“We're executing the steps to scale engineering, construction and service delivery in the acquired geographies, expected as we move into the back half of the year, will achieve steady improvement in fiber and wireless customer growth in these areas.”

In context

“] a greater portion of our customers purchase their wireless and Internet connectivity from AT&T will demonstrate improved trends in churn and additional improvement in account growth. During the first quarter, we made further progress at positioning AT&T as the preferred provider for connecting consumers and businesses to the Internet. We closed our transaction with Lumin, ahead of schedule, adding 1.1 million fiber customers, and over 4 million fiber locations. We're pleased with the progress we're making as we integrate [ these ] assets in several major metro areas and position the business for faster growth. Early indicators are positive. We now offer fiber services throughout our distribution channels in these areas, which has driven sales activity well above pre-transaction trends. We're executing the steps to scale engineering, construction and service delivery in the acquired geographies, expected as we move into the back half of the year, will achieve steady improvement in fiber and wireless customer growth in these areas. When we focus on customers' needs and invest in the experience and products they want, we find success, and in the first quarter, we gave customers more reasons to choose AT&T. We expanded the AT&T guarantee to cover Internet Air and launched a new flagship app to deliver a simple digital-first experience to customers. We also launched AT&T [ OneConnect ], which enables customers to easily connect all their eligible devices at home and on the go, and eliminates the need to buy Internet access twice. We refreshed our Unlimited Your Way plans to deliver more value. All these moves are based on a consistent set of principles that drive our approach to serving customers the way they want to be served, with offers that deliver simplicity, value and choice and converged connectivity. After year”