AT&T Adds Equal Number of Fiber and Fixed Wireless Subs: 292,000
CEO John Stankey said the company might have wholesale relationships with more than one satellite provider in the future.
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2026 – AT&T added 292,000 fiber subscribers and 292,000 fixed wireless subscribers, including both consumer and business customers, in the first quarter of 2026.
That’s just below Wall Street expectations on the fiber front and in line with expectations for fixed wireless. Consumer additions for both were below expectations, but business net additions were worse for fiber and better for fixed wireless.
“The broadband subscriber results were fine and don’t portend anything good or bad for the Cable results,” New Street Research analyst David Barden wrote in a Wednesday investor note. “The slower fiber [average revenue per user] growth will be seen as a slight negative for the Cable industry as there is a fear among investors that broadband ARPU growth is slowing for the industry and the days of 3-4% ARPU growth are behind us, which is probably true.”
