DALLAS, March 8,
2023 /CNW/ -- Jeff
McElfresh, chief operating officer, AT&T* Inc., (NYSE:T)
spoke today at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom
Conference where he provided an update to shareholders. McElfresh
made the following points:
- The company continues to prioritize growing customer
relationships in a disciplined manner while expanding and enhancing
its 5G and fiber networks. McElfresh added that the company
continues to attract customers thanks to its consistent
go-to-market approach, improved distribution efforts and success in
targeting subsegments of the market where AT&T historically has
underperformed. He also indicated that wireless demand levels are
largely in-line with recent trends but that the company does not
expect wireless industry growth to replicate levels from 2021 and
the first half of 2022.
- McElfresh noted that while AT&T is not immune to recent
trends in the housing markets, it continues to see steady fiber
penetration rates while prudently expanding the company's fiber
footprint. AT&T remains on track to pass 30 million-plus fiber
locations by the end of 2025, including approximately 25 million
consumer locations and 5 million business locations. The company
ended 2022 with about 24 million fiber locations passed, including
4 million business locations. Of those, more than 22 million,
including 3 million business locations, were sellable.
- McElfresh stated the company is committed to its disciplined
capital allocation approach and expects capital investment to peak
in 2022 and 2023 as the company progresses on its strategy of
becoming a truly scaled 5G and fiber provider with owner's
economics. The company now reaches more than 290 million people
with nationwide 5G and remains on target to cover more than 200
million people with mid-band 5G by the end of 2023.
*About AT&T
We help more than 100 million U.S. families, friends and
neighbors, plus nearly 2.5 million businesses, connect to greater
possibility. From the first phone call 140+ years ago to our 5G
wireless and multi-gig internet offerings today, we @ATT innovate
to improve lives. For more information about AT&T Inc.
(NYSE:T), please visit us at about.att.com. Investors can learn
more at investors.att.com.
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