AT&T's CEO Shrugs Off Starlink Threat, Talks Up Growing Fiber Network
- Posted on July 22, 2026
- By PC Mag
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In brief
AT&T's leadership remains confident in its competitive position despite SpaceX's Starlink expansion into wireless services. CEO John Stankey emphasizes the telecommunications giant's substantial fiber infrastructure investments as a key advantage, arguing that new satellite-based competitors face significant hurdles in matching established networks. The company's extensive ground-based assets position it to defend market share against emerging threats from space-based internet providers entering the telecommunications sector.
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AT&T's CEO Shrugs Off Starlink Threat, Talks Up Growing Fiber Network
SpaceX will need more than just satellites if it wants to become a major wireless provider, John Stankey says. New competitors would 'have to catch up.'
