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AT&T Underlying Revenues Up 3% in Q3 On Mobile, Fiber Customer Growth

AT&T reported underlying revenues up 3.1 increases at its mobile business and its postpaid phone subscribers in the quarter
percent year-on-year in the third quarter, expansion of fiber broadband coverage. and 338,000 new fiber subscribers.
driven by strong customer growth and price The US operator said it added 708,000

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AT&T Launches Fiber in Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Just as Indiana farmers are harvesting the communities across the country,” said of public-private partnership can serve as a
crops they planted in the spring, residents AT&T CEO John Stankey. “Combining model to help close the digital divide once
of Vanderburgh County are reaping the public sector funding and private sector and for all.” Vanderburgh County officials
benefits of fiber-optic technology, planned investment is the most cost-effective way used federal funds made available by
and planted by AT&T* earlier this year. to ensure more Americans are able to take the American Rescue Plan Act of 2020 to
AT&T CEO John Stankey today visited advantage of robust connectivity. This type bring fiber broadband to the area. Under
Vanderburgh County, where he and County
Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave announced
the first locations to get AT&T Fiber as
part of a countywide, $39 million network
deployment. This public-private partnership
is an example of AT&T’s work with local
governments looking to expand broadband
access and narrow the digital divide in
their communities. AT&T is building fiber
to more than 20,000 locations in the county
– a largely rural community where roughly
one-third of homes, farms and businesses
did not have access to fixed broadband
service before this fiber build. “We have
a once-in-a-generation opportunity to
bring high-speed, reliable broadband to

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