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AT&T is celebrating after the company achieved a major goal of passing 30 million serviceable locations across the United States.
By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities
A major milestoe is being celebrated by AT&T after the company passed the halfway mark to their goal of reaching 60 million fiber passings across the United States.
AT&T announced reaching the benchmark earlier this week, which accompanied a statement from John Stankey, AT&T’s CEO.
He said the acconmplishment is a testament to the hard work from teams at AT&T.
“We’re proud to now pass more than 30 million fiber locations — halfway to our goal of reaching approximately 60 million homes and businesses across America,” Stankey said.
He also said AT&T has built the nation’s largest and fastest-growing fiber network.
“Our investments in fiber are fueling economic growth and creating jobs, while delivering the fast, reliable connectivity Americans expect – backed by the AT&T Guarantee,” Stankey also stated.
Recent growth in AT&T’s fiber network has occurred for a number of reasons, according to the firm.
The company cited growth “organic growth” to their regional fiber networks and their joint venture with Gigapower as some main drivers of growth.
Additionally, AT&T’s release said, “commercial open-access agreements, public-private partnerships and recently announced plans to acquire substantially all of Lumen’s Mass Markets fiber business,” have all contributed to AT&T’s continued fiber growth.
The deal with Lumen Mass Markets, reported in May, will see AT&T acquire “substantially all” of Lumen’s Mass Market fiber business, the company previously announced.
AT&T’s release at the time said the deal will see the acquired assets held by a new, fully owned subsidiary named NetworkCo.
The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026. The deal also remains subject to regulatory approval, AT&T’s release explained.
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