The following is attributed to Randall Stephenson, AT&T Chairman and CEO: “Comprehensive tax reform with competitive business tax rates will ensure lasting economic growth, investment and job creation. We are very encouraged by the legislation introduced today in the U.S. House that proposes a permanent 20 percent corporate tax rate. We look forward to working with…
Read More AT&T Statement onThe following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “Today, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will help speed up the rollout of 5G broadband by paving the way for critical investment in the 3.5 GHz spectrum band. This mid-band spectrum is intended…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Proposal to Promote Investment in the 3.5 GHz Spectrum BandThe following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “AT&T greatly appreciates the efforts of Senators Wicker and Cortez Masto to help facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure. The SPEED Act, which aims to streamline the permitting process on public rights-of-way, will go a long way in removing unnecessary…
Read More AT&T Statement on SPEED Act, Legislation to Facilitate Broadband DeploymentThe following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “Today’s Senate vote to confirm Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai for a new term is a welcomed and wise decision. Chairman Pai has shown tremendous leadership during his short tenure as head of the FCC….
Read More AT&T Statement on Senate Confirmation of FCC Chairman Ajit PaiThe following may be attributed to John Stephens, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: “The tax framework released today is a big step toward meaningful reform that would encourage more investment and job creation in the United States. A significantly lower corporate tax rate will help U.S. companies compete with companies from…
Read More AT&T Statement on Tax Reform ProposalThe following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “After an eight-year hiatus – during a period when competition in the wireless industry has been red hot – we are pleased that the FCC has again concluded that mobile wireless service is effectively competitive. As the Commission’s…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC’s Mobile Wireless Competition ReportBy Jeff Brueggeman, AT&T Vice President of Global Public Policy Consumers rightly expect consistent privacy protections on the internet, no matter what service, device or company is using their data. It sounds simple, but it is increasingly challenging in practice as the amount and variety of online data continues to grow exponentially. And there is…
Read More Privacy Must Keep Pace with Evolving TechnologyBy AT&T Summer Interns Delaney Butler, Julian McLendon and Hilary Rosenthal (The opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the student authors and are not attributable to AT&T.) As interns with AT&T’s Federal Regulatory Group, we get to work with a diverse set of issues. It is one of the benefits of working…
Read More Broadband for All “And All for One”The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory: “I want to congratulate Brendan Carr and Jessica Rosenworcel on their Senate confirmations to the FCC, which complete a deep bench of talent and expertise at the agency. Both are dedicated and respected public officials. Consumers and our industry will…
Read More AT&T Statement on Senate Confirmation of Rosenworcel, Carr to FCCThe following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory: “Nearly 30 million rural Americans do not have broadband service today. AT&T commends Chairman Pai and his fellow Commissioners for moving forward promptly with these two critical broadband programs. The Connect America Fund II and Mobility Fund II auctions are…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Actions to Advance Broadband Deployment to Rural Americans
