At & t (T))) He was able to grasp more consumer momentum in the first few months of this year, despite graduating a vital reduction back recently.
In its first quarter earnings report for 2025, AT&T revealed that it generates a net income of $ 4.7 billion during the quarter, which is 19% higher than it won during the same quarter in 2024.
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AT&T also added 324,000 new postal phone customers and 261,000 new fiber internet customers in the first few months of the year.
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These results come after AT&T quietly warned customers last month that their autopay discount will fall on April 24, their Autopay discount will fall from $ 10 to $ 5 if they pay their monthly bill with a debit card. This move was frustrated with customers, with some even threatening to change phone providers.
While AT&T is facing more profit, the phone carrier sounds the alarm on the potential impact of increased threat.
On April 2, President Donald Trump raised eyebrows across the country when a 10% “baseline” tariff announced on each country importing goods to the US, with about 60 countries seeing higher tariff rates.
Tariffs are taxes that companies pay to import goods from abroad, and the extra cost is often passed on to consumers through price hikes.
However, on April 9, gears changed and enforced a 90 -day pause on bilateral tariffs on each country (excluding China), dropping them to a general rate of 10%. He also unexpectedly walked tariffs on China to 145%.
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During a earnings call on April 23, AT&T CEO John Stankey said tariffs can have a negative impact on a number of devices that the company sells.
“The announced tariffs could possibly increase the cost of smartphones and other devices, as well as the cost of network and technical equipment,” said Stankey. “The size of any progress will depend on a variety of factors, including how many of the tariffs our vendors pass on, and the impact the tariffs are having on consumer and business demand.”
He also warned that AT&T could have to hike prices for its devices due to Trump's tariffs.
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“So I think that if costs are ultimately transferred to us by those of which we buy handsets, unfortunately for the customer, we will have to think of some new ways for them to find out how to spend that increase in pricing,” said Stankey.