AT&T will hold a 50% stake in the new venture, which combines Forged Fiber 37 and its existing wholesale fiber JV with GIP. The JV will operate as a commercial open-access wholesale fiber provider. CEO John Stankey said fiber is the definitive connectivity technology for an AI-driven world.

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