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AT&T and Charter brief Austin Technology Commission on affordable home internet options and deployment hurdles
Summary
AT&T and Charter presented company investment figures, low‑cost home internet plans and asked for continued city–industry coordination on permitting and coverage mapping; commissioners asked providers to follow up with comparative data and service‑area maps.
Paige Johnson of AT&T and Ned Munoz of Charter (Spectrum) presented to the City of Austin Technology Commission on Dec. 4, outlining recent infrastructure investments, low‑cost program options for limited‑income households and operational concerns that affect local deployment.
Johnson said AT&T invested nearly $12.9 billion across Texas from 2020–2024 and about $1.1 billion in the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown area during the same period. She described AT&T Fiber growth (8 million fiber customers nationwide) and the company’s Access from AT&T affordability program, which she said offers up to 100 megabits per second on AT&T fiber for $30 per month where eligible and is available to households below 200% of federal poverty…
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