AT&T Inc is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies — America’s second-largest wireless carrier, the dominant provider of broadband and fiber in the southern United States, and one of the most recognizable corporate brands in history. Listed on NYSE, it is widely owned by institutional investors with The Vanguard Group and BlackRock as its largest shareholders.
| Full Name | AT&T Inc |
| Heritage | Alexander Graham Bell 1876; AT&T 1983; SBC reassembly 2005-06 |
| CEO | John Stankey |
| CFO | Pascal Desroches |
| Listed | NYSE: T |
| Largest Shareholders | Vanguard ~8% | BlackRock ~6% | State Street ~4% |
Who Owns AT&T?
AT&T Inc is a publicly listed corporation on NYSE (ticker: T) with no single controlling shareholder. The Vanguard Group holds approximately 8%, BlackRock ~6%, and State Street ~4%, with the remainder held by retail and institutional investors globally. John Stankey is President & CEO. AT&T has no founder family or majority shareholder. Official: att.com.
| Shareholder | Type | Approx Stake |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group | Index fund | ~8% |
| BlackRock | Index fund | ~6% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Index fund | ~4% |
| Public / other institutional | NYSE listed float | ~82% |
Who is the CEO of AT&T?
John Stankey became President and CEO of AT&T in July 2020. He succeeded Randall Stephenson who led the disastrous $85B acquisition of Time Warner (WarnerMedia) and its subsequent $43B spin-off to Discovery in 2022 to form Warner Bros. Discovery. Stankey has focused AT&T on core telecom — wireless (AT&T Mobility) and fiber broadband (AT&T Fiber).
Who is the CFO of AT&T?
Pascal Desroches is Senior EVP and CFO of AT&T, managing finances for a company with ~$120B annual revenue. His priorities include debt reduction, free cash flow generation, and funding fiber expansion to 30M+ US homes.
History of AT&T
AT&T’s heritage traces to Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 telephone patent. The US government broke it up in 1984 into the “Baby Bells.” SBC Communications reassembled much of original AT&T by acquiring AT&T Corp (2005) and BellSouth (2006), taking the AT&T name. The $85B acquisition of Time Warner (2018, rebranded WarnerMedia) was a strategic misadventure; the 2022 spin-off to merge with Discovery created Warner Bros. Discovery. AT&T today is a focused telecom company building out AT&T Fiber to compete with Comcast, Charter, and Verizon Fios.
Key Milestones
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1876 | Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone |
| 1984 | AT&T antitrust breakup — 7 Baby Bells |
| 2005–06 | SBC acquires AT&T Corp + BellSouth; takes AT&T name |
| 2018 | Acquires Time Warner ($85B) — renamed WarnerMedia |
| 2022 | Spins off WarnerMedia → Warner Bros. Discovery |
| 2023–26 | Focus on fiber (AT&T Fiber goal: 30M US homes) + 5G |
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Hi My name is Marion James, I sign up to have your service and had the tech to come out on Friday, Sept27 and when he arrived to connect the service, he told us it would be a dish on the roof and we did not want the service with that on our roof and the other service was too high because we are seniors and on a budget.. Well, the installation guy was very nice about it and told us we would have to call in to have our phone number ported back over. I call that same day to have the number ported over and Spectrum sent a message ATT to get the number and they denied the request. They keep saying it was pending. Well I was on the phone and at your center in the Form, Selma Tx and we called and the manager called and they said it was pending. After I got to the loyalty dept they said it is not pending anymore and we cat reopen it. This was not my fault and I been calling for 3 days and going to the store and kept getting the run-around. I am very disappointed because I have had that number for 15years and I did not want to lose it. And besides that Terry, your manager on duty was not very nice and accommodating, he just said I’m sorry and nothing you can do but call the better business bureau. This was not very nice for a manager to say to a customer, he along with the lady in the loyalty dept name Tarashi, seems to think this was too bad for me.. One thing if my name was in the Loyalty dept that should have meant something, but it gave them joy to tell me too late. I am asking that you please open up the line so I can have my phone number ported back over to me my number is 210384-9762, this is my number to be ported over. I would like Mr.Randall Stephenson to know how their management staff is treating potential customers. Please call me at 760 6229862 or 9015026138
I bought a Wi-Fi device from AT&T in order to get internet. It worked OK for about a month then it started not working so had to take it to AT&T and get new SIM cards all the time. I called AT&T and they told me they had turned it off because some bill had not been paid. I went over the checks I sent and all the bills were paid. I am sending a list of the checks and one Money Order to AT&T and ask them to tell me which one is missing so I can have the Credit Union see who cashed it. By Sharon Croskey-Smyth
Hi my name Christina Ferrero and I need CEO Randall Stephenson . I have not been with att at that long and I was yelled at by customer I was lied to and promise thing that was not keep . $850.50 and wards I never got sense stared atatt my bill is not what i was told it was going my hold account is messed up i was hung up by customer .I was doing my research on atatt and ever thing attat said is so far a lie .i was dealing with this old provider that’s why I switched providers I was guaranteed in promise that will never happen to me .but its is.
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DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME, MOVE ON FROM AT&T AND SAVE YOURSELF FRUSTRATION AND TIME.
AT&T has NO LOYALTY to their customers. I have had issues with wi-fi, internet and home phone for about a year and a half now. Each time I call it’s a different answer, kind of like the IRS. The same goes for the technicians, they all try something different but to no avail do I get a resolution.
Now if I want to spend more money and upgrade they sing a different tune. No one seems to answer my question WHAT CHANGED…….. WHY DID MY SERVICE WORK BEFORE????????
AT&T is funding hard right politics, OAN, Trump, the people who attacked the US capitol, and most all hard right supporters of civil war in the United States.
I hope that you do some research and come to the realization that CNN is owned by WanerMedia, which is owned by AT&T.
Actually they own CNN which is hard left! And it was the FBI who instigated Jan 6 th and it has now been shown clearly. evidence points to a plot to focus Americans away from the stolen election! But it’s being exposed anyway!
Don’t worry they will not help you. I tried for six months and I still get more lies.
I spoke to the the Presidents secretary – just found out she died last week, The line is cut off. It took me a year to get that number ,