Brett Feldman on federal policy
From AT&T Inc ($T) Q1 2026 Earnings Call · · Castify Earnings Call
“What we see transpiring on the federal policy front are the absolute right moves for the US to sustain leadership in communications infrastructure at this seminal moment in the birth of the AI economy.”
On , Brett Feldman, Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations at AT&T, spoke about federal policy during AT&T Inc ($T) Q1 2026 Earnings Call on Castify Earnings Call.
About Brett Feldman
Brett Feldman, Senior Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations at AT&T, has been active in discussing the company's financial and operational strategy. On the company's first quarter 2026 earnings call, Feldman stated that AT&T is "operating from a position of strength" and expects "momentum and our operating trends to build" through the year. He noted that the company closed its transaction with Lumen "ahead of schedule," adding 1.1 million fiber customers and over 4 million fiber locations. Feldman also said AT&T continues to expect to repurchase approximately $8 billion of stock in 2026 and maintain a consistent pace of buybacks through 2028 as part of plans to return over $45 billion to shareholders. In a March 2026 interview on NYSE Live, Feldman discussed AT&T's $250 billion investment commitment in U.S. telecommunications infrastructure through the end of the decade. He described the Lumen deal as "a really innovative deal" that allowed AT&T to acquire fiber optic internet assets serving consumers in the Lumen footprint. Feldman also addressed the company's workforce, stating that AT&T has over 110,000 employees in the United States and is adding technicians to support its investment, noting that only 5% of positions at the company require a college degree.