“Like the rest of the entertainment industry, we have not been immune to the significant impact of the pandemic."
“AT&T’s Q1 TV subscriber numbers indicate how quickly the pay TV market is imploding."
An FTC commissioner says AT&T's unlimited data plan for smartphone customers was a "bait-and-switch scam."
Amid pressure from Elliott Management, the telecom and media giant announced a plan to cut costs and pay down debt.
The activist investor believes AT&T is deeply undervalued, citing its "irreplaceable assets, enormous earnings power and an ability to win in key markets."
The move comes as rivals look to roll out new technology.
When M&A deals are booming, it's important for CFOs to remember that volume fuels mistakes as well as success.
The appeal, if successful, would unravel AT&T's takeover of Time Warner but legal experts see it as a long shot.
The acquisiton is seen as part of a push to compete with Google and Facebook in online advertising.
AT&T said it will use revenue from the data-center sale to pay down its substantial debt load.
Howard Averill's departure after four years as CFO is part of AT&T's effort to put its own management structure on its new acquisition.
Antitrust regulators say the deal would force other distributors to “pay hundreds of millions of dollars more per year” for Time Warner programming.
