AT&T signs multi-year supply agreement with Corning for fiber and cables
Type: Supply Agreement · Technology: Telecom · Country: United States · Value: $3B · Announced: 2026-09-30
AT&T signed a multi-year supply agreement with Corning on 2026-09-30 valued at more than $3 billion for Corning to provide fiber and cables to expand AT&T's wired network. The agreement covers US-based Corning supplying fiber and cables as AT&T expands fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and data center connectivity tied to growing broadband and AI-driven data demand. AT&T said the expansion is part of plans to pass more than 30 million locations and reach 60 million fiber-connected Internet customers by the end of 2030. The deal complements Corning's existing multi-year arrangement with Verizon that runs through 2032 and supports AT&T's reliance on fiber to connect AI-heavy workloads, as highlighted by AT&T executives in 2026 industry conferences. No specific delivery schedule, route-level capacities, or financing arrangements were disclosed in the article.
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