 5G spectrum (including C-Band) now covers more than 175 million people, making AT&T the largest wireless network in North America.

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AT&T’s network has seen an annual 30% increase in traffic.

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https://www.attconnects.com/lawmakers-have-a-unique-opportunity-to-modernize-the…

Lawmakers Have a Unique Opportunity to Modernize the Universal Service Fund

dclay@benton.org — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:21:19 +0000

The Senate working group tasked with assessing the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund (USF) collected comments on what it should focus on when considering potential reforms for the program. The USF funding mechanism was developed at a time when home phone service was the predominant method of communication. As a result, voice service revenues were and continue to be the primary means by which USF’s programs are funded. With this outdated funding framework, a handful of companies and their customers provide nearly all of the funding for the USF. The most efficient and equitable way to reform USF funding and ensure that broadband benefits continue to be available to all is through direct congressional appropriations. Rather than relying on a contribution system that is patently outdated and no longer fits the fund’s original scope and relies on a quickly vanishing revenue stream, Congress should secure annual appropriations that will support the USF programs in a fair, straightforward, and reliable way. However, if ongoing direct appropriations are not possible, then Congress should provide the FCC with the authority to expand the base of contributors to the USF fund to include the types of companies and services that most benefit from expanding broadband availability. Contributions from large technology companies, edge service providers, and others that directly benefit from the nation’s universal service goals will ensure the fund is big enough to continue to support American connectivity needs and the USF’s objectives.

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Congress needs to reform the funding mechanism for the USF.

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Say Hello to AT&T Internet Air! Plug-And-Play Home Wi-Fi Installed in Less Than 15 Minutes

dclay@benton.org — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:11:50 +0000

AT&T Internet Air is AT&T's new fixed wireless home internet service. In other words, it’s home Wi-Fi delivered over the company's wireless network. Customers can easily self-install AT&T Internet Air in five steps and be up and running in less than 15 minutes. And have an ongoing optimized and secure connection thereafter. AT&T has already rolled out AT&T Internet Air to existing copper-based customers. AT&T also offers add-on Wi-Fi extenders to create a whole-home mesh Wi-Fi eliminating dead zones. For $55 a month plus taxes, AT&T Internet Air has no overage fees, no price increase at 12 months, no equipment fees, and no annual contract. AT&T Internet Air is also eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) providing eligible households with a benefit of up to $30 a month (up to $75 a month on qualifying Tribal lands to reduce the cost of broadband service.

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https://www.attconnects.com/embracing-the-digital-age-at-every-life-stage/

Embracing the Digital Age – At Every Life Stage

dclay@benton.org — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:22:42 +0000

In today’s rapidly changing world, digital literacy has become an essential skill for people of all ages. To help connect seniors to the skills they need, we’re meeting them where they are through digital literacy workshops held in communities across the country.

A digital workshop at The Ashbury Senior Computer Community Center in Cleveland helped a 64-year-old better track his household finances and a 74-year-old find a part-time home-based job.
A workshop at the Oshkosh Seniors Center in Wisconsin explained the financial benefits of the Affordable Connectivity Program, best practices for Internet use, online safety, avoiding scams, accessing Wi-Fi and conducting virtual meetings. The carrier made a $10,000 contribution towards new training courses.
The Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF) in Los Angeles is running several digital literacy workshops this summer that are conducted in Spanish.

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AT&T seeks to boost digital literacy among senior Americans.

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