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Posted January 29, 2020

The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations:  “AT&T commends the White House, Members of Congress, Ambassador Lighthizer and the Staff of the Office of the United States Trade Representative on passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). “We fully support this critical trade agreement, which will enable…

Posted January 20, 2020

By Tanya Lombard, AT&T Vice President of Multicultural Engagement Earlier this month, WarnerMedia, along with the Brookings Institution and the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, hosted a screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Just Mercy at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. The film…

Posted December 19, 2019

In passing S.1822, the Broadband DATA Act, the Senate continued the bipartisan efforts of the House, which passed H.R. 4229, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (Broadband DATA Act), and H.R. 4227, the Mapping Accuracy Promotion Services Act (MAPS Act), earlier this week.  The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive…

Posted December 19, 2019 • 1 comment

The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “We applaud Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member Walden, Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Markey for putting consumers first and working together on targeted legislation to help combat robocalls.  Fighting the scourge of robocalls is a constantly evolving challenge and we greatly…

Posted December 19, 2019 • 32 comments

On Tuesday, the House passed the Television Viewer Protection Act and the Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019, which contain satellite TV-related provisions. The Senate is expected to pass the same provisions no later than tomorrow. The following may be attributed to Jim Cicconi, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President of External &…

Posted December 12, 2019

The following may be attributed Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “AT&T supports today’s FCC action that interprets the VoIP symmetry rule in a manner consistent with long-standing precedent.  This decision provides greater marketplace clarity while reducing existing and potential future intercarrier compensation disputes.”

Posted December 12, 2019

The following may be attributed Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “We support the Commission’s proposal to develop a feasible and effective designated dialing code for access to suicide prevention and mental health crisis intervention services, which will help save lives, and we look forward to participating in the…

Posted December 11, 2019

The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “AT&T applauds the White House, the United States Trade Representative, Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Neal for their tremendous work and dedication to reach a bipartisan agreement on USMCA.  This effort to modernize digital trade rules has far reaching implications for…

Posted December 2, 2019 • 1 comment

By Jim Cicconi, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President of External & Legislative Affairs The New York Times recently published a series of articles under the title, “So the Internet Didn’t Turn Out as We Hoped. Where Do We Go from Here?” I read the series with interest, as the Times turned a critical eye toward…

Posted November 19, 2019

The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “The U.S. leads the world in the deployment of 5G, and we applaud Senators Roger Wicker and John Thune for their commitment to maintaining America’s leadership position. Coupled with the FCC’s announcement yesterday, the 5G Spectrum Act will ensure that…