Hackers stole call and text message records on ‘nearly all’ AT&T customers, company says
AT&T says a suspect was apprehended in connection with the hack, which included numbers customers texted or called
March 2024
US telecoms firm AT&T notifying millions of customers over data breach
Company says information found on the dark web includes social security numbers for current and former account holders
February 2024
AT&T to give $5 credits on customers’ bills after nationwide US outage
Company’s 5G network covers about 290 million people, who grappled with a disruption hampering ability to make 911 calls
May 2023
The networker
When the tech boys start asking for new regulations, you know something’s up
John Naughton
The OpenAI CEO says his industry needs government intervention. Whether it’s a ploy or a plea for help, we should be concerned
February 2023
Report reveals deteriorating labor conditions at big US wireless carriers
Wage theft, security issues and health problems on the rise after AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile outsource retail stores, report finds
November 2022
The fight for democracy
US corporations gave more than $8m to election deniers’ midterm campaigns
These companies claim to support abortion rights. They are backing anti-abortion Republicans
August 2022
Is the work-from-home debate already over?
Gene Marks
AT&T workers fight return to office push: ‘We can do the same job from home’
February 2022
Jeff Zucker resigns from CNN over relationship with senior executive
Zucker says in memo to staff he was in a consensual relationship with his ‘closest colleague’ and failed to disclose it
January 2022
Explainer: why are AT&T and Verizon delaying 5G near US airports?
The 5G fight: why US phone firms are at loggerheads with FAA over airline safety
October 2021
AT&T funds rightwing channel One America News, Reuters reveals
OAN founder said the inspiration for the channel came from AT&T executives but the company disputes the reports
June 2021
25 corporations marking Pride donated over $10m to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians – study
CVS Health, AT&T, Walmart and Comcast among companies that supported anti-LGBTQ+ candidates, Popular Information reports
May 2021
Nils Pratley on finance
GSK’s late entry to the vaccine race will help protect it from aggressive investors
Nils Pratley
AT&T agrees deal to combine WarnerMedia with Discovery
March 2021
AT&T said Trump's tax cut would create jobs – now it's laying off thousands of workers
The telecoms giant has closed hundreds of stores and cut 3,400 jobs amid the pandemic
April 2020
US's digital divide 'is going to kill people' as Covid-19 exposes inequalities
Exclusive research shows drop in connectivity is impacting rural and urban areas with populations already underserved by the medical system or racked with poverty
March 2020
'A slap in the face': AT&T workers upset jobs slashed despite Trump tax cuts
Company has cut more than 37,000 jobs in the US from when the first Trump bill went into effect in 2018 to the end of 2019
February 2020
Judge approves T-Mobile and Sprint merger, shrinking US mobile providers to three
Federal judge rejected arguments that T-Mobile’s $26.5bn takeover would mean less competition and higher phone bills