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AT&T Forms U.S. Fiber Venture With BlackRock, CPP Investments

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  • Seeking AlphaAT&T partners with BlackRock, CPP Investments on U.S. fiber joint venture

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGood morning, America! Seeking Alpha reports AT&T is partnering with BlackRock and CPP Investments on a U.S. fiber joint venture.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoining us is an anonymous central-bank official.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSir, thanks for joining us. Where exactly are you right now? It looks very concrete and very beige.

  4. Anonymous OfficialLevel three of a parking garage. Pillar nine. Don't say the pillar number again. They have ears. Possibly the pillar has ears.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWow, I love a parking garage. Strip mall energy! Seeking Alpha's editor says this unlocks capital for growth and signals institutional conviction in broadband.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYour reaction?

  7. Anonymous OfficialConviction. Sure. Everyone has conviction until the elevator doesn't come. I can't comment on fiber.

  8. Anonymous OfficialI can only say I'm wearing a wire, and it's a phone charger.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's a lot to unpack, but let's try. Is a deal like this good for American internet?

  10. Anonymous OfficialPersonally? My home internet drops every time I whisper a rate decision. My router is the real leak.

  11. Anonymous OfficialI've named it Gary and I fear him.

  12. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSir, the story says AT&T teams up with big investors. Does that mean more fiber reaches my favorite county fairs?

  13. Anonymous OfficialThe data doesn't say that, Chip, and neither will I. Opinion only: somewhere a trench is being dug, and a man named Doug is thrilled.

  14. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, one more. Why the anonymity? You're just talking about cables and capital.

  15. Anonymous OfficialLast month I said the word 'transitory' near a vending machine. It's been three weeks. I've been eating nothing but garage peanuts.

  16. Anonymous OfficialMy car won't start. I live here now.

  17. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWell, we'll have to leave it there. Thank you, sir, and best of luck with Gary and the pillar. Back to the desk!

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The story so far

  1. OpenAI in Talks for $30 Billion Funding Round · Benzinga
  2. OpenAI Said in $30B Round Talks With UAE Funds, BlackRock · Seeking Alpha
  3. AT&T Forms U.S. Fiber Venture With BlackRock, CPP Investments (this story)
  4. AT&T Forms Fiber Joint Venture With GIP and CPP Investments · reuters.com
  5. BlackRock Wealth Report: Bull or Bust? · Bloomberg.com
  6. Irkutsk Lab Death Probed; AT&T Payouts Near; Barr Comeback · The Hill
  7. SpaceX Spectrum Deal Hammers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Shares · CNBC

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