AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson believes the FCC will deal with net n...
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson believes the FCC will deal with net neutrality in a positive way: “I'm actually fairly optimistic net neutrality will land at a reasonable place.” However, he questioned the FCC’s goal of bringing 100 Mbps broadband…
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speeds: “If the objectives are 100 Mbps capability to every home in the U.S., that is going to require a lot of investment. To drive that kind of investment will require a redirecting of the subsidies that exist today.” Meanwhile, the wireless industry is going to have variable pricing models so the heavy-use customers will pay more than the lower-use customers, he said during the Morgan Stanley analyst conference late Tuesday. Apple’s iPhone will be “an important part” of AT&T’s handset portfolio for quite some time, he said. Stephenson sees stability with large corporate and government spending. Unemployment rates are starting to moderate, he said.