By Linda Vandeloop, AT&T Assistant Vice President of Federal Regulatory When I have a leaky faucet, I only need one tool – a telephone to call my plumber. But my plumber needs many tools to repair my leaky faucet, including screw drivers, channel lock and needle-nose pliers, and adjustable crescent wrenches. Like a leaky faucet,… Read more »
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The New Marshall in Town
I write today to salute my mentor, friend and sister, Cynt Marshall, as she takes the helm as the interim CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. Cynt retired last year from AT&T after 36 years of dedicated and inspirational service, and certainly could have rested on her many laurels. But that is not the Cynt way.… Read more »
Read More The New Marshall in TownAT&T Statement on FCC Efforts to Remove Barriers to Wireless Broadband Deployment
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory and State External Affairs: “Commissioner Carr has done a tremendous job leading the charge to address the outdated, unnecessary and costly regulations that do nothing but stand in the way of wireless broadband deployment. The environmental and historic preservation rules the commission… Read more »
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Efforts to Remove Barriers to Wireless Broadband DeploymentLet’s Take Action and Enact a Federal Consumer Bill of Rights
by Bob Quinn
Former Senior Executive Vice President of External & Legislative Affairs, Retired May 2018
So, today is another “Day of Action” for net neutrality advocates across the United States. We are supporting today’s Day of Action just as we did last summer’s Day of Action. But also like last summer, we support real action – actual legislation from Congress that places the pillars of net neutrality into law and applies… Read more »
Read More Let’s Take Action and Enact a Federal Consumer Bill of RightsAT&T Statement on FCC Order to Eliminate Obsolete Payphone Reporting Requirements
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory and State External Affairs: “AT&T appreciates the FCC’s ongoing efforts to remove inefficient and obsolete regulatory obligations. As mobile communications have largely supplanted the once ubiquitous payphone, use of payphones and compensation to Payphone Service Providers (PSPs) has precipitously declined. The… Read more »
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Order to Eliminate Obsolete Payphone Reporting RequirementsLeaning Toward our 5G Future
A few weeks ago, AT&T planted a flag in the 5G ground by announcing our intent to be the first U.S. company to introduce mobile 5G service in the U.S. We are targeting a dozen markets to roll out mobile 5G service by late 2018. With 5G, we are building the technology infrastructure that will… Read more »
Read More Leaning Toward our 5G FutureAT&T Statement on Introduction of AIRWAVES Act in U.S. House
House Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and Vice Chair Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) have introduced the Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act. The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “AT&T welcomes the introduction of the AIRWAVES Act in the House… Read more »
Read More AT&T Statement on Introduction of AIRWAVES Act in U.S. HouseAT&T Statement on FCC
Wireless Emergency Alert Order
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “AT&T supports the FCC’s goal to improve the effectiveness of the wireless emergency alert (WEA) system by enhancing the ability of public officials to more narrowly target the intended recipients of alerts. The system modifications required toRead More AT&T Statement on FCC
Wireless Emergency Alert Order
Consumers Need an Internet Bill of Rights
The following open letter from AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, which is running in media outlets across the country today, reiterates AT&T’s support for the principles of an open internet and calls on Congress to create an Internet Bill of Rights for consumers:
Read More Consumers Need an Internet Bill of RightsWith Tax Reform, AT&T Plans to Increase U.S. Capital Spending $1 Billion and Provide $1,000 Special Bonus to more than 200,000 U.S. Employees
Today, Congress approved legislation representing the first comprehensive tax reform in a generation. The President is expected to sign the bill in the coming days. Once tax reform is signed into law, AT&T* plans to invest an additional $1 billion in the United States in 2018 and pay a special $1,000 bonus to more than… Read more »
Read More With Tax Reform, AT&T Plans to Increase U.S. Capital Spending $1 Billion and Provide $1,000 Special Bonus to more than 200,000 U.S. Employees