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  "description": "The company expects to add 7 million fiber passings and launch a direct-to-device satellite service by year’s end.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T19:05:34.000Z",
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  "textContent": "May 19, 2026 – AT&T is accelerating fiber expansion and preparing to launch a direct-to-device satellite service this year, CEO **John Stankey** told investors Tuesday.\n\nStankey said AT&T would add 7 million new fiber passings this year - a record pace - and press ahead with its AST SpaceMobile satellite partnership even as a broader wireless carrier joint venture works through regulatory approvals.\n\n“We've never had a year like the one we're going to have this year,” Stankey said, speaking at the JP Morgan global technology, media and communications conference. “That is the foundation of where growth comes from.”\n\nDon't miss our special $490/year offer to read ALL NEWS converage from Fiber Connect\n\n\n                            Special $490/Year Offer for Fiber Connect!\n                        \n\nFREE Members of Broadband Breakfast may access the first two paragraphs of all news stories. But to get full coverage, we invite you to become a PAID Breakfast Club Member.\n\n****Free Members during Pro Hours (7 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET, Mon.-Fri.)****\n\n  * First two paragraphs of each article\n  * Unlimited Expert Opinions\n\n\n\n****Free Members outside Pro Hours (****_****before****_****7 a.m. or**** _****after****_****6 p.m. ET)****\n\n  * Up to 5 news articles/month\n  * Unlimited Expert Opinions\n\n\n\n****Paid Members ANYTIME****\n\n  * Unlimited News Articles, including in Alerts\n  * Exclusive Charts and Data\n  * Special Paid Member spaces in CHAT.BroadbandBreakfast.com\n  * Videos from Broadband Breakfast in-person and LiveOnline archives\n\n\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "AT&T's Biggest Fiber Year Yet - and a Satellite Launch Too",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-21T09:47:05.193Z"
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