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AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile took a beating on Wednesday as investors braced for an orbital clash with Elon Musk. Shares of AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) both fell 4%, while T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) slid 2%, following a Semafor report that SpaceX is plotting a direct assault on the U.S. wireless oligopoly. The rocket titan is actively hunting urban-grade spectrum—either by snapping up rivals or crashing next year’s federal auction—to build out dense coverage in major cities. The selloff hi

Verizon Communications (VZ) raised its full-year earnings outlook on Friday amid phone subscriber ga

T-Mobile stock fell despite its Q2 earnings beat. Management rejected an expanded Starlink partnership, saying it would not create value.

The main US stock measures were pointing lower in Wednesday's premarket activity as investors await

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day.) Stocks on Wall Street ended Monday's choppy tr

Bernstein cut price targets on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon on views Elon Musk's Starlink poses a competitive threat. SpaceX stock fell.

Building a nationwide wireless network takes billions of dollars and years of patient investment. That reality has meant that the U.S. wireless market has been dominated by three players for more than a decade, no matter how many challengers have tried to break in. Dish Network was the latest ...

AT&T has spent years telling investors the same story. Build more fiber, build a stronger wireless network, and the payoff will come. For a while, Wall Street bought it. The telecom stock held up even as rivals stumbled, and management kept pointing to 2030 as the finish line for its ...

The EchoStar pay-TV subsidiary said it would repay debt once the $20 billion AT&T spectrum deal closes.

Today, June 29, 2026, index fund rebalancing and new joint venture put fresh pressure on Verizon shares.

The EchoStar unit is preparing for chapter 11 as soon as Tuesday, as it faces regulatory scrutiny over its network build-out.

U.S. telecom and media giants are moving in opposite directions in midday trading. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock is up 7% to $24.76, while AT&T (NYSE:T) stock is down 5% to $21.52, and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) stock is down 7% to $43.29. The split reflects three distinct catalysts hitting the sector at once. Comcast is rallying on a ... Telecom Turmoil: Comcast Rises 7% on Media Spinoff, AT&T Falls 5% on CFO Exit and Starlink Threat, Verizon Sinks 7% on Dow Exit

Comcast’s cash returns remain a key support, with July earnings set to test whether cable trends and Peacock losses are moving in the right direction.

Stocks slide as interest rates remain the same and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh starts writing a shorter song for the biggest central bank in the world.

Verizon is aiming to attract customers by offering simpler plans, dropping activation and upgrade fees and unveiling a ‌new loyalty program offering discounts and perks. The U.S. company is aggressively ‌competing with AT&T and T-Mobile in the saturated U.S. telecoms market, where network providers have extended device ​subsidies, added plan discounts and increased network infrastructure spending. Verizon said its new program will offer customers 3% back on bills from July that can be used toward new phones or at consumer brands like Sephora, Hilton, Marriott and Starbucks.

EchoStar stock has been struggling lately and it could bode ill for the coming SpaceX initial public offering on Thursday. SpaceX is one the best proxies for SpaceX because the satellite company reached a deal last year to sell spectrum to SpaceX in return for about 2% of SpaceX stock—some 262 million shares. EchoStar stock has nearly doubled since the first of two spectrum deals was reached with SpaceX in September.

AT&T (T) filed a lawsuit against California to stop offering traditional copper-wire telephone servi